Tamil folk music, after being relegated as B-grade affair during the 60s and 70s (it also had a caste-based angle, incidentally), got a massive fillip when Ilayaraja entered the scene...
Continue reading...Crazy Loka (Music review), Kannada – Manikanth Kadri
Ele elega starts almost abruptly, but is a lilting, 80s Hindi style rhythmic melody, sung really well by Vijay Prakash in the solo; the duet version by Rajesh Krishnan and...
Continue reading...Dhoni (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Chinna kanniley is what Raja would have conjured up for director Faazil – the strangely Christian sounding tune, kids’ chorus, all add up to a simple, highly appealing song; Shreya...
Continue reading...London, Paris, New York (Music review), Hindi – Ali Zafar
Like overacting, Ali Zafar actually manages to over-sing in the title song – a functional tune made annoying by Zafar. Thankfully, his tune, lyrics and vocals are much better in...
Continue reading...Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Yeppadi (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Parvathi, a unique ‘love failure’ song, is sung with the same verve and enthusiasm as Kaadhalikka Neramillai’s Viswanathan Velai Vendum, with hilariously entertaining lyrics; sung very well by Siddharth, at...
Continue reading...Poola Rangadu (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
The title song may not be entirely fresh, but even in that typical Mani Sharma-package, Anup gets the Poola rangadu hook brilliantly right – it is thoroughly addictive. Okkade okkade...
Continue reading...Krishnaveni Panjaalai (Music review), Tamil – N R Rahnanthan
Un kangal has an easy, lilting tune and the Raman Mahadevan-Shreya Ghoshal combo elevate the song considerably with their vocals. Its other version includes Ranina Reddy as a pointless and...
Continue reading...Papon – The Story So Far (Music review), Papon – Indipop
Bhavle jharne and Boitha maro are the most obviously Eastern in their sound – the former, a slow, haunting track that gains enormously from the lovely clap-like sound that joins...
Continue reading...Nippu (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
Vega vega‘s offbeat tune works to its advantage; the chorus, in true Thaman-style, is uniquely catchy. Nena ninnu and Duba duba play around with familiar, ambient tunes that don’t really...
Continue reading...Mayilu (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Nammaloda paattuthaanda, Kalyanamaan kalyanam, Thukkamenna thuyaramenna and Enna kutham evoke pleasant memories of Raja’s past; the first two are harmonious in a typical Raja way, while Thukkamenna’s rhythm and backgrounds...
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