Mani Sharma skilfully tones down the Bappi’ness of Gang Leader’s Vaana vaana in its remix, and maintains a nice blend of Bollywood and Telugu sound. Dillaku dillaku and Oka paadam...
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Badrinath (Music review), Telugu – MM Keeravani
Omkareswari is that perfect filmy blend of massy devotional frenzy, while Amabadari works its charm using rhythmic verses to great effect! Baba Sehgal’s In the night is embarrassingly cheesy, even...
Continue reading...100% Love (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Adnan Sami sounds different but good in the charming piano and violin fusion, Infatuation! Sans the violin, Tippu’s Dhooram achieves a similar high, with an even more engaging melancholic tune!...
Continue reading...Siruthai (Music review), Tamil – Vidyasagar
If you ignore the short, middling and trite Thalaattu, the rest of the soundtrack is one extended item number! Keeravani’s hyper-catchy hook from the original’s College Papala makes only a...
Continue reading...Music review: Sura (Tamil – Manisharma)
Naan nadanthal works only because of its appealing, stylish rhythms even though the lyrics are beyond mundane. Siragadikkum nilavu is archaic Manisharma material, with rudimentary catchiness, while Thamizhan veera thamizhan...
Continue reading...Music review: Paiya (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Yuvan tries his Sandakozhi-sound again in Adada mazhaida, besides inserting his favorite folk bit he has already overused in Where is the party – unnecessarily. Despite the punchy rhythm, Suthudhe’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Kanden Kaadhalai (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Naan mozhi arindhen tops the bad-singer-choice list, with Suresh Wadkar irritatingly laboring in Tamil, spoiling a respectable tune. Udit is next, massacring Venpanju – another tune that could have been...
Continue reading...Music review: Ayan (Tamil – Harris Jeyaraj)
Pala pala’s pace and appealing rhythms makes up for the slightly routine tune, while Mahati and Harish Raghavendra rock the hushed, ambient melody, Nenje nenje, that is soaked in the...
Continue reading...Music review: Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (Telugu – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Egire is all attitude with some groovy guitar, while the cleverly tuned Aanandama alternates between somber and playfully rhythmic sections, with a tinge of melancholy peeking too! Abacha is conventionally...
Continue reading...Music review: Padikkaadhavan (Tamil – Manisharma)
Appa amma vilayattu is at best a Srikanth Deva track, something the massively-built composer conjures up while sleeping, totally detached. And Hey vetri vela only asserts that belief – a...
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