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Aadona stepsu is suitably groovy – standard tune, but those retro-styled arrangements work, while Bengaluru galligela is straight out of Manisharma’s massy repertoire – folksy, catchy hook saves it. Bul bul has Joshua’s unique sound – and he excels in home turf! Devareno neenu, however, goes repetitively overboard with his signature style. Kokkoko is a [...]

The reggaeton influences in Confusion are skilfully handled and the overall package is catchy! Ee paapi starts like a standard pathos track but is beautifully arranged with some amazing musical pieces. Arjun blends Karthik’s vocals and guitar in perfect doses and builds on the rhythm quite well too, in Ee pari tavaka, while the same [...]

Galiye nodu baa touches beautifully on Darbari Kanada and along with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal’s brilliant vocals, this is a brilliant track. More Sonu goodness happens in Bhoomi suttodu, where Chitra pitches in, for a lovely, very tuneful melody. Kannasaneyali, despite that Ismail Darbar-like orchestration and raaga usage, has a blasé indifference to it. [...]

The composer joins Sayonara in his usually styled techno title song – groovy tune with catchy hooks! Hosadondu hesaru too is pretty neat, with pleasant reggae influences and excellent vocals by Karthik and Shwetha. Joshua reworks his Appavi number, Vaada vinmele adequately in the item number Aaja nachre, while Karthik’s haunting techno-melody Naanu eega is [...]

After the recession is almost over, allegedly, we have an ode…in the form of Banthu banthu recession! It’s mundane and pedestrian, as a song, anyway. Gelluba gelluba is the stuff of legendary bad songs – one outdated Middle Eastern sound that seems entirely inane. Ivanu yaaravva, with its 80s sound is even more annoying, while [...]

Beyond all the orchestral magic that Sandeep weaves in for Maar maar, it is essentially flat and monotonous, but, thankfully, the title song gets both right – the sweeping orchestration and a haunting tune, sung by Neha Kakkar. Nannanena and Nodu baare are quintessential Sandeep – lilting melodies arranged beautifully to make for a great [...]

Jagave ninadu is funky and pulsating, while Nenapidu nenapidu is a fantastic Kannada debut for Shruti Hassan; along with Karthik, she does really well in an excellently arranged tune! Kuku kokileyinda is a quintessential Kannada film song – predictably worn-out. Hejjegondu hejje has Manikanth’s stamp written all over – fabulous choice of instruments and a [...]

Nooku nuggalu opens in typical Ravichandran fashion, borrowing sensuous rhythmic clues from Ilayaraja’s Maasi Maasam – but this is a fabulously catchy track; Tippu and Anuradha Sriram upping the heat! Suma Shastry’s O Beautiful Lady, barring the lyrics, does have an attention-grabbing tune, while Nee hanga nodabyada is the soundtrack’s pick along with the SPB-Chitra [...]

Chamundi taayi works because of SPB’s powerful vocals and the guitars Guru adds wisely to an otherwise standard song. Kabadi kabadi is as mainstream and massy as it can get – SPB to the rescue again, in a catchy package typical of Guru’s style. Kabadi’s other version with Karthik is even better! With the ghost [...]

The first thing that strikes you in a Raghu Dixit soundtrack is the eclectic nature of the sound – Marubhoomialli is a great example, fusing a distinctly Indian sounding Celtic feel over a lilting, sing-along’ish tune. The Rock-On styled stadium song, Ee kanninalli is extremely engaging, while Ello jinugiruva, despite the staid rhythm, makes up [...]