Vaitheeswaran's music is pleasing

Actor-politician Sarath Kumar reportedly plays a psychiatrist in his forthcoming Tamil film Vaitheeswaran. Leading lady Meghna Naidu provides the romantic element. Story, screenplay, dialogue and direction are by debutant Vidhyadharan and music score by Srikanth Deva.

Reincarnation and revenge form the plot of Vaitheeswaran.

Vaitheeswaran album with just three tracks plus one repetition sticks to the adage 'small is beautiful'. Sreekanth Deva's music is pleasing to the ear. But the audio CD of Vaitheeswaran with a few anomalies appears to be a hastily and carelessly cooked up product. The lyricist's name is changed in the repeated version of one track though the lyrics remain exactly the same!

The opening number Mudhal mudhal paarvai is a love duet, but only the male voice is identified as Unnikrishnan. The name of the female voice is not mentioned. The track with Thamarai's sentimental and in many places poetic lyrics, impressive chorus and lilting instrumental interludes is worth a listen.

Kangaley Thoongathey is a fusion of two genres, dirge and lullaby. Srikanth Deva does not seem to be able to wean himself off from lifting tunes. The tune of the orchestral prelude and interlude is a straight lift of the song Pardesi... pardesi from Aamir Khan's Raja Hindusthani. But this poignant number is tailor-made for Vijay Jesudas. Vjay in his soulful rendition has fully brought out the pain, pathos and undying hope of the return of the already dead and gone loved one, inherent in the lyrics credited to Dhravyam.

 Yengirintho Varuvaa reminds you of old M S Viswanathan songs. The number in Sufi style is rendered by Mano. His strong voice complemented by the equally powerful female voice in the chorus is ideal for this energetic piece with vibrant orchestration and compelling rhythmic drum beats. Vidhyadharan's lyrics are meaningful and exude hope.

The album comes to a close with a repeat of Kangaley Thoongathey in the emotion-packed voice of the inimitable SPB. Without bringing down Vijay's stock one bit, one can safely say this slightly slower version is on a few notches higher rung, especially in clarity and enunciation. But the choking of voice and sobbing in the end sound a bit childish and too dramatic.

You really wish whoever was responsible for the preparation of this CD had taken more care and avoided the anomalies because Vaitheeswaran album is really listener-friendly and deserves a more carefully prepared format.

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