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.

Punnagai Poove Music Review

Punnagai Poove

If we were to be asked who's the busiest music director in Tamil cinema today, then the answer is incredibly simple. The answer is Yuvan Shankar Raja, who now has an amazing six albums out at the same time in the market ("PopCarn," "Punnagai Poovae," "Mounam Paesiyathey," "April Maathathil," "Bala," and "Kaadhal Samraajiyam"). The best album out of all of those is still "Mounam Paesiyathey" but I'm hoping "PopCarn" -- released very soon -- will top that.

"Punnagai Poovae" -- an album for a new director who's working with new actors -- at least for now doesn't. It's still a very good album, and the music is actually, in several places, very fresh, very Western, and very innovative. It's, for the most part, the lyrics that bring this "Poovae" down. But still, there are some very good songs on this album.

I was listening to one of the "Punnagai Poovae" songs, and my father walked in and asked me what English song I was listening to. I told him it was a Tamil song. He was very surprised -- that's how Western some parts of "Poovae" are.

A good album with a strong innovative Eastern-Western fusion. Also, YSR usually has a very distinct paint-by-numbers song structure; he's broken free of that and has experimented with song structures as well. It's really interesting to watch this young man grow as a music director in this way.

Oh yes, in keeping with the Western style, this is an album of very short songs. Two of the songs are bit songs, and not a single one of the other songs is longer than four-and-a-half minutes. This leads to clean quick enjoyable listening.

Repeated listening might well make me change my opinion and upgrade the album to a 3.5 / 4, too. Keep posted.


1. Yen Kaadhal -- Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Very innovative. Very fresh. Hummable listenable song. I totally enjoyed this song until we get to the English rap interlude. I have nothing against rap, but the lyrics in the rap are hilarious -- "So why? You never know we rock up in the mother / Ooh-aah, I make 'em watch a twenty-four track, then I / Light your body, I know you got the body" and stuff like this. Still, considering most of the Tamil population isn't going to understand what those rappers are saying anyway... Okay. YSR sings fine, the music is innovative and sharp, and the lyrics -- for the Tamil sections -- are decent. A song I enjoy. A good start to the album. Very Nice.

2. Jogging Seiyum Caesar (Bit Song) -- Shalini.


And here comes possibly the weakest link in the "Punnagai Poovae" armor. The music is usual "faux-sexy," and the lyrics are flat-out dumb and hilarious ("Ziz-zag nadaiyil vanthu / Zoom-zoom paarvai thanthu / Lub-dub veettil nindru / Ivannthaan noottril ondru"). These dumb dumb lyrics and the really not that different from heard-before music mean I don't enjoy the song too much. It is a bit song, so I'm not minding the song too much, though. Between a Mediocre and a Nice.

3. Oru Poonkili -- Srinivas, Prasanna.

And then comes the required folk song. Since it's a folk song, once again the lyrics aren't that good. The beat is nice, but not as innovative and fresh-sounding as some of the other songs. Okay to listen to, but it's not going down in my list of favorites. Nice.

4. Siragaagi Ponathae (Bit Song) -- Susithra Ganga, Kovai Ranjani.

I listened to the first many lines of this song, and I was thoroughly enjoying the melodious beat, the nice lyrics, and the soft singing. And then all of a sudden, there's this whoosh sound, and the song gets much harder -- and much less pleasant to listen to. It's still a good song, but I would have preferred it if it had remained soft throughout. Nice.

5. Thilaakkaeni Gaanaa -- Karthik, Tippu.

Okay, and here comes the song that I know is going to be the biggest hit with the youth population out there. Great beat, nice music, and great singing by both Karthik and Tippu. The problem for me, once again, lies in the lyrics. The lyrics are very average, and at one point, Tippu begins singing, "Wakku wakku wakku." What is that? But the quality of the music and beat and the fun nature of the song are making me disregard the lyrics a little for this one. Very Nice.

6. Vaanam Thoovum -- Harish Ragavendra, Kovai Ranjani.

And boom, we get to the best song on the album. It's a melodious slow love song. Strong lyrics, strong music, and strong singing (of course) by Harish Ragavendra. Kovai Ranjani also does well. I like the lines, "Kaadhal tharum vaedham neethaan... / Naervili thanthathu, vaalkaiyin aarambam." Just a great song. Excellent.

7. Yaeno Uyirmaelae (Bit Song).

And we have another great song. This one's a bit song as well with some great lyrics, great singing, and some really nice music. It should go really well with picturization as well. Very Nice.

8. Venus Venus Pennae -- Devan, Harini.

The two songs that are going to be the biggest hit with the youth audience from this album are "Thilaakkaeni Gaanaa" and this "Venus Venus Pennae" -- another very Western, very modern, very fresh innovative youth song. But once again, despite the great music, the lyrics keep this song from achieving an excellent status. The English rap which comes in the middle of this song also comes complete with ridiculous lyrics, and even the Tamil lines aren't so great in this one. But still, the music is so fresh and innovative that I like this song a lot as well. Very Nice.

Winner Music Review

Winner

“Eye” by Devan

It is a catchy, western style, dance number with foot tapping refreshing beats. Pa. Vijay has written the song, targetting the youth, with words like ‘babes, SMS, internet’ etc. Devan’s carefree voice with U.S accent is the perfect choice for this song. It’s sure to hit the charts.

“Endhan Uyir” by Udit narayanan

It is an enchanting composition. Though Udit’s tamil is injurious to our ears, the beautiful BGM and percussions save the song. Though it is slow paced, it is sure to attract the younger generation by the catchy rhythm. This song would have been the pick of this album, if only someone other than Udit had sung it. “Mathaapoo” by Tippu, Premji, Sri Ranjani is a dance number to be picturised in a marriage function sequence with herds of people let loose their feet. And again, Yuvan has proved his wrong choice of female vocals in this song.

“Muthal murai” by Srinivas and Mahalakshmi Iyer

It is a wonderful melody and such a beautiful song features as an unexpected surprise gift to melody lovers. Though rhythm reminds us of “Thulli thulli” song from “Unakkagaa Ellam Unakkaaga”, the song is hauntingly composed with beautiful guitar pieces. Pa.Vijay has given wonderful lyrics with lot of love feelings.

“Engirundaai” by Harish Ragavendra

It is again a beautiful melody number which is highly addictive. Yuvan has concentrated on the BGM and the class compositions are the outcome. This song will hit the charts though Pa. Vijay’s lyrics are illogical at places, like the lover asking the lady love, where she was, when he was born?. Doesn’t it imply that she is elder to him? Lyrics in second charanam humiliates the males by depicting the lover to be totally dependent on her and disturbed by her smile, movement etc.

“Kozhi” by Udit and Prashanthi

It starts with the music which makes the listener think it’s going to be a melody and suddenly pucca ‘dappanguthu’ song sets in. It is for the front row occupants and Yuvan has used flute innovatively for a dappanguthu song.

Overall, it is an above average album with a mixture of western, folk, dappanguthu and melody numbers. Though it is released without any publicity, it is sure to create some ripples. The recording and tape quality is also notably good and Yuvan is fast becoming a commercial hit giving music director.