Barring that SA Rajkumar-style chorus and stereotyped lyrics on friendship, Ettu kangalukkum does have a moving tune; thanks to Madhu Balakrishnan’s involved singing. Kalyanam remix is a crackling listen – the new version cleverly builds on Chandrababu’s legendary original with unabashedly joyous wedding’ish rhythms and Karthik aces the newly added portions. Hariharan and Chinmayi’s Kooraana [...]

Nooru nooru koti, Minchinante, Yelavo dhoortha & Jagave banna banna – Kote (Kannada – Raghu Dixit) A recent soundtrack that is on nonstop loop in my car! Nooru nooru has a particularly incredible 3rd line that has me singing along everytime…lovely turn, that! Even the otherwise standard kuthu, Jagave banna banna is the kind of [...]