Raavanan Music review

Veera ; An energizing tune .Vijay Prakash (Hosanna fame) is the highlight . ARR has fused Afro style music In layers in this song ( Must listen). The interludes explosive drum arrangements in the song are appealing and pulverizing . Typical ARR style

Usure Pogudhey: An orchestral behemoth with melody free flowing through out the song with guitar riffs is simply awesome (Must listen)

Kodu Poatta;Benny Dayal singing in a raised volume with Instruments like bagpipes, Drums , Trumpets add flavor to this number Mixed with exotic sounds lacks substance , an experimental track from ARR

Kaattu Sirukk; with its methodically ascending orchestration and vocals byAnuradha Sriram, offers instant gratification. Add to that, Javed Ali’s polished vocals, some scintillating interludes

Kalvare; Shreya Ghosal is the highlight coupled with Rahman-template in every note…that semi-Hindustani/devotional, heartfelt rendition, but is also the sole mildly-appealing track sung by Shreya …A melody number in this album, crafted for a soothing and pleasurable listening experience..(Must listen)

Keda Kari;an instant hummable song with hard hitting acoustics and many layers of music hidden that can felt only after multiple listens. The chorus and the arrangement is spellbinding. With plenty of drums, dholak, hand clapping, shenai,  and other folk style dance instruments make it stand apart ..{ Inside news reveal that it took Mani rathnam 4-5 days to complete picturisation of this song with hundreds of dancers }

Raavanan songs are fresh and simple, fascinating and diverse soundtrack that requires repeated listening Mani Rathnam has brought out the best from ARR and clearly he emerges as the DON OF INDIAN MUSIC
 
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SURA REVIEW

Cast : Vijay,Tamanna,Vadivelu,Dev hil(Villain)
Musician : Mani Sharma
Director : S.P.Rajkumar

Banner : Sun pictures

Sura (Vijay) a fisher man who fights for the rights of his people (darling of the masses) , has a dream to construct proper living houses for his men as they are deprived of a proper one . He is in company of his friend Vadivelu. Sura saves heroine Tamannah who tries to commit suicide for her missing dog (GOD WHY DO GIRLS GO SO FAR FOR A DAWG!!!!!)By falling into sea and instantly love blooms between both lead pairs.

In mean time Dev(Villan) wants  the local people to shift to an another place as he wants to build a water theme park and SURA is an obstructer to him , so he plans to finish him. This is where the hero and villain lock horns.

Sura tricks the politician/Villain/Don on all arenas and finally wins over his aspiration dreams. Amidst all these Sura romances, speaks punchy dialogues, fights, dances to songs , criticizes politicians ,does comedy track with Vadivelu  etc….

Finally the movie ends on a good note were the badie dies and proper homes to the people. The movie instigated the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and also the Rameshwaram Fisherman’s plight…

What works for the movie: His dancing skills, action scenes, dialogue delivery will be a hit among the masses. Especially the moves are incredible and spellbinding (must watch). There is a court scene were Vijay tries a TRRajendran is much beyond speculation …

Every thing else is as usual a commercial masala

There is scene where the hero urges the citizens to help handicapped people is worth appreciating.

Verdict : SURA is a treat for Ilayathalapathi fans. Definitely worth watching once …will easily be a good runner .

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Baana Kaathadi Music review

Thaakuthe Kan Thakkuthe; Sample sound track. Yuvan shankar Raja composition

  Thaakkuthe Kan Thakkuthe by jBALAJi

 

Thaakkudhey kan thaakkudhey; Yuvan on vocals is the highlight. Catchy rhythms and stylish composition, craftily composed backgrounds (must listen)

Paithiyam pidikkudhu;  one that is immensely addictive, with youthfully funky sounds. A love song …(must listen)

Kupathu rajakkal; A song that peeks into the life of Chennai slum and their lifestyle , Yuvan has tried some unique sounds in the background .

En nenjil; Sadhana Sargam’s voice is masked by orchestration and drowns this melody number ….Could have been a better one.

Ullaara poondhu; An song that can be said to be composed for an item number seriously leaves you baffled ….

Baana has two tracks than be listened and is fantastic, the rest is just an average from Yuvan Shankar Raja...All songs are crisp and fantastically sound programmed

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