Carrying a decade-old Rahman sound doesn’t seem to impact Kulu kulunguthu much! Chinmayi carries this dulcet melody where Selva underplays the orchestration to let the tune come out beautifully. Vairamuthu’s...
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Nirnayam (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Nivas’s vocals elevate the already anguish-laden tune in Kannil oru thuli, while Selvaganesh orchestrates it wonderfully well. Etho maayam has lovely interplay between Karthik and MM Manasi’s vocals and...
Continue reading...Pilla Zamindar (Music review), Telugu – Selvaganesh
Thalabadi‘s lively tune carries it through, with generous help from Shankar Mahadevan’s vocals, while Chuttu chuttu‘s simple and catchy tune comfortably sails past the sense of ennui the song creates...
Continue reading...Kullanari Koottam (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Vizhigalile is pitch-perfect; delightful tune, beautifully orchestrated and super vocals by Karthik and Chinmayi – delectable! If that was good, then Hariharan’s solo, Kadhal enbadhai, gets even better! On the...
Continue reading...Nil Gavani Selladhey (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Nadamadum sudukada has interesting orchestration, but is mostly exaggerated. Paarvai undhan has Vasundhara Das’s enticing vocals and a Yuvan-like alluring tune making lovely use a repetitive chorus’ish phrase. Vaanam engilum...
Continue reading...Drohi (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
NW1W!! After decent work in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and Kola Kolaya Mundhirikka, that’s a complete shocker!
Continue reading...Cafe Fluid (Music review), Naveen Kumar
The melancholic Heartflute’s tune is heartfelt and instantly strikes a chord. Kerala cues in Sindbad Vs. Kerala are subtle; the Sindbad cues, non-existent. But it is gorgeous – the ambient...
Continue reading...Music review: Kola Kolaya Mundhirika (Tamil – Selvaganesh)
Aasa machaane sounds regurgitated, but its remix is a different story altogether!! Ada engengum aasai has naturally pleasant and likeable tune and Selvaganesh’s imagination runs riot beautifully in the orchestration!...
Continue reading...Music review: Mahaleela (Indipop – A Sivamani)
Sivamani intelligently merges with the flow in the first 2 tracks – the bouncy Dancing in the moon and the chants-meet-lounge, Kriya. Ustads Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain make inspired...
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