What do you get when David Dhawan directs SJ Surya’s script for Vaali? You get Azhagiya Tamizh Magan. Vijay gets so side-tracked by a half-baked idea that uses ESP like...
Continue reading...Jab we met (Imtiaz Ali)
Think DDLJ 2.0! Jab we met gains immensely from Shahid and Kareena’s endearing and honest performances. There are the usual leaps of imagination – the shortcuts that work brilliantly for...
Continue reading...Onbadhu rooba nottu (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Velaayee plays as fluently as one of Raja’s best folk’ish tracks carrying poignant pathos while Vellaaviyil effortlessly traverses a breezy village romance with a gorgeously lilting tune. Yaar yaaro agonises...
Continue reading...Kalloori (Tamil – Joshua Sridhar)
Unnarugil varugayil is instantly catchy with neat rhythms and a haunting tune, while Kalloori theme carries the trademark Joshua Sridhar theme sound – very pleasant and fantastic chorus pieces. Haricharan...
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Hum jo chalne lage – Jab we met (Pritam, Hindi) This was one of the songs that did not impress me initially in this soundtrack. But, I loved this track...
Continue reading...Ramanasia (Indipop – Raman Mahadevan)
Tu jo ik pal begins on a serene note and gradually builds up momentum with a compelling pop sound and addictive dhol rhythms. Teri talash and O meri jaan are...
Continue reading...Taare Zameen Par (Hindi – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
The trio treat Prasoon’s adorable words extraordinarily well in the title song – glittering music and a truly effervescent tune flow. Raman Mahadevan’s guitar-led Kholo takes the feel further, Shankar...
Continue reading...Manjal veyyil (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Bharadwaj gets back his Bollywood-flavoured twang back in the pleasant Aasai oviyam while Malarudhu, despite being reminiscent of Maragadhamani’s Sur hit, Dil mein jaagi, is a very well tuned track...
Continue reading...Khoya khoya chaand (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
Lyricists Swanand Kirkire and Ajay Jhingran belt out the ebullient, folksy title song, superby supported by Shantanu’s lively backgrounds. Though a bit stereotyped the composer creates interesting filmy-jazz in Yeh...
Continue reading...Dhan dhana dhan Goal (Hindi – Pritam)
Billo Rani is crowd-pleasing alright, but is also a tad too hackneyed techno-qawali. Neeraj Shridhar however scores big time in the very rhythmic and groovy, Pritam-trademark, Ish ka kalma. Hey...
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