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The reuse of Raja’s own, very-ascetic Pichai paathiram, with Madhu Balakrishnan almost doing a Yesudass and Sadhana Sargam’s divinely serene Amma un pillai (Maatha un kovilil, the original, features as a [...]
This is a first for Milliblog – 100 words for just one song! And the song that, in my opinion, deserves that respect – Jotheyali from Ilayaraja’s 1980 Kannada film, Geetha! It may be that absolutely stunning backgrounds by Ilayaraja…could be that mesmerizing tune – it all just works like magic, together! This song has [...]
The dulcet title song is a vintage Raja tune combined with palatable orchestration, while Lokam and Hero nenochane are blasts from the past – living way beyond their expiry dates. Gaajula and Chirugali are simplistic and kiddish, and barring that middling rhythm, Suvvi suvvi’s tune and backgrounds are beautiful. Chandamama is more like it - [...]
Karthik rules over the catchy and very in-sync Ilamai kanavugal, while Unakkulle irukkiren’s sedate, vintage melody is alluring. Bhavatharini’s Kannanukku is a passable semi-classical with occasional display of Raja’s past prowess. Koothu onnu is tantalizingly seductive though bordering on the crude, but the title song is plain routine. Raja’s own vocals mark the meaningfully written [...]