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Malathy Sunderam |
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film is anticipated with a tinge of sadness by film
buffs, because of the tragedy of Jeeva's death almost
three-quarters of the way through the film. He had completed
all but two songs and a few scenes at that point. Perfectionist
that he was, he had even scripted the camera angles
for the two songs which his assistant came to know later!
His mentor P.C.Sriram and his widow Aneez, teamed together
to complete the movie. The Jeeva-
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Harris combo had always worked magic before, with 12-B,
Unnale Unnale, and Ullam Ketkudhe. In this movie, Jayam
Ravi, a student of medicine, falls for a lovely village
belle, played by Kangna Ranaut. A medical conference takes
him to Russia where he gets entangled in a bloody conspiracy.
How he escapes forms the main part of the story. According
to Jeeva, 'Dhaam' is all village stuff and 'Dhoom' is all
action and escapades!
Six
songs have been set to tune by Harris Jayaraj here. What
hits us after we listen to the CD is the awareness that
a complex variety of beats have been used throughout, and
the realization that all the string instruments used here
have been very delicately blended into the songs; they seem
to 'twinkle-toe' their way through the album. A lot of mixing,
but to pleasant effect!
Pudhu Pudhu
Lyrics: P. Vijay, Vocals:
Benny Dayal, Guna (Malaysia) Suchitra
Some innovative rapping here. But rendered in flat tones.
Suchitra pants adequately! Recalls disco dances of those
days. The beat is interesting, though.
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Sakhiye
Lyrics: P. Vijay, Vocals:
Krish, Bombay Jayashree
This is an evocative love duet. Single words moving
along the beats create a mild haunting mood. Interludes
of orally rendered beats are quite breezy. Do they
sing this song face to face or are they wishing for
one another's presence? Stylish cinematography can
deepen the listening experience.
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Anbe en Anbe
Lyrics: N. Muthukumar, Vocals:
Harish Ragavendra
This song has been beautifully sung by Harish. The
opening piece is very catchy. The musical interludes
are very aesthetically presented. Along with the humming
of female voices. A rather suggestive sprinkling of
santoor, violin and sitar adds to the joy. The delicate
tinkling sounds stay on in your ears even after you
move on to the next song.
Dhikku Dhikku
Lyrics: P. Vijay, Vocals:
Benny Dayal, Sayanora Philip
The very different beats at the start make you sit
up right away! A song of passion sung expressively
by Benny Dayal. Sitar and santoor combine to scintillate
here. A stream of ascending and descending notes,
words and beats blend together rather nicely.
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