Thursday, October 11, 2007

Pudhukottayilirundhu Saravanan Music Review

Pudhukottayilirundhu Saravanan

Yuvan Shankar Raja’s growth in Tamil film music is exponential. The youngest of all music
directors creates magic with fully westernized music and mesmerizes the youth nowadays. Also
the producers are more interested in bringing youth to the theatre by doing youthful subjects
and undoubtedly Yuvan is the right choice for scoring such films and he is doing a good job all
the time. The most important thing is he is capable to score any kind of song Melodies, Fast
numbers, Gana songs, Classical, Remixes etc., currently he is the minimum guarantee music
director of Tamil film music. After great hit albums like Kadhal konden and Kurumbu Yuvan has
come up with yet another youthful album “Pudhukottayilirundhu Saravanan”.

1) Naatu sarakku
Singers: Danush, Ranjith, Lavanya

This is usual College Gana song and a good dance number. This song is definitely going to
become hit like “Manmada Rasa”. But the lyrics are a bit Vulgar. Usually heroes like
Kamalhaasan,Vijay and Simbhu sing some songs for themselves and Danush gets added to the
list by this song. His voice is okay for a Gana song. Even his voice is good and fits the rhythm of
the song. The beats in the song is that of “sight adippom dum adipom” song. The “thaarare
thaarare” chorus bit is good. It has become a trend now to end such songs with some funny
dialogues and it is done in this song also.

2) Malargale
Singer: Bombay Jayshree

This is a classic soulful melody and the best song in this album. If the tune and the music make
50% impact the rest is the sweet voice of Bombay Jayshree. Apt voice chosen. The song starts
with a sound of disturbed water. In the pallavi he uses soft beats in the background and when it
comes to saranam you can listen only the voice and some sounds without any beats in the
background that elevates the feel. The song ends with the sound of vessel disturbed. He has
used some material sounds more than musical instruments in this song. The sound effects are
good, real and crystal clear.

3) Where do We Go
Singer: Yuvan Shankar Raja

Unfortunately, this song lasts only for 3.5 minutes. It sounds like a soft rock song. The guitar is
well used in this song. Yuvan himself has sung this song and proves that he is a good singer
too. He is becoming monotonous in singing and doesn’t try different but only this kind of songs
suits his voice let him better continue the same. I think Yuvan is fond of this chant “Who ho ho
ho” because often he uses this is many of his songs particualry the songs that he sing himself
and in this song too.

4) Pudhu Kaalam
Singer : Ranjith, Chinmayee

This is another melody song in this album but similar to “malargale” but it is duet and the voice
gives a complete fresh feel to the song. Ranjith who has sung additional tracks of the film
”Kadhal konden” has sung this song well. Chinmayee's voice is sweet,sweeter and sweetest and
her pronunciation is good. The lyrics are also good. The soft beats sounds for the whole song
and as like his father he has used group violin pieces at the end of each line in the first saranam
and it is well composed and good to listen. But later in the second saranam for the first line the
song ends with a flute bit but stops there then the song continues without any instrument piece
in the end of each line it would have been better if flute bit is used at the end all the lines in
second saranam.

5) Baby baby
Singers: Carla, Yuvan

It is a 100% westernised song. You could not believe that it is a Tamil song until you hear the
Tamil lyrics .The song starts with English lyrics sung by a foreign singer Carla and then Yuvan
continues and fills the rest of the song. Again the guitar is well used in this song. The
saxophone interlude is good. The lyrics are average. The song ends with sounds of different
percussions which is well organized and composed. You like at the moment you hear but easily
forgettable song. Again he has used “woh ho ho” chant in this song also.

6)Pudhukottai saravana
Singers:Kunal, Hema sardhesai, Nitish

This is a fast number and a western song again. The guitar interludes are good. The lyrics is
good first part goes like giving advice for a person how to manage and live in a strange foreign
place and the rest is like admiring the beauty of the places.

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