In Kanave, Thaman goes back to his Eeram sound! The melody is effortlessly appealing. Atchi putchi is adequately raucous kuthu that checks all requisite criteria. Cheeni chillaallee sounds a lot...
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Goutham Nanda (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Zindagi na milegi dobara is the usual Thaman bag of tricks – glitzy music that evokes a generous dose of ennui. Divya Kumar shines in the foot-tapping, energetic Black &...
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For a song that proclaims that they will blow the trumpet on Donald Trump, Dagalti dagalti is incredibly lackluster. The title song is even more pointless, with a flat droning...
Continue reading...Winner (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Yazin Nizar and Sanjana seem to be struggling to sing the otherwise-catchy Sitara! Pichonne aipoya has that Thaman signature – busily layered music with generously digitized vocals! Suyaa too is...
Continue reading...Srirastu Subhamastu (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Thaman builds the title song gradually, but surely, accelerating things with lovely guitar’ish carnatic piece in the first interlude. The composer consistently layers Krishna Chaitanya’s voice akin to a chorus,...
Continue reading...Thikka (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
The title song, sung by Dhanush—credited as ‘Dhanush (Hero)’—no less, is simple, uncluttered and easy-on-the-ears, but that’s just about it. Hot Shot Hero, by Simbu—credited as ‘Simbu (Hero)’—fares a shade...
Continue reading...Chuttalabbayi (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Chotisi jindagi is a straight-forward Thaman style techno song with its rhythm-quotient aimed at being foot-tapping. Dhum dhum is no different, with its energetic sound and punchy vocals by Sri...
Continue reading...Sarrainodu (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Thaman splits Sarrainodu into 3 melodies and 3 dance tracks. Of the melodies, Telusaa is the sweetest, with lovely vocals by Sameera Bharadwaj and Jubin Nautiyal. Athiloka sundari is Vishal...
Continue reading...Ramayya Vasthavayya (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Jabili nuvve lives up to the heavy promo hype! Ranjith is superb in this breezy, rhythmic melody, with Thaman acing the chorus and lilting orchestration! Pandaga chesko sounds distinctly like...
Continue reading...Music review: Kick (Telugu – SS Thaman)
The all-male, 5-member qawali Boss memory loss is high on fun quotient and adds minor zingy elements that make it worthwhile! Chitra’s Dhimtana has an intriguing background rhythm and the...
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