A.R. Rahman is back - with a bang. Fresh voices, peppy numbers and an added folk touch constitute Azhagiya Tamizh Magan. Rahman has introduced a couple of singers - Benny and Ujjayinee and selection of singers should be really appreciated - they sing in Tamizh, if you know what I mean.
6 songs in the album - each one in a different genre.
Ellaa Pugazhum - No prizes for guessing this is the intro song for Vijay. The lyrics is as usual - hero mass masala material interspersed with junk. But its Rahman's high energy rendering of the song that stands out.
Nee Marilyn Monroe - Sung by the two debutants, the song is so so stylish with some peppy lyrics by Na. Muthukumar. The song ought to be shot in picturesque locales - should be a Namitha song. I am hearing it again and again already.
VaLayapatti Thavile - My pick of the album. The song has funny lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and Rahman has taken it to a totally different level with the fresh sound of Nagaswaram and Thavil. Naresh Iyer is bound to go places with his rendering of "mayakkuriye!". Oh boy what a voice he has!
6 songs in the album - each one in a different genre.
Ellaa Pugazhum - No prizes for guessing this is the intro song for Vijay. The lyrics is as usual - hero mass masala material interspersed with junk. But its Rahman's high energy rendering of the song that stands out.
Nee Marilyn Monroe - Sung by the two debutants, the song is so so stylish with some peppy lyrics by Na. Muthukumar. The song ought to be shot in picturesque locales - should be a Namitha song. I am hearing it again and again already.
Maduraikku Pogadhedee - A superb folk song from Rahman zestfully rendered by Benny and co. Pa Vijay is the lyricist and does full justice. Starts with "Karpoora Kannikaiye Vaarai" and all the village elements are in total unison. Folk makes its way into a Rahman album after a long time and in great style.
VaLayapatti Thavile - My pick of the album. The song has funny lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and Rahman has taken it to a totally different level with the fresh sound of Nagaswaram and Thavil. Naresh Iyer is bound to go places with his rendering of "mayakkuriye!". Oh boy what a voice he has!
The lyrics is funny and at the same time quite creative - using harmonium and hormone as rhyming words is one example.
நீ நெருங்கும் போது கரண்ட் யேருதே உங்க ஊரு கல்பாக்கமா
நரம்பெல்லாம் முறுக்கேறுதே யேண்டி நீயும் மணப்பாறையா
நரம்பெல்லாம் முறுக்கேறுதே யேண்டி நீயும் மணப்பாறையா
This song is bound to be a fan favorite and the piece below suggests this could be another song for Namitha.
உன் கை கால் என்ன மத்தளமா
உன்ன வாசிக்க பின்னால் சுத்தணுமா
உன்ன வாசிக்க பின்னால் சுத்தணுமா
KeLaamal Kaiyilae - A soothing melody rendered by Saindhavi and Sriram Parthasarathy. The techno beats inbetween the classical rendering transcends you into a different world. The start reminds you of "Aagaya Vennilaave" from Arangettra VeLai. But the lyrics of the song itself is suggestive of it - clever!
கேட்டு ரசித்த பாடல் ஒனறே மீண்டும் இன்று நியாபகம் தூண்ட...
PonmagaL VandhaaL - yet another remix and its good in its own way.
Is it a rule now that each movie should have atleast one? Perhaps remixing songs is a better and simple option than remaking yesteryear movies. And when the right song is taken for tampering, it does stand out in most cases - "Ennamma Kannu" from the recent Dhanush starrer is one.
Overall...
Is it a rule now that each movie should have atleast one? Perhaps remixing songs is a better and simple option than remaking yesteryear movies. And when the right song is taken for tampering, it does stand out in most cases - "Ennamma Kannu" from the recent Dhanush starrer is one.
Overall...
- Rahman is on course for back to back super hit albums
- Vijay's movie for once has no yelling by Shankar Mahadevan
- No Madhushree and Udit Narayanan - nobody to kill the language.
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