A.R Rahman is back, this time with Vairamuthu to deliver the tunes for the film 'Star'. It has been quite a long wait for A.R Rahman's fans, for this is his first Tamil film since last Diwali. 'Star' is a product of Sri Subhajothi Films and has Prashanth and Jothika starring in it. Praveenkanth (Remember Ratchagan, Jodi?) has directed this film. The audiocassettes are released in HMV Audio and are priced Rs. 50 each. The songs are melodious and striking, but there seems to be an air of similarity in some of them. One cannot deny the fact that this film lacks the usual 'Rahman punch'.
The song 'Rasika' sung by SPB and Sujata is a fast moving number with impressive lyrics (written by Piraisoodan). 'Machcha Machchiniye' sung by Unnimenon sounds rather mediocre. The song 'Thom Karuvil' by Shankar Mahadevan is a great number with equally remarkable lyrics and is sure to be a chartbuster. The folk number 'Nenthukitten' is very appealing - thanks to playback singers Karthick, Chitra and the lyrics penned by Palani Bharathi. In this song, traditional musical instruments like Gatam, Thavil, Nadaswaram have been put to good use. 'Manasukkul Oru Puyal' sung by SPB and Sadhana Sargam carries the Rahman-Vairamuthu trademark
A.R Rahman, Lyric writers - Vairamuthu, Palani Bharathi, and Piraisoodan - have got together to create the tunes of 'Star'. Compared to the earlier hits of Rahman-Vairamuthu, 'Star' fails to keep up to the standards set by this gifted pair. Let us just hope that this 'Star' twinkles in A.R Rahman's firmament.
Reported by Ezekiels
