Baba Sehgal and the slow, rhythmic arrangements of Mr. Perfect are enticing, but both get boring very soon. Uppenantha has KK trying his best to salvage a predictable-at-every-turn tune, while...
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Music review: Ganesh (Telugu – Mickey J Meyer)
That decidedly unimpressive kids’ chorus that opens Karthik’s Chalo chalore perhaps forebodes that Mickey’s latest may just belie the expectations set by his earlier, impressive soundtracks – but the track...
Continue reading...Music review: Magadheera (Telugu – M M Keeravani)
Bangaru kodipetta’s remix is terribly disappointing – it’s a classic case of remixing the wrong way, merely working on the sound and not the soul! Keeravani himself joins Nikitha Nigam...
Continue reading...Music review: Modhi Vilayaadu (Tamil – Hariharan & Leslie Lewis)
The title song, beyond its noisy predisposition, has a sophisticated kuthu feel bordering on Calypso. Chikki mukki is a massy, Pritam’ish song – a catchy track, with a nuanced extra,...
Continue reading...Movie review: Bommallaattam (Tamil – Bharathiraaja)
Bharathiraja’s long-in-the-making Bommallaattam, is one sickeningly boring experience. No, the plot is interesting enough, with a mind-bending twist similar to the one seen in The Crying Game and subsequently, Ace...
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