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| UNNAIPOL
ORUVAN MUSIC REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Malathy Sundaram |
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Music Director : Shruti
Haasan
Vocals
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Mira, Tara, Aiden, Subbalakshmi,
Akshara Haasan, Satish, Leo,
Krishnan Swaminathan, Bala,
Shruti Haasan, Bombay Jayashree,
Kamal Haasan, Blaaze
Lyrics
:
Kamal Haasan, Blaaze, Manushya
Puthran
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Produced
by Kamal Haasan and Ronnie Screwvala
(UTV Films), directed by Chakri
Toleti, this bilingual movie
(Telugu and Tamil) is a remake
of the critically acclaimed
‘A Wednesday’. Kamal
dons the role done by Naseeruddin
Shah and Mohanlal, the role
done by Anupam Kher. Shruti
Haasan debuts as a music composer
with this film. Let us see what
the young talented lady has
to offer.
Unnai
Pol Oruvan---
Vocals: Mira,
Tara, Aiden, Subbalakshmi, Akshara
Haasan, Satish, Leo, Krishnan
Swaminathan, Bala, Shruti Haasan
Lyrics: Kamal
Haasan
This is just a small piece,
title number probably. Plenty
of guitar and drum work. The
famous Sloka passage ‘Paritraanaya
Sadhunaam’ is interwoven
into this piece which later
moves into projecting vaguely
the ‘New faces of Terror’.
Nilai Varuma---
Vocals: Bombay
Jayashree, Kamal Haasan
Lyrics: Kamal
Haasan
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Cryptic
lyrics that yearn for stability and moral
goodness in society. Jayashree goes into
the low pitch again, after her ‘Aayirathil
Oruvan’ song. The yearning feel of
the song is sometimes jarred by the strident
guitars. The song follows the Suddha Danyasi
raga mode, but with the addition of Natabairavi
‘dha’. Could be liked for its
feel.
Vaanam Ellai--- 
Vocals: Shruti Haasan,
Blaaze.
Lyrics: Kamal Haasan, Blaaze
This song has a nice hip-hop feel to it.
The lyrics want you to look forward in life
with an assertive awareness. A fun blend
of thavil sounds into the interlude is quite
amusing. Blaaze is smooth, but Shruti needs
more modulation. Conceived with a light
touch of the Aberi raga, this song could
soon find a place on the charts.
Allah Jaane---
Vocals: Kamal Haasan
Lyrics: Manushya Puthran
This is where Shruti comes into her own
with a sensitively crafted background score
for the song. Kamal Haasan has added a nasal
twang to his voice. The lyrics are so weighed
down with pathos! And the soaring notes
from the strings at the end add poignancy.
A haunting number.
Allah
Jaane - Remix - By Vinayaka
Vocals: Shruti Haasan
A number with airy vocals and lots of synthesized
sounds. Kamal’s rendering has more
emotion to it.
Verdict:
The original movie did not have songs in
it. Here, the songs, like reed diffusers,
waft a certain kind of mood and emotion
across as you listen to them. They seem
set to be played in the background. But
what is slightly disturbing is the heavy
western tilt given to the album. Will they
blend with the story and the visuals? The
acid test for Shruti may lie there.
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