This could have been Beverly Hills 90210, but for Tamil lyrics. Even that sounds like Inglipees in this soundtrack that clearly has an overdose of Yuvan’s fetish for R&B/ hip-hop....
Continue reading...Hattrick (Hindi – Pritam)
Ek pal is a zingy track in true style Pritam style, but that na-na hook has a strong heard-before feel. Rajesh Roshan’s Jab chaye gets a groovy reworking while Labh...
Continue reading...Deepavali (Movie – Ezhil)
Director Ezhil takes the crux of Peter Segal’s 50 First Dates (2004), irons out the implausibility (everyday vs three years!) and dishes out an entertaining masala. Ravi and Bhavana are...
Continue reading...Ekalavya (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
There’s still hope! Close on the heels of Ram Gopal Varma getting on our collective nerves by giving us a so-called soundtrack for Nishabd, with 2 original tracks and a...
Continue reading...Ninaithaale (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
Despite those juvenile lyrics, there’s something strangely catchy about Dingi dingi that you start humming it, right after it ends! Ilayaraja A R Rahman, is a gimmick lyrics-wise, but falls...
Continue reading...Nishabd (Hindi – Assorted)
Its the same story with Amar Mohile, who composes the only annoying, fresh track (confusing huh? Its fresh as in ‘an original track’ and its annoying!) Take lite, which, even...
Continue reading...Anumaanaspadam (Telugu – Ilayaraja)
Mayanginen’s 2007 version, Pratidinam, Kajuraho kanavilor redux Kuyilalo and that impeccable Hamsanandhi (raagam) in Mallelo (smacks of Raathiriyil Poothirukkum) are what a jaded Raja fan longs for. Ninnu vethiki and...
Continue reading...Mozhi (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Jassie Gift finally gets a track which doesn’t require him to shout coarsely – this one’s actually a fantastic dulcet tune with a mild catchy rhythm, much like Pesaa madanthaye,...
Continue reading...Top 7 (or 9, this time!) recent listens!
Aaje ve – Sona (Ram Sampath, Hindi) Zee Music (whoever watches it, that is!) is been hammering this track non-stop for the past few days. When I checked Sona Mohapatra’s...
Continue reading...Big Brother (Hindi – Sandesh Shandilya)
Piya sounds very appropriate for Sandesh-regular Chitra, but Shreya fits in quite well too in this soft, rhythmic track with an unusually-tuned antara. The sufi’ish Jag laal laal with its...
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