Naanayam – Tamil Music Review

Naanayam is a forthcoming Indian Tamil thriller film written and directed by newcomer Shakti S. Rajan. Produced by S. P. B. Charan’s Capital Film Works, the film stars Prasanna as the protagonist, Sibiraj as the antagonist and Ramya Raj, who has appeared in the films Sandai and Thee as Ragini, debutante Yasmin Khan and Charan’s father, singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in pivotal roles.

James Vasanthan seems to be the hot music director in the block these days and the young music director is experimenting a lot with the opportunity he is getting.

Aasa Aasa( Kannan, Megha, Sheba, Ramya & Chorus)
A hip hop song with funky lyrics. James has tried his best to stick to the format of the song .It will be fair to say this song lacks the energy required for the genre. I am assuming this song will feature as a background score.

Ka Ka Ka(Devi Sree Prasad, Silambarasan)
Irish instruments introduce the audience to the song. Simbu and Devi Sree Prasad are the surprise packages. This is a decent song.

Kooda Kooda(Sunitha Saradhy)
The beginning interludes remind of a Aamir Khan movie of the past but James makes sure that the song is significantly different. Sunitha tries her best to infuse the much required energy into the song but overall this song also lacks the zip to make it interesting. The instrumentation is unique and deserves a special mention.

Naanayam…(Ranjith)
The title song is backed by heavy metal guitars and is fairly interesting.

Naanayam (Version 2)(Ranjith)
The slower version of the title song is pleasing and reminds me of the slow rock songs from the 80’s.This is a true rock song.

Naan Pogiraen(SPB , Chithra)
James finally gets into his comfort zone – Melody. The best song of the album by miles ! The flute piece is mesmerizing. There are lot of talented singers in the industry but they have a lot of work to do before they can catch up with SPB. The man is a legend and he proves it with this amazing rendition. Chithra is not far behind and proves her mettle. This free flowing song should go all the way to the top and should stay there for a while.The 80’s and 90’s were filled with amazing duets with the lead singers of this song and I was taken back to the magical Illayraja days when melody ruled.

This album is all about Money and I would buy it just to listen to the evergreen SPB and Chithra. Most of the songs are really flat and may not go well with the audience