Neethaane En Ponvasantham  - Visitor Music Review

by Rajasekar S

Illayaraja just  getting older by age. But his music is still sweet sixteen. The maestro just sculpted a master piece with this album. The album does not belong to carnatic, western, pop, hindustani, rock or Jazz genre. This one is pure Raja genre -- witness some thing you never heard in Indian music.


1) Kaatrai Konjam (singers:Karthik) - The song starts with Raja's typical 80's composition, slowly it just grabs our attention, the mesmerizing voice of Karthik and Na.Muthukumar's apt lyrics blows you away. This song proves that still our ears are addicted to Raja's 80's music.

2) Pudikala mamu (Suraj Jagan, Karthik) - When you are listening to this song, especially the first few minutes before the stylish vocals of Karthik and suraj starts, you will wonder whether you are listening to a western album. Na.Muthukumar's lyric aptly depicts the Engineering college life. The beats and electrical guitar just makes us to feel the tempo & surely this song is going to be an anthem for college-goers.

3) Ennodu Va Va (Singer:Karthik) - This song is already popular with the audience, thanks to the teaser. Again Karthik proved that he is such a versatile singer. This one may appeal to be a 80's music at start, but slowly Raja's music takes us somewhere, with his orchestration and mesmerizing violin piece. Na.Muthukumar lyrics are glued with Maestro's music, a best example is Kathaluku ilakanamey-thannal varum chinna chinna thalaikanamey, Kathal athey porukanumey ilaienil kati vaithu udhaikanumey!

4) Saayndhu Saayndhu (Singers : Yuvan Shankar Raja and Ramya NSK) - The song starts with yuvan's voice which just hooked us straight away. The song has two dimensions; the first half is filled with electrical guitar's beat, the second half with Raja's special symphony touch and a soulful Ramya Nsk's voice. Na.Muthukumar again does stunning work with his lyrics.

5) Vaanam mela: (Singers : Illayaraja,Bela Shende) - The one and only song sung by the maestro in the album. Raja's brilliance in composing a romantic melody is proved once again with the opening music. Bela shende's equally attracts us,there are so many high pitch moment in the song both Raja & Bela schende sung it with ease. Master piece all the way in the lines of Thendral vanthu Theendum pothu.

6) Satru Munbu (Singers: Ramya Nsk) - The song depicts the agony of a girl's failure in love, Na.Muthukumar's lyrics and Illayaraja's powerful orchestration is just brilliant.

7) Mudhal Murai (Singers:Sunidhi Chauhan) - This song is also similar to the previous one only in the situation of depicting the love failure of a girl, Sunidhi Chauhan will go places after this song since it is a rare opportunity for a female singer to get such a high pitch song, the Neethaney en pon vasantham chorus just shows us that this one must be a situation song and needless to say Raja's music depicted the agony successfully.

8) Pengal Yendral (Singer :Yuvan Shankar Raja) - This song is quite contradictory  to the previous one,it depicts the boy's disappointment over a girl's love,This song has more power than the previous one just because of Yuvan's pathos voice, Illayaraja used fast paced Electrical guitars & drums to depict the mood and it just paved way for another master piece.

Final Note:

If there is someone who says Raja's music is outdated, this is Raja's reply. To all the Music lovers keep the Audio CD safely because even after a decade you will listen to this pure master piece. Hats-off to Raja sir, Na. Muthukumar and special thanks to Gautham menon for his collaboration with the maestro.

Raja all the way (Rating : 4/5)