The title song, beyond its noisy predisposition, has a sophisticated kuthu feel bordering on Calypso. Chikki mukki is a massy, Pritam’ish song – a catchy track, with a nuanced extra, while Vellaikaari harks back to the Wham era – pleasantly nostalgic 80s pop. Paadhi Kaadhal is wonderful stuff – a mildly mocking track seeped in a faux classical base, with sparkling backgrounds and tune bridges – Bombay Jayashree and Sunitha Sarathy have a ball here. Otrai vaarthayil and Latcham vaarthaigal have the same, middling Latino-fused tune straight out of Marc Antony’s repertoire. The Indi-pop duo’s Tamil debut definitely stands out.
Keywords: Modhi Vilayaadu, Vinay, Kajal Agarwal, Hariharan, Leslie Lewis, Colonial Cousins
