Dham dham rehashes that typical Lingusami-style family song with absolutely no extra effort, while Damma damma goes the same way – yet another Dhaavani potta deepavali. If Kattipudi enna works,...
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Boss (A) Baskaran (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Ada boss boss and Mama mama are surprisingly pedestrian and un-Yuvan like. Iyley iyley is no different but at least gets its sound right. Yar indha pendhan is very typically...
Continue reading...Chikku Bukku (Music review), Tamil – Hariharan & Leslie Lewis
Beyond its very, very Leslie’ish Indipop sound, the title song is a catchy, groovy listen. Oru nila has a delightfully crafted tune, almost in the early Rahman style, and Chandrayee’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Madharasapattinam (Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar)
Pookkal pookkum uses the oft-used period film fusion format – the melody seems hurried even beyond its sweetness. Vaama duraiyamma introduces Tamil Nadu to the uninitiated foreigner in an unsurprising...
Continue reading...Music review: Varudu (Telugu – Manisharma)
Saare jahaan goes overboard on its techno sound that is both outdated and annoying. Aidhurojula pelli, with a host of voices and a calculated mish-mash makes for an interesting listen,...
Continue reading...Music review: Housefull (Telugu – Anoop Rubens)
The composer confidently croons the lounge’ish, hep track, Yeh kaali kaali and even adorns it with some pretty cool orchestration while he seems equally comfortable in the pleasant duet, Emaiuntundi,...
Continue reading...Music review: Sarvvam (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Ilayaraja pitches in with cool vocals in the hep Adada vaa, the highlight of which is that persistent flute piece! Sutta suriyana carries Yuvan’s Pattiyal sound, but is punchy enough....
Continue reading...Music review: Naan Kadavul (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
The reuse of Raja’s own, very-ascetic Pichai paathiram, with Madhu Balakrishnan almost doing a Yesudass and Sadhana Sargam’s divinely serene Amma un pillai (Maatha un kovilil, the original, features as...
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