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According
to the synopsis given on the CD cover, a dangerous plot
hatched in a Biolaboratory in Washington city traps
into its fold the White House, the CIA, the PMO in India,
some terrorist organizations, and environmentalists.
The narrative kickstarts from a 12th century incident
in the Chidambaram temple and progresses up to the 21st.
Some aspects of the modern 'Chaos Theory' is also brought
into play. Himesh
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Reshammiya has scored the music for the first time for a
Tamil movie, with Devi Sreeprasad doing the rerecording.
There are six songs here.
Ulaga Nayagan
Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Vocals:
Vineet
A whopping surprise of a song! A panegyric on Kamal, the
actor, to be exact! His never-say-die spirit of experimentation,
his innovative thinking and his role as a trendsetter are
extolled highly. How lines like 'Kandangal kandu viyakkum,
ini ainaavum unnai azhaikkum' are going to be used in projecting
the character of Kamal in the story will be worth watching.
Is it the title song, by the way? Snaking, spunky interludes
that join happily with the refrain 'Come dance with me'
enliven the piece. Clever pauses before' Ulaga Nayagane'
to highlight the term. Pronunciation could have been a little
less aggressive.
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Kallai
mattum kandal
Lyrics: Vaali, Vocals:
Hariharan and chorus
This is a tale within a tale with Vaali penning lovely,
sharp lyrics. Has an oblique reference to the Saiva-Vaishnaiva
tussles that were prevalent in some parts of this
land in the 12th and 13th centuries. A plaintive opening
which then touches a verse from Periyalwar's 'Pallandu'.
Sung from a Vaishnavite's point of view (Kamal is
supposed to play the role of Rangarajan Nambi here).
The instruments have been carefully employed to give
the feel of palaces and temples. Surprisingly Kamal's
parents' names find a mention in the song! The line'
Illai enru sonna pinbum Inriamaiyaadhu' is truly masterly.
Vaali's well-crafted words give this song a feel of
' muted protest'.
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Oh Ho Sanam
Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Vocals:
Kamal Haasan, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Gentle swaying beats, and heady Arabic notes give
this song a middle-eastern feel. Quite a catchy number.
Makes you think of swaying hips, camels and oases!
The song itself appears to extol the virtues of music.
Kamal, who plays the role of Avatar Singh here, himself
belts out the song. An odd reference to the writer
Pudumaippitthan in the words' Kadavulum Kandasamiyum'.
Wonder what was meant? The female singer's voice comes
across as shrill and tremulous.
Mukundha Mukundha
Lyrics: Vaali, Vocals:
Sadhana Sargam, Kamal Haasan
Another simple but pleasant sounding lyric from Vaali.
An ode to
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