Back in September this year, Kannada composer Gurukiran sued the producers of the Telugu film ‘Potugadu’ for using two songs from his film, Govindaya Namaha’ without his permission. Potugadu is...
Continue reading...Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Enga ooru vandi, despite all the exuberant singing, feels labored. Onakkaga poranthene crafts a lovely tune for the retro and Raja’esque styles, subtly and imaginatively, between its anupallavi and charanam,...
Continue reading...Jag Changa (Music review), Indipop – The Raghu Dixit Project
Parasiva seems like the perfect candidate for a arena-folk anthem – with incredibly catchy percussion and superb vocals and acoustic guitar by Raghu, this is a fabulous opener! The package...
Continue reading...Azhagu Magan (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
Enna enna idhu is absolutely fascinating – that typical James Vasanthan style slow burner like Kangal Irandaal from Subramaniapuram, fabulously sung by Jai and Sai Sudha amidst a lovely smattering...
Continue reading...Thagararu (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Anna nadai is yet another seemingly authentic Tamil folk song that has a tune that simply goes everywhere. Nanba nanba is the kind of song that ‘puts of a lot...
Continue reading...Naa Rakumarudu (Music review), Telugu – Achu
Revanth sounds effortless in Thapeshwaram khaja, an unusual tune puncutated by excellent kuthu rhythm. Hey vinaraa is even better – Achu carries the racy tune well, orchestrated impressively as well,...
Continue reading...Bajarangi (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Including that vehicle horn interlude and lyrics made of Shivrajkumar film titles, Bossu nam bossu is massy and catchy, in Arjun’s usual funky vocals! But Jai bajarangi and Re re...
Continue reading...Malini 22 Palayamkottai (Music review), Tamil – Aravind-Shankar
Vinmeengal‘s reggae sound is fresh, but Shaktisree sounds oddly out of sorts! Kanneer thuliye has an engaging guitar base, but something in the tune or Vijay Yesudas’ singing doesn’t gel,...
Continue reading...Angaraka (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Arjun’s Rahman roots are pretty evident in Kannu kannalli, with ambient sounds picked from dozen older Rahman songs, into a neat package, sung by Deepak and Anuradha Bhat. The composer...
Continue reading...Philips And The Monkey Pen (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Subramanian
Neha Venugopal and Sachin Warrier carry En kanimalare confidently in their respective versions, with the pleasant, tuneful song working easily! Kanavukalil has good vocals by Najeem Arshad, even as the...
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