Aayirathil Oruvan – Tamil Music Review

Aayirathil Oruvan is a forthcoming 2009 Tamil film directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by R.Ravendran .Karthik Sivakumar and Reema Sen have been cast in lead roles while R. Parthiban acts in a guest role as does Andrea Jeremiah.The story and screenplay are penned by the director himself. The background score and soundtrack will be composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who has replaced Yuvan Shankar Raja in the midst of the film.

Maalai Neram( Andrea Jeremiah & G.V. Prakash Kumar)
A terrific melody sung by Andrea and the music director himself. Andrea is the surprise package and she has done a commendable job . She does not seem to be overwhelmed while hitting the high notes.

Celebration of Life(Naveen)
A decent composition with interesting choice of instruments. It is nowhere near the best instrumental pieces in Indian cinema but it is definitely unique.The flute is at the forefront as is the case with most of Naveen’s compositions.

Thaai Tinra Mannae(Vijay Yesudass)
A lengthy song sung by the talented Vijay Yesudass. G.V Prakash has tried his mettle at classical music and it would be fair to say he that has made a decent attempt at it. The song is more situational describing the descent of the chola empire. Vijay is able to infuse the feeling of pathos into the song.

Indha Paadhai(G.V Prakash)
A casual song sung by the G.V Prakash. The song has a more country feel to it. It is very difficult to associate with this song as there is no catchy tune or rhythm.

Oh Eesa – Club Mix( Karthik, Andrea Jeremiah & chorus)
A song with a nice rhythm but that’s about it. I was not impressed even though it is better than the composers mix.

Oh Eesa – Composers Mix( Karthik, Andrea Jeremiah & chorus)
A song with a nice rhythm but that’s about it.

Un Mela Aasadhaan(Dhanush, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya Dhanush)
The song reminds me of the Adada song from Sarvam. Now we have to figure out the original source !. Dhanush has done a decent job but I guess singing is not his forte.Overall the song is interesting and does have a unique flavor to it.

The King Arrives(Performed by Neil Mukherjee and Madras Augustin Choir)
A powerful composition. I still feel there is a lack of punch. The heavy metal piece is definitely a cool idea.

Thaai Tinra Mannae(Vijay Yesudoss, Nityashree Mahadevan, Shri Krishna)
A complex song sung by the very talented Vijay and Nityashree. A medieval piece tuned to perfection by the composer , this song is a milestone for the young composer. It takes guts to take a chance with a song with a lot of emphasis on communicating reality versus succumbing to pressure to please the masses.

Pemmane(P.B. Srinivas, Bombay Jayashree)
The song starts with powerful violin interludes. The song depicts the misrery of people being forced to relocate from their homeland a.l.a the Srilankan Tamils or the Pakistani refugees in swat valley. The veteran singer Srinivas and Jayshree have been very true to the song and are able to project the pain and suffering to the fullest extent.

It is mixed album for me. I was not all that thrilled but there are moments of brilliance. The visuals might change the perception completely so we will have to wait for the movie.