Song : OK Anesa
Movie Name : Kotha Bangaru Lokam
Singer : Kalyani, Naresh Iyer
Music Director : Mickey J Meyer
The MD delivers again. So the gang of Happy Days split up and got sucked into individual projects. This one belongs to Varun and has very good music. The song starts with a zing thats maintained well till the end. Naresh Iyer scores again with soothing vocals. The other songs in the album are also worth a listen!
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OK Anesa from Musicmazaa.com
September 4th, 2008
Song : Aadinchi Ashta Chamma
Movie Name : Ashta Chamma
Singer : SriKrishna
Music Director : Kalyani Malik
I dont know if its the rising popularity of Swathi or the simplicity of the tune that attracted me to this song. Its among my often heard songs. Good job by the new singer - SriKrishna. The rest of the album is pretty interesting too. Should the picturization hold up, the album is going to be pretty popular.
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Aadinchi Ashta Chamma from Musicmazaa.com
August 18th, 2008
Song : Nazrein Milana
Movie Name : Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Singer : Swetha Bharagave, Naresh Iyer, Satish Chandra
Music Director : A R Rehman
I am getting too old to remember the names of new singers. Its impossible for me to close my eyes and guess the names of the singers in Rehman’s albums any longer, even if its someone as popular as Naresh Iyer! Add to it the voice modulations and what not! Its incredible that Rehman can still keep it all straight in his head and pick and choose the exact effect he wants for each song. This is a soulful rendition that will make you want to snap fingers and groove along with it!
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Nazrein Milana from Musicmazaa.com
August 5th, 2008
Song : Happy New Year
Movie Name : Kuruvi
Singer : Yogi B, Sunidhi Chauhan, Dr Burn
Music Director : Vidyasagar
This song slipped by me when I heard it the firs time. Then I saw this mediocre movie and this song made me take notice. The song belongs to Yogi B and his heavy voice. I think this genre of mixing rap with local beats is an interesting experiment and it pays off in Kuruvi. Sunidhi Chauhan chips in very well and brings out the right essence in this song. My fav part of the song is
“Avan kangalai parthen, koralai keaten,
Asadu vetchen, oh manasu tetchevan,
Avan Singa kutty, sutha thanga katti, sollu ponna
Ilayathalapathy…!“
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Happy New Year from Musicmazaa.com
July 23rd, 2008
Song : Kangal Irundhal
Movie Name : Subramaniyapuram
Singer : Belly Raj, Deepa Mariam
Music Director : James Vasanthan
I thought of writing this song as soon as I heard it because I knew I would like it all the way through and that it would stay with me for a while. The song strongly reminded me of “Chinna kannan azhaikkiran” composed by Illayaraja and sung by Balamurali Krishna. This entry is a tribute to that song. I heard Chinna Kannan when I saw an Illayaraja concert on youtube. The way he chided Yuvan for singing mechanically was awesome! 
Coming back to this song, I like it for the new singers who gave it a good feel. The other songs in the movie - not so much to talk about.
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Kangal Irudhal from Musicmazaa.com
July 17th, 2008
Song : Jennifer Lopez
Movie Name : Jalsa
Singer : Benny, Priya
Music Director : Devisri Prasad
I have heard this song only a few times and then one day while at the gym, this song just stuck with me. I think it was the stanza and the accent of the singers that appealed to me. And then later, when I remembered the interlude, I fell for it. Since then, I have been wanting to listen to this song a lot of times and today when I got to it, I wanted to write about it! My favourite part is the interlude
“…wanna wanna wo saana waana waana wo…”
and the line
“..naa zodiaccu signu ve nuvva ?!..”
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July 9th, 2008
Song : Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Movie Name : Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Singer : Rashid Ali
Music Director : A R Rehman
I think I have heard this song about 10 times now, and thats just in one day. Interestingly, this is one of the recent albums of Rehman where I have liked a song that is not sung by Rehman himself. Unlike Jodha Akbar, Rehman seems to have gone for a minimal orchestrization to fit with the breezy feel to the theme of this movie. The song paints a picture of a guy trying to get a girl (Aditi) to smile and forget her sorrows and that goes for the tune as much as for the lyrics. The singer is however not impressive with his Adnan Sami-like singing.
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Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from Musicmazaa.com
May 27th, 2008
Song : Dil Haara Re
Movie Name : Tashan
Singer : Sukhwinder Singh
Music Director : Vishal-Shekhar
This song is one that grew on me, more so after seeing the movie. Dil Haara Re and Tashan Mein seem to celebrate the singer more than anything else. Its a delight to listen to these two songs as the singers repay that trust with awesome performances! I think this is my first song since Chaiyya Chaiyya that I like of Sukhwinder Singh, for his vocals. The best part of this song is the prelude and the pallavi. So, just like that this album has crept to one of my recent favourites!
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Dil Haara Re from Musicmazaa.com
April 28th, 2008
Song : Love Me
Movie Name : Bujjigadu
Singer : Sandeep Chowta, Nikita Nigam
Music Director : Sandeep Chowta
Got a chance to catch up with some latest songs over the weekend. As with any first listenings, I was looking for instantly catchy songs, and this one topped the list. I went from hating the voices to developing a liking for them by the end. As with most recent Sandeep Chowta compositions, this one devours the lyrics too, but all is fair for a good tune!
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Love Me from Musicmazaa.com
April 28th, 2008
Song : O Vendi Vennela
Movie Name : Little Soldiers
Singer : Sri, Srilekha
Music Director : Sri
Uma and I watched Little Soldiers over the weekend and I was reminded of how much I loved the songs of this movie back then. Firstly, the album was by Sri, my favourite music director back then. Secondly, the movie itself rocked because of the sensible direction and acting. The camera was handled by Rasool who was another favourite back then. All put together, I was on a high listening to the songs. And now, after many years and influences, this album still rocks. Srilekha’s voice is a bit amateurish nevertheless sweet for this song. Sri is awesome as always!
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O Vendi Vennela from Musicmazaa.com
April 28th, 2008
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