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AMAV - Audio Review
By NaChaKi
Apr 21, 2007 - 11:28:00 PM

Sri Saideva Productions
Aadavaari Maatalaku... Arthaale Verule!

Producers: N.V. Prasad, Shanam Naga Ashok Kumar
Director: Sri Raghava
Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Audio Rights: Aditya Music
Lyrics: Kulasekhar (1), Kandikonda (2), sirivennela Seetarama Sastry (3, 6), Chandrabose (4, 5)
Playback: Udit Narayan & Chorus (1); Adnan Sami, Anushka, Swetha (2); S.P.B. (3); Karthik, Gayathri (4); Hariharan, Jenny, Mathangi, Bhargavi (5); Karthik & Chorus (6)

Rating: 3.5/5

Summary:
Yuvan comes up with appreciable melodies for this family-drama themed movie. This is the first time he's scoring for a big hero in Telugu, and one should say that he has done the job deftly, based on whatever is demanded by the flavor of the movie. Thus, the influence is more in the direction of making his mark on the movie than of the hero's range on his music. Lyrics are generally good, and the couple of them from Seetarama Sastry stand out. Pronunciation is generally good, if you don't consider Udit Narayan who's notoriously known for mispronouncing Telugu, spare some exceptions. Those among the youth who generally like Yuvan Shankar Raja's music should listen to this album, though the movie seems like it's not youth-oriented.

Emaindi ee vELa, edalO ee sandaDEla... (Duration: 5:21 minutes) (Rating: 3.75/5)

Playback: Udit Narayan uses his usual rendition style with emphasis at every third or fourth letter. This song would have been a lot better if sung by someone with a more casual and lively voice.
Mispronunciations: chooDagaanE, silpi/ silpam, choosaa ...and more! Lyric: The theme of a lover singing how much the love/lover changed his usual self is penned well by Kulasekhar. The word "vaanavillu", used by Veturi Sundaramamurthy in songs like priyatamaa... (Jagadeka Veerudu - Atiloka Sundari) and more popularized by Seetarama Sastry, is used by Kulasekhar here.

Tune/Interlude/BGM: The slow tabla beat sets a promising tune for the melody, and the tune is good too. The interlude is as melodious too. The flute is used well for the melody.

cheli chamaku kanulu vala vEsenulE... (Duration: 5:01 minutes) (Rating: 3.25/5)

Playback: Adnan Sami "opens up" a bit, at last, and sounds a lot better than he used to! Anushka and Swetha are adequate. Lyric: Kandikonda comes up with suitable lyrics for this item song. This may be the theme song of the movie, as it seems from the lines "kaadu anTE avunu, avunu anTE kaadu... maa choopula bhaashalu vErulE".

Tune/Interlude/BGM: The tune is catchy, and the interlude is good too, though not as fresh. The violin is used very well towards the end of the song.

allanta dooraala aa taaraka... (Duration: 4:31 minutes) (Rating: 4.5/5)

Playback: Who can ever beat the veteran in such melodies! Listen to the line "pa chchaga pen chiga poolata" if you ever wondered why there are two different cha-s in Telugu and how the pronunciation should differ. Lyric: The line "bhoomi kanalEdu innaaLLugaa eemelO unna yE pOlika" is impressive and rightly portrays the feeling of a lover.

Tune/Interlude/BGM: An instant winner, this melody shall catch up soon, thanks to the beauty filled in playback and lyric too. The tune in subsequent stanzas is not as fresh, but is still good. Particularly the line "prati j~naapakam deevinchagaa..." reminds Ilayaraja's famous composition "jaabilli kOsam aakaaSamallE...".

naa manasuki praaNam pOsi... (Duration: 5:42 minutes) (Rating: 3.5/5)

Playback: Karthik and Gayathri have the right voice modulation for the theme of this pleasant duet.
Mispronunciations: aa S alu (Gayathri), chorava (Karthik) Lyric: With lines like "nee aDuguki aakulu puvulaaye, nee kulukuki kaakulu kavulaaye", the song goes away from Chandrabose's usual style and is good still, and the wordplay is usual. Lines like "naa manasanE oka sarasulO alajaDulE sRshTinchaavE!" make this otherwise good song sound like a dubbed song though.

Tune/Interlude/BGM: The BGM employs an oft-used loop and beat. The interlude orchestration is pleasant. Only the drumbeat in another interlude comes suddenly, like a disturbance in the otherwise pleasant song. The tune is catchy and indicates Yuvan's regular style. This could have been a lot better number if it shed the beats that appear noisy and out of place in this melody.

Oh baby, oh baby!... (kaLLalO swargam nuvvE...) (Duration: 5:38 minutes) (Rating: 3.0/5)

Playback: All the voices suit the theme of the song.
Mispronunciations: ka llalO, gara lam (Jenny), ch aliyaa (Jenny), pai, cheedarinchinaavE, me LLO Lyric: The wordplay sometimes serves no purpose to the meaning of the song, which is kind of commonplace in Chandrabose's lyrics. The lyric depicts a dejected lover who lost faith in love.

Tune/Interlude/BGM: The BGM reminds of Yuvan's previous works, and so do some parts of the tune itself.

manasaa, manninchammaa!... (Duration: 4:22 minutes) (Rating: 3.75/5)

Playback: Karthik seems to be getting several such songs, and he does justice to them too. Lyric: The wordplay is good, and the first charaNam has the definite mark of Seetarama Sastry that one cannot miss. Of course, references to the cloud and the sea in the second charaNam indicate his penmanship too. It's interesting to see the same writer using these two references so very differently, relevantly, and beautifully each time.

Tune/Interlude/BGM: The orchestration and tuning has an influence by the Middle-East music. The tune can catch up with repeated hearing. The beat is heavier than the rest of the songs, but suits the mood in this song anyway.

By NaChaKi