Weekly Earworm – Week20

Ramesh S Kannan

Musically not a great week, but M Jayachandran produces a cracker of the song for Mamangam.

Oh my Kadavule (Tamil): Leon James: Friendship Anthem: Friendship anthem ticks off every element of Leon James soundtrack, easily accessible tune with the breezy guitar-laden background taken care by Keba Jeremiah. Leon James ropes in Anirudh Ravichander and he aces the tune with ease despite Ko Sesha's pedestrian lyrics.

Thipparaa Meesam (Telugu): Suresh Bobili: Mouna Hridaya Ragame: Mouna Hridaya Ragame is an enticing composition which borders on the classical, as well as Ranjani's vocals, gives a folk touch to the composition. Suresh Bobili does extremely well in terms of arrangements especially Arun Chiluvuri's live guitar stands out. Suresh Bobili easily delivers in another melody track Radha Ramanam also where the dubstep background blends well with the Sandaliya's violin solos.

Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (Tamil): Ghibran: I want a girl: The EDM track with the synth sounds starts well but the lyrics in the second half sounds to be force-fitted to the tune and the track fizzles out too early. Anirudh sails off through the tune with his colloquial rendition but the track lacks the nuances of Ghibran's composition. 

Mamangam (Malayalam): M Jayachandran: Mukkuthi: M Jayachadran is another composer similar to Bijibal who has the knack to create old world charm in their music. Shreya Goshal's saccharine filled vocal is enough for the listeners to fall in love with this beautiful song.

Pick of the week: Mukkuthi, Mouna Hridaya Ragame