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 [...]

Nijamellam maranthu‘s sound is a mix of hip-hop and a beguiling range of curious sounds! Dhanush and Anirudh seem to have solid fun singing it even if it’s all heavily synthesized. Anirudh is especially effective in Boomi enna suthudhe, a song that recalls parts of Kolaveri, but is still a whole new package, with a [...]

Beyond its absurd lyrics, Why this kolaveri does have its quirky, foot-tapping appeal; much like Come on girls, that ups the quirk-quotient in a funky package! Idhazhin oram, Kannazhaga and Nee paartha could easily be mistaken for Yuvan’s material (more Yuvan sound in Rhythm of Love instrumental!), but to give Anirudh the credit, he does [...]

Update (Dec.28, 2011): Here’s the Love Anthem, by Simbu! There’s no word of the Rihanna and Akon association, and there’s no mention of the composer either, considering Simbu is an actor, not a composer. The song does sound good, however. And I notice Sony Music trying a Kolaveri’sh tactic of adding mobile downloads and subtitles! [...]

Naresh Iyer’s vocals make an impact as much as Selva’s conversationally coarse lyrics and that oddly accentuated backgrounds, in Naan sonnadhum. Kaadhal yen kaadhal and Voda voda up the ante in loutish lyrics, by Pa. Vijay, and Dhanush, respectively – but GVP does wrap them in listenable tunes! Enenna seidhom‘s Doordarshan-chorus style is an interesting [...]

Dhenam dhenam‘s action-packed tune is surprisingly enjoyable; it is perhaps the nonchalant attitude towards all that violence that makes this song endearing – Benny Dayal rocks this one! Kaalangathale too is a great listen…simple, instantly likeable melody and superb vocals by Karthik. Yenna solla is fabulously foot-tapping, with a great hook by MLR Karthikeyan. It’s [...]

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SPB and son SPC breeze through the gorgeous Ayyayo that recycles Raja’s classic folk rhythm with a neat 2.0 touch. The composer reserves the best track for himself – Yaathe yaathe; a lively, joyous outburst of love! Velmurugan’s Otha sollaala is too familiar to other currently-in-vogue folk songs, but the ominous pathos in En vennilave [...]

Ussumu laresay rivals Harris Jeyaraj-style gibberish and is merely standard techno-kuthu that Vijay regularly conjures. Kan irrandil has a folksy, Telugu’ish feel and Naresh Iyer’s lively vocals do help, while the wedding-round-the-corner track, Idicha pacharisi is highly templatized and boring – much like Ulagam enakku, based on another template! It is in En nenje that [...]

The problem with Devi Sri Prasad’s music, usually, is that the rhythms are recycled beyond imagination – Lifeey jaali thaan is a great example; staid backgrounds and a childish tune. Even Feel my love is no different – template rhythm and a tune that just takes its own course, but while Mukesh’s Nee kaadhalikkum ponnu, [...]