Guju Guju Goods Vandi...
Vocals: Nancy Sylvia & Chorus
Lyrics: Ekadasi

Attractively fashioned on the Sankarabaranam raga scale, this song is bound to be a hit with young ones! Sweet singing from Nancy does elicit a big smile. The rhythms too echo the rolling of the train wheels.

Vadakka Thekka ...
Vocals: Vinith Srinivasan.
Lyrics: Ekadasi

A song of loneliness that comes with separation. Neat violins and percussive instruments, but again you get the uneasy feeling that the song has been stuffed into the rhythms. The song seems lightly based on the Chakravaham raga.

Palayankottai...
Vocals: Vijay Antony
Lyrics: Na.Muthukumar

Aaah! Here comes the ‘trademark’ Vijay Antony number. Full of impishness, stylish, nevertheless. If all the swagger conveyed in the song could be translated well onto the screen, this song would be a comic delight to watch. Is bound to hit the charts very soon.

Kel Dhana Rangubhai...
Vocals: Malgudi Subha
Lyrics: Eknath

This song seems to be inspired by the Marathi ‘Lavani’ tradition. The tabla sounds, ‘salangai’ sounds and other instrumental sounds have been so delicately recorded that they just caress your ears. Crisp lyrics that hint at the sorrow behind the happy dancing feet. Could also hit the charts for Subha’s vocals.

Ethanaiyo Kadha Undu...
Vocals: Madhumita, Mahalakshmi, Chorus
Lyrics: Ekadasi

This is a kind of ‘tale within a tale’ in the sense it is a small dramatic piece about a ‘damsel in distress’ and her rescue by a ‘prince’. Could be a therukkoothu or puppet show or just something extemporized. Very neat recording of all instruments - mirudangam, tabla, ghatam and morsing as well as voices characterize this number.

Othayadi, Madathulae...
Vocals: Valappakkudi Veera Sankar
Lyrics: Irama. Thiruvudaiyan

Both the pieces appear to be the background score without anyone vocalizing them. Veera Sankar, like Kailash Kher, has a resonating rustic voice. The first one yearns for his girlfriend to reach out to him and the second one bemoans the absence of his beloved.

Aaraaro Aariraaro...
Vocals: Valappakkudi Veera Sankar
Lyrics: Ekadasi

A lullaby tinged with both pride and mild pathos. Probably a trifle too long.

Verdict:

Vijay Antony has delivered a neat package in keeping with the theme of the story. Each song is different in content. The Lavani number is quite interesting. If the film scores well, a couple of songs could become hits.