Kadapurathoru sounds rhythmically good, but is terribly predictable – everything after the first line is so obvious – worse, the anupallavi is teeming with that damn synth. Marachonnu is embarrassing, that aanum-pennum chorus is cringe-worthy. Ponathevide, thankfully, is rendered by Raja himself and that makes all the difference. Shuba niyogamalle is the pick of the album – Bhavatharini’s singing is incredible and so is Raja’s soulful, bhajan-like tune. But Innalle mutthathu is plain hopeless – despite that oft-heard catchy background rhythm. SMS is yet another hackneyed soundtrack by the Maestro – barring his own and his daughter’s tracks. Small mercies, those!
Keywords: Bala, Navya Nair
