Endukuraa brings back memories of Ilayaraja’s late 80s Tamil numbers that espouse the virtues of alcohol partly because of that laid back rhythm, while Ye nimishamlo, a middling melody, sounds...
Continue reading...Music review: Prithvi (Kannada – Manikanth Kadri)
Jagave ninadu is funky and pulsating, while Nenapidu nenapidu is a fantastic Kannada debut for Shruti Hassan; along with Karthik, she does really well in an excellently arranged tune! Kuku...
Continue reading...The case of the missing New Year!
Shyam Benegal’s latest film, Well Done Abba featured a preposterous plot point for a valid reason – a well (well, it is indeed a well!) goes missing! Tamil comedian Vadivelu...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (March 2010)
Morning bird – Sade (Album: Soldier of love) Sade Adu’s new album comes 10 years after her/the band’s last (Lovers Rock, 2000) and is a suitably rewarding experience for fans....
Continue reading...Music review: Darling (Telugu – GV Prakash Kumar)
Hosahore is literally racy and settles into a nice groovy rhythm, while Benny Dayal’s Yeyo goes full blast in glitzy orchestration and vocalized effects to support Prabhas’ snazzy dance moves....
Continue reading...Music review: Badmaash Company (Hindi – Pritam)
Ayaashi is racy and definitely catchy; if only it did not spell it out in the name of a chorus…! The title song has Benny Dayal crooning a flat tune...
Continue reading...Music review: Madharasapattinam (Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar)
Pookkal pookkum uses the oft-used period film fusion format – the melody seems hurried even beyond its sweetness. Vaama duraiyamma introduces Tamil Nadu to the uninitiated foreigner in an unsurprising...
Continue reading...Music review: Ethirmarai (Tamil – Murugan Mohan)
Rojappoovin has a rather attention-grabbing, free-flowing structure interspersed with catchy English chorus, but Thodathey, both versions, tread an annoyingly jaded 90s style, quite sadly. Neeya yennai too sounds like Rahman’s...
Continue reading...Movie review: Micmacs à tire-larigot (French, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Having been a huge fan of European cinema, the only other recent European director who has left an indelible impression in me is Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the French director who won...
Continue reading...Music review: Kites (Hindi – Rajesh Roshan)
Zindagi opens as quite a standard package, but the melody and lilting arrangement make it an endearing listen, as it progresses. In Dil kyun yeh mera, the veteran composer creates...
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