Music Review (Tamil): Master

Music Review (Tamil): Master
Music Composer: Anirudh Ravichander

Anirudh extends his Marana Mass/Chumma Kizhi structured song and tries to milk its success with the gibberish lyrics threw in by Gana Balachander in Vaathi coming. The hook bit is definitely catchy and easy dance portion but overall it turns out to be a pedestrian listen mainly because of its overused tone especially in the past two albums of Anirudh. Andha Kanna Paathakka is in lines of Tharam Maara single in terms of tune but Anirudh did exceptional work with an intriguing synth sounds in the arrangements supported by Keba Jeremiah's guitar. Though Vignesh Shivn's lyrics pointed at heroine/ generally female gaze on the protagonist, Anirudh roped in Yuvan Shankar Raja and he delivers adequately. The tune is tailor-made for Anirudh's vocals going by the composer's earlier works.


Kutti story is easily best of the album with its colloquial lyrics by Arun Raja Kamaraj and Vijay delivering it big time with his casual tone which perfectly suits with the on-screen persona of Vijay. Anirudh kept the tune simple with the catchy rhythm beats and the Tanglish lyrics reminds us of the Anirudh's viral Kolaveri. Quit Pannuda is a refreshing composition from the composer. The song starts off with a trance-like sound indicating the intoxicated state and turns into a lovely sax solo before plunges into an energetic soft rock towards the second half. The minor quibble with respect to Anirudh vocals aside, the track is a winner definitely. Polakkattum Para Para starts with Vijay Sethupathi's dialogue and veers into the rustic folk song in the vocals of Santosh Narayanan and the singer easily sails off the tune with occasional thunderous laughs. Anirudh spruces up the arrangements with the consistent use of folk percussions and the tune may blend well with the visuals. Arivu and Anirudh are in stunning form with Vaathi Raid and the lyrics by Arivu is lit especially the timely usage of Vaathi 'Raid'. The astounding energy with which Arivu delivered deserves special mention and the track definitely matches the vibes Neruppu da created during its release. Arivu's rap forms the backbone of this heady and an exhilarating song. Master album features the two short tracks beat of Master and Pona Pogattum. Both the tracks are strictly situational while the former instrumental track dominated by percussions scores over the Vinith's emotional track Pona Pogattum.

Verdict: Anirudh easily delivered his best among his recent outings for the mass films with the vibrant soundtrack led by Vaathi Raid. Though the fact that predominant tracks in the album are sung by the composers itself and also no female singers is a bit of dampener, Anirudh ensures that the album is a joyous ride with the highly engaging set of tracks.

My Rating: 8/10

Pick of the Album: Vaathi Raid, Kutti Story, Quit Pannuda

P.S You can listen to the songs on Youtube

Music Review (Tamil): Kolamaavu Kokila

Music Review (Tamil): Kolamaavu Kokila
Music Composer: Anirudh Ravichander

Edhuvaraiyo benefits largely from the throaty vocals of Sean Roldan and Anirudh aces the loungi'sh trippy synth-laden arrangements. The laidback arrangements and the Gautham Vasudev Menon's voice over makes this track immensely lovable and the anupallavi portion in the Sean Roldan's vocals is a lovely stuff from the composer. Anirudh returns to his forte in Kalyana Vayasau, an immensely catchy, conversational song which becomes a rage for the visuals. Sivakarthikeyan's relatable lyrics and the Anirudh's arrangements do wonders for the song. The track features brilliant sound mixing and the synth sounds especially in the interludes.

Orey Oru, guitar-laden minimally arranged melody sung effectually by Anirudh and the composer brilliantly overlaid the dreamy vocals of Jonita Gandhi and his own vocals. Composer kept the arrangements simple and dominated by Keba Jeremiah's guitar work while the charanam portions have an uncanny resemblance to the composer's best work Naanum Rowdy thaan. Anirudh unleashes his imaginative crazy mix in Kabiskabaa Coco which starts off with the 80's synth prelude but soon dwells into an arresting mix of gibberish sounds in Arunraja Kamaraj's vocals.Khaarem  Kamlakhar's flute portions and brilliant sound mixing makes this one an highly engaging and brilliantly done track in recent times.Thittam Poda Theriyala suffers from the overdose of Anirudh's vocals all over the album but tune wise the track reminds us of the composer's Telugu debut Agnyathavaasi's Gaali Vaaluga. Apart from the engaging tune, the track features the solid Kishore's Sitar interlude. Vijay Yesudas joins with Arunraja Kamaraj in an another insanely done mix Gun in Kadhal and the track's upbeat outlook makes this short track easily accessible.

Verdict: Anirudh Ravichander's knack for delivering catchy and immensely enjoyable tracks continue in Kolamaavu Kokila.

My Rating: 8.5/10

Pick of the album: Kalyana Vayasu, Edhuvaraiyo, Kabiskabaa Coco, Orey Oru

P.S You can listen to the songs in Saavn.