The soundtrack’s best, however, is the (only) song composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja – ‘Saattayin Munaiyil’, a semi-classical song with a gorgeous orchestration.Ĭomposer Ved Shanker has maintained a low profile since his debut in 2011.
‘Thoova Mazhai’ does remind us of only umpteen songs on rain, with odd English verses thrown in. The song gets another, equally beautiful, version ‘Idhayathin Thirayilae’. Alisha Thomas has never been used for a melody like this, and she sounds great. Of the nine songs by NR Raghunanthan, the best is ‘Anbulla Kadhala’ that has an excellent tune going for it. Singer Abhay Jodhpurkar is at his finest this year, with top-notch songs across languages. The film unfortunately didn’t take off at all but it wields a solid 12-song soundtrack credited to three composers – NR Raghunanthan, Sharan Surya and Yuvan Shankar Raja. NR Raghunanthan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sharan Surya – Omĭirector Bharathi Raja’s Om is one of the unlikeliest entries in our list this year.
The soundtrack may not be a keeper, but sure is one of the better ones this year.ġ4. Ujjayinee Roy is heard after a long time in the overt and delicate ‘Vaa Vaa Kaama’. ‘En Nadanam’, arranged as a duet between Sharreth and Vijay Prakash, is a similarly wonderful composition for the parody sequence that plays out on screen. The semi-classical touches also sit very well in this song. ‘Kalavarame’ is a beautiful, tricky composition that folds complex phrases into the tune – Chinmayi and Pradeep Kumar handle effortlessly. Kannan has stepped his game up in the sequel – the result is a pretty good, diverse album with nine songs. The first part had one good song (out of four) by the composer Kannan, but that’s about it.
To set the context, the movie is a sequel to a parody. Thamizh Padam 2 took many by surprise as, at the risk of sounding condescending, no one expected the album to be this good. We look at the best wholesome soundtracks (audio releases in the calendar year 2018 till date) where songs add up to something more.Ī brief nod to ones that barely missed making the Top 15: Amutha (Arun Gopan), Diya (Sam CS), Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (Sam CS), Kaala (Santhosh Narayanan), 2.0 (AR Rahman). Chandramouli, Adanga Maru (Sam CS), Kaali (Vijay Antony), Sketch (Thaman S), Imaikkaa Nodigal (Hiphop Thamizha). There were cases of one or two pretty good songs failing to make a good album – Mr. Sam CS and Yuvan Shankar Raja are the most prolific composers of the year – each has seven original Tamil film albums (and a partial album) to their credit. Not to mention the strike that the film industry went on for nearly two months. The first half was bleak for the most part with occasionally good albums. The gamut of quality of soundtracks in Tamil films recorded a sharp change around mid-2018. It was a pretty good year overall for Tamil, and Southern film music.