Karuppan Songs - Music Review

Ramesh Kannan

Karuppan is an upcoming action thriller film directed by R Panneerselvam with Vijay Sethupathi and Tanya in the lead roles. Imman composes music for the film. Let's check out whether Imman manages to deliver solid rural album or not.

Karuva Karuva Payale:✔ Karuva Karuva Payale's highlight being the Shashaa Tripathi and Shankar Mahadevan's vocals while the rhythm and the tune are strictly confined to the Imman's territory. Apart from the, nifty violin interludes and Shashaa's nuanced singing, the track is the usual Imman song with nothing much to offer.

Usure Usure:✔ Imman brings famous Kannada singer Ananya Bhat to Tamil and gives her beautiful melody. The track is accentuated by her punchy rendition and the composer shows his prowess in the backgrounds. The singer brings out the emotions of the lyrics effectually and the strings laden backdrop makes this one an enjoyable listen till it lasts.

Olaga Vaayadi: Olaga Vaayadi is another folk track where Imman recycles his earlier hits and the song reminds of the composer's numerous compositions. Benny Dayal energetic rendition and intermittent Kazoo bits are the big saviors in an otherwise tepid composition. Though the tune is enjoyable in parts, it's difficult to shrug off the deja vu feel once the base rhythm kicks in.

Azhagazhaga:✔ In Azhagazhaga, Pradeep Kumar brings his singing prowess in fore despite the tune is average and it is delight to hear the singer's improvisations in multiple instances. Imman kept the rhythm and interludes simple to accentuate the vocals. Pradeep Kumar makes this one pleasant and enjoyable listen.

Murukkumeesa Maama: The retro styled arrangements in Murukkumeesa Maama is enticing especially for initial few minutes in Anita Venkat vocals but the track fizzles out sooner because of discordant jarring musical pieces and also the tune meanders in the second half. Diwakar's energetic vocals being the only takeaway in this bungled track.

Verdict:

Karuppan is yet another traditional folk album from Imman and the composer's trademark sounds become tedious listen despite backed by stellar vocals.

Rating: 2.5/5