Music Review: Puli (Tamil)

Composer(s): Devi Sri Prasad
Listen to the songs online here: Saavn

Yaendi Yaendi reeks of Kandaangi but the melody works quite well thanks to an almost Ilaiyaraaja'esque orchestration and a splendid singing by Vijay and Shruti Haasan. Javed Ali is the only good thing about Jingiliya, a dated tribal fusion that harks back to Vidyasagar's Matha Matha from Varnajalam. Shankar Mahadevan's energetic vocals go for a toss in the pedestrian kuthu Sottavaala — doesn't it sound similar to Vaadi Vaadi from Sachein? — while Mannavanae and Manidha are painfully mediocre and tiresome to warrant even a one-time listen. The title song, despite featuring the ever-lively Mano, is no exception, barely going beyond typical sonic template. Jaded and weary, Devi Sri Prasad churns out an alarmingly bland soundtrack for Puli.

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