Yeto Velli Poyindi Manasu - Audio Review

 Yeto Velli Poyindi Manasu (2012)  - Music Review

Movie:          Yeto Velli Poyindi Manasu (2012)

Director:      Goutham Vasudev Menon

Music:          Maestro Ilayaraja

Cast:            Nani, Samantha

Yeto Velli Poyindi Manasu by Goutham Vasudev Menon is a trilingual movie which casts Nani and Samantha in Telugu. Goutham Menon's last movie "Yem Maaya Chesave" was a huge musical and run away hit in Telugu. His movies fall in a different genre. Having a typical narration gives artistic touch to the movies. His characters play important role contributing to the success.

This movie is named after famous song of Ninne Pelladata. Goutham is known to have a great musical taste. The movie trailers talked huge about the music of this movie. And he projected this as a musical movie too by teaming up with Ilayaraja set the expectations very high. Ilayaraja though worked about 950 odd movies and composed around 5000 songs, his music treasure is never empty. He tries to give ever all it needs is to ask. With Goutham kind of directors who knew what they want, people will not accept anything but a hearing feast. Musical lovers who have been waiting for this album to unveil, the time has come and lets see how this album meets the expectations.

This movie has 8 songs, Surprisingly Ilayaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja had sung a song each. Karthik gets a major pie which should be better for the album. This album has  Hungarian National Philharmonic involved in playing the music, the album talks why this is required.

One a side note, though a Telugu Movie, none of the singers are Telugu Singers. Telugu Film Industry has to seriously think about this. Though art doesn't have barriers, few things has to be done by native people to do the justice or some one who has command over the language. All the music talent shows aired on TV are getting no where other than just wasting some air-time.

1 - Yedhi Yedhi

Singer(s) : Shaan, Ramya NSK

Guitar can never go wrong in mesmerizing audience when Raja is at the helm. This guitar tune was played in trailers and tels us what is Raja all about one can imagine. What a melody from Raja Sir. Perfect dictionary for who want to compose melodies. slowly starts by lead singer, then the guitar picks up and accompanies the singer, beats add in and the smooth, soft rendering with right mood, tune so pleasant to hear. Everything kept so simple giving singer to express. Soft interludes gives the director to add right visuals on the screen doesn't set any boundaries for his imagination to conceive the visuals. However these type of songs needs a great help from singers, Shaan failed completely to understand the words and add justice to the song. He is a good singer no doubt in that but not in this song. Since he fails, the song fails to an extent. Ramya is only a saving grace for this song. A perfect song, could have been done better with a better singer. Not sure why Raja Sir let this song go away from his hands. Even in Tamil, this was sung by Yuvan, who also failed to do justice to this song. Miss you Balu Sir. I am trying hard to imagine how this song would have been if SPB Sir Sings this song.

2 - Koti Koti

Singer(s): Karthik

Here comes Karthik, who delivers what Shaan missed in the earlier song. Another treat from Raja Sir. This song takes thru a different journey thru the entire song. Humming in the song is mastered art by Raja Sir. This song is an example for that. After a great humming to start the song, the violins accompanying the humming takes us to yet another great start. Then after Karthik takes along with you with his youthful singing. Clarinets are best used. This is rare commodity to hear now a days. The tune doesn't appear to be in this era, but the clever mixing of tunes, accompanied by clarinets, strings, guitar, flute in right areas makes this a wonderful mix which ends up as a great song.

3 - Atu Itu

Singer(s): Sunidhi Chauhan

This song is purely composed for Goutham Menon, as the song suggest. This song tells us the female lead is on anguish and to capture her mood, this song totally in perfect justice if that is the case. The greatness of Raja Sir is that listening to the song one can imagine the mood of the song. Sunidhi is a surprise element for this song. She perfectly renders the song to bring in the right emotions, vigour and elevate the song. People should wait for Goutham's imaginations to this this song on the screen. Three in a row and this album is definitely going some where.

4 - Laayi Laayi

Singer(s): Ilayaraja, Bele Shende

The orchestration of this song speaks about the song. After composing so many songs, Ilayaraja has something up his sleeve to be different. The prelude is really pleasure to hear. This song again appears like an antique song, but what is makes to hear now is the style of composition of the preludes, interludes. They are the best. Ilayaraja and Bele Shende adds their own flavor to this song. 

5 - Nachaledu Maava

Singer(s): Suraj Jagan, Karthik

Composing a youthful song doesn't need one to be youthful. So cool peppy composition a typical Ilayaraja beats. Karthik and Suraj go hand in hand in rendering this trendful song. Trumpet and rhythm add flavor to this youthful song. Raja has given so many variations not deviating from the main flavor of the song. He goes everywhere but the song is intact. That is all about Raja's composition.This song has all college going fun elements but still sticks where it is supposed to be.

6 - Yenthentha Dooram

Singer(s): Karthik

Song appears a rare old song, but as you hear the song, this takes you else where and the old song feeling vanishes and haunts every one to nod the head in sync with the rhythm of the song. Raja once again kept very simple and let Karthik do his job. Karthik with lot of ease renders song and mesmerizes.

7 - Arthamayindi Inthena

Singer(s): Yuvan Shankar Raja

Now its turn for the male lead of this movie to blow out his anger filled emotions. Yuvan might not be the right choice for this song, as he lacks what singer needs. His voice might have been right for this kind of emotions but he fails to add value to the song. Raja Sir adds heavy orchestration depicting what is the song about. Guitar and Drums tells what is all the song about. This song is for movie only.

8 - Inthakalam

Singer(s): Ramya NSK

The hero of the song is the brilliance of orchestration of Ilayaraja. The way he layers the instruments is mesmerizing. Hungarian National Philharmonic would have performed this tune. Ramya didn't go wrong. This song ends how a  perfect harmony is supposed to end.

Pick(s) of the album: Songs 1-6 and 8 ( orchestration ), 7 depends on movie.

Most of music lovers treat Ilayaraja as GOD as it is said that when music is religion Ilayaraja is GOD. Devotees when they go to GOD they take whatever is given and be satisfied. However when someone gets much more they asks for, listening to this album, Ilayaraja fans will have exactly the same feeling. Raja Sir gave 8 songs in this album, adding one more would have been perfect to call it Navaratna. May be Raja Sir the the 9th one.

However today's youth's expectations are different, their understanding of music is entirely different. How they will embrace this album is a great question.  When the success of the album is measured on different measurements based on which the success definition itself changed. This is where it will be difficult to judge the success of the album.

Greatest complain on this album is not having a better singer for Yedhi yedhi song. Adding right singer would have made this song a classic. Not sure why Raja/Goutham missed this.