Finally the long wait is over and the most awaited album is out.Maniratnam-A.R.Rahman-Vairamuthu has always been a rocking combo and therefore a lot hype and expectations were placed on this album. Though the album is not disappointing i do not think it matches their previous standards. In fact this combo's last venture that i enjoyed maximum is Alaipayuthe. Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayutha Eizhutu, and Guru did not interest me much for those were not musical subjects. As such, Raavanan album is more folkish and understandably so as the story is set in a forest. Some A.R.Rahman fans are disappointed with the titles such as, usure poguthe, keda kari, kaatu sirukki but i believe the titles are so because of the setting. We can't expect a man who resides in forest to sing Hosanna upon seeing his dream girl, can we? But still. it's kind of obvious that the Hindi version is given more importance as at some points, the lyrics are ill fitted. May be the hindi scoring was done first and then Tamil lyrics are fitted into the music. The same thing happened with Guru album where only Aaruyire and Venmegam were the only songs which catered to the Tamil audience. But that could be attributed to the fact that it was Dubbed movie whereas it is totally a different case with Raavanan. But Rahman's USP is his music slowly grows on you. So it's still too early to shun certain songs.
USURE POGUTHE
This is the rocking number in this album and my personal favourite. You will instantly fall in love with the song. It's starts slowly but grips you once Karthik starts singing. His soulful rendition is the USP of this song. He deserves an award for his rendition. He captured the soul of the song and it is so alive!The lyrics are awesome. The yearning and agony of a man who falls in love with a forbidden fruit is awesomely captured. Especially the first 4 lines of the song is marvellous.The only negative side is that, this song reminds you of the Jail song in Boys.
KEDA KARI
This song is a celebration song, reminds me of Yaaro yaarodi as it is a wedding song. Though the background score reminds me of one of his songs in Jodha Akbar (Azeem-oh-shan), this song is a foot tapping songs. The lyrics are funny with the girls teasing the guys. Rehana and Tanvi have done a good job in this song. Another enjoyable song.
KODU POTTA
I think Vikram sings this song with his men in the movie. Benny Dayal is at his best though i read the Hindi version is better. Since i have not heard the Hindi version, i'm voting for Benny Dayal. Though, it's a foot tapping song i do not see anything magical in this song. At points, the music seems to be too loud and choppy that it's kind of hard to catch the lyrics.A decent song
VEERA
This must be the introductory song for Veera. Be it any type of movie, i do not prefer hero's introductory songs especially Vijay's. But this is different in the sense it is a tribal song i guess. This song glorifies Veera and the lyrics touches about Raman as well as Raavanan and justifies Raavanan. The rustiness of the song gives it an unique flavour and certainly another chart buster.
KAATU SIRUKKI
Another Rahman type of song which is my current favourite. You can fall in love with the song instantly for it is something special. A good song for Anuradha Sriram who has deviated from quality songs to kuthu songs. This song brings out the sweetness in her voice. Shankar Mahadevan is at his best in this song.The seductive music and lyrics are sensuous added by the very experienced singers who bring the song to another level. A sure chart buster and will be there on the lists for long.
KALVARE
Another beautiful song from a beautiful singer Shreya Goshal. She has a honey coated voice and Rahman has utilised it maximum in this song. A pretty lady like Ash dancing for Shreya Goshal's voice must be a wonderful sight. This is a slow melody that at times i feel it's too slow. But Kudos to Shreya whose pronunciation of Tamil is near perfect.
On the whole, this is not the best album and certainly a beautiful album with a lot of folkish songs. Personally, i expected a better album from this combo. Out of the 6 songs, 4 songs are instantly likable and hopefully others will grow on you slowly. Whatever it is, Maestro still rocks.
