Originally published in . Maayaavi penne – Bayam Oru Payanam (Tamil – Y.R.Prasad) There is some amount of name-based coincidence in Bayam Oru Payanam. The film’s director is Manisharma. The...
Continue reading...Kuttram 23 (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
Pori vaithu is Vishal Chandrashekhar’s version of Kaakha Kaakha’s Ennai konjam maatri, with a lovely dash of violin and rock, and lyricist Viveka’s wordplay imagining on similar lines, of a...
Continue reading...Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman and Sooraj S. Kurup
There’s a whiff of yesteryears’ retro in Neelakkannulla maane that’s very inviting, sung incredibly by Vijay Yesudas and Shweta Mohan! Mele mukilodum and Sooraj’s lone contribution, Vaanam mele are odd...
Continue reading...Veera Sivaji (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Thaarumaaru thakkalisoru seems like it has been composed by a bot; STR’s voice, lyrics and the backgrounds… all drown in digital excess. The other version, led by Deepak, is more...
Continue reading...Wrong Side Raju (Music review), Gujarati – Sachin-Jigar
Dawn Cordo’s ethereal vocals go perfectly with the main tune of Satrangi that is equally dreamy orchestration to boot, besides Arijit Singh’s involved singing. The jaunty garba rhythm is no...
Continue reading...Hitman – August 27, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Nila nila – Yaanum Theeyavan (Tamil – Achu) Achu Rajamani has time and again proven himself to be a nifty, dependable composer in Telugu films....
Continue reading...Jyo Achyutananda (Music review), Telugu – Sri Kalyanaramana
Aakupachhani chandamaamalaa has a buoyant sound and tune that is instantly appealing. Karthik and Ramya handle it like the pros they are. Suvarna, on the other hand, seems terribly templatized...
Continue reading...Srirastu Subhamastu (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Thaman builds the title song gradually, but surely, accelerating things with lovely guitar’ish carnatic piece in the first interlude. The composer consistently layers Krishna Chaitanya’s voice akin to a chorus,...
Continue reading...Raaz Reboot (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Gaanguli, Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur
Lo maan liya has all the earnestness of a nursery rhyme. Raaz aankhein teri is no different – a mildly Latino-tinged, cloyingly predictable melody. It’s other version Hummein tummein is...
Continue reading...Guppy (Music review), Malayalam – Vishnu Vijay
Antony Dasan is perfect for the street-brass-band sound of Gabrielinte that even adds a clever dash of RD Burman! Athiraliyum wears its melodic retro like a badge of honor, even...
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