Oru kannil is routine hero-introduction; template of a tune comparing the hero to a wild flower! Naresh Iyer manages to infuse some life into Azhago azhagu but it seldom rises...
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Mankatha (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
The title song is scintillating; the fact that the catchy Mankatha hook is used sparingly while the rest of the song builds around it displays a Rahman’ish maturity in Yuvan’s...
Continue reading...Teenmaar (Music review), Telugu – Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma appropriates the already delightful Chor bazari from the original to create an equally likeable Aale bale! Karunya’s Vayyarala has an intentionally packaged, nice old-worldly charm to it. Chiguru...
Continue reading...Manmadan Ambu (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Dhagudu dhattham‘s lyrics are typical Kamal Haasan, but the tune is a callow mélange. Andrea sounds fabulous even in the humdrum broadway’ish Who’s the hero, while Neela vaanam makes great...
Continue reading...Music review: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil – A R Rahman)
Benny Dayal’s vocal contortions reach a Whitney Houston’ish level in Omana penne, a lyrically-challenged, plain-by-Rahman-standards tune. Chinmayi and Devan’s vocal interplay works beautifully in Anbil avan, while Vinnaithaandi varuvaayaa seems...
Continue reading...Music review: Namo Venkatesa (Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad)
The title song has got to be the corniest ode to the Lord at Tirupati ever; while it’s great to hear Mano’s voice after a break, it still is a...
Continue reading...Music review: Sarvvam (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Ilayaraja pitches in with cool vocals in the hep Adada vaa, the highlight of which is that persistent flute piece! Sutta suriyana carries Yuvan’s Pattiyal sound, but is punchy enough....
Continue reading...Music review: King (Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad)
With inane lyrics, the title song and Nuvvu ready are insipid, to put it mildly, while A to Z, despite equally silly lyrics, is at least catchy in a weird...
Continue reading...Music review: Abhiyum Naanum (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Azhagiya kili plays with pathos in a mockingly grand set-up and just sounds weird! Vaa vaa is a Sivaji-styled melody with Madhu Balakrishnan’s vocals that gathers steam mid-way, elegantly –...
Continue reading...Satyam (Tamil, Harris Jeyaraj)
En anbe is soporific, despite desperate attempts by Harris to induce interest by Chinese-sounding preludes and African-sounding interludes. Aaradi kaathe is a hopeless hero-worship track that manages only to annoy...
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