The serene Kahein yeh akhiyaan and Maavan are the clear highlights. Ishq da bukhaar has a manic energy in true sufi style. The same hyper-speed in Dumadam and the hip-hop...
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Aakalesthe – Shankar Dada Zindabad (Devi Sri Prasad, Telugu) Besides being a great looker, its a pleasant surprise that actress Mamta Mohandas can rock to this extent, with her vocals....
Continue reading...Veerappu (Tamil, Imman)
Kanakku has a distinctive Israeli/ Middle Eastern sound and Manicka Vinayagam’s voice just about saves it. Puliya kili jeyicha has a fairly competent and catchy rhythm going for it while...
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Gwoemul (The Host) is an incredible genre shifter. It starts as a creature-fest, gets into some amazingly goofball comedy and even attempts to make a political statement amidst all that....
Continue reading...Shankar Dada Zindabad (Telugu, Devi Sri Prasad)
Actress Mamta Mohandas springs a super surprise in the bouncy Aakalesthe where the composer lets his best orchestral ammunition loose. Adnan Sami’s Bhoogolamantha however is assembly-line. Chitra does the appropriately-modified...
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Arabu naade, with a surprise Hindi opening, packs in a fantastic punch, with its perfectly in-sync rhythms and an arresting mid segment. Vittaal has thoughtfully played, alluring percussion, along with...
Continue reading...Maamadurai (Tamil, Karthikraja)
The talented Karthikraja continues to wallow in mediocre films and Maamadurai seems to have all the necessary ingredients of being z-grade. The 5 song soundtrack does carry a mild ray...
Continue reading...One Love (A R Rahman)
Besides the obvious joy that we finally have a champion for the singles concept in India, this new attempt by Rahman is perfectly on its mark as far as intentions...
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Vishal Shekhar finally import reggaeton to India with the breathlessly catchy Na pucho, but with their own sweet desi touch! The hook in Mind blowing Mahiya is no doubt addictive,...
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Devika Chawla’s debut album is a pleasant surprise, thanks largely to ex-Vital Signs member Shehzad Hasan. His 3 compositions here – Kehnde ne naina, Intezaar and Jeena tere bin –...
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