MUSIC: A.R.RAHMAN
LYRICS: NA.MUTHUKUMAR, VAALI, PA.VIJAY, BLAAZE
RATING: 4/5
The maestro is back this time in Tamil to make u dance to his tunes with some hip shaking, mind blowing music with all the experimentation’s you can ask for in a Rahman album all of it which gives it a fresh feel. Some songs will take time to sink in as all Rahman songs do but all songs are sure to make u tap ur feet.
Chinnamma (Benny Dayal, Chinmayii)
Adapted from ARR’s earlier film in Hindi “Meenaxi” this song sets off with a brilliant flute composition and Benny Dayal just dazzles with this number. He is the highlight of the song taking over the music and lyrics , just gets you with his haunting voice. Chinmayii falls a little short to cope up with Benny but has done nothing wrong. The background music and percussion’s just blends with the song that is ought to be a huge hit among the masses.
Elay (Naresh Iyer, Krish)
A song that starts off with traces of “Roobaroo” from RDB but then the guitar strumming and violin which have become Rahman’s obsession just takes over and is the main attraction of the song overshadowing great vocals from both singers. Naresh and Krish do what they do best and this song can go on to become Mustafa Mustafa-Part 2. Na.Muthukumar’s lyrics are just right to make this song click among the youngistan’s.
I Miss U Da (Chinmayii,Indai Haza)
This song is brilliantly set up with Chinmayii chanting the “Eminee…” with her amazing voice and just pulls you into this song. Rahman has done a great job with the background instrumentation to give a unique feel to this song. Chinmayii has put in a lot of effort into the song to give the perfect feel for the song. A song that will be popular among the radio stations.
Marudhaani (Madhushree,A.R.Rahman,Henry)
Rahman proves he is king of melody with this special number which has excellent vocals of Madhushree who has worked hard to get her pronunciations right. ARR disappoints his fans by not singing a number but his humming and perfect background musical support gives a great boost to this wonderful composition from the master. As a fan of ARR i would have loved to see him sing a whole number in this album but you cannot take anything away from this magical piece of melody.
Naan Eppodhu (Reena Bharadwaj)
Great percussion’s and some wonderful music by the maestro take this melodious number to the next level. Although Reena Bharadwaj’s voice is so soothing it sometimes makes you feel she wasn’t suited for the song. Nevertheless another melody from Rahman’s fort.
Taxi Taxi (Benny Dayal,Blaaze,Viviane Chaixe,Javed Ali)
Wow!!!Wat a song…just makes you dance with its initial hearing. Blaaze proves why he is the best in business and sets up this songs for the singers and Benny Dayal and Rashid Ali yet again prove their mettle. The french utterings in the middle of the song by Viviane Chaixe just blends perfectly with the song. A peppy number which has all the variations which is surely going to be the Anthem for youngsters in the coming days.
Top 3 of the Album
1. Taxi Taxi
2. Marudhaani(Get mesmerized with Rahman’s Humming)
3. I Miss U Da
A typical ARR album which is fresh,peppy,fun and has all the right ingredients to make it a clear hit among the masses. Rahman yet again works up his magic in compositions and Shantanu could not ask for a better way to kick start his career in kollywood…and ARR proves that he is still the best in Business…
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Movie :Singh is Kinng
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Lyrics: Mayur Puri
Our Rating: 2.5 / 5
Not the usual, not an extremist either. The music of Singh is Kinng comes packed with anticipations, courtesy its far flung promotions. A major portion of the music is westernised. Music director Pritam Chakravorthy has mainly dug into the English style of music, inclusive of rapping and bit of rock. However appealing the music may be, bits and pieces are a straight cut-copy-paste job from some of Pritam's earlier work, which leave the listener disappointed.
Indian music lovers are in for some rap whang by famed international rapper Snoop Dogg. Singh is Kinng's rap version is a good mix of Punjabi feel and rapping antics. RDB, the Punjabi band from UK, does a fair job in the progress of the song. The music witnesses a variation, from plain rapping beats to the bhangra effect. The hookline 'Singh is Kinng' will leave an impact on listeners. Akshay Kumar's voice adds extra value to the song.
Labh Janjua is back in action. His first runaway hit Soni De Nakhre is still resonating in a thousand ears. He vocalises 'Jee Karda' with Suzie Q, who does the English lyrics. The track has an absolute fireball feel to it. A typical Punjabi song clad with lyrics in authentic Punjabi, the western touch works well for the song.
Bas Ek Kinng brings Mika Singh, Neeraj Shridhar, Ashish Pandit mike to mike with UK pop artist Hard Kaur. While she indulges in pure rapping, the men sing funky lyrics in sync. Mayur Puri, the lyricist for the album, sticks to the theme very well. Pritam has managed to make this one sound different from Singh is Kinng.
'Bhootni Ke' is a lyricist's song. It is the wordings of the song which keep the music progressing. While music has a very small role to play in this song, it does add to the funny lyrics. Daler Mehendi's vocals are simply amazing. This song may click with the masses because of its raw feel, the elite will choose to play the next track on the CD.
'Teri Ore' could have been a raging hit only if the film released before Race. The tunes of Teri Ore are bit by bit copy of Race's Pehli Nazar sung by Atif Aslam. It is certainly shocking to see an esteemed music director doing a blatant lift of his previous works. The song is well sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal. The lyrics seem good too, but fall flat, thanks to its 'heard-before' feel.
Talli Hua is a good song wasted. Firstly, its lyrics which hardly make any sense. Secondly, the music which again is similar to Chakravorthy's previous work in bits and pieces. The music resembles Goal's 'Hey Romana.'
The album has an array of remixed versions. Bas Ek Kinng's remix is a rocking one with Hard Kaur in total mood! Bhootni Ke's remix is crooned by Mika and sounds like an unplugged version. Though not as good as Daler's piece, it turns out a so-so track. It also has DJ Amythi's version, which sounds fine. Talli Hua's mix is strictly okay since the original doesn't click. Hyacinth's remix of Jee Karda sounds ho-hum, the original is way better than the former. Teri Ore has a drab fast version and has nothing great to offer.
The album, overall, can be rated a little above average; however, Singh is Kinng is not likely to charm music lovers to a great extent.
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G.V Prakash , the young music director has got the biggest opportunity of his really short but successful career. It is not an easy task to be the music director of one of Indian cinemas most popular actor. It will be extremely unfair to compare the music of Sivaji with Kuselan. Rehman is one reason not to make that comparison but there is also Shankar. I am sure there must have been a nice feedback loop between Rehman and Shankar to enhance each and every song. I don’t think Prakash had the same quality crew as Sivaji but the young man has tried his best in the unenviable task of scoring the music for Rajini after the magnum opus hit Sivaji.
Chaaral (Shreya Ghosal)
My favorite singer has delivered yet another impressive performance even though this is an average song which passes muster. The orchestration and Shreya’s voice are the only saving grace for this song. It is definitely not a bad song but if this were not to be a Rajini movie this song would have gone unnoticed.
Cinema Cinema ( Shankar Mahadevan)
A mass song and the Shankar is the best choice without a hinge of doubt. The song is a typical Rajini song patronizing the hero to the maximum extent possible. G.V Prakash has tried his best to influence the song with the quality of music he is used to and has succeeded reasonably with his attempt. There is a nice Violin interlude in the middle .I know there are lot of people who still don’t understand why Rajini has a phenomenal following considering the fact that he is neither extremely talented as a Sivaji or a Kamal Hassan but I guess that what makes him a legend in his own right . There is always a lot of criticism on how Rajini looks and that he is not a terrific actor . But it will be very difficult for anyone to emulate the success that he has achieved considering the fact that he was an bus conductor with no support when he started his venture into films. His ability to appeal to the ordinary man is an achievement which may never be surpassed. Rajini’s story has been a classic fairy tale and he continues to live it. Rajini’s fans will go crazy over this song.
Om Zarare (Daler Mehdni , Sadhana Sargam , Chithra)
Another song patronizing RajiniKanth. This is a nice peppy song with decent rhythmical beats. Daler has joined the list of non-Tamil singers who I believe are on a crusade to kill Tamil. Daler still has that magnetic voice which has won him a huge fan following but his rendition of Tamil makes a mockery of his talent. Sadhana is as usual impressive.
Perinba (Kailash Kher , Prassana)
This is the third song in a row praising the Hero. I do like Rajini but an overdose of anything is never a good thing .Normally these kinds of songs do not gain this much importance but in this movie since Rajini plays himself the patronizing gets a little silly. Kailash seems to be tailor made for this song along with Prassana. The song is actually not that bad and has a very catchy tune. Rajinikanth is a very good human being and a terrific actor when given the opportunity but I don’t think he is any of all the things that this song seems to suggest.
Sollama ( Hariharan,Sujatha)
Finally some sanity prevails with this melodious song. Hariharan and Sujatha deliver this simple song very sincerely which makes for good listening. But I believe that Prakash has failed to use this terrific opportunity to stamp his authority in this song. You can find the music director in the short but impressive piano interlude. It could be that he did not have time or he simply wanted to play it safe. In either case this is the best song in the album if you are interested in quality music and not Rajini the actor.
G.V Prakash has tried his best to satisfy Rajini’s fans and in the process has tried something very different than he is used to. The focus of all his previous albums was to produce quality music but with this album he has had only focus “Rajini” .
It is a good album if you evaulate G.V Prakash as a music director.It is an awesome album if you are a Rajini fan.
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The music of the much awaited Bollywood film “Singh is Kinng” starring Akshay Kumar was released amid much fanfare in Mumbai on Thursday.
It was released by the Bollywood super star Salman Khan.
Bollywood glitterati present during the occasion included superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Anand Raj Anand, British pop sensation Hard Kaur and members of Pakistani band ‘Azal’.
The film is produced by Vipul Shah and directed by Anees Bazmee the director known for making movies like Dum, Hulchul, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Deewangee, No Entry and Welcome. His film Welcome which was released last year did reasonably well at the box-office.
The film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Ranvir Shorey, Om Puri and model turned actor Sudhanshu Pandey.
Producer Vipul Shah while interacting with the media said that good response to the film has encouraged every one to put his heart and soul into this film.
Today is a big day for us as the music of our film is being released and we did not expect such a good response, so all of us are very excited and very charged. This encourages us to work harder and to make a better picture, said Vipul.
Singh is Kinng, is a romantic comedy, which revolves around a gang of crooks transformed by a good man and his selfless love for a pretty girl.
Actor Akshay Kumar besides acting in the film has also lent his voice for one of its songs. Other singers include Mika Singh, Daler Mehndi, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghosal and Hard Kaur to name a few.
Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia present at the occasion spoke at length about her character in the movie.
The name of my character in this film is Julie, this takes me back to a film which I did long time back. But if you talk about the character which I play in it is of a girl who wants to become an actress in the film and whether she becomes or not lets see in the film, said Neha.
It was her faith in the director Anees Bazmee that made Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif sign this movie.
I don’t take that kind of pressure it’s been a special film. Anees narrated me the script he is a fantastic director. He has got a great sense of cinema and I trust his judgement, said Katrina.
The film is slated for an August 8 release
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