Music reviews of ENPT's "Maruvaarthai" if music director's name was revealed
A satirical column by Ashwin Kumar
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) December 31, 2016
A song is mostly judged or liked also by who the music director is. Please listen to #MaruVarthaiPesathey&like it purely on it's own merit.
ஓரு பாடலின் இசையமைப்பாளர் யார் என்பதைப் பொறுத்தும் அது விரும்பப் படுகிறது அல்லது விமர்சிக்கப் படுகிறது. #மறுவார்த்தைபேசாதே (1/2)
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) December 31, 2016
While director Gautham Menon had posted the above tweets two days back asking fans to like a song for its own merit, here is a popular satire columnist and author Ashwin Kumar, who has a point to prove GVM's message, through his fictional (& satirical) article; what would be the reviews of 'Maruvarthai' Song if the music director's name was revealed.
Director Gautam Vasudev Menon's upcoming movie Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta has been in the news, most notably for the suspense shrouding who its music director is. The movie even witnessed a release of a small clip of one of its songs titled "Maruvaarthai", written by Thamarai and crooned by Sid Sreeram.
Since the music director hasn't been revealed yet, reviewers are probably in a fix as to what to write. Here's a leaked collection of draft reviews from one such reviewer, in case the music director's name was announced.
Harris Jayaraj:
The famed Gautham-Harris combo gets off to a decent start with Maruvaarthai, but the song instantly reminds one of their previous chartbuster Uyirin Uyire. Some lines also feel inspired from AR Rahman's "Undhan Desathin Kural." Thankfully, Sid Sreeram's unique voice and Thamarai's wonderful lyrics come to the song's rescue. Hope the other songs are fresh and better.
AR Rahman:
The Isai Puyal tries yet another fresh experiment, fusing a classical flute and a rock rhythm. While it may not register immediately, it definitely becomes an unavoidable addiction after repeated listening, typical of an AR Rahman song. With Sid Sreeram's delightful vocals and Thamarai's sweet lyrics, this one's a winner all the way.
Illayaraja:
We saw Gautam extract gold from the maestro in their previous outing Neethane En Ponvasantham. He's done it again, with Maruvaarthai. Illayaraja and the flute is already a love story more legendary than Titanic and A Walk to remember. Add to it, a fresh dose of rock guitar and you get the meastro weaving a magic never seen before. Two thumbs up for this one.
Yuvan Shankar Raja:
With Maruvaarthai, Gautham's unleashes a new combination, with Yuvan Shankar Raja. Yuvan's flute interludes prove why he is the Maestro's son and the techno rock rhythm is everything you'd expect from a Yuvan song. Good start! Can't wait for the other songs.
GV Prakash:
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, but not GV Prakash it seems. Expectations are always high for the music of a GVM film and while Maruvaarthai is a decent number, it falls woefully short of expectations. A good rhythm, vocals and lyrics are the only saving grace for this song, which lacks the soul that GVM film songs are known for. GVPs lack of focus on music due to his acting preoccupation clearly shows. The song has shades of GVP's "Kaadhal Neruppil" from his debut film Veyyil. Hoping for a more sincere effort in the rest of the songs.
Anirudh:
Anirudh has given some of his best work for Dhanush, but with Maruvaarthai, Gautham has clearly brought him out of his comfort zone, making him deliver some serious, non-colloquial stuff. It is a decent effort, blending a classical flute with a rock rhythm, accompanied with Sid Sreeram and Thamarai at their best. The song should have bigger impact on screen, with hopefully apt picturization of Dhanush by Gautham.
Srikanth Deva:
Srikanth Deva is known for his work in mass-masala films and his collection of kuthu songs for the front-benchers, but with Maruvaarthai, Gautham exposes a side of him that the music world has never seen before.
A very meaningful song written by Thamarai is set to a very unlike-Srikanth Deva melodious tune, crooned by Sid Sreeram. Though the beat seems eerily similar to Srikanth's earlier such attempt at melody, Kadhal Suthudhey (from Saravana), this song makes for a passable listen, a welcome change from the stuff Srikanth usually churns out.
Deva:
While some of Deva's best works have come through in his gaana numbers for Rajinikanth movies, the rest have regrettably come from various English and Hindi songs. Though the tune of this song justifies Deva's sobriquet "Thenisai Thendral," it's only a matter of time before it is revealed as to where the rhythm has been inspired from.
(Disclaimer: The above write-up is fictitious and an attempt, probably even a pathetic one, at satire. Any resemblance to the reviews of any particular reviewer, is purely coincidental and not intended.)
(This article was first published by the author on his Facebook page on monday and has been reproduced with permission)
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