Guru Songs - Music Review

Ramesh Kannan

Guru is an upcoming Telugu film, remake of Tamil hit film Irudhi Suttru and directed by the original film's director Sudha Kongara Prasad. Santosh Narayanan, who gave brilliant tracks for Tamil version is retained as the composer for Telugu version which makes his big budget project in Telugu after relatively unknown billa Ranga. Let's check out whether Santosh adds special tracks to Telugu or not.

O Sakkonoda:✔ The best song in the Tamil album returns in the form of O Sakkonoda and Dhee renders the Telugu version of the song while the splendid violin and flute combination makes this one the best song in Telugu album also. Ramajogayya Sastry did the brilliant work with the lyrics which fits the tune perfectly, However, Dhee's restrained vocals for the Telugu version being the only minor grouse.

Jigidi: Santosh Narayanan's Guru has one extra song compared to Hindi and Telugu versions to cater for the mass audience and fans of Venkatesh. Venkatesh sounds adequate behind the mic and the actor’s name in the credit is enough for the fans to go crazy while the tune is staid and monotonous one, Santhosh Narayanan spruced up the proceedings in the background with snazzy foot tapping Jazz tinged sounds.

Ukku Naram:✔ Ukku Naram sounds fantastic for its rock flavored backgrounds and delivered ably by Siddharth Mahadevan and this one adds to his long list of rock based songs. The track's undeniable highlight is Santosh Narayanan's arrangements and the 'ta na ta na' hook is incredibly catchy which makes this song enjoyable till it lasts.

Ey Mathaabey: Ey Mathaabey is another song where Santosh Narayanan able to maintain his quirky nature of the tune as well as make the song appealing to listeners. Though Ananthu's sounds apt, the percussions sounds are more relatable to Tamil than Telugu, however the engaging attempt at the fusion of blues sound to Kuthu deserves special mention.

Ne Zara: Ne Zara is the most generic tune in the album and the track is made snappier by the enthusiastic vocals of Siddharth Mahadevan. However, the tune sounds monotonous and backgrounds also fail to entice the listeners.

Gundelothulalo:✔ Dhee returns back in Gundelothulalo and the affecting tune by Santosh Narayanan is handled well by the singer. The atmospheric sounds with the minimal arrangements accentuate the beauty of Ramajogayya Sastry's lyrics. The exceptional usage of violins and key remains the towering highlight in this melodious song of the album.

Bottom line:

Though Santosh Narayanan's debut Telugu work Billa Ranga, receives less traction in the Tollywood Industry, Guru has all elements to bring the talented composer in the limelight.

Rating: 3.25/5