Music Briefs: Evvarikee Cheppoddu, Kesari, Majili, Mera Naam Shaji, Mere Pyare Prime Minister & Rugged
A quick take on the latest music from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Gopi Sundar, Ajaneesh Loknath and more...
Mere Pyare Prime Minister - Bajaa Bajaa Dhol Bajaa, a remix of the Navrang classic by C. Ramachandra, undergoes a percussive-heavy rework in the hands of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, embellished by dhols and bombastic rhythm sections. The title track is typically breezy, but SEL hit the bulls eye with the catchy folk piece Rezgaariyaan (Dipesh Varma's percussion is a big plus), and the sublime lullaby'ish classical composition Kanna Re Kanna, with Rekha Bhardwaj lending outstanding vocal purchase.
Kesari - Tanishk Bagchi returns with not one, but two original compositions, and the man continues to show immense promise, with Ve Maahi turning out to be a pensive strings-laden melody sung by Arijit Singh and Asees Kaur, and Sanu Kehndi, a groovy Punjabi-folk ebulliently matched by Romy and Brijesh Shandilya on the vocals. B Praak stuns with an emotionally charged rendition of Teri Mitti, and Arko wisely keeps the instrumentation to a minimum, punctuating the melody with beautiful strings (Prakash Verma) and cymbals. Gurmoh and Jasleen Royal take contrastingly varied approaches to Deh Shiva, the former's thumping hymnal chant led by Sukhwinder Singh lending a neat counterpoint to the latter's ambient guitalele-backed melody.
Majili - Chinmayi is absolutely bewitching in Priyathama Priyathama, a splendorous melody if characterised by trademark Gopi Sundar flourishes and tune progressions. The folky One Boy One Girl gains from Revanth's laid-back singing and a rhythmic percussive base, while Ye Manishike Majiliyo finds Arun Gopan and Chinmayi leading the breezy folk melody. Naa Gundello is nice too, if driven by a more modern electro-pop sound that Sundar has by now perfected. Yedetthu Mallele is the soundtrack's undisputed highlight, a gorgeous arrangement of plucked guitar patterns and superbly sung by Kaala Bhairava and Nikhitha Gandhi.
Evvarikee Cheppoddu - Another week, another Malayalam film composer makes his foray into Tollywood. And this time it's Sankar Sharma, who was last heard in Avarude Ravukal (remember Ethetho Swapnamo?). If Divya S. Menon-sung Reppakuda Veyaniva is twangy alt-country, Sharma, in Idi Chakkani Vela, gives the ethereal acoustic melody a South Indian percussive makeover adorned with ghatam, nadaswaram and thavil. The vaudevillian Aape Veele is another melodic stunner, fabulously backed by Yazin Nizar and Sameera bharadwaj, as is Avuna Nijamena sung K. S. Harisankar and Shashaa Tirupati, but it's Mano who delivers a knock-out in the slow-poison jazz piece Ayyo Ayyayyo.
Rugged - Abhimann Roy's Ninnane Preethisuve is that S. A. Rajkumar brand of melody, tuneful and sung to perfection by Rajesh Krishnan, but in Avanadhe Yochane, the rich strings-laden composition works very well as a lilting melody, expertly putting Sony Komanduri's vocals to good use.
Mera Naam Shaji - Emil Mohammad's Tamil-Malayalam duet Manasukkulla is pleasant enough a melody, but it's Shreya Ghoshal and Ranjith's singing that does the trick. Javed Ali, in his Malayalam singing debut, nails the qawwali'esque Marhaba, the obvious rough edges in pronunciation aside.
Mere Pyare Prime Minister - Bajaa Bajaa Dhol Bajaa, a remix of the Navrang classic by C. Ramachandra, undergoes a percussive-heavy rework in the hands of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, embellished by dhols and bombastic rhythm sections. The title track is typically breezy, but SEL hit the bulls eye with the catchy folk piece Rezgaariyaan (Dipesh Varma's percussion is a big plus), and the sublime lullaby'ish classical composition Kanna Re Kanna, with Rekha Bhardwaj lending outstanding vocal purchase.
Kesari - Tanishk Bagchi returns with not one, but two original compositions, and the man continues to show immense promise, with Ve Maahi turning out to be a pensive strings-laden melody sung by Arijit Singh and Asees Kaur, and Sanu Kehndi, a groovy Punjabi-folk ebulliently matched by Romy and Brijesh Shandilya on the vocals. B Praak stuns with an emotionally charged rendition of Teri Mitti, and Arko wisely keeps the instrumentation to a minimum, punctuating the melody with beautiful strings (Prakash Verma) and cymbals. Gurmoh and Jasleen Royal take contrastingly varied approaches to Deh Shiva, the former's thumping hymnal chant led by Sukhwinder Singh lending a neat counterpoint to the latter's ambient guitalele-backed melody.
Majili - Chinmayi is absolutely bewitching in Priyathama Priyathama, a splendorous melody if characterised by trademark Gopi Sundar flourishes and tune progressions. The folky One Boy One Girl gains from Revanth's laid-back singing and a rhythmic percussive base, while Ye Manishike Majiliyo finds Arun Gopan and Chinmayi leading the breezy folk melody. Naa Gundello is nice too, if driven by a more modern electro-pop sound that Sundar has by now perfected. Yedetthu Mallele is the soundtrack's undisputed highlight, a gorgeous arrangement of plucked guitar patterns and superbly sung by Kaala Bhairava and Nikhitha Gandhi.
Evvarikee Cheppoddu - Another week, another Malayalam film composer makes his foray into Tollywood. And this time it's Sankar Sharma, who was last heard in Avarude Ravukal (remember Ethetho Swapnamo?). If Divya S. Menon-sung Reppakuda Veyaniva is twangy alt-country, Sharma, in Idi Chakkani Vela, gives the ethereal acoustic melody a South Indian percussive makeover adorned with ghatam, nadaswaram and thavil. The vaudevillian Aape Veele is another melodic stunner, fabulously backed by Yazin Nizar and Sameera bharadwaj, as is Avuna Nijamena sung K. S. Harisankar and Shashaa Tirupati, but it's Mano who delivers a knock-out in the slow-poison jazz piece Ayyo Ayyayyo.
Rugged - Abhimann Roy's Ninnane Preethisuve is that S. A. Rajkumar brand of melody, tuneful and sung to perfection by Rajesh Krishnan, but in Avanadhe Yochane, the rich strings-laden composition works very well as a lilting melody, expertly putting Sony Komanduri's vocals to good use.
Mera Naam Shaji - Emil Mohammad's Tamil-Malayalam duet Manasukkulla is pleasant enough a melody, but it's Shreya Ghoshal and Ranjith's singing that does the trick. Javed Ali, in his Malayalam singing debut, nails the qawwali'esque Marhaba, the obvious rough edges in pronunciation aside.
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