Yeno agide and Ondu ninna are painfully 90s Anu Malik material. Even Aadesh Srivastava! What are they doing in Mano Murthy’s repertoire? Gelathi neenu may be using the ever-dependable Sonu-Shreya...
Continue reading...Music review: Valmiki (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
The absolutely haunting melodies of Kooda varuviya and Oli tharum sooriyan are mesmerizing; an impeccable combination of smooth interludes and a tune to die for. Rekka katti parakkudhu is the...
Continue reading...Music review: Oy (Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
With simplistic backgrounds, the title song relies on Yuvan’s solid tune, while the by-now-trademark Yuvan tune in Saradaga is equally impactful. Yuvan’s awesome tune-smithing resurfaces in the engagingly mellow Waiting...
Continue reading...Music review: Ride (Telugu – Hemachandra)
Mahive has a calculated and assured style to it, besides sounding addictively catchy, while Rangula lokam is high on adrenaline rush courtesy the powerful backgrounds. Edo edo too showcases Hemachandra’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Prayanam (Telugu – Mahesh Shankar)
The absolutely fascinatingly titled YYW is fascinating tune-wise too, with a instantly hummable tune and impressively appropriate backgrounds! The assorted vocals do complete justice too though the star vocalist credited,...
Continue reading...Music review: Nadodigal (Tamil – Sundar C Babu)
Velmurugan’s rustic vocals and the hilariously interior Tamil Nadu lyrics ensure a winner in the rhythmic kuthu Aadungadaa! The other bawdy kuthu Yakka yakka is awfully imagined and scored. Shankar...
Continue reading...Music review: Paying Guests (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
Nazar se nazaria pays a rich, lavish tribute to Pritam’s already inspired Crazy kiya re, even though the main similarity is camouflaged quite skillfully. Ya Rabula Rabbi is actually sung...
Continue reading...Music review: Love Guru (Kannada – Joshua Sridhar)
Ondondu storygu and Tangali tandeya finds Joshu rehashing his Kalloori sound fairly well and the same goes for Minchi, where the composer’s debut, Kaadhal resurfaces. Romeogalige is a terrible combination...
Continue reading...Music review: Nannavanu (Kannada – Ilayaraja)
Just when you thought that Ilayaraja has put his synth days behind, he reaches for that embarrassing sound all over again. Barring the uncomplicated and heartfelt tune of Modalane everything...
Continue reading...Music review: Kanthaswamy (Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad)
While there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with Devi’s music in Kandhasamy, the composer seems to be running out of ideas. The hyper-catchy Excuse me; the Shakira-inspired Allegra, the breathless ode to...
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