Karthik valiantly tries his best to salvage O nanna kanda, but the dull tune just refuses to offer any solace. Naanu neenu is even worse – a painfully bland template...
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Pancharangi (Music review), Kannada – Mano Murthy
Sonu’s extremely mellifluous Udisuve (and the similarly-tuned Ninnaya, by Shreya) offers a tinge of sadness and Andean flute, while Arey re re pancharangi gets its catchy Latino sound perfectly! The...
Continue reading...Nooru Janmaku (Music review), Kannada – Mano Murthy
After the recession is almost over, allegedly, we have an ode…in the form of Banthu banthu recession! It’s mundane and pedestrian, as a song, anyway. Gelluba gelluba is the stuff...
Continue reading...Music review: Gokula (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Karthik and Ritisha’s techno-dance track Maja maadoke and Baruve odi odi offer a pretty neat start to the soundtrack – Mano’s arrangements and the catchy tunes are groovy enough to...
Continue reading...Music review: Neene Bari Neene (Kannada Pop – Mano Murthy)
The title song, Innu anisuthide, Naa ninagaage, Baa nodu gelathi and Ideye ninage work well with their soaked-in-love feel, even if they serve as an overdose of similar sounding tunes....
Continue reading...Music review: Januma Janumadallu (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Aalangisu’s enthusiastic melody and arrangement is reminiscent of Mungaru Male – in a positive way, that is! In Tumbali, he gives Shreya a lively tune and she pulls it off...
Continue reading...Music review: Manasaare (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Distantly echoing Mungaru Male’s Anisuthide, the title song, with its music-less feel, is very tuneful; thanks to Vikas and Lakshmi’s heartfelt vocals. Naa naguva with Shreya Ghoshal; Shreya’s duet with...
Continue reading...Music review: Male Barali Manju Irali (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Yeno agide and Ondu ninna are painfully 90s Anu Malik material. Even Aadesh Srivastava! What are they doing in Mano Murthy’s repertoire? Gelathi neenu may be using the ever-dependable Sonu-Shreya...
Continue reading...Music review: Haage Summane (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Odi bandenu harks back to Mungaru Male’s formula and is merely soporific, while Naanenu nambodilla is straight out of a 80s Hindi film – terribly outdated. Sonu’s title song works...
Continue reading...Bombaat (Kannada, Mano Murthy)
With a childishly simple tune and silly lyrics it’s easy to dismiss Strawberry kenne, but composer Mano Murthy packs it with easy-on-the-ears arrangements while Rajesh and Supriya impress with their...
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