| Music review of
'Ennavale' |
Director: J. Suresh
Music: S.A. Rajkumar
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
The movie is about a group of friends, led by Madhavan, running a music troupe but judging by the songs in the album, they would have got only a few offers to display their talents. For the overall quality of the songs is mediocre to say the least.
'Ovvoru paadalilum' gives a nice start to the album, thanks largely to the good work done by Unnikrishnan. He lends some respectability to the run-of-the-mill tabla-dholak score. Vairamuthu's lyrics are also impressive. A melancholic version of the song is added on the flip side.
'Kothu kothai dollar malai', by Sukhwindra Singh (why can't people even spell his name correctly), is a fast-paced song with a pop feel. 'Ra..ra..ra..rajakumara' is an okay song by Rajesh and Sujatha.
'Kaathal enbathu thoongum mrugam' is the pick of the album. In its intensity (even though it is fast-paced), it reminds you of Hariharan's work in 'Uyire' from 'Bombay'. Might be because the songs are shot in similar locales - on the seashore with a fort in the background. Parts of the song are reminiscent of 'Hai Rama' by Rahman for 'Rangeela' but Vairamuthu deserves praise again for his lyrics.
'Chayya chakka...chamma chakka' has almost the same score as 'Ovvoru paadalilum' and is a group song by S.P. Balasubramaniam, Krishnaraj and Deepika. Madhavan's first movie in Tamil 'Alai Payuthe' and third, 'Minnale' have good songs but unfortunately his second, 'Ennavale', was a big letdown.
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