Lamba lamba and Raakkozhi kootalinga defy description. They’re utterly zany and curiously catchy. As if that’s not enough, Yae elumba enni enni goes a step ahead in the zany quotient,...
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Thondan (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
The title song is yet-another generic high-pitched call for some cause. Chellakutti joraa, like Justin’s Ethithu veetu kaliflowere (Raja Mandhiri) has a gently playful and retro’ish touch, with a particularly...
Continue reading...Kaalakkoothu (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Justin constructs the somber Engeyo pogum almost like a bridge to Ilayaraja’s anupallavi from Aval Appadithaan’s Uravugal thodarkadhai. Kanna katti is delightful – spiffy tune and jaunty rhythm, and wonderful...
Continue reading...Raja Mandhiri (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Chinna Ponnu leads Justin’s joyous musical outburst amidst a happily noisy children’s chorus in Bam bam. Snegidhiyae seems like gorgeous Hamsadhwani, though the orchestration is evocative of Raja’s Nalinakanthi-infused Enthan...
Continue reading...Oru Naal Koothu (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Sean Roldan’s pained, strained voice makes a perfect base for the pathos-tinged melody of Adiyae azhagae, well-supported by Padma Latha. It’s Justin’s beautiful tune that stays, though. In Maangalyamae, Justin...
Continue reading...Kunjiramayanam (Music review), Malayalam – Justin Prabhakaran
Shankar Mahadevan is perfect for the high-pitched Thumba poove sundari that Justin layers with a spoofy excess sound that goes pretty well! Ayyayyo too carries that sound, in a largely...
Continue reading...Orange Mittai (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Vijay Sethupathi seeks inspiration from Dhanush for writing Straight ah poyee. Justin Prabhakaran tries his best to fit the nutty lyrics in some form, but fails miserably, thanks also to...
Continue reading...Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Enga ooru vandi, despite all the exuberant singing, feels labored. Onakkaga poranthene crafts a lovely tune for the retro and Raja’esque styles, subtly and imaginatively, between its anupallavi and charanam,...
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