Yenu helabeku is constructed like a Hindi song, and Sonu makes it work quite well. However, Sonu’s best in the soundtrack is Nee sanihake bandare; mildly reminiscent of Rahman’s Tu...
Continue reading...Music review: Kandha Kottai (Tamil – Dhina)
Dishyum didhyum is annoyingly silly at many levels – lyrics, tune and some made-up attitude. Nagulan, the film’s hero surprises with his fantastic rendition of a Bharadwaj-styled melody in Eppadi...
Continue reading...Music review: Kanagavel Kakka (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
Tring tring is a stale carry-over from Vijay Antony’s earlier body of work – cringe-worthy and nursery rhyme like! Indha kaadhal has a fairly likeable melody, wrapped in ambient orchestration...
Continue reading...Music review: Gokula (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Karthik and Ritisha’s techno-dance track Maja maadoke and Baruve odi odi offer a pretty neat start to the soundtrack – Mano’s arrangements and the catchy tunes are groovy enough to...
Continue reading...Music review: Saleem (Telugu – Sandeep Chowta)
Mama mia holds groovy hip-hop appeal, while O baby baby falls more in the Harris Jeyaraj-style, with some exotic orchestration thrown in. The Madonna’ish I wanna talk to you works...
Continue reading...Music review: Paa (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Mudhi mudhi (and Udhi udhi) is one of the trendiest songs of the year; zingy, superbly sung by Shilpa Rao and exceptionally orchestrated! Gumm summ, after its various versions –...
Continue reading...Music review: 3 Idiots (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
All izz well is no doubt funky and does a 2.0 version of Anu Malik’s pet sound (dhumpachikitha anyone?), but this one-hook-trick can only go so far. Zoobi doobi with...
Continue reading...Music review: Naanayam (Tamil – James Vasanthan)
Aasa aasa’s unconventional use of Kannan’s vocals is pretty cool, as is the format-breaking tune. With a Celtic touch, the Simbu-Devi Sri Prasad sung duet is a jolly good listen,...
Continue reading...Music review: Kavalar Kudiyiruppu (Tamil – James Vasanthan)
Appan policeda is banal, while Uyirodu uyiril is pleasant enough, but is something Vidyasagar would’ve composed 10 years ago. Belly Raj and Padmanabhan gel amazingly well with the chorus, in...
Continue reading...Music review: Inkosari (Telugu – Mahesh Shankar)
Ninnalanni has all things going for it – a pleasant and melodious tune, a catchy chorus and Rahul Nambiar’s serene vocals, but this one, along with Shweta Pandit’s Vade navadu,...
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