The highly listenable Roopasi and the title song perfectly fit the Sonu-Mano Murthy-Mungaru Male template, while Kere yeri has a simple, equally charming sound. Roopasi’s Shreya version, Kannadi illada oorinali...
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Raajakumara (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Yaarivanu hilariously compares Puneeth Rajkumar to ‘loaded gun’ and ‘Kohinoor gem’ in a corny tune that seems completely incapable of any hero worship, its intended objective. Appu Dance is far...
Continue reading...Saheba (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna and Shankar Ganesh
Armaan Mallik leads Heegethake confidently, a generic, pleasant faux-sufi melody. The title song treads similar ground – painfully templatized, evoking a classic Laxmikant-Pyarerlal melody. Kolike ranga is Tipu’s show! He...
Continue reading...Boxer (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Dheem dheem is a charmingly catchy tune. Harikrishna ropes in Tipu to do the honors and he brings in his typical laid-back style to deliver it in style. Karthik and...
Continue reading...Ranna (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Babber Sher, sung by Devi Sri Prasad, sounds like something he’d have composed in any Telugu film and roped in Baba Sehgal for singing it – standard issue hero-worship song....
Continue reading...Music plagiarism row: Ranavikrama Vs. Lahari Music/T-series
I came across this piece in today’s Bangalore Mirror (), which says that Lahari Music and T-series have sent legal notices to the producers of the Puneet Rajkumar starrer, Ranavikrama,...
Continue reading...Gajakesari (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Kannada siri is a spirited mix of Ilayaraja and Keeravani. Harikrishna pulls it off in style, adorning it with tasteful orchestration! Baba Sehgal’s Maneyali appa is adequately Devi Sri Prasad’ish...
Continue reading...Sakkare (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
Free idheera sees Harikrishna mixing what sounds like Lathangi raaga, complete with fantastic guitar and harmonica in the interludes! The composer goes one step ahead in Idhalliye, giving Sonu Nigam...
Continue reading...Kool (Music review), Kannada – V Harikrishna
Chandrana has obviously poor chorus vocals, but Hari sure knows how to appeal to the lowest common denominator; the song is catchy. Much like Naveen Madhav’s Inky pinky, with that...
Continue reading...Super – Hand Symbol (Music review), Kannada – V Harikrishna
Come on come on generously uses Dick Dale’s cult surf guitar hit, Misirlou and despite its jaded sound, manages to appeal. Aeri mele aeri has that spunky Uppi sound with...
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