Sindhoora pottumthottu is vintage Raja material, but is also the type that has been a bit too frequently used by the man. So, it seems less interesting compared to the...
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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: Kadha Thudarunnu (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
The most captivating part of Aaro paadunnu dhoore is perhaps the most subtle – those almost-North African drums that accompany the lovely tune throughout, barring the final piano piece that...
Continue reading...Music review: Bhagyadevatha (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
After lamenting forever about the lack of anything interesting from Ilayaraja, here he comes…with a 3-track soundtrack – in Malayalam! Thira Thallippoyalum by Karthik is delightful nostalgia – an unpolluted...
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