Milliblog Weeklies, Week 265 – January 26, 2025 – Milliblog!

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Marji Cha Maalik – Deva (Jakes Bejoy) – Marathi/Hindi: If Vishal Mishra produced a foot-tapping with Bhasad Macha, Jakes Bejoy throws a stupendous surprise with Marji Cha Maalik… a scorching Marathi rap sung by Shreyas Sagvekar (of Taambdi Chaamdi fame, for context). It’s a fantastic song, but with every song, I continue to wonder how director Rosshan Andrrews has adapted his 2013 Malayalam film ‘Mumbai Police’ in Hindi, considering how different that original was, from the lack of a singular focus on ‘a’ hero (Prithviraj) to even the trailer not showing the other two important leads of the film… to the presence of Pooja Hedge, which, you’d understand only if you have seen the original!

Vazhithunaiye – Dragon (Leon James) – Tamil: If the first single from the movie, Rise Of Dragon, was way too Anirudh’ish (sung by Anirudh too!), VazhithuNaiye is adequately A R Rahman’ish… though not sung by Rahman 🙂 There is a clear Reetigowlai raaga influence in the song, though I also hear shades of A R Rahman’s Pachai Nirame (Karaharapriya raaga), particularly if I isolate the background music at places like ‘Kanden kanden ennudayavalai’. But overall, Leon produces a zinger, with such an energetic, likeable music and wonderful singing (Sid Sriram and Sanjana Kalmanje).

Pathikichu – Vidaamuyarchi (Anirudh) – Tamil: Anirudh gives Ajith the perfect anthemic song, with a tantalizingly slow and calculated rhythm and pulsating rap by Yogi Sekar. The song’s highlight is Vishnu Edavan’s punchy lines that layer motivation from multiple angles.

Etho Pesathane – Bun Butter Jam (Nivas K Prasanna) – Tamil: Nivas K Prasanna’s music, in itself, is usually good enough to look forward to, and here too, the man has a seductive melody that works easily. But there’s more to the song, considering Vijay Sethupathi as its (debutant) lyricist and the singers – actor Siddharth and Shilpa Rao. Lyrically, the song doesn’t really stand out, but music-wise, it easily does.

Kalloorum – Veera Dheera Sooran (GV Prakash Kumar) – Tamil: An incredibly sweet song that carries a whiff of GV Prakash Kumar’s own ‘Hey Minnale’ (Amaran). Tune-wise and rhythm-wise, the songs are vastly different, but in terms of winsome, pleasant vibe, they are on similar lines. The singer too contribute enormously – Haricharan and Shweta Mohan.

Vandhutan Vandhutan, Nee Naan, Boy Bestie and Bayamariyaa Boys – Mr. Housekeeping (Osho Venkat) – Tamil: Osho Venkat’s music in Mr. Housekeeping’s soundtrack is definitely interesting even though I found it very derivative too. Take for instance, Vandhutan Vandhutan. It’s a terrific hero-entry type song but it screams of Anirudh’s musical style, particularly the title song. Or take Nee Naan and Boy Bestie – both sound so much like Hiphop Tamizha’s songs! Bayamariyaa Boys too goes back to Anirudh’s zone! But look past the possible references listed here and this is a confident, punchy debut!

Hilesso Hilessa – Thandel (Devi Sri Prasad) – Telugu: Devi Sri Prasad’s trademark jaunty rhythm is captivating once again, but where the composer works harder is in taking the tune to interestingly unpredictable zones. And he is amply aided by excellent singing by Nakash Aziz, and particularly Shreya Ghoshal.

Kedathe – Pravinkoodu Shappu (Vishnu Vijay) – Malayalam: Vishnu Vijay’s 4-song soundtrack for Pravinkoodu Shappu is relatively less interesting than his other recent albums, but Kedathe is a clear winner. The song’s haunting melody and the guitar layer (Keba Jeremiah) effortlessly intertwine to produce a smashingly beautiful song. If I hadn’t known who composed it, I would have assumed it to be Prashant Pillai – this is his zone, even though Vishnu plays in this zone so well in his own style.

Hengaithe Maige – Brodha V (Kannada/Indipop): A scintillating, synth-oozing Kannada rap song by Vighnesh Shivanand aka Brodha V that would sound fantastic even if you don’t understand a word (that is, you don’t understand Kannada). The Hengaithe Maige hooks lands brilliantly and would have you grooving instantly!

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