Indre indre has an old-worldly charm to it – Ranjith gets a cracker of a melody that allows him to vary his range, even as Thaman adds charming layers to...
Continue reading...3 Idiots is not idiot-proof
Aseem Chhabra has already spoken at length about the ‘feel good’ factor of 3 Idiots. And, many, many people have done more than adequate reviews of the film so I...
Continue reading...Music review: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil – A R Rahman)
Benny Dayal’s vocal contortions reach a Whitney Houston’ish level in Omana penne, a lyrically-challenged, plain-by-Rahman-standards tune. Chinmayi and Devan’s vocal interplay works beautifully in Anbil avan, while Vinnaithaandi varuvaayaa seems...
Continue reading...Music review: Seetharamula Kalyanam Lankalo (Telugu – Anoop Rubens)
Vellake vellake is generously inspired by the Sean Paul sound, but along with the Nandunni chorus, this is indeed a funky track, while Nee kallalo sounds so very, very like...
Continue reading...Music review: Kola Kolaya Mundhirika (Tamil – Selvaganesh)
Aasa machaane sounds regurgitated, but its remix is a different story altogether!! Ada engengum aasai has naturally pleasant and likeable tune and Selvaganesh’s imagination runs riot beautifully in the orchestration!...
Continue reading...Music review: Namo Venkatesa (Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad)
The title song has got to be the corniest ode to the Lord at Tirupati ever; while it’s great to hear Mano’s voice after a break, it still is a...
Continue reading...Music review: Goa (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Goa’s soundtrack is interestingly split into two dramatically different parts. The native folk flavour is heady in 3 tracks – the unbelievably-Raja’ish and hyper-catchy Yezhezhu thalamuraikkum; the mid-80s pathos track...
Continue reading...Music review: Kacheri Aarambam (Tamil – D.Imman)
Azhagu azhagu is short and sweet; Bela Shende sounds great but the lyrics seem forced. Kacheri kacheri is typical Imman material – stock rhythm, albeit catchy, and a tune that...
Continue reading...Music review: My Name Is Khan (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Sajda is exceptionally lilting; the combination of Rahat, Shankar and Richa Sharma works brilliantly. Tere naina follows a by-now-familiar, trio-template tune, but still makes for beautiful listening – Shafqat’s singing...
Continue reading...Music review: Asal (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Despite the sycophancy, the title song has an ambient feel almost like a Bond title track; Sunitha Menon’s vocals adding to the charm. Em thandhai is very 90s Rahman’ish, but...
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