There’s a reason why Murugesan (Pasupathy) is a drifter and more importantly, a loner, in Manoj Night Shyamalan’s parlance – to save his brother! Vasanthabalan’s intermittently bloody Veyil really doesn’t...
Continue reading...Thaamirabharani (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Is Kattabomman supposed to sound like a powerful entry song? It is muted and lacks any kind of impact. Vaartha onnu takes from parts of Pattiyal’s Dei namma and seems...
Continue reading...Aalwar (Tamil – Srikanth Deva)
Solli tharava and Pidikkum have passable, lively tunes, but are bound to make the vanguards of Tamil protection mad, for the ridiculous pronunciation. Anbulla kaadhali has a decently orchestrated calypso’ish...
Continue reading...Unnale Unnale (Tamil – Harris Jeyaraj)
Hello miss has all HJ’ish elements…catchy rhythms, ‘yah..’ interludes, a husky male voice…and the package is enjoyable as well! Ilamai ullasam has a blatant but mild variation of the ‘Na...
Continue reading...Pokiri (Tamil – Mani Sharma)
Aadungadaa & Maambazham stray into T.Rajendar’s kuppam and sound as pointless as they could, with utter nonsense in the name of lyrics! Two of Mani Sharma’s Telugu Pokiri tracks show...
Continue reading...I See You (Hindi – Vishal Shekhar)
Subah subah with those neat guitar riffs and energetic tune, is instantly catchy and typical Vishal Shekhar material. Zubeen’s singing makes that essential difference too. But, Kehna hai jo and...
Continue reading...Jaan-e-mann (The Movie)
Jaan-e-mann is an astounding debut, no doubt. The package is zingy fresh, as if Sapnay’s Ek bagiya mein is made into a full fledged film! But, the bewildering visual gimmicks...
Continue reading...Ustad & the Divas (Sandesh Shandilya)
One of the prominent things I remember about the earlier album featuring Ustad and Chitra was the beautiful video by Pradeep Sarkar. The new Leja leja video fits right into...
Continue reading...Salaam-e-ishq (Hindi – Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy)
The catchily repetitive title song has Chopra-style written all over, while Saiyyan Re works well as an energetic new-age qawali. Ya rabba has Kailash in a pensive mood but doesn’t...
Continue reading...Muruga (Tamil – Karthikraja)
If his brother is going places, Karthikraja also seems to be doing the same, towards terra firma. And Muruga personifies this facet of the composer who had shown a lot...
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