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Malathy Sundaram |
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Aanandha
Thaandavam---Produced by Oscar V.Ravichandran for Aascar
films, directed by AR.Gandhi Krishna,who was an assistant
to director Shankar in ‘Sivaji’. The movie
is an adaptation of the late writer Sujatha’s
‘Pirivom Sandhippom’. In fact he did the
dialogues before passing away. Has been filmed in Ooty,
Ambasamudram,Tenkasi, Kuttaralam and Papanasam. Starring
Siddharth as Raghu, Tamanna Bhatia as
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Madhumita, Rukmini Vijaykumar,Bala Singh, Madan Bob and
others. G.V.Prakash Kumar has done the music score for the
film, with Vairamuthu writing the lyrics. Let us check what
he has to offer after Seval.
We have 5 plus one remix song in the album.
Pattuppoochi
Vocals: Naresh Iyer and Harmony.
We have the flute and keys combining in the first piece,
and the vocal lady chorus is nice and subdued. Trumpets,
sax and tabla add some colour to an otherwise ordinary song.
There is a nice swing between western beats and tabla in
the charanams. Gentle lyrics from Vairamuthu.
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Kallil
Aadum
Vocals: Benny and Swetha
The song when it begins is so reminiscent of an old
Hindi melody! Anyway, when the guitar and flute combine
in the beginning, the flute takes off so smoothly
from the guitar note. In fact the guitar brings a
lot of warmth to the whole song. Fine lyrics by Vairamuthu—‘naan
enbadhu thanimai, nee enbadhu verumai, naam enbadhu
inimai’ is so cute. Both these songs seem based
on Natabairavi scale.
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Poovinai
Vocals: Srinivas, Shreya Ghosal
This song, dipped in mild pathos, seems to have been
heavily inspired by traditional Irish music, be it
the rhythms or strings. You do hear electric guitar,
some (electric?) violin and some flute. But somehow,
the sangatis of the song and the mood of it don’t
seem to match the beats—a trifle odd! Sometimes
the instruments drown out the lady’s voice ,
something rare for a Shreya piece. Srinivas pleases.
Megam Pola
Vocals: Shankar Mahadevan
Though this song conveys sorrowful longing—‘ninaivenra
mulkaadu’ ‘villum ambum onrai serndu vaazhathey’
and many other striking images—G.V.Prakash has
to be applauded for the
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lovely use of Subapantuvarali raga for this song. He has
rightly used the ‘sa ri ga’ phrase and stressed
on ‘dha’ and ‘ma’ swaras to bring
out the heartache. Along with some lovely guitar play, you
hear subtle sounds of veena in mantra stayi. Very plaintive
notes from the flute especially when it combines with veena.
Sung very well by Shankar Mahadevan.
Kanaa Kaangiren
Vocals: Shuba Mudgal, Nityashree, Vinitra
A subtly different number in the raga Abheri, with the foot
–stomping ‘sa sa sa---ni sa ni pa’ notes
that dictate the pace of the song. Shuba begins in her robust
voice and Nityashree takes off from there. Very fine use
of Tape here along with thavil. The song itself visualizes
a marriage celebration and life after. The veena and flute
combine deliciously. The drums blend in nicely too. Lovely
nagaswaram! There is a small bit from the electric violin.
Could be a hit for the dramatic way it unfurls itself.
Aanandha Thaandavam Theme Music
Vocals: Navin Iyer ,G.V.Prakash
The song Poovinai has been articulated with different instruments,
but subtly bringing out different moods—now soft,
now stormy, now happy, etc; the guitar and flute start off
and you have a lovely chord 25 seconds into the song. Is
that the cello that you hear later? So full of gentle pathos!
Verdict:
Quite a few live instruments have been employed by Prakash,
which is a welcome change. But the music by and large, lags
in melody. The guitar, nagaswaram and the tape along with
thavil deserve mention. The first two songs are sadly lacklustre.
Maybe we should wait to see how they come across on the
screen. Since the story itself is about unrequited love.
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