songs for the movie. Coming soon after Aegan, Yuvan fans are eagerly waiting to see what he has served up this time. A couple of songs are being shot in Kandy, Sri Lanka- probably duets.

Machan Machan---
Vocals: Ilayaraja, Bela Shende

A sweet ditty set probably in Kiravani scale, it has a nice flowing rhythm to it. Very fine use of strings right through. There is a nice lilt to ‘vecchu---’. Ilayaraja surprisingly sounds a trifle flat. Bela is good. The final flourish where the keys, violin, and guitar blend, is so airy.

‘saving grace comes from fine sax and guitar inputs. Especially when the guitar flutters ‘pa ma pa ma pa ma’. Silambarasan needs urgent training in Tamil pronunciation. Appears to be based on Kalyani raga.



Where is the Party---
Vocals: Mukesh, Priyadarshini

You have got to hand it to Yuvan! This very funny song has been put together in a highly original way by him. Of course the tune reminds one of an old Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy number. Plenty of synthesized sounds. The trumpet –like sounds and the strident beats add a mischievous ‘military march’ like feel to this very youth-oriented number. And isn’t that keyboard that just glides in a big swoop from the top to the bottom most note three minutes into the song? Mukesh adds a lot of color to the rendition. Could be a rage.



Verdict:

This album, right from the beats to the lyrics, seems to be a Silambarasan-centric one, so to speak. When you hear it for the first time, you do get a little disappointed. Then you take heart and relish the fun aspects scattered around. One only wishes the choreographer does not bury them under jerky epileptic( read vulgar) movements