Why dont these reviewers do some ground work? How many movies did Shankar & Rajni do together? And how many times did they without venturing with AR..
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@...> wrote: > > http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/02/south-music-tamil-review-endhiran.htm > > > Every film of director Shankar or superstar Rajnikanth [ Images ] has beaten > previously set box office successes after Sivaji, their first venture > together. > Now with Sun Pictures' Endhiran, science-fiction adventure, the hype has only > increased. This time the dynamic duo has join hands with another icon, A R > Rahman [ Images ]. > Proof of their excitement is evident in the way Shankar and A R Rahman have > penned their thoughts in the helpful lyric-booklet that accompanies the CD: > "How > do I describe Endhiran? It is excitement, entertainment, a huge, fresh dream > ..." goes on the director, while the music maestro calls it the movie "that > will > define Tamil cinema." > A score of lyricists such as Vairamuthu, Madhan Karki and Pa Vijay have > contributed the words to this much vaunted blockbuster in the making. Here's > a > look at what Endhiran has to offer. > First off we have what sounds like machinery powering down, followed by a > forlorn echo. You can't really recognize S P Balasubramaniyam's voice without > his name being mentioned. A R Rahman's voice is easier to make out, as it > really > suits the robot format -- unemotional, crisp and metallic. The lyrics are > themselves meant as an awakening, and Khatija Rahman's young voice adds an > almost reverence to it. This of course, is only the prelude to the much more > zest-filled Pudhiya Manitha. Veteran SPB's voice gives full vent, touching > the > high and low notes with equal ease. The ending is strangely peaceful. It's a > song that celebrates a new birth, and it does justice to the event. > There's no doubt at all about what kind of song Kadhal Anukkal is going to be > -- > the melange of instruments that warble in a delighted fashion tell you that > it's > yet another scientifically romantic number, bringing Newton along for the > ride. > It does remind you, in parts, of an earlier Rahman number, Omana Penne, but > has > enough drive to carry it on its own strength. The refrain in particular is > catchy, even as Vijay Prakash and Shreya Ghoshal [ Images ] sing with > enthusiasm. Though it doesn't scale heights of brilliance, it manages to be > sweet. > The Chitti Dance Showcase, as a departure from other numbers is, as you might > expect, a piece meant to display the many perfections of the robot. Rendered > by > Yogi B, Praveen Mani and Pradeep Vijay, it's a mixture of synthesized rhythms > and carnatic music, even bringing in a dash of melodious western symphony on > occasion. It's short and to the point. > Irumbile Oru Idhayam begins with heart-thumping enthusiasm, while a female > voice > kicks off the refrain with energy practically flying off the CD. The > futuristic > mood is ever-present, and appropriately, the number starts in English. Rahman > himself takes the vocal reins in a voice modified to suit a robot. It fits in > quite well, especially in accompaniment with Kash n Krissy. The song itself > is > abrupt and has a choppy feel, entirely suitable for the mood of the song. > It's > all romantic, this number, but suffused with equal parts of sensuality. You > can't help but smile at phrases where the robot "fails to shutdown" at night. > In > fact, it's the English rap that rather fails in its appeal. The robot's > "voice" > in itself, and the faint angst in it are quite pleasant; it's easy to fall > into > its rhythm. > The lion-king arrives as Arima Arima kicks off with trumpets blaring and then > into ominous, royal-esque music that heralds, not surprisingly, the arrival > of a > king. The song is typically hero-centric, with both male and female lavishing > praises on the hero. Certainly, the superstar's image stands up well to the > praise, and the rumbling background arrangement adds to the depth. Like a > good > many of Rahman's numbers lately, the song, sung by Hariharan [ Images] and > Sadhna Sargam seems to slip away from a structured format. There's a good > deal > of English thrown in too. Still, certain phrases, like "Akrinaiyin arasan > naan," > and "Kaamutra kanini," are unique and intriguing. Others, like "Aisukke Ice," > though a direct and flattering reference to the former Miss World, aren't > that > appealing. The second instrumental interlude has certain interesting > variations, > before returning to the charanam which heaps accolades on Aishwarya Rai > Bachchan > [ Images ] as well. There's a certain majesty to the song; the refrain works > quite well, which goes a long way towards elevating this song from just > another > praise-filled number to one that gives you something, > musically.Kilimanjaro begins, expectedly, with a distinctly African feel -- > drums, what feels like a spider chittering across a table-top, a gaggle of > words, a thumping beat. Javed Ali and Chinmayi kick off the high notes. It's > simplistic, steady, and the words are a jumble of Thamizh and who-knows-what, > but when accompanied by the rousing rhythm, make you forget. Rather jarring > are > the "oohs" and "aahs" that add an erotic note to the song for this is a > rather > modified kuthu song. Not the pick of the selection, but it has the > instrumental > arrangement going for it. > Thundering rhythms take you into Boom Boom Robot Da, which kicks off in the > best > synthesized music style. Lyricist Karki has mixed and matched Isaac Asimov, > Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein in his ode to the robot, while Keerthi > Sagathiya, Swetha Mohan and Thanvisha sing with enthusiastic abandon. Yogi B > contributes a touch of rap to the proceedings, even as the music rapidly > becomes > Indian. The instrumental arrangement takes some getting used to, particularly > as > its meant to be a futuristic compilation of sorts. One moment it sounds like > something out of the 25th century, while the next it goes to the past, even > sounding at times like one of Rahman's earliest hits from Thiruda Thiruda. > The > second interlude, a mixture of humming and piano notes is pleasant. There's > lot > of love for the robot, with plenty of the superstar's own epithets thrown > in. It's fast, loud and furious, but only mildly appealing. > Endhiran is, in fact, a perfect superstar album. Where the collection does > manage to veer from the usual, Rahman has managed to add his own quirky, > creative notes to the songs. > Parts of the album actually rise above the usual flattering themes and do > create > a unique musical experience. It might not be the brilliant effort reserved > for > off-beat works but this is a mainstream entertainer, and the maestro has put > together numbers that make an intriguing listen. >
