Billa (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)

The title song and Vethalaya’s remixes take a leaf from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s techno update for the original, Hindi Don’s remake. But both the tracks are surprisingly jarring with a nauseatingly overdone sound. Seval kodi too is strangely indifferent with a stock tune and stale rhythms, while the theme music is pretty assembly-line. Thankfully Yuvan’s innovation comes to the fore with Naan mattum and Sei – a set of experimental, but groovy tracks, complete with exotic interludes and orchestration. Given Vishnuvaradhan’s past success with Yuvan’s music (Arindhum ariyaamalum & Pattiyal), it’s surprising that a large part of Billa’s music is rather mediocre.

Keywords: Ajith, Nayantara, Yuvan, Namitha

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