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Malathy Sundaram |
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Produced
by K.Karunamoorthy and C.Arunpandian (‘Aegan’
team), directed by Prabhu Dheva (his second with Vijay
after Pokkiri) and starring Vijay, Nayanthara, Prakash
Raj (villain?) Vadivelu, Kushboo( item number), Napolean
and others. The story appears to be a comedy-cum-action
romance! Vijay is sent abroad on a puzzling assignment
to eliminate some people, where he meets his love interest
(is that why we have the name Villu for him—he
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instrument in his boss’s hands?) Is supposed to have
been filmed in Italy and India. Music has been provided
by the trendy composer Devi Sri Prasad (Santosh Subramaniam)
who has tuned a hefty 8 songs! Are Vijay fans in for a treat?
Hey Rama Rama...
Vocals: Amalraj, Kovai Sarala
Lyrics:
Kabilan.
A typical Vijay song, in terms of music, beats and sentiments!
Is it the title song? With lines like ‘sattham inri
udhavi seynja vazhum podhe sorgam varum--’ you can
imagine the rest. Some fine rhythm arrangement we have here
and a bit of violin. A miniscule effort from Sarala. Vijay
fans are the target here, but haven’t they heard such
songs earlier?!
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Kobappattaal...
Vocals: Sagar
Lyrics:
P.Vijay.
A song that moves somewhat like a nursery rhyme, with
simple lyrics and easy rhythm. The song of a love-stricken
heart where the hero goes, ‘nee ennai marandhal
mattum uyirai viduven’ and everytime he says
that, the instruments-mandolin, later the sitar and
the sax essay cute notes along. Appears set on Natabairavi
scale. Small but nice inputs from live rhythms and
the guitar.
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Daddy Mummy...
Vocals: Mamta Mohandas, Naveen Madhav.
Lyrics: Viveka
A surprise from the young actress Mamta! Strong but
nasal voice. Quite a sexy song with somewhat distasteful
lyrics. The creative rhythms hijack the whole song
and make it foot-tapping. The instrumental piece that
goes ‘ma ma ma ga ri ga ma pa --- ga ma ri sa’
keeps up the pace. Is it clarinet that we hear? Hard
to tell!
Are You Crazy...
Vocals: Divya.
Lyrics: Prabhu Deva, Akila, Ravi.
Just a quarter of a song , with the lady singer heaping
abuse on a man and rounding off with ‘you,loser!’.
Three people to pen this?
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Jalsa Jalsa...
Vocals: Baba Seghal, Rita.
Lyrics:
Rohini.
A song expressly designed for Vijay, as the singer himself
remarks – ‘rock the floor ilaya thalapathy!’
Full of infectious rhythms—a groovy dance number rendered
very neatly by Baba Seghal. A kind of Spanish meets native
meets calypso kind of beats. Starts off with some Spanish
words and a nice glide on the ‘paa’ swara. Adequate
support from guitar, keys, drums and rhythm pads, of course.
Look out for some breathless dancing from Vijay!!
Vaada Mapilley...
Vocals: Tipu, Rita , Vadivelu
Lyrics:
Kabilan
Ha, ha , a delightful native ditty using the Sankarabaranam
scale where the song starts off like a singalese ‘baila’
number and, moves on! At last we get to hear some good guitar,
nagaswaram and thavil beats in the interludes. Vadivelu’s
‘bale’ ‘bale’ adds zing to the song.
Could be a hit in spite of the cheap lyrics. Tipu’s
high pitched vocals balance Rita’s seductive ones.
Dheemthanakka...
Vocals: Devi Sri Prasad, Divya.
Lyrics:
Snehan
Oh, no, another relentlessly paced dance number, a duet of
course! All rhythm pads, drums, guitar, keys, sax, and a bit
of flute. But everything drowned out by beats. Some good poetic
stuff from Snehan, but still a bit crude. We have the composer
indulging his vocal chords here.
Jalsa
Jalsa... (The DSP Mix)
Vocals: Baba Seghal, Devi Sri Prasad, Rita
You guessed right, this is the ‘remix cum cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof’
avatar of the earlier. Plenty of instruments, synthesized
beats and a teeny weeny bit of tabla (surprise). Meant for
dance floors.
Verdict:
As we can all see, this stylish composer has been carried
away by the image of Vijay as a superb dancer! The record
label mentions many live instruments but we barely get to
hear them. None of the songs seem to contribute to the actual
movement of the story. If the movie is a thriller, won’t
the songs be a drag on its pace?
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