Vaitheeswaran album with just three tracks plus one repetition sticks to the adage 'small is beautiful'.
All through the album, you're confronted with already-heard moments when the melody takes predictable turns. There's a dated feel to the collection, showing, probably, how well Srikanth Deva has channelled the original and its aura. Strangely, you don't feel appreciative.
Though Yuvan has steered clear of his favourite cosmetic trappings like rap and remixes, he still managed to bring out a youthful album.
Madurai Veeran's album is reasonably good. The film stars Ramesh and Saloni in the lead roles.
Srikanth Deva's music in Thotta just breezes past you with no lingering quality.
The musician has come up with a few original and interesting tracks which have contemporary sounds replete with melody brought on by a captivating mix of instruments like the flute, harmonica, trumpet and saxophone, to mention a few. That said, Deva has not been able to shed his copycat-tendencies completely.
Pazhani album is a pot pourri of heavily borrowed tunes and lyrics, some of them from Rahman's compositions.
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum or Thirunaal, what's your pick?
The worn-out plot, excessive violence and the loud dramatic music make director Ramnath's Thirunaal a dark and gloomy tale.
The narrative seems to go absolutely nowhere from start to finish, says S Saraswathi.
The psychological thriller revolves around a neurotic police officer, whose life and career are destroyed after he is dumped by his prospective wife.
Read on to know what S. Saraswathi has to say about the Tamil movie Bhooloham.
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