Jillunu Oru Kadhal (2006) songs! - my kutti review

Check out the new release songs of Jillunu Oru Kadhal!

Will these become hits? With Surya in the lead there are some chances if the movie is a hit. The songs are not exceptional even by Tamil movie standards (forget ARR's standards).

1. Kummi Adi Dr. Siva Chidambaram , Swarnalatha, Naresh Iyer, Theni Kunjarammal, Vignesh
2. Munbe Vaa Shreya Ghoshal, Naresh Iyer
3. Maaza Maaza SPB. Charan, Shreya Choshal
4. Machakari Shankar Mahadevan, Vasundhra Das
5. New York AR. Rahman
6. Maaricham Carolisa, Mohamad Aslam, Krishna
7. Jillunu Oru Kaadal Tanvil

Kummi Adi seems to be catchy. It has way too many singers. Might go the way some of the Godfather songs -- unnoticed. Swarnalatha's singing seems to be "polished" or covered up with other people's singing -- was her singing that bad to make the "cover-ups"? She doesn't seem to be allowed to complete many of her lines in the song! With so many singers in the song there is no enough chance for anyone to shine through. The singing from Sivachidambharam seems interesting and has a lot of variations. Naresh Iyer puts some josh into the singing.

Mumbe vaa is a nice melody. I think Naresh Iyer's singing does not have universal appeal and that might be the biggest drawback for the song. This song has some brilliant moments but it is not going to be all time great. Shreyal's voice is amazing and she brings the right feel to the song but it shows that she is not a native tamil song.

Maaza song has too much expression and bad lyrics (beer and what not) to be likeable to everyone. SPB Charan was over-doing the drunken feel. Can't bear to have a repeat listen because of his singing. He has tried to sound like his father, but overdone it. Reminded me of an old K Baghyaraj song "ammaadi idhu thaan kaadhala". The song seems to be fit for a S.J.Surya movie not actor Surya! Maybe ARR got confused here!

Machakaari is the best of the lot. Great singing from Shankar and Vasundhara. If the picturization is any good then this song is a runaway hit. What energy!

You can easily mistake New York song to be from Rang De Basanti! Nothing new for ARR fans. Another song that will be lost. Might be talked about in a few years because ARR fans will recall this as a song sung by ARR (until another song is sung by him). The music and orchestra suggests that this can be a background song only -- the picturization can not save this song.

Maaricham is vintage ARR -- reminds you of the ARR of Thiruda Thiruda where he could surprise you with out of the world experimental songs that can still be enjoyed by everyone. Great energetic singing by Carolisa (who is she?). In the song there are some calls to "Gautham" -- is that a call to director Gautham (of Kaaka Kaaka fame) to take note of ARR? :)

Jillendru Oru Kaadhal -- ARR falls back to the Jazz era. Seems like the title song from a James Bond movie. Is this song going to be used in the titles? The singer is bad -- how many noses does this singer have? And does she know how to sing in tune? How did ARR pass this kind of singing? He could have got Mahalakshmi Iyer to sing this song -- it would have been a super hit with her singing. Tanvi should be banned from singing any more songs -- what an assault on the listeners!

Mani & Aamir together at last!

Mani & Aamir at last!

KUNAL M SHAH
[ 30 Jul, 2006 2100hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

The ace director and the star are all set to work together.

It's a coming together that Bollywood has been anticipating for a long time now. Where Mani Ratnam will wield the megaphone and Aamir Khan will go through the paces. Speculation about Khan working with Ratnam has finally come to rest.

The actor has signed Ratnam's Lajjo, which will be produced by Bobby Bedi and is expected to go on the floors by December end, after the release of Guru on December 22.

Now there are other speculations. Will there be a clash of egos between the star filmmaker and the thinking actor? Or will it be smooth sailing on the sets? Come December, we'll know more.

Apparently, Bedi was so impressed with Khan's dedication and perfection while filming Mangal Pandey that he was keen to work with him again. "We had a good working experience and he also fits the role to perfection. He is definitely the best choice," says Bedi.

After much prodding, Bedi reveals a bit about the project, "It's a love story based in Rajasthan and we will start shooting by December. In a sense it's a musical too, and A R Rahman is scoring the music."

This film will also mark the first time that Bedi will work with Ratnam. "I have known Mani for a long time now. In fact, we studied together in Mumbai.

Yes, this is the first time that he is directing a film for me as a producer. But I have worked with him earlier once during Saathiya, where he was the writer."