Rajalekshmi’s haunting vocals gel beautifully with the captivating piano Vidyasagar enables in the Sivaranjani raaga based Doore doore! MG Sreekumar’s other version is a compelling listen too! Koodilla kuyilamma is...
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Grandmaster (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
Suchitra’s oomphy vocals too don’t fully salvage a seriously wannabe-sounding Aaranu nee, but thankfully, Doore engo takes a different direction – it’s a wonderfully tuned song that gets its build-up...
Continue reading...Casanovva (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar, Alphons & Gowri
Alphons’ lone track, Kanna neeyo reeks so much of Harris Jeyaraj’s Neruppe that it is not funny; very similar Middle Eastern mix. Composer Gopi Sundar has 2 songs out of...
Continue reading...Snehaveedu (Music review), Malayalam – Ilayaraja
Chengathir kaiyum is so obviously sweet, thanks to Chithra’s gorgeous vocals and Raja channeling his Kshatriyan number ‘Poottakkal pottalum’. In Shreya’s Aavanithumbi – another reliably sweet song – Raja’s interludes...
Continue reading...Music review: Unnaipol Oruvan (Tamil – Shruti Haasan)
The title song’s riffs are all nice and rousing, but the tune has a jingle style abruptness to it. Nilai varuma displays some promise, but again, is underwhelming overall, given...
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