Kanithan-Audio review

Cast: Atharvaa, Catherine Tresa
Music: Sivamani
Direction: TN Santhosh
Album Analysis:
Yappa Chappa
Singers: Anirudh, Kalpana
Although the prelude starts off badly, Sivamani keeps the listeners engaged with funky percussions. Anirudh’s vocals and the insensate lyrics kick in later and infuse a catchy tune. The effort put in by Anirudh to get the slang right is commendable.
Maiyal Maiyal
Singers: Haricharan, Swetha
The best of the album! The tune of ‘Maiyal Maiyal’ is probably the weakest link in the entire song as the arrangements, scale progression & the interludes are better than the staple pallavi of the track. The charanam portions step up the notch a bit and makes for a decent listen.
Modern Ponnuthaan
Singers: Karthik, Blaaze, Runa Sivamani
‘Modern Ponnuthaan’ is a mixed bag. The lyrics don’t work, the beats work. The tune doesn’t but arrangements do. The interlude arrangements for the rap sound mostly derivative(read Pettairap & Mukkabula). The song does go into a ‘competition’ mode after Karthik enters the song and the remaining portions are marginally better. Mostly, will work with the visuals!
Che Guevara
Singers: SP Balasubhramaniam
‘Che Guevara’ is a track where the composer shows off his fantastic percussion skills. With SPB leading the vocals, the track is pulsating to say the least. The veteran singer does add an extra dimension to the track with his vocals but is the tune hummable? Well, not really.
I Viralgal
Singers: MC AK, Adhrija, Ishan
‘I Viralgal’ is a rap song in its entirety and don’t let the initial hook mislead you. The percussions keep the track racy enough but the structure of the tune is not simple enough for us to sing along. Get ready for some dance moves when this song features in the movie though.
On the whole, ‘Kanithan’ tries to encompass songs that are foot-tapping and pulsating but it doesn’t succeed entirely. Most of the songs require multiple listening and it is easy to shun them off after hearing them once as the tunes are not catchy enough. After an impressive debut in ‘Arima Nambi’, Sivamani’s followup lacks the charge.