Romanchaka – Landlord (B. Ajaneesh Loknath) – Kannada: There’s a smattering of Rahman’s Minsara Kanavu number, VeNNilave ...

Unlike last year, where I felt the entire music scene, across languages, was unexciting, this year was slightly different. The Hindi film (and TV series) music was a total slog! Dismal is the word ...

Din Jo Dhal Gaya – Kuch Sapney Apne (Vishal Bhardwaj) – Hindi: A searing melody that is so very Vishal Bhardwaj, particularly when Rekha Bhardwaj goes, heartbreakingly, ‘Lautaayegaa?’ at the end of ...

Surprisingly, the songs of Brother are still not on Spotify (as also JioSaavn), though they are on Gaana and YouTube! Kasturi – Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani (Prasad Sashte) – Hindi: The kind of song that ...

28 songs this week, since there was no Weeklies last week 🙂 The YouTube playlist has all the songs, while JioSaavn has only 23 songs. Loka Samasta – Aruna Sairam and the Thayir Sadam Project (Indipop ...

In Lagliya Godi Tujhi, the music and tune is as good and eclectic as Naal! The singing by Shashaa Tirupathi and Harshavardhan Wavre, in particular, is lovely, with both of ...

Kaara aattakkaara‘s promising start devolves into droning nama nama nei. Aye Sinamika is pleasant, but sounds like a now-out-of-vogue boy band’s last-ditch attempt. Mental manadhil (both versions) is ...

It’s that time of the year again when I spend a LOT of time rehearing the songs I enjoyed all through the year and make lists! So, here we go again – this is the 17th year of my making a multilingual ...

Bas Ek Dhadak – Dhadak 2 (Javed-Mohsin) – Hindi: Javed-Mohsin channel Ajay-Atul (who scored the music for Dhadak, after having scored outstanding music for that film’s Marathi original, Sairat. Sure, ...

Vaazhndhu Paaru, Iragey, Iragey Reprise, Ore Vaanam – Tourist Family (Sean Roldan) – Tamil: Besides Mugai Mazhai and Aachaley, there’s enough in Tourist Family’s soundtrack that makes this one of Sean ...

Back after a three-week break. Reason? Health (for those not following me on Twitter)! So, a massive playlist of 21 songs! Bheegi Saree and Danger – Param Sundari (Sachin-Jigar) – Hindi: Just like how ...