January 2006

Taxi No. 9211

Bombai nagariya is yet another track extolling the virtues of Mumbai. Bappi da’s rendition does make this street-smart track interesting. Vishal Shekar try to relive their better melodies in the...

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Tishnagi

Ranjit Barot’s trademark sound, heard recently in Holiday, dominates the title track. The other Barot track, Dono jahaan has a distinct 80s pop sound a la Take That! In the...

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Chingaari

Aadesh does an Ismail Darbar in Dank maare, but with sad results. He also takes up crooning in Kitni sardi and makes it a surprisingly good track! Dulhan dulhan has...

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Happy

Egire is trademark Yuvan, with the unusual instruments and humming. Neat track that mixes a light melody with catchy interludes and orchestration. Chal re is very catchy and sung impressively...

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Thambi

60s Tamil music is what comes to your mind when you listen to the pleasant Poovaanathil. Sudum nilavu welcomes back Unnikrishnan with an interesting tune that I feel uses Reetigowlai....

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Paramasivan

Undivil is a raucous kuthu track, but very catchy. Asai dosai spells ‘item’ and has forced-raunchy vocals. The tune’s simple and instantly catchy though. Natchathira’s tune and rhythm is infectious...

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