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KK mesmerizes in Ek pal ke liye with that latin guitar et all. Its Shreya’s turn in Aa paas aa and a similar guitar feel elevates this number. A country music-like start sounds perfect for the relaxed Tumse yoon milenge, which gains a sing-along’ish feel with Kunal’s vocals. Babul as usual sounds more like Kumar Sanu but carries the alternate version of Tumse ably, in Lamha. Shaan does the honors in the peppy version of the title song, while Kunal’s soulful, minimalistic version sleep-inducing. Except for that Jesse Cook effect looming large all over the soundtrack, Pritam succeeds yet again.

Keywords: Esha Deol, Aftab Shivdasani, Ameesha Patel, Vikram Bhatt

With more than a passing resemblance to Vennilave and some awful singing by Yuvan, Kanave makes you take notice for the new spin it gives to those negatives! The mild mannered call to the beloved in Odivaa spawns into something pulsating. Orampo has very little singing sandwiched between a mesmerizing assortment of musical genres! Kaadhalai spirals between an incredible number of singers and pieces, while Ilayudhir kaalam bewitchingly narrates a fairy tale with a bevy of female vocals & catchy rhythms and the sudden Hollywood musical’ish peekaboo! Yuvan evolves out of his trademark style to give us something very innovative!

Keywords: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bharath, Mallika Kapoor, Vijay Milton, Cheran, AIBI, Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkiradhu

The utter state of anarchy throughout the movie is both disturbing and funny! Despite being about slum youth gone astray for livelihood, Yuvan’s hip music helps in connecting with city slickers. Arya seems to be cut out for coarse characters, while Bharath expectedly excels. The girls, Pooja and Padmapriya, despite minimal roles, stand out with very real performances. Cochin Haneefa and Chappa lend the film a haunting ending, which is most likely to be lost on all the heroic villainy that preceded it. The overall package is powerfully unconventional within limited, enjoyable commercial parameters! Here’s looking forward to Vishnuvardhan’s next!

Keywords: Bharath, Arya, Vishnuvardhan, Pooja, Padmapriya

Har pyare ki spoofs Anu’s own Tumse milke and is largely pointless. Tu jahan rips off a small riff from Walk Don’t Run while Kunal continues to ham. Rabba de borrows generously from the middle-eastern chartbuster Sidi mansour, with no credit, of course! Trickbaby pitch in to save the soundtrack with the curious and raspy title song. Anu lifts his own Dil dil dil from Aaghaaz in Day by day, raising doubts about its origin! Ek rub is utterly non-descript. Anu should have given more freedom to his ‘arranger’ Ranjit Barot to get something decent! One joke of a soundtrack.

Keywords: Anu Malik, Indra Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi

Himesh’s now famous nasal style and thumping rhythms dominate Jhoom. The same goes for Tere sang! And Tanha jiya!! Himesh and his nose have become national preoccupations but this soundtrack way too much! So, it’s a miracle Himesh let Sonu and Kunal sing Yeu kasi and O mitra, respectively. While Yeu kasi has some novelty in the rhythms, O mitra’s deja-vu feel gets on your nerves. And, don’t even get me started on Cheena re, the n’th version of many other Himesh tracks. Himesh went beyond his signature style in Banaras. And failed! So, where to from here, Mr Reshammiya?

Keywords: Himesh Reshammiya, Himesh Reshamiyya, Anuj Sawhney, Jimmy Shergill, Dino Morea, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma

Both Hollywood and Kapil Devda are utterly pointless tracks that you forget them within minutes. Naan pudicha is a catchy semi-folk’ish track that is molded more like a relaxed kuthu track thankfully different from other faster kuthu tracks with manic energy. Kanavaa has a reasonably interesting and abstract tune structure and the somewhat ambitious orchestration impresses. And finally a track that will make the composer proud - Yen swaasathil! This one’s not another Azhagiya Theeye’s Vizhigalin but it doesn’t disappoint either. But, as an overall soundtrack Jerry disappoints considering the promise Ramesh Vinayagam displayed in University, Azhagiya Theeye and Naladamayanthi!

Keywords: Jithan, Ramesh, Crazy Mohan, Ramesh Vinayagam

KK opens the soundtrack with the absolutely stunning Tu hi meri. This, along with Abhijeet’s Lamha lamha are impressively orchestrated melodies and both suck you in instantly. Bangladeshi singer James does a rousing rendition of Goutam Chatterjee’s Jibonmukhi gaan, Prithibi in Bheegi bheegi. Surprisingly the album includes a credit note to the source! The soulful Mujhe mat roko seems very unlike Pritam, and I’m saying this as a compliment, while Zubeen’s Ya ali is a neat techno track with cool, mild arabic touches. Pritam shows fantastic range in yet another soundtrack from the Bhatt brigade that boasts of fab music!

Keywords: Mahesh Bhatt, Emran Hashmi, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna, Shiney Ahuja

The catchy title song bears the trademark Vidyasagar sound with crowd-pleasing orchestration. Praveen Mani’s remix is adequately hip. Egire chilakamma is predictable, but the predominantly catchy rhythm makes it addictive. Strong Gilli overtones in Jai shambo, though catchy guitar riffs and a simple tune lift this track. The fast-paced Maro maro has the psuedo-Bhangra sound that Vidyasagar has mastered over the years. Anuradha Sriram pours out her assorted fears in the mischievous Chidu gudu which has all the hallmarks of an item song! Vidyasagar reinvents the wheel fairly well to prop Pawan’s sagging career and to help good friend Dharani.

Keywords: Pawan Kalyan, Meera Chopra, Nila, Reema Sen, Chiranjeevi

Punjabi aankhonwaali is a catchy ditty, tailored specifically for Salman, in the so-called guest role! The title song about the ‘love season’ is an unintentionally hilarious track, while Vasundhara Das does a Cyndi Lauper in the silly Ready for love. Sonu bawls his heart out in the routine Tu mila de while Kunal runs his versatile vocals through more narrow lanes in Jo maangi but isn’t helped by Aadesh’s tune that at best sounds like its from Anu Malik’s recycle bin. If Saawan Kumar Tak is looking for a Tere Naam redux, he’s at least failed on the soundtrack front!

Keywords: Salman Khan, Saawan Kumar Tak, Hindi film songs

The trademark Anand Milind sound invites you in Barsaat and Mohabbat ho chuki. For a minute we’re transformed to the early 90s when the duo ruled the charts! Richa Sharma goes her coarse best in the title song which is as crude as it can be! I also wonder why this one requires 2 versions! Sunidhi tries her best to seduce in the silly Kuch dard. One heck of a funny track! The funnier thing is that Abhijeet tries his hand too in another version! Anand-Milind, for all their success, do not deserve such a film to reopen their innings.

Keywords: Mahima Chaudhary, Anand Milind, Hindi films songs