Amitabh Bhattacharya’s funky lyrics and Richa Sharma’s fantastic vocals overshadow almost everything in Lazy Lad, even as Amit uses now-familiar tropes to decent effect. Allah meherbaan is Divya Kumar’s punchy...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 24, 2013
Mella Sirithai from Kalyana Samayal Saadham! RT @socialogilvy_in: song from Tamil film uses Facebook as visual device — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 24, 2013 — Arthur Conan Doyle Interviewed on...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 23, 2013
Amazon finds a way to monetize fan fiction Very interesting! But would the prospect of money muddle the space? — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 23, 2013 “Amazon took a big...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 21, 2013
‘All my films have turned out well only because of the director’s brilliance, not because of me’ -Vijay Sethupathi — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 21, 2013 “All my films have...
Continue reading...Chithirayil Nilachoru (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Kallaale senju vacha evokes pleasant memories of Yejaman’s Oru naalum, but that could be because of the Sindhu Bhairavi base. The song is incredibly tuneful, with Hari Charan doing a...
Continue reading...Kutti Puli (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Aruvaakkaaraa is enchanting! Padmalatha rules over the mesmerizing melody, ably supported by Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Vairamuthu’s charming lyrics and Bonnie Chakraborty’s sudden Bengali infusion! Gold Devaraj and Samar Kalaikkuzhu are in...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 20, 2013
“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never was That this could have preceded Star Wars is the clincher! — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 20, 2013 “Remember that Jodorowsky’s “Dune” would...
Continue reading...Kaddipudi (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Composer Harikrishna and Yogaraj Bhat seem to be having a great time crooning Budu buduke… a simple, street-smart song. Soundharya samara starts off with an uncredited lady’s classical Panthuvarali singing...
Continue reading...Ramaiya Vastavaiya (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Atif and Shreya are in great form in Jeene laga, a hummable breezy tune, despite the slightly spruced 90s sound. Shreya joins Atif again in the pleasant, lilting melody in...
Continue reading...Fukrey (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampat
Fuk fuk fukrey is high on energy, with occasional dubstep and likeably coarse vocals by Ram and Amjad. Rabba is a curious, engaging mix of a seemingly folk’ish tune set...
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