Kukkotti kunaatti moves seamlessly from the child’s perspective—Praniti’s delightfully innocent “Aala marathula yeraadhey, maangaya parikkaadhey; maanga marathula yeraadhey, thengaaya parikkaadhey“—to the duo singing about the child herself. It’s a package...
Continue reading...Tumhari Sulu (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Guru Randhawa spruces up his into Ban ja rani, with help from the former’s mixer Rajat Nagpal; a significantly better version. Tanishk uses Kavita’s original vocals in Hawa Hawai 2.0...
Continue reading...Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Ranjith holds Sevatha pulla in great stead, with a reggae-ish sway and a particularly neat anupallavi. Oru veettil and O sathiye are good old Ghibran, with multi-layered sound, splendid chorus...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – October 2017
Apple Music playlist of 50 songs (except the Telugu song from Sarovaram, Amrutham kurisina that’s not available on Apple Music) Single Saavn playlist of all the 51 songs: Hindi Helicopter...
Continue reading...2.0 (Music review), Tamil – A.R.Rahman
There’s more sound-led glitz in Endhira logathu sundariye than a cohesive tune. Sid and Shashaa’s voices are digitally mauled, perhaps owing to the ‘robot’ theme, a musical cue that plagued...
Continue reading...Chakkaramaavin Kombathu (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Manjaniyum has the same enthusiasm and liveliness of , besides a similarly upbeat percussion. The children who sing it—Bijibal’s son Devdutt and Sreya Jayadeep—completely own the infectious rendition. Alanjoriyana‘s gentle...
Continue reading...Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Arko’s Jogi gets 3 versions, and the pleasant song’s melodic soul comes out best with Shafqat’s version! The other 3-version song, Rashid Khan’s engaging Tu banja gali Benaras ki has...
Continue reading...Oxygen (Music review), Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Despite the digital processing, Revanth is great form in the energetic and steadily rhythmic Adhilekka. O kshanam could easily pass off for a Mani Sharma melody! Yuvan’s tune is gorgeous...
Continue reading...Aval/Gruham/The House Next Door (Music review), Tamil/Telugu/Hindi – Girishh G
Girishh does something interesting in Kaarigai kanne – what is a whispery and gorgeous melody in Tamil and Telugu, it transforms into a mighty likeable Mohit Suri-style melody in the...
Continue reading...Gowdru Hotel (Music review), Kannada – Yuvan Shankar Raja
The title song makes up in energy what it fails to do with nativity despite singing about ‘Gowdru’ hotel! Ondhe jeevana is good old Yuvan! The template is all there...
Continue reading...
