Engeyum Kadhal Music Review

Engeyum Kadhal - 
Banner: AGS Entertainment
Cast: Jeyam Ravi & Haniska
Direction: Prabhu Deva
Production: Kalpathi S. Aghoram
Music: Harris Jeyaraj
Lyricis: Na. Muthukumar, Madhan Karky, Emcee Jesz, Kash, Thamarai & Vaali Released Year: Nov : 2010

Movie Track List

SV01. Engeyum Kaadhal... 
          Singers : Aalaap Raju
          Lyricis : Thamarai
SV02. Thee Illai...
          Singers : Naresh Iyer, Mukesh, Gopal Rao, Ranna Reddy & Mahathi
          Lyricis : Vaali
SV03. Nangaai...
          Singers : Richard   
          Lyricis : Vaali
SV04. Lolita.... 
          Singers : Karthik & Prashanthini
          Lyricis : Thamarai
SV05. Bathing at Cannes...
          Singers : Kash Emcee Jesz, Kash, Krissy & Ranina Reddy
          Lyricis : Emcee Jesz
SV06. Nenjil Nenjil... 
          Singers : Harish Raghavendra & Chinmayi
          Lyricis : Madhan Karky
SV07. Dhimu Dhimu...
          Performed : Karthik
          Lyricis : Na. Muthukumar

Engeyum Kaadhal... The title song leaves you binding for repeated listens!! . Will be a chart topper .Lyricist TAMARAI is at her very best … A very beautiful love ballet .Aalap Raju catches the feel and expels it to perfection .SHOW STOPPER TUNE  of the album .

Thee Illai...  Holds interest for Naresh Iyer vocals. A laid back and serene tune ,melodies with simple&  nuanced arrangements.

Nangaai...Tamil diction by Richard seems to be purpose full and seems like aping late MJ ‘s track  and style in every aspect

Lolita.... brings back the album’s soul –Karthick expressive vocals and ambient arrangements sit well atop the charming & funky  tune

Bathing at Cannes... sounds odd. Harris tries to create a hiphop style track filled with English rap ( 2 min) .  Emcee Jesz, Kash, Krissy duo create a raunchy hook feel to this track. An experimental from  Harris.

Nenjil Nenjil... An amalgamation of instruments from Harris (MIRUDHANGAM, FLUTE, PERCUSSIONS) ,all working in perfect sync with earthy vocals and melancholic lyrics of MADHAN KARKY. A tune that tantalizingly touches youe soul right away 

Dhimu Dhimu... Dhimu dhimu = Chilipiga( Harris simply recycles this tune from orange(telugu ).Simple old melody tune with simple arrangements . works well

HARRIS COMES BACK WELL WITH ENGEYUM KADHAL…THUMBS UP

Enthiran movie review

This movie redefines Tamil commercial cinema. DIRECTOR  SHANKAR   implants seed in the minds of people who like to take leadership & inspire in giving the world original inventions from the east 

Sujatha who wrote the SCI –FICTION novel “En Iniya Iyanthira” inspired from a story named “BI CENTENNIAL MAN” written by ISSAC ASIMOV(well pronounced in the song BOOM BOOM DA….ROBO DA), published in 1975.

 Enthiran is an excitement, entertainment & huge dream amounting from SHANKAR.

SHANKAR beefs up his arsenal with SUPERSTAR, late Sujatha, Yuen Woo Ping (action sequence for films like Matrix… along with peter Hein), Stan Winston Studios (visual effects for films like Ironman, Terminator....), Rathnavelu (cinematographer who is responsible for lighting and effects), Industrial Light & Magic (special effects for films like Avatar, Star Wars, and Titanic) along with Oscar winners AR Rahman(music composer) & Rasool pukutty…

SUPERSTAR RAJNIKANTH ….. An unstoppable force to reckon with, magnetizes the Tamil audiences spread across the length and breadth of the geographical boundaries

STORY:

Scientist Vaseegaran creates Chitti, a humanoid robot. Vaseegaran needs approval from scientist committee to make more like chitti that can be inducted into the army. Due to certain flaws in Chitti  (not able to distinguish b/w right and wrong, good and bad ) needed in a warfare. Vaseegaran’s   trusted guide and advisor Professor Bohra, refuses to give clearance and  is jealous of his students inventions and terms chitti as stupid .

Vaseegran decides to modify his creation and gives him free will through AI (Artificial Intelligence) that will emote chitti which later becomes a disaster to the creator himself, as chitti begins to love Sana- Vaseegran’s love interest.

Vaseegran destroys chitti and throws him into trash barrel, later found by Professor Bohra and uses him for his money making business in turn guarantees him to reach to Sana.

Professor implants a red chip in Chitti, which will make him nothing less than an evil minded sinister.

Chitty turns into a Frankenstein(3^rd Rajnikanth in the movie), kidnaps Sana, kills Bohra and later starts a revolution. Creates similar humanoids which he uses to protect himself and Sana from others and in particular Vaseegaran 

Vaseegaran’s initial attempts all end in vain, skillfully drafts a plan and succeeds in it all adding up to the BIGGEST SPECTACLE IN TAMIL CINEMA, as promised by the team.

The first half is a smooth and fun ride with Chitty taking centre stage. The action sequence on the sub urban train is alluring!! The second half is truly a bonanza for viewers. In a climatic sequence, thousands of humanoids link themselves together to form a huge drill, giant ball firing bullets, a massive python (that literally engulfs cars, people, a tower and finally a towering giant who bursts from the underground far beyond the imagination of cinema goers. 

SONGS and PICTURISATION:

The movie has 3 show stopper songs. When it comes to visualization Shankar excels with magnificence. 

Kilmanjaro ; the tribal song shot at one of the world’s  heritage spot  is fantastic . Aishwariya dazzles.

Chitti dance show; springs up the hidden dance skills in Superstar.

Kadal Anukkal ; the visualization of the song is a real treat for Rajini fans!!

ARIMA ARIMA : portrays the Superstar in a larger than life image !!

VERDICT:

ENTHIRAN is not just a movie, an experience and excitement that needs to be seen. SUPERSTAR RAJNIKANTH ….. An unstoppable force to reckon with; magnetizes the Tamil audiences spread across the length and breadth of the geographical boundaries. A landmark in TAMIL FILM ...

Vallakottai Music Review- 2010

Vallakottai Music Review- 2010

Banner: ESK Films International

Cast: Arjun, Haripriya & Vincent Asokan

Direction: A. Venkatesh

Production: T. D. Raja

Music: Dhina

Lyricis: Thabushankar, Kambar & Karunakaran Released Year: Oct : 2010

Movie Track List

SV01. Semmozhiye... 
          Singers :  S. P. Bala & S. Janaki
          Lyricis : Thabushankar
SV02. Sarakku Readya...
          Singers : Karthik, Reetha, Arjun, Sathyan & Dhina
          Lyricis : Thabushankar
SV03. Anjile Ondrai...
          Singers : Shankar Mahadevan & Dhina
          Lyricis : Kambar
SV04. Magadheera.... 
          Singers : Tippu & Shri Madhumitha
          Lyricis : Thabushankar
SV05. Kottudhada Kaasu...
          Singers : Blaaze, Murugesh, Padmalatha, Manikantan, Dev Prakash & Dhina
          Lyricis : Karunakaran
SV06. Magadheera...
          Singers : Udit Narayan & Saindhavi
          Lyricis : Thabushankar

Semmozhiye ; SPB is in great form .Has an ambient sound all through.  A staid tune from, DHEENA.

Sarakku Readya: Is a strange mishmash. Pedestrian track, that goes beyond nothing. 

Anjile Ondrai ;  brim with spiritual  devotion at opening . Sparking backgrounds, agitated & charged up tune fills up this number . 

Maga dheera(2) : a peppy number, the odd one out with its intolerably outdated tune, but the soundtrack ends well with the simple and rhythmic tune .

Kottudhada Kaasu: Roping in BLAZEE to rap in Tamil doesn’t seem to be working for DHEENA . Rhythms are recycled beyond imagination. Terrible soundtrack!  

Dhinna churns out mediocre album at rocket speed !!