Kakki Sattai (2015) | Music Review
Akilan Nagarajan

After his big budget release, Anirudh is back with his fun team. He exudes a lot of energy and creative freedom in this entire album.

Kakki Sattai  (Listen Here)

A cool title track fitting the police theme. The song sticks to the one catchy loop, which happens to be the primary theme music of the film. Vishal Dadlani continues his grunting singing style on top of all the medley of instruments in the background.  Expect this song to help improve his Sivakarthikeyan’s massdom.

Kadhal Kann Kattudhe  (Listen Here)

This track sounds works mainly due to Shaktishree’s effervescent vocals. The orchestration is really beautiful, and the interludes score high with all the fusion elements. A lovely high pitch romance number well sung by Shakthishree and Anirudh.

I’m So Cool  (Listen Here) 

Interesting mixing, served with the usual Tanglish lyrics one would expect from an Anirudh track. The ascending nature of the mood reaches a high as Sivakarthikeyan joins the party. The song provides multiple catchy tunes played with erratic mix of instruments. This is expected to be the most popular song of the album, and is sure to set the dance floors on fire.

Kattikida  (Listen Here)

Anthony Dasan provides his usual to a very customary folk track. Being slow for adapangkuthu number, the song has interesting interludes that has the potential to hook you.  The song doesn’t elevate in the charanam. It might find takers for its uncanny mixing.

Shake That (Listen Here) 

Anirudh decides to finish with a solo number, which may be sidelined to a post-credits sequence. The track is the first of its kind attempt by Anirudh with a mix of hiphop rap song. There’s some decent stuff to unearth.

Kakki Sattai (Theme) (Listen Here)

Anirudh decides to go less heavier for the theme track this time, and it has come off really well. The basic feel of a “cool cop” is achieved, and that should be enough to make this work both on and off-screen. Perfect stuff for the masses!

The Trooper (Theme) (Listen Here)

Heavy EDM set, meant to work in the movie

Kakki Sattai perhaps, is the album which has the most number of EDM sets/sounds in the entire of Anirudh’s discography.  Anirudh has decided to give priority to the mixing over composing this time, and it is expected to pay off quite well.

Rating: 3 / 5