Sunday, September 9, 2018

Music Review (Tamil): Pariyerum Perumal

Music Review (Tamil): Pariyerum Perumal
Music Composer: Santosh Narayanan

 

Karuppi, the dark as well as kind of disturbing video which was released as a single earlier is an engaging listen especially for its simple and hard-hitting lyrics by Vivek and Mari Selvaraj. The tune treads along the familiar Santosh Narayan territory, the blues-rock which reminds of the composer's Veera Thurandhara from Kabali. The vocals of Santosh Narayanan also gels well with the tone of the song and especially the intermittent female vocals. Vanakkam Vanakkamunga stays true to the genre, raw folk tune which may work well with the visuals than as a standalone soundtrack. It's always a delight to listen Santosh Narayanan's guitar-laden track and Potta Kaattil is an absolute gem from the composer. The falsetto voice in the prelude and the consistently buoyant guitar work by Naveen and Telfie makes this one a ravishing listen. Yogi Sekar of Elanda Pazham fame from Aandavan Kattalai and Fareedha with ample support Ananthu and Vijay Narein's acapella bits makes this one an engaging listen. The sargams and the guitar riffs towards the end is a fascinating touch from the composer. Engum Pugazh Thuvanga is another folk song sung effectually by folk Marley Anthony Daasan and Kallur Mariyappan and akin to Vanakkam Vanakkamunga, this also may work well in the movie. Vaa Rayil Vidapolama is another effective composition sung brilliantly by Super Star singer fame Prithika and piano by Santosh Narayanan comes off as a second vocal. The lyrics by Vivek are once again simple and hard hitting while Santosh builds up the arrangements in the background especially in the interludes. Santosh Narayanan ends the soundtrack with the foot tapping angsty Naan Yaar and the pop soundscape especially with the synths and ooh ooh chorus sections works to its favour despite the off-key singing by Santosh Narayanan in some places.

Verdict: After Kaala, Santosh Narayanan churned out another winner in 2018 and the composer's trademark tune works much better than the folk tracks.

My Rating: 8/10

Pick of the album: Potta kaatil Poovasam, Vaa Rayil vida Polama, Karuppi 


P.S You can listen to the songs in Saavn

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