Ranga Rao’s popular yesteryear song from Bahaddur Gandu gets a funky, funny remix in Oorige nee (Muthinantha maatondu gottenamma); Upendra goes a good job in singing it in his usual...
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Lucky (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Hoovina santhege is very, very Pritam’ish – basic, functional rhythm and a slow, catchy tune – and is a good listen. Baba Sehgal’s Chennagidiyalle is strictly perfunctory with nothing standing...
Continue reading...Kadhal 2 Kalyanam (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is a perfectly balanced soundtrack in a way. On one hand, there are 3 songs that are high on zingy orchestration, but they also come with bland...
Continue reading...Sanju Weds Geetha (Music review), Kannada – Jassie Gift
With the air of an 80s Hindi song, Shreya Ghoshal’s Gaganave baagi is a pleasant, albeit dated listen. Nalle nalle is full-on techno and in Tippu’s pulsating vocals it does...
Continue reading...Music review: Just Maat Maathalli (Kannada – Raghu Dixit)
The first thing that strikes you in a Raghu Dixit soundtrack is the eclectic nature of the sound – Marubhoomialli is a great example, fusing a distinctly Indian sounding Celtic...
Continue reading...Music review: Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids (Kannada – Gurukiran)
Bang bang India is silliness personified, intent on banging the country, while Maya bazaar quotes Shakira’s Ojos Asi and has direct bits from Cameron Cartio’s Henna, in a bizarre tune....
Continue reading...Music review: Vaaranam Aayiram (Tamil – Harris Jeyaraj)
Sudha Raghunathan replaces steady favorite, Bombay Jayashree in Anal mele – a soft, heavenly track who’s tune and focused vocals create a fabulously ambient concoction. The mild backgrounds reminiscent of...
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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