Rahman channelizes his sweeping patriotic template to a motivational song in Nenjae ezhu – adequately impactful. Innum konjam is absolutely hypnotic – splendid vocals by Vijay and Shweta! Naetru aval gets its sound right, but the rambling tune doesn’t help, while Enga pona is Shakthisree and Keba’s show all the way! Sonapareeya, despite the foot-tapping [...]

If you ignore the crass Vootukulley yaarumillai, Akku marku offers a warm and rhythmic gaana in with earthy, colloquial lyrics by Na.Muthukumar. Taj gets is groove right in the two melodies – Idhu enna and En kannukulle! The former’s sweeping tune and fabulous vocals by Nivas and Saindhavi make a big difference, while the latter [...]

Kadhal ennulle, barring that interesting nadaswaram interlude, has nothing new, tune-wise. Kaatru veesum fares much better – Haricharan’s vocals are great, as is the hummable melody. Benny Dayal’s Evan avan has manic energy running throughout; that Floyd-style break, mid-way, is a killer! Neram theme is intriguing, complete with a neat thavil and guitar-led ending. Phone [...]

Azhagendral has Sathya playing well on his now-famous rhythmic backgrounds; it is particularly well sung by the composer too. Kozhu kozhu and Lovukku Yes too get their backgrounds really well, even as the tunes meander predictably. Sathya makes fantastic use of violins in the lovely ballad Melliya saaral where Harish Iyer’s vocals rule! Haricharan gets [...]

Na.Muthukumar’s beautiful lyrics adorn the gorgeous melody in Aananda yaazhai, sung fabulously by Sriram Parthasarathy. Yuvan’s work in the interludes is almost Raja’esque – brilliant! Along with the director’s annoying Tamil pronunciation in the prelude, Nadhi vellam‘s backgrounds and interludes sound better than the morose tune. Alphonse’s odd vocal contortions overshadow the Yaarukkum’s short tune. [...]

Vaada vaada is loud and raucous in an enjoyable way; rhythmic and superbly sung by Rahul Nambiar. Iru idhayam sernthu is that melody that the composer is known really well for – brilliantly orchestrated with a lilting sound and really well sung by Karthik. Oru thuli is yet another example where Vidyasagar proves credentials with [...]

Mudhal mazhai and Vizhiyile vizhiyile are tunes that are too steeped in familiar templates to make a significant impact – passable melodies at best, both. Rowdy girls is all faux attitude and bad accent. Saregama and Ghani Khamma (in Hindi, by Hindustani singer Meghana Dandekar!) are short, melodious and interesting. Kaadhal indha kaadhal is where [...]

Suda suda‘s techno backdrop seems jarring for the tune, but James delivers an ace in Maamanukku ennadi, sung by Nancy, Vasudha and Sarayu – a wonderfully endearing tune (Aabhogi?). Mala mele is a throwback to the filmy ‘tribal’ sound and Palani Ammal and Mahalingam’s fantastic vocals helps the song enormously. The composer sings Viraivil vidiyum [...]

Indrodu‘s highly enthusiastic and energetic sound is addictive; Srinivas and Ramya deliver Vaali’s verses with verve! Gana Bala’s Ora kannala is earthy and thoroughly enjoyable gana, but made better by the composer in the arrangements. Vaa iravugal is high on techno, but with patchy vocals and tune. The soundtrack’s highlight are the two immersive melodies [...]

Come na come uses the schoolboy’ishly well-known abuse, set to a simple, catchy tune, complete with rap and earthy vocals. Andrea rocks Mama douser, a raucous, one-sentence song with free-flowing jazz goodness! Kovai Jaleel’s vocals and Sathosh’s music capture the 60s wonderfully in Ellaam kadandhu, while Rob Mass’s Sudden Delight is superbly trippy! Saga is [...]