Vijay's Thalaivaa Song Reviews

The fans have been very curious about Thalaivaa tracks because this is the first time AL Vijay's favourite music director, GV Prakash, is working for Ilayathalapathy Vijay. The expectations were further heightened because of the combination with director Vijay with whom GV has delivered some of the best soulful melody numbers in his career. As expected, GV Prakash has delivered a commercial mix of songs fitting each genre -- melody numbers, love duet, 'soup'/love disappointment song, hero-uprising song and a theme track. 

What Works?

"Vaangana Vanakkamngna" is by far the best song of the album and arguably Vijay's best rendered song till date. Every single aspect works perfectly. Be it Vijay's effortless singing, Santhanam's one-liners, contemporary lyrics and catchy tune/orchestration. The song's popularity is expected to scale higher with tremendous scope for picturization showing Vijay and Santhanam's on-screen chemistry. After listening to the song, it is difficult to imagine anybody else other than Vijay be able to do justice to this song.

GV Prakash has almost always scored high on all his BGM themes, specifically in all of his prior movies for director Vijay. It is no different this time with "The Ecstasy of Dance" theme music. The theme boasts great tune and orchestration. 

"Thalapathy Thalapathy" lyrics and music are aimed at firing up Vijay's fan base. The songs almost sound like an election campaign song tailor-made to feed Vijay's political aspirations. GV Prakash has weaved in pacy interludes giving sufficient scope for pulsating visuals. This is a situational song and expected to serve its purpose on-screen and off-screen equally well.

What Doesn't Work?

Contrary to one's expectations, where the album fails to take off are on the melody side. "Yaar Indha Saalai" sung by GV Prakash & Saindhavi and "Sol Sol" sung by Vijay Prakash in the lead do not make a towering impression. Both these songs feel a bit monotonous and feel pedestrian even after repeated hearing.

One song that misses the mark completely is "Tamil Pasanga". The lyrics, tune and orchestration lack depth and appeal. This song shot in Australia is expected to showcase Vijay's fast dance moves. It may potentially catch on with help from visuals and choreography. For now, this doesn't make it to our playlist.

Bottomline

Vaangana Vanakkamngna will be a notable chartbuster of 2013. This song over-compensates for any perceived deficiencies in rest of the songs in this much expected album.

Music Rating - 5.5/10