Lagdi hai thaai maps perfectly to the enthusiasm and liveliness of Queen’s London Thumakda, with Gujarati zest replacing Punjabi zaniness. Jonita Gandhi and Guru Randhawa rock the rendition that has...
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Movie review: Vaaranam Aayiram (Goutham Vasudev Menon)
Forget Surya looking like a million bucks – he actually looks like Gautam Menon; that is how self-indulgent this movie gets. The ode-to-everyday-dad is about the son and the Dad...
Continue reading...Music review: TN 07 AL 4777 (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
The self-professed new age Aathichudi is nothing but an annoying, kuthu’fied version of something existentially profound – a blasphemous attempt, in the name of reaching newer audiences. iPhonin screena nee...
Continue reading...Music review: Aintham Padai (Tamil – D. Imaan)
Anitha’s bawdy Shoku Sunthar is catchy in a very weird way – it is packaged very effectively with an addictive chorus. But Imaan rips off Euphoria’s very popular Meri gully...
Continue reading...Music review: Seval (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar)
Strongly reminiscent of Rahman’s rustic scores, Namma ooru and Thaayaramma are strictly temlplatized, with only the engaging, gossippy lyrics making an impact. Odamarathu mullapola is no better – that stock,...
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...
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