Review Overview
PAKKAM VANTHU
PAALAM
KATHTHI THEME (The Sword of Destiny)
SELFIE PULLA
BAD EYES (Villain Theme)
NEE YAARO
AATHI
A decisive victory for Anirudh & Vijay combo!
Kaththi soundtrack is Anirudh's decisive win with an interesting melange of tunes and an efficient choice of singers. Selfie Pulla has everything it needs to be a smashing chartbuster.
Cast: Vijay, Samantha, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Music: Anirudh
Lyrics: Madhan Karky, Pa Vijay, Yuga Bharathi, Hip Hop Tamizha
Director: AR Murugadoss
Label: Eros Music
- PAKKAM VANTHU; Singers: Anirudh, Hip Hop Tamizha – With its absurd lyrics, funky beats, a fabulously enjoyable tune and brilliantly constructed interludes, this track is an absolute winner. Especially Anirudh’s interlude from 2:33 to 3:00 is an instant earworm and makes for a catchy ditty!
- PAALAM; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Shwetha Mohan – Shwetha Mohan dominates this interesting yet passable soundtrack in the album which also marks Shankar Mahadevan’s first collaboration with Anirudh. Paalam is also the only okayish, underwhelming track in the album!
- KATHTHI THEME (The Sword of Destiny) – We have already listened to a major portion of this theme track in the motion poster. The addition here is the rhythmic cantillation of ‘Kaththi’ towards the tail end of the song. A good, ringtone-worthy theme track for fans!
- SELFIE PULLA; Singers: Vijay, Sunidhi Chauhan – A song where ‘chartbuster’ is written all over it. Madhan Karky’s new-age, accessible lyrics, Vijay’s non-chalant, unkempt singing and Anirudh’s templatized tune make this one a razor-sharp decisive track. Bound to rock all radio stations in upcoming days. Our PICK!
- BAD EYES (Villain Theme) – Anirudh has nailed this one with a motley arrangement of instruments. Classy, elegant use of flute and veena makes this one a nifty listen!
- NEE YAARO; Singer: KJ Yesudas – There were reports that Vijay plays a youth rebel in the film. Well, the song’s lyrics more or less substantiates the report with its lyrics that lavishly extol ‘Vijay, the hero’. Anirudh has effectively used KJ Yesudoss’s vocals and delivered a sweeping pathos, which will linger long after you finish listening! Our PICK!
- AATHI; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Anirudh – Vishal Dadlani and Anirudh have kept the reputation of their previous track (Oh Penne) intact with Aathi. Guitar rules this delightful, swanky track which has an engaging, interesting melange of sounds from Anirudh. And, the song ends on a superb high with Keba Jeremiah’s pleasing guitar sounds. Our PICK!
Written by Surendhar MK