Music Briefs: Android Kunjappan Version 5.25, Ayushmanbhava, Gubbi Mele Brahmastra, Haalakki, Jasmine, K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai, Kanni Rasi, Mane Maratakkide, Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru & Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL.
New music from Jay Krish, Bijibal, Sai Kartheek, Karthikeya Murthy and more...
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru - Jay Krish's waltz'y arrangement of Nammela Ledhe is ethereal and soothing, as much as it's Anurag Kulkarni's show. Kulkarni also does admirably well in the Latinate-styled Pain Song, but in Get Well Soon, Krish concocts a mind-blowing rock-rap-classical fusion that singer Hariharasudhan (of Oodha Colour Ribbon fame) hits it out of the park.
Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 - How can there exist a Bijibal soundtrack without a lilting melody? Shilayude fills that gap in Android... with Vipinlal's stupendous vocals for company.
K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai - Tuckulingu is a wacky folk piece that's every bit addictive and fun, with Benny Dayal and Andrea Jeremiah's top-notch vocals taking the energy levels a notch higher. Diwakar-sung Adi Adi Adi Aathi's folky soundbed is equally melodious, but it's Balram Iyer who brings his trademark soul to the gentle acoustic composition Kaatrodu Isai. Karthikeya Murthy makes a very promising return after Moone Moonu Varthai.
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL. - Sai Kartheek continues to ace the faux-Carnatic sound very well, and it comes out shining in Kurnoolu Katthiva, a foot-tapping percussion-heavy number sung to perfection by Dhanunjay.
Jasmine - Sid Sriram has yet another earworm to his kitty and it arrives in the form of a gorgeous strings-thavil driven melody Lesa Valichudha, its inexcusably bad lyrics notwithstanding. Kharesma Ravichandran, for her part, croons well the contemporary spin on Maalai Saatrinaal, even as C. Sathya puts her accented vocals to the best use in the funky bubblegum confection Wake Up Song. Can we have more of Sathya, please?
Kanni Raasi - Vishal Chandrashekhar goes full-on folk with Un Kitta Ennamo Irukku, a lovely throwback of a melody solidly supported by Sathyaprakash and Kalyani Nair. Chithra proves why she is a singer nonpareil, her absolutely spectacular rendition of Kannane working wonders for the devotional composition.
Mane Maratakkide - Abhimann Roy aims for a quirky vibe in Mane Maratakkide but the tunes don't quite pack a punch despite the odd interesting flourishes here and there, the highlight being Nanda Nandana — an engaging medley of traditional and western contemporary elements.
Haalakki - S. Naagu ropes in Anuradha Bhat for the Ondhe Ondhe, a subtle yet soothing classical-laced melody, but his pathos-soaked turns coast along predictable lines and never for once diverge from middle of the road — it's Madhu Balakrishnan's heartfelt singing that ultimately works in favour of Garbadhi even if the tune doesn't.
Ayushmanbhava - Gurukiran crafts a mellifluous melody in Thakita Thakita, but Sara Sara is where things get really going with Vijay Prakash impressively navigating the contours of the free-flowing composition. Anuradha Bhat's voice melts like honey in the soulful bhajan Krishna Nee, too bad, then, the song gets over just as it begins. Gurukiran makes an ear-pleasing comeback with Ayushmanbhava.
Gubbi Mele Brahmastra - An oddly sub-par outing from Manikanth Kadri barring Yenanno Helalu Hogi that gets a breezy qawwali'esque treatment complete with dhols and handclap-driven beats.
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru - Jay Krish's waltz'y arrangement of Nammela Ledhe is ethereal and soothing, as much as it's Anurag Kulkarni's show. Kulkarni also does admirably well in the Latinate-styled Pain Song, but in Get Well Soon, Krish concocts a mind-blowing rock-rap-classical fusion that singer Hariharasudhan (of Oodha Colour Ribbon fame) hits it out of the park.
Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 - How can there exist a Bijibal soundtrack without a lilting melody? Shilayude fills that gap in Android... with Vipinlal's stupendous vocals for company.
K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai - Tuckulingu is a wacky folk piece that's every bit addictive and fun, with Benny Dayal and Andrea Jeremiah's top-notch vocals taking the energy levels a notch higher. Diwakar-sung Adi Adi Adi Aathi's folky soundbed is equally melodious, but it's Balram Iyer who brings his trademark soul to the gentle acoustic composition Kaatrodu Isai. Karthikeya Murthy makes a very promising return after Moone Moonu Varthai.
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL. - Sai Kartheek continues to ace the faux-Carnatic sound very well, and it comes out shining in Kurnoolu Katthiva, a foot-tapping percussion-heavy number sung to perfection by Dhanunjay.
Jasmine - Sid Sriram has yet another earworm to his kitty and it arrives in the form of a gorgeous strings-thavil driven melody Lesa Valichudha, its inexcusably bad lyrics notwithstanding. Kharesma Ravichandran, for her part, croons well the contemporary spin on Maalai Saatrinaal, even as C. Sathya puts her accented vocals to the best use in the funky bubblegum confection Wake Up Song. Can we have more of Sathya, please?
Kanni Raasi - Vishal Chandrashekhar goes full-on folk with Un Kitta Ennamo Irukku, a lovely throwback of a melody solidly supported by Sathyaprakash and Kalyani Nair. Chithra proves why she is a singer nonpareil, her absolutely spectacular rendition of Kannane working wonders for the devotional composition.
Mane Maratakkide - Abhimann Roy aims for a quirky vibe in Mane Maratakkide but the tunes don't quite pack a punch despite the odd interesting flourishes here and there, the highlight being Nanda Nandana — an engaging medley of traditional and western contemporary elements.
Haalakki - S. Naagu ropes in Anuradha Bhat for the Ondhe Ondhe, a subtle yet soothing classical-laced melody, but his pathos-soaked turns coast along predictable lines and never for once diverge from middle of the road — it's Madhu Balakrishnan's heartfelt singing that ultimately works in favour of Garbadhi even if the tune doesn't.
Ayushmanbhava - Gurukiran crafts a mellifluous melody in Thakita Thakita, but Sara Sara is where things get really going with Vijay Prakash impressively navigating the contours of the free-flowing composition. Anuradha Bhat's voice melts like honey in the soulful bhajan Krishna Nee, too bad, then, the song gets over just as it begins. Gurukiran makes an ear-pleasing comeback with Ayushmanbhava.
Gubbi Mele Brahmastra - An oddly sub-par outing from Manikanth Kadri barring Yenanno Helalu Hogi that gets a breezy qawwali'esque treatment complete with dhols and handclap-driven beats.
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