Music Review: Savyasachi

The album of Savyasachi, consisting of a whopping seven numbers composed by MM Keeravani, is a
delight for the most part. The Chandoo Mondeti directorial featuring Naga Chaitanya, Nidhhi Agerwal, Madhavan and Bhumika in lead roles also features the remix of the famous 90s number Ninnu Road Meeda.
First on the album is the peppy number Why Not, with PVNS Rohit and Manisha Erabathini’s vocals and Anantha Sriram’s lyrics. The song has beautiful lyrics that convey the essence of new love, juxtaposed with breezy vocals and edgy music. Keeravani does a good job of elevating the song with his music, as do the vocalists. The song has garnered good attention since its release and seems to be one of the fan favourites.
When Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishnan grooved to Ninnu Road Meeda from Allari Alludu way back in 1993, the song was an instant hint, thanks to Keeravani’s music, SP Balasubrahmanyam and Chitra’s vocals and late Veturi Sundararama Murthy’s lyrics. Now, Ramajogayya Sastry wielded his pen and Pridhvichandra and Mounima Chandrabhatla lent their vocals in a bid to revamp the dance number, sadly to no avail. The redone EDM music, Prudhvi and Mounima’s vocals and the new lyrics by Ramajogayya all seem to fall short compared to the original.
Okkarantey Okaru is a beautiful solo number by Sreenidhi Venkatesh with Ramajogayya Sastry penning the lyrics. While the lyrics and vocals talk of a mother’s love and pain at bearing a child with the
other twin absorbed, the music makes it sound more upbeat than it is. The harmonica, strings and piano touches are beautiful to hear, but they simply don’t blend well with the number. Sreenidhi, however, does a beautiful job with this one.
Hymanth and Shreya Goparaju’s Tick Tick Tick with Anantha Sriram’s lyrics, is a romantic number that has beautiful music and impactful lyrics and vocals for the most part. While Hymath’s vocals are easy on the ears, Shreya sounds grating at times, with the English lyrics that seem forced in the number, not making it any easier. But the slow and soothing Tick Tick Tick works.
Bringing in the nostalgia from the 80s, is the upbeat and peppy number 1980, 81, 82 with Rahul Sipligunj’s vocals and Anantha Sriram’s lyrics. The retro dance number has lyrics that surely take you down the memory lane, but the tune of this number just doesn’t seem to work. Rahul’s vocals too seem forcibly
cheerful at times, bringing down an otherwise pleasing number.
The eerie and soft number Oopiri Ukkiribikkiri has poetic lyrics penned by Anantha Sriram and amazing vocals by Srikrishna. Sri Soumya and Mohana Bhogaraju’s vocals come as a breath of fresh air in a number that sets a dark tone right from the start. The tune, vocals, lyrics and music of this one stands out with the way they all work together. The guitar riffs and contrasting violin chords on this one especially are to die for.
Last on the album is the theme song Savyasachi, featuring lyrics by K Shivadatta and Ramakrishna Koduri. The number sees Rahul, Deepu, Hymath, Mounima, Ramya, Mohana, Revanth, Adithya, Rohit, Kalyan, Sony, Pranathi, Sri Sowmya and Lokeshwar on the chorus. An impactful number, Savyasachi has an addictive tune and music, going well in par with the film’s theme.
The OST of Savyasachi offers a fresh perspective on Keeravani, completely in contrast to his music for Baahubali and in-touch with current tastes. Keeravani does a stand-out job on this album, with his music not sounding stereotypical or repetitive. Our picks from the album are Okarante Okkaru and Oppiri Ukkiribikiri for sounding completely unique. However, give the whole album a chance this weekend and you might just find your new favourite number.