Music Review (Telugu): Maharshi

Music Review (Telugu): Maharshi
Music Composer: DeviSri Prasad

Padara Padara gains immensely from powerhouse vocals of Shankar Mahadevan and unfortunately the vocals being the only thing effective in this heavily templatized tune by DSP. Sreemani's vocals works which bring out the pain of the farmers effectually and the track may well work with the course of the movie but not as a standalone track. Chotti Chotti Baatein reminds us of the composer's numerous earlier compositions and the singing by the composer himself doesn't work to its favour. Especially when the tune goes as Enno Vela Kadhalu, Arey Inko Kadha Modhalu, one can easily skip the song and can listen to Devisri Prasad's earlier compositions. Nuvve Samastham fares better with the synth rhythms in the background and Yazin Nizar's listenable vocals. But once again tune is a kind of let down from the composer and warmed over techno sounds even in the interludes fizzles rapidly. Sreemani's lyrics bring out the grandeur well than the tune which tries really hard.

Everest Anchuna is another song where DSP hits high on techno sounds and Vishnupriya Ravi's husky vocals work effectually but Hemachandra's vocals sound more like DSP's vocals himself. However, the tune takes its own time to establish. Phir Shuru works mostly due to the racy screeching Josh Mark Raj's guitar work and the tune wise, the track is strictly perfunctory. Benny Dayal elevates the song with his sprightly vocals and the soundscape works much better rather than the tune itself. DSP ends the soundtrack with Paala Pitta, an easily likeable folk number where Rahul Sipligunj and MM Manasi steals the show with their effectual vocals. DSP adorns the tune with the really effective Manonmani's Sarangi and the foot-tapping rhythm sections.

Verdict: On the whole, Maharshi lacks the instant hit catchy numbers required for the commercial movie and DSP continues to rehash his hackneyed stock tunes.

My Rating:6.5/10

Pick of the Album: Paala Pitta, Padara Padara  

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

The edited version of the review is published in Moviecrow. 

Music Review (Tamil): House Owner

Music Review (Tamil): House Owner
Music Composer: Ghibran

Nayaname Nayaname is the beautifully layered melody replete with Nadhaswaram and Thavil and the arrangements have the retro swing to it especially in the interludes. Santhaprakash aces the vocals crooning the Madhan Karky's charming lyrics which goes like 'Undhan Aganda Aganda vizhi, yendhan irunda ulagin oLi'. Saayamal Saigindra arrangements also have the retro flavour with the dominant jazzy laid back tune which Benny Dayal croons to perfection. Though the tune takes its own time to get its groove, the background is a delight to listen with the gentle percussion adorned by snappy brass sections which shows up intermittently along with the keys. Ghibran ends the short soundtrack with the irresistible Neeyagave delivered stupendously by Sathyaprakash and Chinmayi. Ghibran adorns the song with the soothing arrangements backed by Tabla rhythm and wonderful flute solos while Chinamyi's splendid rendition makes this one best of the lot.

Verdict: Ghibran continues to churn out the lovely tracks with alarming consistency from his debut album and House owner is not an exception, short and sweet soundtrack from the talented composer.

My Rating: 8/10

Pick of the Album: Neeyagave, Nayaname Nayaname

P.S You can listen to the soundtrack in Youtube.

Weekly Earworms - Week 3 - 20/04/2019

Anthony Daasan (Tamil): Yaendi Unakku Nyaayama: The latest single composed and sung by Anthony Daasan along with Kavitha is a boisterous ride with the sprightly brass sections and Mohanrajan's amusing lyrics complement well with the fun tune conceived by Anthony. 

7Up gig - Season 2(Tamil): Sean Roldan: Romba Kadupethura: The Season 2 gets more interesting with the funky rock fusion song where Sean Roldan's amusing lyrics is an undeniable winner especially around the title hook Kalakshetra Romba Kadupethura and Paambu Pottu. The arrangements are equally outlandish with Nikhil's splendid Sax work steals the show in the interludes.

Devarattam (Tamil): Nivas K Prasanna: Pasappukkali: Nivas K Prasanna fares better in the second track from the album and the track benefits largely from the intriguing words in the Mohanrajan's verses while the modish outlook of the arrangements hugely backed up by Manikandan's bass guitar. Nivas K Prasanna, Vijay Antony and Alex Samuel Jenito ably prod the song with the vocals.

Adutha Saattai (Tamil): Justin Prabhakaran: Enga Kaiyila: Justin Prabhakaran replaces Imman for the fairly successful Saattai and the first song from the movie has the shades of Joker's Ennanga Sir unga Sattam both in terms of rhythm, tune as well as the political lyrics by Yugabharathi. Chellankuppam Subramaniyam shines with his rustic vocals but Lady Kash's rap sounds far fetched for the soundscape.

House Owner (Tamil): Ghibran: Neeyagave: Ghibran comes up with the sweeping lovely composition and Chinmayi's mesmerising vocals adds further charm to the beautiful tune. Ghibran adorns the song with the soothing arrangements backed by Tabla rhythm and wonderful flute solos. Hopefully, the extended version of the song will be released with the complete soundtrack.

Amar (Kannada): Arjun Janya: Summane Heege Ninnane: Arjun Janya ropes his favourite Sonu Nigam and Shreya Goshal for the pleasing melody and which works beautifully with the sweeping string sections in the backdrop.

Lucifer (Malayalam): Deepak Dev : Empurane: Deepak Dev's Empurane is the only listenable track in the Lucifer and the credit goes to the splendid singing by Usha Uthup while the arrangements complements the mood of the tune with the thrilling soundscape. 

Music Review (Telugu): Jersey

Music Review (Telugu): Jersey
Music Composer: Anirudh Ravichander

Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga's rousing tune is complemented by wonderful arrangement beefed up by the chorus portions and string sections which gives the song splendid soundscape. Sajith Satya's bass line and Anirudh's singing jazzed up easily especially when he goes 'Velugulaina velisipoyene'. An overall wonderful start to the album.Spirit of jersey is expectedly anthemic one and the tune sticks to the genre's formula, the punching rhythm, sprightly singing and the thumping percussion sounds. The arrangements in the interludes make this one an enjoyable listening experience, especially with the Ananthakrishnan's violin solos. Kaala Bhairava explosive singing adds enough gravitas to the song.

The pièce de résistance of the soundtrack is undeniably Padhe Padhe where Shakthishree is killing it when the tune goes as 'Padhe Padhe' and the singer's hypnotic singing is out of the world. Anirudh's colloquial singing perfectly complements it. The dreamy flavour of the tune starts with the wave sounds in the prelude and stunning soundscape, especially around the title hook and subdued flute bit in Brodha's rap makes this one easily the best song in the soundtrack. Prapanchame Alaa is completely Shashaa Tirupati's show and the synth-dominated soundscape perfectly fits the bill. Inno Genga's vocals are beautifully interspersed behind Shashaa's lead vocals. The more awesomeness followed by Keba Jeremiah's classical guitar show in the interludes. The tune turns more beautiful with the classically inclined charanam where Shashaa reaches high in ' Prathi Kshanamu Brathuku Oka Jagadame'. Anirudh ends the soundtrack with the melancholy Needa Padadhani where the mix of gloominess and angst is expressed both in terms of Darshan Raval's singing as well as Keba's screeching guitar strums in the interludes.

Verdict: Anirudh hits right out of the park in his second Telugu film after Agnyathavaasi and Ananthakrishnan combination with Anirudh continues to give splendid result in the overall soundtrack quality of the composer.

My Rating: 9/10

Pick of the Album: Padhe Padhe, Prapanchame Ala, Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga.

P.S You can listen to the songs in JioSaavn

Weekly Earworms - 2 (14/04/2019)

NGK(Tamil): YuvanShankar Raja: Thandalkaaran: YuvanShankar Raja joins hands with Selvaraghavan after Nenjam Marappathillai for the political thriller movie NGK. The first single movie reflects the theme evidently with the Kabilan's relatable lyrics. Yuvan Shankar Raja ensures that the track is hummable and punchy enough with catchy rhythm to accompany the tune. Ranjith croons the song effortlessly.

Dear Comrade (Tamil): Justin Prabhakaran: Aagasa Veedu kattum: The first single from the Vijay Devarakonda starrer dropped in and it's not the Sid Sriram's beautiful Semi-classical teaser song but another lovely song sung by Gowtham Bharadwaj of Super Singer fame. The two and half minute song mainly rides on Sam Solomon's acoustic guitar and Justin provides the immersive classical twist to the track by mildly imbibing jathi bits and the tune reminds of Kadhal Ennulle from Neram.

Thumbaa (Tamil): Anirudh Ravichander: Pudhusaatam: Thumbaa is another multilingual fantasy drama film whose teaser with the composer garnered sufficient attraction and Pudhusaatam by Anirudh Ravichander is a pleasing melody where Keba rules the song with his splendid guitar while Anirudh in his colloquial best with respect to his vocals.

Devarattam(Tamil): Nivas K Prasanna: Madura Palapalakkudhu: Muthaih returns with another rural based story but with different composer this time. The seven-minute-long track is filled with the familiar vibe throughout the song but track manages to hold the listener especially for intriguing Mohanranjan narrative lyrics and Nivas's tune is strictly the assortment of heard before sounds.

7UP gig (Tamil): Dharan: Rasathi Nenja: The 7up second season has an interesting line up of young talents and Dharan comes up with the ultra-hip techno track. Dharan ropes in Yuvan Shankar Raja to croon this addictive track and kamalakar's flute is an interesting touch in the interludes.

Mr. Local (Tamil) : HipHop Tamizha: Takkunu Takkunu: The first single of Mr.Local is strictly in the forte of HipHop Tamizha and resembles his numerous songs. Anirudh aces the singing part and makes it listenable with the help of the catchy tune.

Uyare (Malayalam): Gopi Sundar: Nee Mukilo : Gopi Sundar fresh after the splendid soundtrack of Majili in Telugu, he hits right out of the park in Uyare. Nee Mukilois the pleasant lullaby where the interludes screams of Ilayaraja adn the prelude is straight out of Valaiyosai Kala Kalavena. Vijay Yesudas's best song for this year undeniably.

Oronnonnara Pranayakadha (Malayalam): Leela Girish Kuttan: Athipoovin: After Poomaram, Leela Girish Kuttan gives Karthik another beautiful semiclassical melody on Reethigowla Raga and the track has an undeniable Vidyasagar flavour to it. The strumming rhythm sets the mood for the pleasant tune effectively.

Music Review (Tamil): Kanchana 3

Music Review (Tamil): Kanchana 3
Music Composer: Assorted Composers

Nanbanukku Koila Kattu stays true to the Saravedi Saran's forte but the lyrics sound forcefully fitted to the play along tune and the background ticks off everything one can expect from the Chennai gaana song but surprisingly sounds less garish and entertaining till it lasts if one can turn back on the lyrics part. Srilanka based composer Raj Thillaiyampalam makes his Kollywood debut with Kadhal Oru Vizhiyil and Neha Venugopal effortlessly renders the pleasant melody which is likeable till it lasts. The breezy melody is backed by Saroja's Dilruba and Madhan Karky's verses. Though the tune sounds familiar, the singing and the hummable melody makes it listenable.

Kaali Kaali is straight out of Imman's familiar template and one wishes that composer Sai Bharath could have attempted for Imman's melody rather than his usual loud percussion laden punchy soundtrack. Apart from Dhivagar Santosh's energetic rendition, the track has very little to offer. Saravedi Saran comes up with another gaana track Oru Sattai Oru Balpam, filled with off-putting lyrics by the composer himself and nevertheless, the tune sufficiently serves the purpose. Srinidhi's vocals fit the bill perfectly but one truly wishes for the better lyrics. In Shake Yo body, composed by Jesse Samuel and sung by himself starts off interestingly with the casual Goan percussion but soon spirals down into techno song which fails to hit the right note. The arrangements are patchy especially with respect to the interludes and rhythm. The tune also meanders randomly, especially in the charanam portions.The multi-composer soundtrack ends with the mandatory high octane song of Muni/Kanchana series and Rudra Kaali is no different with the loud templatized track where Renjith Unni, Pavan and Velu tries hard to engage with their sprightly rendition.

Verdict: Raghava Lawrence's Multi-composer attempt for Kanchana 3 backfires compared to Kanchana2 where Leon James and Thaman delivered exceptional tracks for this genre. This one lacks even a single memorable song from the set of six composers.

My Rating: 5/10

Pick of the Album: Kaadhal Oru Vizhiyil

Music Review (Telugu): Majili

Music Review (Telugu): Majili
Music Composer : Gopi Sundar

Maayya Maayya ticks off all the checkboxes required for Hero introduction/ revolutionary song and Gopi Sundar sets the soundscape with the punchy rock base. Bhaskarabhatla's lyrics go well with the mood while the tune evokes a memory of multiple Harris Jayaraj songs especially the charanam portions starting off with 'Thala thirige Rangelo' which makes me go back to Harris's Orange. Naa Gundello is easily breezy track bundled with the pleasant orchestration especially in the interludes with the Shehnai bit and Nikhitha Gandhi surprisingly sounds like Shalmali Kholgade while Yazin Nizar renders effortlessly. Gopi Sundar employed Xylophone and strings effectively throughout the song.

Yedethu Mallelle's gorgeous folk tune is captured by minimal arrangements and the tune is backed by Kala Bhairava and Nikhitha Gandhi's effectual rendition. Director Shiva Nirvana's affecting lyrics about pain and separation blends well with the earnest rendition of the lead singers. The album's stunning highlight is undeniably Chinmayi's Priyathama Priyathama. The melodious tune is adorned with the highly likeable arrangements backed by Josy Alpy's flute and Sumesh Parameshwar's guitar work. The title hook and the repetitive Ishtamaina Sakhudaa is the winner in this phenomenal track which is bound to hit the charts similar to Inkem Inkem last year. One boy One girl is the soundtrack's weakest where Gopi Sundar plays to the tune of commercial Telugu cinema requirements but the track is sketchy and Revanth's processed vocals don't help the track either. BhaskaraBhatla's lyrics sound adequate. Ye Manishiki Majiliyo is another easy winner from Gopi Sundar where the composer churned out an affecting charanam tune in the backdrop of celebratory percussion arrangements. Arun Gopan who composed for the underrated Amutha last year croons this song along with Chinmayi and  Baby Anusha. Gopi, as usual, weaves his magic in the melodious interludes.

Verdict: After last year Geetha Govindam, Gopi Sundar strikes a chord once again with the highly listenable melodies in Majili.

My Rating:8/10

Pick of the Album: Priyathama Priyathama, Ye Manishiki Majiliyo, Naa Gundello

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

Music Review (Hindi): Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Music Review (Hindi): Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Music Composer: Karan Kulkarni

Rappan Rappi Rap's funky sound and Benny Dayal brilliant singing give a heady start to the trippy album of the year. Benny Dayal's singing takes me back to the singer's last year Tamil funk album Funktuation. Composer's bass section and blackjack Horns's exploding brass sounds is enough to dive deep into the soundscape created by the composer for the whole album. Karan Kulkarni gives an exciting swing to the familiar Punjabi vibe in Kitthon da Tu Superstar while the background is peppered with electronic synth sounds and Rajesh Rajbhatt's Dhol. After a lively start to the album, composer returns with the dreamy Tere Liye where Kamakshi Rai's velvety vocals in the backdrop of keys and Karan's guitar strums makes this one a delightful listen in the album especially the chorus is easily the most hummable part in the song. 

Nakhrewaali is another trippy insane track in the album where the arrangements are phenomenal especially the inclusion of udukkai sounds amidst the hypnotic rhythm structure which is peppered throughout the song. Saba Azad of "Calcutta Kiss" and Nautanki Saala fame enters in the second half for the whispery appealing rendition. Karan Kulkarni delivered another crazy intriguing song Life Mein Fair Chance Kiska with Suresh Triveni, Surya Ragunathan's south Indian accented Hindi which imitates SPB's vocals and Tamil words are thrown throughout the song but the prelude is an absolute kickass bit from the composer and the song gains immensely from Kishore Sodha's trumpet. Dreamtime is true to its title, which starts with the ticking sounds and moves into the waltz tune backed up once again by Kamakshi Rai and the serene tune is sure enough to enthral the listeners. Shaolin Sky is the tweaked version of Rappan Rappi Rap and the Karan Kulkarni's version is also adequately enjoyable and arresting listen. Kitthon da Tu Superstar's shooter version is instrumental one for the most parts with Sanj V joining towards the end.

Verdict: Karan Kulkarni arrives in style with the full fledged soundtrack and this album is the most eclectic and wacky one in recent times.

My Rating: 8.5/10

Pick of the Album: All of them.

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

Weekly Earworms - 1

Starting this new series where the tracks from the album which I've enjoyed the most and also the ones which I couldn't do the full review is listed. The template is Album Name: Composer: Songs list

Panchatantra (Kannada): V Harikrishna: Shrungada Hongemara, Ee Vayasalli: V Harikrishna churns out an ear-pleasing tune in Shrungada Hongemara and the simple beautiful tune is accentuated by Vijay Prakash's vocals and the tune has undeniably heard before vibe, however, the simplicity of the tune is an irresistible number in the album. Ee Vayasalli is in another extreme, punchy percussion laden track once again featuring Vijay Prakash and the catchy tune makes this one an enjoyable track.

Mithai (Telugu): Vivek Sagar: Idhem Life Ra, Liberation Song, Tappukokura: Vivek Sagar comes up with another bang-on album and the composer continues his wacky experimental music with the bluegrassy Idhem Life Ra and the hardcore rock liberation song. The soft jazz in Anthuleni and Tappukokura once again is ample proof that Vivek Sagar is the most exciting composer in Telugu industry currently.

Sonchiriya(Hindi):Vishal Bhardwaj: Ruan Ruan: Vishal Bhardwaj's collaboration with Abhishek Chaubey after a brilliant Udta Punjab is a bit of a dampener mainly because of the familiar soundscape of the composer. However, composer delivers the knockout song for Arijit Singh and the singer aces the affecting tune effectively.

Music Review (Tamil): LKG

Music Review (Tamil): LKG
Music Composer: Leon James

Thimiru Kaataadhadi is the quintessential Leon James song where the composer's frivolous tune gels well with the Vignesh Shivan's colloquial lyrics. Sathyaprakash sails through the tune effortlessly while composer backs up the tune with the neat simple arrangements. Dappaava Kizhichaan has intriguing arrangements where Thirumoorthy's Nadhaswaram and brilliant guitar work in the interludes, but Shruthi Hassan's vocals and especially Pa Vijay's lyrics are a big let down. Tamizh Anthem is an easy winner in the soundtrack where the major tune is crooned stupendously by Sid Sriram and Chinmayi while the composer adorns the tune with the terrific backdrop of Krishna Kishor's percussions and Keba's guitar work. The musical stalwarts P Susheela, Vani Jayaram and LR Eswari aces the Tamixh Thai Vaazhthu followed by Chinmayi's dazzling second charanam rendition. Incidentally, P Susheela and Chinmayi was also part of Rahman's Senthamizhaam Tamizh Mozhi also. Ini Oru Vidhi Seivom is the generic song which is strictly listenable along with visuals.

Verdict: Leon James continues to churn out minimum guarantee music and the songs are consistently enjoyable within his soundscape.

My Rating: 7.5/10

Pick of the Album: Tamizh Anthem, Thimiru Kaataadhadi 

P.S You can listen to the album in JioSaavn.

Music Review (Kannada): Bell Bottom

Music Review (Kannada): Bell Bottom
Music Composer: Ajaneesh Loknath

Yethake Bogasu Thumba has an uncanny Ajaneesh Loknath flavour and the folk-tinged tune is aced by Vijay Prakash while Ajannesh props up the song with the arrangement. Composer employed Bapuji's clarinet brilliantly throughout the song and the second interlude with the synth and Tabla mix is a stunner. Ajaneesh unveils another winner with the retro club song and akin to the period, composer churns out an enjoyable retro sounds throughout the song backed by Sangeetha Ravindranath's boombox vocals. Ajaneesh Loknath brings back obsessive soundscape to the folk track Aadhi Jyothi Banyo with ample support from Chennai Violins strings section and the reverberating chorus portions. Kadabagere Muniraju's rustic vocals blend perfectly with the song. Audio trailer features the dazzling mix of amusing dialogues and the thrilling background score which reminds us of the composer's Ulidavaru Kandante.

Verdict: Ajaneesh Loknath opens his 2019 account with the stunner soundtrack despite the album duration is under 15 minutes.

My Rating: 8/10

Pick of the Album: Yethake BogasuThumba, Aadhi Jyothi Banyo

P.S You can listen to the songs in JioSaavn

Music Review (Tamil): Mehandi Circus

Music Review (Tamil): Mehandi Circus
Music Composer: Sean Roldan

Mehandi Circus starts with a blast using Layath Siddique's Balkan violin in Avoji but turns out soon into Amit Trivedi flavoured Punjabi track especially the rhythms and Santhosh Narayanan's singing.  Sean Roldan employed the Sargam choir's kid chorus sections effectively and amps up the buoyant factor of the circus show song.Sean Roldan marks his idiosyncratic music both in terms of tune as well as vocals in Vellattu Kannazhagi. Yugabharathi's relatable as well as colloquial lyrics easily strike the chord with the listeners while Sean Roldan does his magic with the manonmani's Sarangi and wonderful bass line in the charanam. The simple tune associated with the hummable lyrics which is easy on ears makes this one winner.

The best thing happened in Veyil Mazhaye is undeniably Vignesh Ishwar's playback debut and the singer's earnest singing makes this charming melody easily works. Subhiksha Rangarajan, not sure if it is a movie debut, but easily churns out the winner with the other language folk verses in the interludes and towards the end. Sean Roldan beautifully blends both the portions backed by ghatams and guitar played by the composer himself.Kodi Aruvi comes up with another rooted melody supported amply by Yugabharathi's lyrics especially the gorgeous anupallavi kicked in by Nithyashree. The Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra in the interludes evokes Ilayaraja's memories and Pradeep Kumar sounds different compared to his other songs though in a good way which fits the folk nature of the tune.Siragi Un Sirippala's rhythm evokes memories of Ratchagan's Chandirani Thottadhu yaar especially oho bit in the prelude. The melody works impeccably and aided by Sathyaprakash's superlative singing while Lalitha Sudha ably supports him with the charming interlude sargams. The atmospheric sounds mixed with Yugabharathi's simple lyrics make this one a great listen.The guitar-laden melancholy Love Polladhadhu is the weakest link in the album strictly in comparison to other tracks in the album. The tune doesn't work well despite Vijay Yesudas's splendid rendition and the tune sounds sketchy and ends in an abrupt note.

Verdict: Sean Roldan after a muted 2018 comes back with another sure shot winner in Mehandi Circus and the album brims with lovable melodies which lingers in listeners mind after it ends.

My Rating: 8.5/10

Pick of the Album: Kodi Aruvi, Veyil Mazhaiye, Siragi Un Sirippala 

P.S You can listen to the album in Jio Saavn

Music Review (Tamil): Vandhaa Rajavathan Varuven

Music Review (Tamil): Vantha Rajavathan Varuven
Music Composer: HipHop Tamizha

Hip Hop Tamizha ropes in Kannada hit singer Sanjith Hegde once again after Imaikka Nodigal for Paravaigal and the singer aces his portions quite effectively. But the track turns into a mishap once Hip Hop Tamizha familiar template kicks in and the composer tries to mishmash a lot of musical cues especially in the interludes but the overall tune sounds to be a patchy track from the composer. In Pattamarangal, HipHop Tamizha concocts an interesting song based on Kaatrinile Varum Geetham borrowing the lyrics from the evergreen song for the prelude. Sanjith Hegde kicks in with the mod rhythms to back him and the singer delivers effortlessly while Manonmani's Sarangi is an engaging addition to the track.

Red Cardu is another mediocre dance track which has Hip Hop Tamizha's stamp all over it. The garish arrangements and Hiphop Tamizha rides mainly on the colloquial lyrics. The singing as well as background fails to impress the listeners. HipHop Tamizha reuses his last year Telugu hit song Dhaari Choodu for Modern Muniyamma but the essence and beauty of the Telugu original are completely lost in Arivu's superficial lyrics and Srinisha Jayaseelan's vocal turns out to be a misfit. The foot-tapping tune is the only winner and at any time one can go back to much better Telugu version. Onnuku Renda is another random track from Hip Hop Tamizha which also suffers from the pedestrian lyrics. Senthil Ganesh and Sathya Narayanan prod the song with the effective rendition while Poova Pushpama hook by VM Mahalingam borders on the annoying zone. Arshad Khan's esraj being the only solace in an otherwise laborious track.Hip Hop Tamizha rehashed Madurai Veeran's famous Vaanga Machan Vaanga and the track is listenable because of a nostalgic factor associated with the song bits. Though hip Hop Tamizha's lyrics are too self-indulgent, the track is better compared to other songs in the album.

Verdict: HipHop Tamizha's rehashed tracks work relatively better than the original tracks for this Atharintiki Daredhi remake and the composer continues to stick within his confined soundscape. 

My Rating: 6.5/10

Pick of the Album: Pattamarangal, Vaanga Machan Vaanga

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