Abhiyum Naanum - Music Review

The stakes were quite high for Vidyasagar after the immense success of Mozhi. I was really hoping that the Radhamohan-Vidyasagar combination would provide quality music one more time but Vidyasagar seems to lost it big time with this album. He seems to have gone back the 90’s with his music arrangements and the melody and Rhythm which are the core ingredients in a Vidyasagar score are strangely missing.This movie is obviously about a father-daughter relationship and nearly all the songs are indicative of that in one way or another.

Azhagiya Azhagiya Kili (SPB)
A heavy song with SPB fitting the bill perfectly. I would question the tune of Vidyasagar and the out of place Hindi interludes in the middle. The orchestration might actually work with the visual in the movie but it really does not impress if you are focused on just the musical aspect.

Chinnamma Kalyanam (Kailash Kher)
A bit song . I am not sure why this song is featured in this album.

Moongil Vittu Sendra (Madhu Balakrishnan)
Madhu sings this impressive bit song which has great lyrics.

Ore Oru Oorile (Kailash Kher)
A folk song sung by the very talented Kailash Kher. Again I am not very sure if he is the right choice for this song. There is a strong emphasis on lyrics in these kind of songs and the music director really needed someone who can sing clearly and sing the lyrics precisely.The tune really does not disappoint though and Kailash has done a great job.

Pachai Kaatre (Sadhana Sargam)
One of my favorite singers Sadhana Sargam has rendered this melody. Again this is not an outstanding song by any means but it is not bad either. There is a punjabi mix in the middle. This song reminds me of the Kadhal Enbathu song from the Ajith starrer “Poovellam Un Vaasam”.

Sher Punjabi (Rehan Khan)
All I can say is this is another song in the album.

Vaa Vaa En Dhevadaye (Madhu Balakrishnan)
The best song of the album. I have a two year old daughter so I might have picked this song but the real reason is Vidyasagar really makes his presence felt in this song.Madhu has really understood the meaning of this song and has rendered this composition with a lot of passion. It will be impossible for any parent to not admire the song. The lyrics are equally very impressive.

You can listen to the song at Vaa Vaa En

There is an instrumental version for all the songs in the movie and they pass muster.To his credit Vidyasagar has composed an album without any kuthu songs.

I am not sure if Vidyasagar composed the tune a good 10 years back or he has really missed the plot. This lapse in concentration rarely happens to Rehman , Harris or Yuvan but Vidyasagar has been guilty of this on a few occasions. During the Illayaraja days , the music directors had to shell out lot of tunes within a very short time span. so the chance of a really good tune/song was very small . Things have changed now and the audience really expects every album to be the best effort of the composers. Unfortunately they are going to be disappointed after listening to this album.

Maybe my review is based on the high expectations I had from Vidyasagar after the immaculate Mozhi but there are lot of music directors who are able to deliver consistently with high quality of music. Hopefully Radhamohan does not disappoint.