Rahman has once again pleased his fans by giving some fabulous music for the Gautham Menon (heard that he’s shed the Menon?) directed ‘Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya’. The clear contenders for the top spot are undoubtedly ‘Omana Penne’ and ‘Hosanna’. Not to forget the beautiful Steven Tyler style rendition of ‘Aaromale’ in Malayalam.
Just when you think that ‘Omana Penne’ just another song, it springs its first surprise when the song goes ‘kanngal simittavum marandhen, hey, anal, hey, kannil, hey. The other surprises are the beautiful Malayalam interlude rendered by Kalyani Menon, the intoxicating nadaswaram rendered in Mohanam (the entire song is based on mohanam?) and finally the beautiful mix of the ‘omana penne’ chorus set with the nadaswaram background, a song worth listening to a million times. One flaw that my cynical mind points out is the pronunciation of பென்னே (could have been பெண்ணே!!!).
Hosanna is a fast moving refreshing number intercepted by some Caribbean style singing by Blaaze (?) and the Tamil bit sung by Vijay Prakash (of Om Siva Om fame), simple, clear song, makes you want to listen to more.
And my favourite ‘Aaromale’ sung in excellent rock style by Alphons Joseph. The entire song is in Malayalam with some choruses in Reeti Gowla sung by a voice that sounds like Sreekumar to me! Great future for the singer there…. Kudos to Rahman for bringing into fore new genres and new voices.
The other two songs in the film that caught my attention are ‘Anbil Avan’ sung by Chinmayee and Devan and the mellifluous ‘Mannippaya’ sung by Shreya Ghosal and Rahman himself. ‘Anbil Avan’ is sure to become a hit among the young brigade. The song is peppy has some hummable choruses – bingo! You have a hit there! About ‘Mannippaya’, Shreya has rendered the song flawlessly and Rahman sings some touching notes that truly touch your heart. This song deserves praise for the wonderfully orchestrated interlude (sounds like a smooth choir so soothing to the ears).
Rahman has also composed the almost forgettable songs like Kannukkul Kannai sung by Naresh Iyer and Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya sung by Karthik. These songs sounded below Rahman standards and below the standards of the singers in question, so no further discussions on these two!
On the whole, Rahman has given some music that truly takes you Vinnai thandi.
And of course I can guess the story, boy meets girl, sings about her (Omana Penne), woos her (Kannukkul Kannai), girl falls in love (Anbil Avan), breaks boy’s heart (Hosanna), girl makes up (Mannippaya). We have to wait for Mr. Menon’s (er.. Mr. Gautam’s) output to see if my guess is right!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
3 Cheers!! - 3 idiots!!
So what is all the buzz about 3 idiots? Every single person I meet these days speaks about the fantastic experience that 3 idiots is and why they want to see it again or complains about non-availability of tickets for the film since its release 15 days ago.
When I left to watch 3i at Sathyam Cinemas (quite early in the morning to watch the 7.30 a.m screening of the film), I had no clue what it was about (yes, I know it’s based on ‘Five Point Someone’ and I’m not harping on that subject).
I read an interview with Aamir Khan, the hero of the film and he was asked ‘why do you think there are repeat audiences for the film?’ That’s precisely what I want to explain.
Half-way through 3i amongst roars of laughter, we hissed to each other, ‘I want to see the film again’. Why? To catch up on some jokes we had missed, to identify directorial glitches (on a perfect film), or just to have a good time, once again.
The director deserves to be lauded for his efforts, as the film did make us think, and I’m still thinking 2 weeks after seeing the film. Some thoughts are: why do I dislike office? What did I want to do in life? What am I doing now? Am I happy with my vocation? What should I do to be happy with my employment? Discussions with a few of my friends revealed that they all hated their jobs, but were in it for the money, or found nothing better to do, or were forced to do this by parents, siblings, friends, or it was the most ‘happening’ thing to do, or …. the reasons were endless. Though we all earn handsomely and are branded efficient in office, we are not happy with our jobs. Our interests lie elsewhere, not pursued because of whole lot of reasons.
The film also deserves praise because a very strong message has been delivered with a few witty jokes. There is no starry element in the film, another cause for the film reaching the masses. As a south Indian, the director could have avoided poking fun at a South Indian, something that’s clichéd and outdated. Barring that factor, a complete entertainer and a must watch for the young and the old. 3 cheers to Mr. Hirani and Mr. Khan for their efforts. In one of the scenes, where Farhan describes Rancho, he says ‘use na last aane ki lajja thi na first ane ki lalach’. If we all lived like that, would there be any unhappiness around?
When I left to watch 3i at Sathyam Cinemas (quite early in the morning to watch the 7.30 a.m screening of the film), I had no clue what it was about (yes, I know it’s based on ‘Five Point Someone’ and I’m not harping on that subject).
I read an interview with Aamir Khan, the hero of the film and he was asked ‘why do you think there are repeat audiences for the film?’ That’s precisely what I want to explain.
Half-way through 3i amongst roars of laughter, we hissed to each other, ‘I want to see the film again’. Why? To catch up on some jokes we had missed, to identify directorial glitches (on a perfect film), or just to have a good time, once again.
The director deserves to be lauded for his efforts, as the film did make us think, and I’m still thinking 2 weeks after seeing the film. Some thoughts are: why do I dislike office? What did I want to do in life? What am I doing now? Am I happy with my vocation? What should I do to be happy with my employment? Discussions with a few of my friends revealed that they all hated their jobs, but were in it for the money, or found nothing better to do, or were forced to do this by parents, siblings, friends, or it was the most ‘happening’ thing to do, or …. the reasons were endless. Though we all earn handsomely and are branded efficient in office, we are not happy with our jobs. Our interests lie elsewhere, not pursued because of whole lot of reasons.
The film also deserves praise because a very strong message has been delivered with a few witty jokes. There is no starry element in the film, another cause for the film reaching the masses. As a south Indian, the director could have avoided poking fun at a South Indian, something that’s clichéd and outdated. Barring that factor, a complete entertainer and a must watch for the young and the old. 3 cheers to Mr. Hirani and Mr. Khan for their efforts. In one of the scenes, where Farhan describes Rancho, he says ‘use na last aane ki lajja thi na first ane ki lalach’. If we all lived like that, would there be any unhappiness around?
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