Komaram Puli – Music Review

This review comes from a dear friend, Anusha. So any brickbats, you know whom to direct them at! 😉

Dochey: Lady Kash n Krissy, Shreya Ghoshal

Lady Kash n Krissy..  ARR surely has a way of choosing some of the most exotic singers!! The initial rap effect is splendid. Shreya then joins in on a sensuous note, in style of what she has done for ARR in Ah Aah, SoK etc. Look out for the beats between 2:49 – 3:01. Reminds me a bit of Style from Sivaji, but still too good with a bit of accordion at the back. This one will definitely have all music lovers humming ‘Make the bad guys cry!!’

Maham Maye: Javed Ali, Suchitra, Mili Nair

Singer Suchitra finally bags her first song with ARR and does a neat job, accompanying the ever-dependable Javed Ali. Though the starting beats sound slightly staid, its in the interlude that ARR displays his brilliance with an orchestral string sequence.

Namakame: Chitra, Madhushree, Harini

Three ladies sing a very beautiful hymn rather a lullaby for the God. As the song proceeds further, a mild mridangam is heard in the background which gives a good rhythm to the otherwise slow song. The instrumentation of the song and also the feel of the song entirely reminds one of ‘Oh Palanhare’ from Lagaan. The song seems to be in Raga Anandabhairavi, at least the part where Chitra’s beautiful humming happens (3:50).

Power Star: Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash

Good start!! But unfortunately Telugu people might not be able to understand what Tanvi is singing. People with no knowledge about the language would definitely enjoy the song for its engaging Punjabi-tinged arrangement characterised by the grand beats. Was that Blue the chorus was singing in between?? Vijay is going places these days with the different genres he is experimenting with. Kudos to him!!

Amma Thale: Naresh Iyer, Swetha Mohan

The starting reminded of good old days of ARR like Roja and Gentleman. And then entered Swetha (Singer Sujatha’s daughter – remember the child voice in Kuchi Kuchi Rakma) with her tongue-twister lyrics followed by Naresh with a slightly westernized rendition of ‘Amma Thale’ such that one cannot identify that it is actually him singing. The tempo of the song reminded me of ARR’s Padakali from the Malayalam movie Yodha and also Thickuruvi. As a signature, ARR has changed the pitch of the song in the end and Naresh joins the twister train of Swetha’s, before ending with a classical version of that which he started off on a westernized note.

Maaralante: ARR, KMMC choir conducted by Kavita Baliga

Though in the promo Maaralante didn’t sound great, in its entirety it totally blows you away. The KMMC orchestra has been conducted by Kavita Baliga, the lady who sang the mesmerizing aria in Rahman’s score for Shekhar Kapur’s short film called Passage. A fine orchestration by all the students of KM Music Conservatory with their guru singing in the lead. And they have backed him up so beautifully its hard to say who is better! KMMC shows every sign of going on to make ARR proud.

A mixed bag of sorts from ARR, which is more than what director SJ Surya(aaarrghhh!) deserves for the atrocious on-screen treatment he gave to ARR’s music in New and more importantly, Anbe Aaruyire! You can listen to the songs here.
Rating: 8/10
Recommended tracks: Maaralante [for KMMC’s brilliance!!], Dochey, Amma Thale