A R Rahman becomes the first Indian to win the Golden Globe for Best original music score, for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire! Times of India report! Yoohoo! Watch Rahman winning...
Continue reading...Movie review: Bommallaattam (Tamil – Bharathiraaja)
Bharathiraja’s long-in-the-making Bommallaattam, is one sickeningly boring experience. No, the plot is interesting enough, with a mind-bending twist similar to the one seen in The Crying Game and subsequently, Ace...
Continue reading...Music review: Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (Telugu – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Egire is all attitude with some groovy guitar, while the cleverly tuned Aanandama alternates between somber and playfully rhythmic sections, with a tinge of melancholy peeking too! Abacha is conventionally...
Continue reading...Music review: Jugaad (Hindi – Sachin Gupta and Krishna)
Krishna’s self-composed prayer in Tu hai rab is sincere with pious Punju lyrics while Adeel pulls of an Atif-like Kise awaaz doon fabulously, with pleasant backgrounds by Sachin. But, despite...
Continue reading...Music review: Padikkaadhavan (Tamil – Manisharma)
Appa amma vilayattu is at best a Srikanth Deva track, something the massively-built composer conjures up while sleeping, totally detached. And Hey vetri vela only asserts that belief – a...
Continue reading...Music review: 1977 (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Enadhu uyire, despite all the superfluous sweetness, is actually quite ordinary, much like the seemingly catchy Hawai theevil, that sounds like a 90s track badly inspired by some Harry Belafonte...
Continue reading...Music review: Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (Tamil – Premji Amaran)
Mudhal murai’s melody is very pleasant even as the ambient backgrounds add tremendous value while Vennilavu is clearly inspired by Yuvan’s music – the likeable tune twists and orchestration are...
Continue reading...Music review: Billu Barber (Hindi – Pritam)
Marjaani is a thumping, high-energy item song, but Love mera hit hit is Pritam pushing his luck – age-old hooks and stock rhythm. Neeraj is much better in the relatively...
Continue reading...Music review: Mahaleela (Indipop – A Sivamani)
Sivamani intelligently merges with the flow in the first 2 tracks – the bouncy Dancing in the moon and the chants-meet-lounge, Kriya. Ustads Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain make inspired...
Continue reading...Music review: Victory (Hindi – Anu Malik)
Money money is an irritatingly outdated dance (sigh!) track and Balla utha is as naive and silly as motivational tracks go in Hindi films. Aisa toh socha na tha, the...
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