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Black eyed peas are at the receiving end with Gori tera. Srikanth Deva lifts their Don’t phunk with my heart and ends up with a joke of a song. One can almost imagine the high-paced saavu dance being staged for Ennai mattum. Kaadhal keedhal is a college kid’s rap that advises youngsters to fall in love. Bah! Kaadhal suttade sounds ominously familiar…but without letting that bother me, this track is interesting! Prasanna and Saindavi fill as much heart in Kaadhal vandhum, but the tune merely passes muster. Saa poo three is catchy and fairly listenable. Srikanth’s mediocrity just keeps evolving!

Yeh khuda’s retro-feel paves way to hiphop and meanders into a bhangra-beat and a tune that sounds like a hangover from Garam Masala. Do I hear Pancham’s classic Dhannon ki aankhon all over Chhore ki baatein? Its catchy, but that inspiration is too much to shrug off. Joshile is one pointless rehash of Pritam’s own Mummy ko from Chocolate. The Vishal-Shekar’ish melody Bolo na is sung very well by Shaan. No comments on the film’s possible connection with David Fincher’s cult fave of the same name, but Pritam is clearly running out of steam if this soundtrack is any indication.

Chaand diklaja follows the Aashiq Banaya Aapne (ABA) formula to the hilt, right upto Himesh’s nasal vocals. But is adequately groovy to be a chartbuster. Himesh seems to enjoy Lagi lagi more - well sung, backed by some neat orchestration. KK and Kunal dominate Soniye and Loot jaayenge respectively, the tunes of which are pretty assembly line Himesh. Loot has an edge though. Mohobbat ki is pretty groovy with some interesting lyrics by Sameer. Less said the better about the countless remixes. Himesh, who found his golden goose in ABA, forces it to lay a bit too many eggs here!

October kaatru has latino written all over! Catchy, but doesn’t really register. Uchathai’s absurd lyrics irritates BIG time, while the tune itself is no great shakes. Unnai thotta brings Bharadwaj’s talents to the fore. Fab orchestration and great vocals by KK makes this a groovy track. Urikka urikka is a gaana-styled thathuva song - strictly for the front benchers. The sax interludes are the only saving grace in Arabia, who’s seems goes haywire. And finally, the trademark item song - Goiango. Definitely catchy, but Bharadwaj merely follows his formula. For the Saran-Bharadwaj combo, its time for a serious reinvention drive.

Lelakku lifts liberal snatches from Raghav’s Ain’t Nobody. No wonder its catchy. Ennai konja is a neat melody with the inimitable Hariharan! Yeh durra opens with a Baila-ish prelude and follows that pattern into the song too. Catchy Vijay’ish track! SPB is the big draw Athi athika. Another Mazhai track, but with Hindi-styled rhythms. Eruvar vaazhum is a Raja’ish track with some beautiful guitar and mighty impressive orchestration! This one’s unlike recent Vijay songs, but that could well be the differentiating factor for this pleasant song! Vidyasagar brings that much-needed sophistication back into a Vijay starrer, after a crass Sivakasi.

Srikanth Deva’s music for this Prashant-starrer has two genres that Tamil cinema seems to have lately forgotten. A full-throated, noisy saami paattu, in Aadhi sivane. And a seduction song in Kaadhal munivaa. The lazy rhythm is rather inviting while the lyrics and Anupama’s mukkal singing adds some zing. Aariyamaala, the assembly-line melody invokes Karikaala chozhan quite unnecessarily. After Vadumaanga, its Paniyaaram and Aappam. Catchy nonsense. Sangu chakkara has a Deva’ish sound with additional chords as the son’s contribution. The six bit songs are rather pointless and are perhaps better as the film’s BGM with no additional purpose to the soundtrack.

Bhagyaraj chooses debutant Dharan for his comeback starring his daughter! Ennil has adequately mod orchestration with an average tune. The vocals leave a lot to be desired though. Things improve in Unnai kandene. Lot more compelling vocals, while the tune itself has an interesting pattern. The background piano creates a pleasing effect. Frivolous pop sounds welcomes us in Yedho nadakkudhu, but this one’s quite listenable. This track’s interludes form the Theme piece too. Oru nodi has a decent synth-rustic sound with enthusiastic singing by Karthik. While Dharan’s music does not have a drastically different sound, its a pretty good debut!

[A well deserved exception in word count...200 words for this soundtrack!]

Yuvan’s imagination soars way beyond the confines of a Tamil movie OST in the phenomenal Pudhupettai Main theme, Selling dope and Clash of titans. Incredible assortment of instruments and a dead catchy rhythm is what Going thru emotions is all about. The raaga.com-citibank-rupee-checking-account-piece that sneaks in, is a MAJOR gripe though! What starts as a petta song transforms into a pulsating synth track in Enga area. The rap pieces and the idea of juxtaposing MGR songs in between are done very imaginatively! Oru naalil is one heck of a track - fab lyrics and some really innovative orchestration. Yuvan’s Tamil and the occasional off-key passages are the sore points though! The prominent rhythm in the remix version sucks you completely into it! Kamal Hassan’s throaty voice adds a considerable aura to Idhu enna kadavule. Synth dominates again, but to a very interesting effect. Variya is an instantly catchy synth dappangoothu that borders that cult flute song by Remo. Tamil Gangsta rap wrapped in hiphop anyone? You got Pul pesum! The tune is middling but the interludes and overall orchestration is mindblowing. This is Yuvan at his very best. Pudhupettai is clearly one of the most innovative albums in recent times!

Niru transitions from pop to film music with Kalaaba Kaadhalan, but seems to carry a Suresh Peter’ish Tamil pop sound through Thogai virithu and Urugudhey. Both are listless. Manmeedhu attempts to convey the male angst and Haricharan does make an honest effort with his voice. Pattu sela sounds interesting partly because of the assortment of sounds and tunes, but fails to register. Niru’s creativity comes to the fore finally in Chellame. This one carries a distinct middle-eastern touch and a pretty nice tune. With Arya around, this song should catch the attention and give this film that much needed exposure.

Boomikku has a pretty impressive sound but Rahul Nambiyar could relax a bit though! A catchy prelude invites us to a fairly listenable Nenjaangoottil. Vijay’s use of instruments is rather unconventional but adds to the overall effect. Malgudi Shuba attempts a mellow mood in Poo meedhu but manages only to annoy. Dailamo achieves its intention of being an item song. Pretty pointless though. The percussion in Kitta nerungivaadi apes Lajjavathiye, but Sukhwinder manages to infuse some life into this catchy track. After 2 reasonably good tracks in his debut outing Sukran, Dishyum is definitely a step down for Vijay Antony.