Sarigamapadanee works more for SPB’s vocal play than for its conventional tune, but the sonorous, lullaby-like Laali paaduthunnadi is absolutely brilliant! SPB’s vocals are fabulous, while Geetha Madhuri’s intentionally mod...
Continue reading...Subhapradam (Music review), Telugu – Mani Sharma
Tappatloi seems straight out of Keeravani’s repertoire, and its catchy tune does help. Mauname chebutendi sounds like a nice, retro melody, but it is quite bland for comfort, while Yelelo...
Continue reading...Mr.Singh Mrs.Mehta (Music review), Hindi – Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan & Shaarang Dev
For a film who’s most known virtue is the leading lady’s nude scenes, a completely ghazal-soaked soundtrack by noted sitar exponent, Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan, does place its director’s intentions...
Continue reading...Sanchari (Music review), Kannada – AP Arjun
Galiye nodu baa touches beautifully on Darbari Kanada and along with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal’s brilliant vocals, this is a brilliant track. More Sonu goodness happens in Bhoomi suttodu,...
Continue reading...Tere Bin Laden (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Dhruv Dhalla & Ali Zafar
Out of the two songs by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, only Ullu da pattha works, for its casual, rollicking charm, while I love Amreeka gets drowned under its own predictability. Dhruv...
Continue reading...Aanandhapurathu Veedu (Music review), Tamil – Ramesh Krishna
Aanandhapurathu Veedu is a remarkable soundtrack – it makes it clear even in its CD that all the songs are composed on one single raag – Vasantha. Karthik’s incredible vocals,...
Continue reading...Khatta Meetha (Music review), Hindi – Pritam & Shani
Aila re seems like a raucous homage to Pancham’s Jahan teri yeh nazar hai and works well – Daler and Kalpana Patowary vocals are high on enthusiasm. The Marathi-pop Nana...
Continue reading...Raavan (Movie review), Hindi – Maniratnam
If I were to sum up what went wrong in Raavan, it’d perhaps be, ‘Ramayan killed the Raavan star’. In other words, nothing is wrong with Raavan – the audience’s...
Continue reading...Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan’s own vocals in Oh Shala is just what one expects from the composer – a soft, lilting tune, played with an interesting rhythm that vanishes selectively. Oru vaanavillin pakkathilae...
Continue reading...Feasting on ‘Paniye’ from Thaman’s Ayyanar!
I have written about single songs rarely, but Ayyanar’s Paniye demands that honor. This is one song in recent times that I can truly call a homage to the Ilayaraja...
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