Karthik Raja’s melody in Ithuvarai naan is lush and indulgent; thankfully, there’s a Chinmayi version, and a Government decree may be the only way to get Yuvan to stop singing!...
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Vaaraayo Vennilaave (Music review), Tamil – Karthik Raja
En kadhal has a lovely tune, but with clunky synth that’s undone only by the interludes and nifty violin in the anupallavi. Pony Prakash Raj seems like a horribly wrong...
Continue reading...Veyilodu Vilayadu (Music review), Tamil – Karthik Raja
There’s a certain listlessness across Veyilodu Vilayadu’s soundtrack that seems to indicate that this may be pre-Tuneega Tuneega. Netthipottu vachu, for instance, could pass off for any lackluster 90s Raja...
Continue reading...Tuneega Tuneega (Music review), Telugu – Karthik Raja
Hats off Brahma is an exotic concoction; Tippu is fabulous with his singing and Karthik Raja’s music is layered and thoroughly engrossing even beyond that generic sound that occasionally hints...
Continue reading...Music review: Rettaisuzhi (Tamil – Karthik Raja)
Pattaalam paaruda is generally enthusiastic, but barring the interesting interludes, the tune is just basic, while Ada bum bum is Karthikraja’s leftover from Grahan days – unfortunately outdated. Poochandi kannazhagi...
Continue reading...Music review: Zamana (Kannada – Karthik Raja)
Happy birthday is a lame reworking of the composer’s Tamil music, while Bandhu bandhu is no better, with its standard kuthu track template. Kunal Ganjawala and Rita’s Mandhumagale showcases Karthik...
Continue reading...Mukhbiir (Hindi – Pritam, Karthik Raja & Shashi Pritam)
Tu salaamat is predictable, with everything you’d expect from Pritam, in a been-there wrap. Sandeep Chowta’s Jeena, with his fave Sonu Kakkar singing in her usual, non-chalant style is no...
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