Dasaavathaaram Music Review
I had pinned up very high expectations in both perspectives - music and the film, as such. Now that the former is released, my expectation for the latter tends not to remain the same way. The latter always has a greater depency over the former, atleast according to my way of viewing films. I would say either the music director's choice or the director's approval or both had gone wrong. As such the songs are good to listen but I can't imagine them on a film like Dasaavathaaram. Moreover, it is very obvious that the music director is not from tamil industry.
Kaa Karuppanukkum - The song starts like a Sindhi song. Then as it continues, it sounds like some medieval time illayaraja's item number. Having just heard the music, without choreography, I could only imagine either Anuradha or Disco Shanthi dancing with the villain. Let the film get released so that i could cross check with my picture of the song. Many of the notes are similar to the old time hit, EN NINAIVU DAANE. At some places, it also sounds like the medival time hindi songs. I would rate this the worst of all.
Kallai Mattum Kandaal - Although the song sounds very familiar, it is ok to listen. It sounds more like the title song of Krishnadhaasi. As usual, Hariharan has been given a chance for expressing his hindustani individuality. Typical soga geetham with heavy beats. Though the lyrics are good, it somehow reminds me of our typical thathuvam # 1005 by varuthappadaatha vaalibargal sangam ;) I somehow personally feel that this song would be apt for Superstar than for Kamal Haasan. I am surprised whether Kamal also has some sentimental compulsion for this kind of a song in his movies like Rajini. Because, right from Hay Raam, he comes u with one song of this type in his films. In the middle, there is a slight imitation of 910 roobai song from Anbe Sivam. I think the Music director has previewed the previous movies of Kamal Haasan before composing in order to get hold of his taste :)
Mukundha Mukundha - This song is the best of all, I guess. Saadhana Sargam adds to the good spiritual feel of the song in the beginning. But as it graduates, she had mixed up with the emotions of her previous songs, Chaanakya and Manmadhane (may be because of the similarity in notation :)) This could also be taken in a positive spiritual sense, where in, like Aandal singing about Krishna with a touch of romance. Lyrics are very soothing and the music director has handled Shringaar Ras in a very beautiful way. By the way, i am still searching for Kamal's voice in this song, of which 5 minutes is already over. Wait.... wait....... I could sense a different voice towards the end. Let me console my mind that it is Kamal's voice.
O Ho Sanam - The song is good to listen. But I personally feel that Mahalakshmi's voice is a bit out of place. Her high pitch does not fit the song. Usha Udhup would have been a better choice with her strong base voice.. But when that is the case, not much distinction could be found between Kamal and Usha's voices. I could imagine the picturization like Magic Journey or that of Kalaignan, if at all i ignore the lyrics. In places like Kadavulum Kandasaamydaan, there is a very obvious imitation of Vikram's Dil Dil song in both the main tune as well as the background tune. The music before the second charanam, imitates A. R. Rahman's Thirupaachi Aruvaala.
Ulaga Nayagan - I guess this is the opening song for Kamal. I think the music director as well as Kamal himself should have kept Kamal's age in mind before they could have come up with such a composition. This song would have been very good for Sakalakalaa Vallavan. But definitely not for Dasaavathaaram. Atleast the musician could have chosen a mature voice for the song so that it would have fit today's Kamal. Though Vinith's voice is good, it doesn't sound good for Kamal. As such the song is not bad to listen.
O Ho Sanam Remix - This is the horriblest version of Remix I have ever heard. Except for the tempo, i never find any of the remix criteria against the original version, in this song. I personally feel, G V Prakashkumar is the best for remixes. Again, Mahalakshmi's voice is too out of place. Even Usha Udhup would be a bad choice for this ;)
Let me wait for the film, to be released...................
Kaa Karuppanukkum - The song starts like a Sindhi song. Then as it continues, it sounds like some medieval time illayaraja's item number. Having just heard the music, without choreography, I could only imagine either Anuradha or Disco Shanthi dancing with the villain. Let the film get released so that i could cross check with my picture of the song. Many of the notes are similar to the old time hit, EN NINAIVU DAANE. At some places, it also sounds like the medival time hindi songs. I would rate this the worst of all.
Kallai Mattum Kandaal - Although the song sounds very familiar, it is ok to listen. It sounds more like the title song of Krishnadhaasi. As usual, Hariharan has been given a chance for expressing his hindustani individuality. Typical soga geetham with heavy beats. Though the lyrics are good, it somehow reminds me of our typical thathuvam # 1005 by varuthappadaatha vaalibargal sangam ;) I somehow personally feel that this song would be apt for Superstar than for Kamal Haasan. I am surprised whether Kamal also has some sentimental compulsion for this kind of a song in his movies like Rajini. Because, right from Hay Raam, he comes u with one song of this type in his films. In the middle, there is a slight imitation of 910 roobai song from Anbe Sivam. I think the Music director has previewed the previous movies of Kamal Haasan before composing in order to get hold of his taste :)
Mukundha Mukundha - This song is the best of all, I guess. Saadhana Sargam adds to the good spiritual feel of the song in the beginning. But as it graduates, she had mixed up with the emotions of her previous songs, Chaanakya and Manmadhane (may be because of the similarity in notation :)) This could also be taken in a positive spiritual sense, where in, like Aandal singing about Krishna with a touch of romance. Lyrics are very soothing and the music director has handled Shringaar Ras in a very beautiful way. By the way, i am still searching for Kamal's voice in this song, of which 5 minutes is already over. Wait.... wait....... I could sense a different voice towards the end. Let me console my mind that it is Kamal's voice.
O Ho Sanam - The song is good to listen. But I personally feel that Mahalakshmi's voice is a bit out of place. Her high pitch does not fit the song. Usha Udhup would have been a better choice with her strong base voice.. But when that is the case, not much distinction could be found between Kamal and Usha's voices. I could imagine the picturization like Magic Journey or that of Kalaignan, if at all i ignore the lyrics. In places like Kadavulum Kandasaamydaan, there is a very obvious imitation of Vikram's Dil Dil song in both the main tune as well as the background tune. The music before the second charanam, imitates A. R. Rahman's Thirupaachi Aruvaala.
Ulaga Nayagan - I guess this is the opening song for Kamal. I think the music director as well as Kamal himself should have kept Kamal's age in mind before they could have come up with such a composition. This song would have been very good for Sakalakalaa Vallavan. But definitely not for Dasaavathaaram. Atleast the musician could have chosen a mature voice for the song so that it would have fit today's Kamal. Though Vinith's voice is good, it doesn't sound good for Kamal. As such the song is not bad to listen.
O Ho Sanam Remix - This is the horriblest version of Remix I have ever heard. Except for the tempo, i never find any of the remix criteria against the original version, in this song. I personally feel, G V Prakashkumar is the best for remixes. Again, Mahalakshmi's voice is too out of place. Even Usha Udhup would be a bad choice for this ;)
Let me wait for the film, to be released...................
posted by Prasana Sridhar at 8:14 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home