Kanaa Songs - Music Review

Ramesh S Kannan

Kanaa is an upcoming sports drama film directed by actor-lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj with Aishwarya Rajesh and Sathyaraj in the lead. Dhibu Ninan Thomas of Maragadha Naanayam fame scores music for the film. Let's check out whether composer has been able to provide memorable tunes in his second film or not.  

• Vaayadi Petha Pulla:  Sivakarthikeyan's daughter Aaradhana debuts as a singer along with him in Vaayadi Petha Pulla and she sounds surprisingly brilliant. The highlight of the song is undeniably Vaikom Vijayalakshmi's singing and the singer aces especially in the improvisations in the charanam portions, while Vishnu Vijay's flute plays along as another singer throughout.

• Oonjala Oonjala✔️: Dhibu Ninan Thomas has churned out a winner in Oonjala Oonjala with the anthemic hard rock soundscape, mixed with the semi classical twist to the tune. Sid Sriram has displayed his prowess especially with the improvisations and the singer aces the high pitch portions effortlessly as usual. Niranjana Ramanan lends a fabulous support with her brilliant sargams, interplayed smoothly along with Sid's vocals.

• Kanna En Kannazhage✔️: Kanna En Kannazhage's serene tune and the atmospheric sound created by the composer makes it a worthy listen. The tune prods along the Santosh Narayanan territory and though the tune is less effective, the arrangements by the composer are top notch. Saroja's Dilruba and the underplayed Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra's string section is a delight to listen.

• Othayadi Paathayila: The tune doesn't come across as an instant catchy one despite being backed by Anirudh Ravichander. However, the anu Pallavi portions and Vishnu Vijay's flute, especially towards the end along with Pandit S Ballesh's Shenai's portions make this song to sail through.

• Savaal✔️:  Savaal is another alluringly done package; especially the composer provides the gloomy soundscape to the song with the haunting rhythm and Ganapathi excellent Kanjira and Edakka mix. Though Arunraja Kamaraj's rap portions are middling one, composer scores in the vocal parts especially the improvisations and the catchy Savaal hook.

Verdict:

Dhibu Ninan Thomas ups his ante in his sophomore album with the excellent mix of songs where the composer's arrangements are top notch and works much better than his tunes.

Rating: 3/5

Pick of the Album:  Oonjala Oonjala, Kanne En Kannazhage, Savaal