As I finished watching Vincenzo Natali’s Splice, the only overwhelming thought in my mind was, ‘Why?’. As in, ‘Why would Guillermo del Toro back this film?’. del Toro is the...
Continue reading...Rajneeti (Movie review), Prakash Jha
Rajneeti is one of the few movies that I recall getting almost all round positive reviews and that was one of the reasons why I chose to see it too....
Continue reading...Ayyanar (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Kuthu kuthu bravely reinvents the often abused kuthu genre – no, not with that staid, but pulsating, non-stop rhythm – but with a tune that traverses in many interesting ways,...
Continue reading...Aridhu Aridhu (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
The Tanglish lyrics of Oo lalali is a problem, but one cannot blame Thaman alone for it; the composer has delivered and how! Suchitra’s inimitable voice seldom goes wrong for...
Continue reading...Lamhaa (Music review), Hindi – Mithoon
Madno is archetypal Mithoon – Kshitij and Chinmayi infuse life into the predictably soulful tune, while Mika is an unlikely choice for the other version, Saajnaa; he does sound good!...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (May 2010)
Pappu Hippo & Mellaga – Pappu (Telugu – Phani Kalyan) Rahman’s musical school student Phani Kalyan makes a confident debut in Pappu. The choice of Srinivas in the mello Mellaga...
Continue reading...Random observations from a TamBrahm wedding
The following is a compilation of some of my tweets during my recent trip to Chennai for a wedding…a TamBrahm wedding. They have been selected from many more tweets that...
Continue reading...Milenge Milenge (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya
Kuch to baaki hai, apparently, has Himesh’s pre-contortion vocals, which was mildly more tolerable – this is a fairly enjoyable tune! The title song is entirely stale and outdated, while...
Continue reading...Krantiveer The Revolution (Music review), Hindi – Sachin Jigar
KK and Shreya’s silky smooth vocals, along with its breezy tune make Khuda mere khuda a compelling listen! The interludes and minor touches the composers add are quite innovative. Despite...
Continue reading...We Are The 1 (Music review), Malayalam Pop – Arrows
Swarasagaram is a lively enough tune, but feels hurried, while Mele mele‘s raag Vakulabaranam based tune is plain filmy and stale. Chil chil is fantastic, Shaan’s arrangements making a huge...
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