Album: Kadaikutty Singam
Composer: D
Imman
Review: If there’s one thing that stands out in the entire album of Kadaikutty Singam, it’s the pronounced use of native percussion instruments. We love how Imman has gone full throttle with folk instruments, like tharai, and doesn’t let the energy slip even wee bit. There are eight songs in the album, out of which three are karaoke versions, and each have the rural flavour intact.
The first number is also our pick of the album – Sandakkaari. A rhythmic duet, this one has been sung by Imman and Vandana Srinivasan. And the two seem to have enjoyed rendering it, because it reflects in the way they stress and linger on the words. Like we said earlier, the percussion in the background flows through the song (and it also reminds us partly of the way he used the instruments in Ayayayoo Aananthamey in Kumki), adding to its energy, and the stringed interludes are haunting. The tune is so simple and the lyrics – special mention to
Yugabharathi – so catchy that you end up humming with it the next time you listen to the number.
Next in line is the Kaalai Theme, which could pretty much set the tone of the film as well. Another percussion-heavy treat, Imman has relied heavily on trumpet and nadaswaram to set the mood. There’s an entourage of singers - Nivas, Sai Vignesh, TS Sarath Santhosh, Narayanan Ravishankar, Jithin Raj and Vignesh Narayanan – behind the mic, and the way they have rendered the song without letting the energy drop is commendable. Quite racy, this one.
A flute prelude opens Thandora Kannaala, and VV Prasanna immediately takes over, letting the tune and his voice work magic. A lilting romantic track, this one hits the right note. This film is set against the backdrop of a farming family, and Vaa Jikki establishes that by opening with the sounds of cows mooing. A tribute of sorts to farmers, this one is full-on folk mode. Singer Imman is in his elements, and has done his best to make this song an earworm. The last song in this album is Sengathire, rendered by
Pradeep Kumar. This is not as energetic as the other ones, but this motivational number is worth a listen.
Imman has set a soundscape for this film – fusing folk with Carnatic variations – and his experiment has worked out in his favour.
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