Baadshah (Telugu) - Audio Review

Movie: Baadshah (Telugu) - 2013

Music: SS Thaman

Director: Srinu Vaitla

Producer: Bandla Ganesh

Cast: Jr NTR, Kajal

Srinu Vytla is on a dookudu, with his last hit. Seems like he got the formula for success. The expectations are huge based on trailers, posters, videos released so far. NTR is wanting a huge hit for himself. Post Dammu, his fans are too looking for a movie that would answer his critics and anti fans. So far everthing is looking promising and everyone is eagerly waiting for the music which they can cherish till the movie arrives.
 

Thaman who is on the roll, released music of movie Shadow for Venkatesh couple of days, listening to the music, we can expect what is going to come out of his pocket. Positive side of Thaman is that he never disappoints anyone including his critics.
 

Without going much details of Thaman's team lets look for this songs, as he has his standard persons, Daler Mehendi, Jaspreet Jasz, Baba Sehgal, Suchitra and Shefali. With this combination of lyricists RJS, Bhaskarbhatla, we already know how the album is going to look like, lets complete the formality.

1. Sairo Sairo

Singer(s): Rahul Nambiar, Ranjith, Naveen
Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya

 

This song was leaked earlier before the audio release. Somebody when this song was released said, this is inspired as if this was the only song he got. The song starts with a catcy tune and beats for a promising song, but then Thaman kicks in with his standard template music, The singers were fully energetic, but something is missing. Instruments are louder than 3 singers. అణిచా has become అని చా. When they said Saira in between not sure why they end with Sairo. when will these lyricists stop going behind prasa. Dil me hai dum, kyon hai ye gum? Sairo, Yaaro - may be that's why Saira has become Sairo. The chorus or singers in interludes just said whatever they wanted. Anyways this song is loud, powerful, energetic perfectly suits NTR. Fans only care about that much and rest of us has to go with that. Fans dont worry, We feel your heart.

2. Diamond Girl
Singer(s): S.T.R, Suchitra
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry

Shadow had Naughty girl, this movie had Diamond girl. Pattern is same, style is same, sounds are similar. I am getting tired of listening the singers singing in same style. High pitch, voices changed. Thaman is the only music director who had only one pattern and is stuck to it. People are expecting variety, but Thaman only produces variety in sounds and singers. The interlude again he made different sounds with his new synthesizer he bought few months ago.  Is STR chosen just because its NTR movie? STR for NTR rhymes? I was thinking what was STR for MTR until I heard closely. Why Simbu had to sing with a fake style accent I dont understand, may be Thaman can explain. Simbu otherwise can sing much better than what he sang in this song. RJS was a usual, wrote whatever he wanted. As per Sirivennela garu's prophecy, if things are going the way right now, after a year or so, Telugu songs revolve around just 30-40 words. With RJS type of writers and Thaman kind of music directors it is already happening.

3. Baadshah
Singer(s): Hemachandra, Shefali Alvarez, Geeta Madhuri
Lyrics: Viswa

One more high volume, high paced, High pitch everything high song. If we forget about tune sounding familiar, Geeta Madhuri's singing, the rest is treat for fans. But the song appears that it has ended soon may be because of the pace. Srinu Vytla and NTR can elevate this song and add value to this song, normally otherway happens where song elevates the scene. The future of song depends purely on picturization.

4. Banti Poola Janaki

Singer(s): Daler Mehndi, Renina Reddy
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry

Oh Boy, isn't there any better singer than Daler Mehndi? He sounded so irritating when he was saying Deniki and Janaki. Thaman has to be commended for successfully reusing the tunes from different songs. He for sure knows how to make his life easy. If any one answers correctly how many inspired songs that this song consists of, they can get a bumper prize from Thaman. Mass song perfectly apt for NTR and his dances.

5. Welcome kanakam
Singer(s): Sowmya, Jaspreet Jasz
Lyrics: Bhaskara Bhatla

Again there is nothing new in this song. Jaspreet was horrible when he sings Telugu. Sowmya mostly sounded like Geeta Madhuri, may be its Thaman's magic. Thaman is making a point to prove that changing a song here and there will become another song. He knows Music is nothing but playing around with Keyboard to get different sounds and then playing with seven notes to make a tune. He is trying to make a template and changing here and there. Thats why he is so consistent in his music. Once again a loud song for fans, masses, NTR's choreographers. As said in earlier song, "Shana" will be one of the 30-40 words that will be frequently used in Telugu songs.

6. Rangoli Ragoli
Singer(s): Divya Kumar, Sonu Kakkar, Baba Sehgal, M.M.Manasi
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry

I heard that Thaman gave around 50 tunes for a single song, before NTR selected one, Not sure which one of these. I don't see any song worth of that hardship. The problem I have with hearing Thaman's music is that all of them sound same, all singers sound same or every song appears to be heard somewhere. On the top the multilingual lyricists, just adds multi-lingual words. This song is fast, out and out mass song, passable song for normal audience. Movie might add some value to this song if there are some dance movements aimed at fans. Not sure where is Baba Sehgal in this song. Happened same thing for Shadow too.

Pick(s) of the Album: None - For Fans - Sairo, Badshah.

I might be running out of words writing the same stuff after listening to each and every movie of Thaman, but movie makers, directors, Thaman and audience are not. If Thaman doesn't change( I doubt if at all he knows something else other than doing the same songs), he cannot stick to the industry too long. Getting top hero's movies, will make him unnoticed if movie is hit, but when movie's fate is otherwise, he will get noticed. With this kind of mediocre music he is giving, if he is getting too many offers, that means its not just about his music, there is some other factor. I guess this will remain as one of the lowest quality album of NTR. This music will be if at all hit, it is becaue of fans or movie's success. Non fans of NTR can easily stay away from this album.