Direction: Maniratnam
Music: A.R. Rahman
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
The
musical magic of Mani-ARR-Vairamuthu
team never ceases to work wonders
and provide an auditory treat. The
saga continues in Guru (Tamil).
The title "Guru"
is a special one, because it holds the same
meaning in all the regional languages and
Hindi. Guru, a Kamal starrer had wonderful
songs,not to mention the Malayalam "Guru", a
Mohanlal starrer. Now this 2007 "Guru" is in
line with those records.
Though
controversies erupted as it is said that the
storyline of Guru resembles the life history
of Dhirubai Ambani, they had actually helped
in the publicity of the flick. Strongly
supported by the Star-cast of Abishek,
Aishwarya, Madhavan and Vidya balan, light &
magic by Rajeev Menon and with Mani wielding
the megaphone, Guru is the country's most
awaited film of the year.
Nan Nare
Shreya Ghosal, Uday Mazumdar
There are certain ingredients you will
definitely find in Mani's flicks. Heroine
dancing and singing in rain is one such
commonly found stuff in his movies. Guru is
not an exception. Aish gets introduced in a
rain song. The initial humming "nan naare"
has a hangover of humming in "Ammi
midichaachu" in "Sillunu oru kaadhal".
Guess both were composed during the same
time period. The song starts with a mild
humming, then accompanied by flute and then
with the toe-tapping rhythm pattern (though
resembles that of the rain song "Sil sil
mazhaiye "of "Arindhum ariyaamalum"),
takes off to wonderful, joyful mood and one
can feel as if its raining around, just by
listening to the song. Looks like Shreya's
hit graph is in course of a steep rise and
she is just brilliant in rendering style and
bringing out the energy and mood required
for such song.
It is to be
noted that, the situation of the song is not
just an intro song of the girl singing in
rain, but she is ready to elope and bids
adieu to all her favorites at home.
Mayya Mayya
Chinmayee, Mariyam Toller, Keerthi
Maryem Toller, Egypt-born and now Canada
based singer is roped in for this song, to
lend vocals for Mallika Sherawat on screen.
Right from the prelude to the tune and style
of singing, has the strong middle-eastern
feel all through. Vairamuthu has given
splendid lyrics as the dancer girl
describing herself and it fits the situation
of the song to the T. One cannot deny that
this song strongly reminds of "ennuyire"
from Mani's "Uyire".
Aaruyire
A.R.Rahman, Chinmayee, Quadir,
Murtuza
Rahman had musical collaboration with Nusrat
Fateh Ali khan for his "Vande mataram"
and is a great fan and admirer of him. As a
tribute to the late genius, Rahman has come
out with this song, strongly inspired by
Khan and rightly dedicated to him. The sore
point is that, though the orchestration is
grand and instantly catchy, the Tamil lyrics
do not gel with the tune as the Hindi
lyrics. There is also a strong suspicion for
everyone including Rahman, if his voice will
suit Abishek. Mani has picturised this song
in Madurai Thirumalai nayakkar mahal. Don't
know if it’s a sentiment for Mani as he had
placed camera there for his previous films
"Bombay" and "Iruvar". The "dum
dhara" chanting that comes all through
this song has a slight resemblance with
chanting tune of Gayathri mantra.
Ye Manburu Mangaiye
Srinivas, Sujatha, A.R.Rahman And
Aslam
A word of caution- this song is highly
addictive and will mesmerize the listener
instantly. The prelude brings back memories
of Iruvar’s "Poongodiyin punnagai"
song. Srinivas has done a wonderful job of
taking the already superb song to new
dimensions. He has replaced Hariharan who
had sung the Hindi version and has done
justice to that. Kudos to Vairamuthu for his
lyrics with usage of pure tamil words from
historic Tamil literatures, for a dubbed
film.
Paisa Paisa
Karthik, Madhushree
This song promptly reminds us that "Guru"
is a period film. What an amazing tune from
the master, that takes sharp twists and
turns? Again, one can't stop the de ja vu
feeling on listening to the song. Karthik
has done a wonderful job in this challenging
song. The song has philosophical touch all
over, listing out the consequences of having
and not having money.
Ore Kana
A.R.Rahman, Chitra, Madras Chorale
Group
There is a famous advertising slogan for a
fabric- "Have you ever felt like flying?"
One will surely feel like flying on closing
the eyes and listening to this song,
beautified with grand orchestration. This
kind of magical score can occur only when
geniuses like Rahman and Mani work together.
This song, in enchanting voice of Chitra and
Rahman, is sure to create the needed impact,
along with visuals.
Jodi Jodi
S.P.Balasubramaniam, Chitra And Chorus
The song begins in a comical way and one
can't resist the urge to skip the song. But
S.P.B has given a new dimension to this song
with his mesmerizing voice and exactly
imitating a person on booze. The situation
is that, Guru is blessed with twin daughters
and he is celebrating it with his villagers.
The song is set in folk style and an average
cine goer from South India can relate to
this song very well than any other songs of
this album.
Verdict:
Rahman is back in form and “Guru”
is a special musical treat from the
Master.
Picture
Courtesy: Sulekha
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