| |
|
|
| Music
review By
Malathy Sundaram |
|
Produced
by Moser Baer and Sasi, who is also the director of
this film.
Sasi operates under the Nesagee Cinemas banner. This
is his fourth film as director. It stars actor Srikanth
in a villager-type role for the first time and introduces
a new heroine Parvathy. The film’s music director
S.S.Kumaran also is a debutant here. He has composed
music for six songs in the album. How has this youngster
fared? |
|
|
Choo Choo Maari---
Vocals: Mirdula, Srimathi and Parthasaradhy
Lyrics: Na.Muthukumar
A song apparently by kids and is supposed to have been filmed
on them too. A jaunty number with words rendered in a typical
village-kid fashion. The interludes are kept appropriately
simple—just drums, keyboards and some lovely flute.
Names of animals, eatables roll off the kids’ tongues
with plenty of giggles and at the end ‘kollaippakkam
pogathey, kottikkidakku jangiri’ is very impish! The
song seems to be based on the Natabairavi scale.
|
|
|
Maaman
Engirukka---
Vocals: Harini, Tippu, Karthik and
Master Rohith
Lyrics: Na.Muthukumar
A pleasingly written love duet. ‘Mazhayum illai
veyyilum illai appuram eppadi vandhadu vaanavil’
is rather cute! One minute into the song we have a
racy flute piece in Dharmavathi raga and another in
what appears to be Harikamboji. In fact the flute
interludes in all the songs are very pleasant. The
rhythms are soft too here, in spite of the speed of
the song.
|
|
Aavaram Poo---
Vocals: Chinmayee
Lyrics: Na.Muthukumar
A song projecting a mood of utter yearning and the
music has also been framed to go along smoothly with
the mood. Again, the flute creates magic with the
keys! Very minimal use of other instruments like the
violin, guitar and a couple of others. Chinmayee has
a voice that can easily cover higher notes effectively
without hurting the ears. As you can see here. Is
the raga Patdheep?
Paasa Mazhai---
Vocals: S.S.Kumaran
Lyrics: S.Gnaanakaravel
|
|
|
Well, let us indulge the music director now, shall
we? A simple song of affection sung with a slight nervousness
by Kumaran. The voice is yet to take smooth modulations
and if he seriously plans to sing, he can polish his pronunciation
too. Nice native drums.
Dheena---
Vocals: Shankar Mahadevan, Hemambiga
Lyrics: Na.Muthukumar
This song is a mini-rhapsody in rhythm, so to speak! The
longest song in the album, it uses the drum, thavil, mrudangam
and ghatam sounds in delightful combinations right through
the song, which itself moves on a staggered beat. We do
have some flourishes of guitar, trumpet and violins on the
way, but the drums fascinate. Seems set on the Madhyamavathi
scale. Joyful singing by Shankar Mahadevan as expected.
What is special about a ‘Kayatthaaru katthaadi’?
Sivakasi Rathiyae---
Vocals: Periya Karuppu Devar
Lyrics: S.Gnaanakaravel
Riotous lyrics that make you laugh out loud! And this singer
has a mellow voice which carries a wink in it all the time.
The flute and guitar combine with the keys in interludes
but it is the lively nagaswaram that carries the song through.
You seem to hear Hindolam raga but with the use of the big
‘dha’ note.
Verdict:
Let us applaud this composer for his tasteful use of live
native rhythms and flute. Though you don’t get to
hear intricate interludes, the overall effort is aesthetic.
Two or three songs from this album could make it big in
the charts if the visuals capture the imagination of the
public. Let us hope the film does well too, slated as it
is for a pre-diwali release.
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Music Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
