Akhil - Audio Review

Movie: Akhil - The Power of Jua ( )

Producer(s): Nitin,Sudhakar Reddy

Cast: Akkineni Akhil and Sayesha Saigal

Direction: VV Vinayak

Music: Anup Rubens, SS Thaman

Akhil Akkineni who started movies with Sisindri, (which was freemake of Baby's Day Out) never ventured into movies until Manam, which was made for Akkineni Nageswara Rao. There was lot of buzz around his debut as hero into Telugu Film Industry, when kids of other heros already made into movies. After Nagarjuna, Sumanth, Chaitanya and Sushanth couldnt make it big even though they made few successful movies. All Akkineni family fans hopes were on Akhil to be in top league of movie industry. 

There were many names heard before VV Vinayak's name was confirmed for debuting Akhil. The title was named after him with Tag line "The power of Jua". Immediately people googled to find Jua is Sun in Swahili language that is used in African countries. So this movie is going to be a romantic adventurous movie is the speculation his fans had. 

Anup Rubens who gave super success music for Manam was chosen to compose this movie. However they decided to add more power to the music department to me more youthful, more trendy in the form of Thaman. However it seems like Manisharma will be scoring back ground music. Bhaskarabhatla and KrishnaChaitanya shared the lyrics. 

The audio is released on birthday of Late Akkineni Nageswara Rao garu. Lets see how the Power of Jua for music is..

1. Hey Akhil

Singer(s): Rahul Pandey, Anup Rubens, Chorus

Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya

Music: Anup Rubens

Seems like this song is completely aimed at promoting Akhil. There is a good pace in the song, beats that suits nice dance moves, youth based tune that youth can crune this tune. Akhil is the movie name, song is Akhil's name and the actor is Akhil, what else Akkineni fans want? Krishna Chaitanya wrote completely youth based song, which is supported by Rahul and Chorus. Having said that the tune is lacking freshness, variety. Other than that it should appeal fans and they should have a great time in theater.

2. Akkineni Akkineni

Singer(s): Divyakumar, Bhargavi, Uma Neha, Mohana

Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya

Music: Anup Rubens

Audience, Who are familiar with Thaman's dappulu, will think that this song is composed by him, but it seems like this song is composed by Anup. When working as a team, they got to get inspiration from one other. This Song Krishna Chaitanya wrote revolves around the word matching. With the way awards are given these days, this song could be potential filmfare best song winner :) Again, the singers cannot be very clearly differentiated, all sound the same. This song is the easiest composition ever made I guess. The rhythm is defined, the words pattern is defined all music director has to do is say the singers sing the words rhythmically. And if they cannot, auto-tuner is there to help them. So all set.

3. Padesave

Singer(s): Karthik, MM Manasi

Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar

Music: Thaman SS

Why the title of the song is labeled as "Padessavae"? There is no such word in Telugu. Thaman gave his talent to Anup in Akkineni song and tried to be different in this song. However as long as tune is not refreshing, how hard he tries to be different doesn't help him. Karthik as usual rocks but he showed some Tamil accent while saying few words like Bhaggumannade, which is quite unusual from him. This song since doesn't get churned into auto-tuner which is very surprising. Thaman's template is written all over but still appears different. Bhaskarabhatla tried to write a song but doesnt go anywhere with the lyrics. The interludes accompanied by chorus looks good without chorus though. Overall a decent song in this album.

4. Nenekkadunte ( Energy )

Singer(s): Rajit, Sharanya, Bhargavi, RAP: Rahul Rido

Lyrics: Krishna Chaitanya

Music: Anup Rubens

Dynamic rocking guitar starts the song on high energy, but there on-wards, the song takes entirely different twists and turns which doesn't match the energy except the word "Energy". The interlude uses the popular music, and the dance floor beaten tunes. Then Krishna Chaitanya tries to use words which sync together, but doesnt appeal much. This is out and out dance song. Hope Akhil gets some good moves to make his fans happy. This song severely needs help from Screen. Once again auto-tuner used. I have seen many people think to be modern the auto-tuner has to be used. I don't see this much usage of auto tuner anywhere else than in Telugu. All this is happening because every one wants latest trendy music, and often gets misunderstood even though using auto tuner doesn't make any song trendy, next generation and youthful. I sincerely hope people realize that. 

5. Zara Zara Navvarade

Singer(s): Divya Kumar, Mohana Bhogaraju, Rahul Sipligunj Uma Neha RAP: Srikar

Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar

Music: Anup Rubens

This song is written with an algorithm. To accommodate, so many singers for a song it needs too much kind hearted from music director, However when auto tuner is used, do we need so many singers at all is a huge question one gets when they listen to this song. So many singers listed, but we hear all of them sound like Anup. 

Anup like these days music directors is very good at using his own/others tunes and putting them in auto-tuner and change things here and there to sound it as a different song. Lyrics will be different anyways. Singers when they pronounce Undalani pithonde,, instead of pistonde, they sound horribly sarcastic. Is it due to auto-tuner of singers? Better the lyricists use Hindi, English or even Tamil, instead of Telugu, when singers don't know how to pronounce them. We can hear them and stop complaining.

I heard many tunes of other songs in this song. How directors and producers are paying for rehashed tunes and on the top, do we need three music directors for a movie for already heard songs? Are we in such a pathetic situation that we cannot get any more new tunes from these music directors? Something the movie makers need to think. Anyways another song which will need Akhils help to elevate. May be these songs are designed to be such low quality so that the hero can elevate them and prove the power of Jua. :)

Pick(s) of the album: Padesave, Hey Akhil.

Akhil's debut has been made with latest concept of trendy, youthful, next generation music, where auto tuner is used so generously, tunes are rehashed so generously. Few songs are made to show case Akhil's dancing prowess, few made to make him look beautiful on screen. If he can give strength to the songs, it will add more weight to him as a star. If that is the goal, then it is all achieved. All the best for yet another star from the Legend Akkineni's family and hope he shows the power of Jua.