Jai Lava Kusa Audio Review

Movie:             Jai Lava Kusa (జై  లవ  కుశ )
Producer(s):   Nandamuri KalyanRam
Cast:               N.T.Ramarao(Tarak), Raashi Khanna,Nivetha Thomas
Direction:     K. S. Ravindra
Music:             Devi Sri Prasad

After Janata Garage becoming phenomenal, Tarak tried to start few films with different directors, but eventually they all ended up paving way to this film by K.S.Ravidra ( Power fame ) and rest all went behind either being shelved or delayed. Kalyanram took Social Media route to announce the film and the initial teaser which marked some fantastic eye-expressions from Tarak became viral and raised expectations towards the movie to a different level. Then the teasers followed or the songs released didn't deter the initial feeling that movie created with fans and viewers. 

This movie is all set to be released on 21st September right when Dasara season starts. With Sypder around the corner, this has as much as the vacation to grab the viewers to the movie. All it needs is to meet the expectations that the teaser has set. DSP was roped to provide music. Tarak's earlier combination won many awards in the music department, singing and lyrics department. As usual fans expectation is that this movie will offer nothing below that. Chandrabose got major pie in this movie getting 3 of 4 songs and the remaining song went to Ramajogayya. Chandrabose is not see lately as much as he used to. So he should have given his full to write the lyrics. 

Lets see how the songs go.

1.Raavana
Singer: Divya Kumar
Lyrics: Chandrabose

Chandrabose after long time writes lyrics to a movie. He gets a major pie in the movie, which is surprising. As usual he invents words with hard to find meanings from the overall sentence or song. DSP and Divyakumar didn't take care of the words, as their focus was more on the rigorous tune and aggressive singing. Satruseshana (it should be Satru Saasanaa), Simhasana, Jai Jai Jai, Ramanagara pattanala, sakala janaakarshaka Chandhrabose should have some hidden meaning in many such words. Svairavihaara is one word. There is no Svaira vihaara. Thats words side. Now the tune, this is for sure agressive and electrifying. If one forgets about the words and what it means, This song is definitely foot tapping, catchy and instant appealing. One would keep saying Jai jai Jai. Satrusaasana is not said properly as the singer would have no idea what it means. 

2. Tring Tring
Singers: Jaspreet Jasz & Ranina Reddy
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry

Ramajogayya as usual writes casual no sense lyrics for a routine commercial songs. He is very good filler to tunes as he is multilingual and he gets his job done effortlessly. DSP comes with a routine template song for this situation in the movie. Probably sensible lyrics ended with Sitarama Sastry garu, who even for a casual commercial duet comes up with something to think about. Of course this generation got used to tune and since no one cares about the lyrics anymore, lyricists are making merry. Jaspreet Jasz's voice is somehow not appealing for Telugu songs. He sounds sometimes sarcastically different. Ranina Reddy does her part . Overall a routine song that needs help from movie.

3. Nee Kallalona
Singer: Hemachandra 
Lyrics: Chandrabose

Lately Hemachandra's singing is not up-to mark. Something happened to his voice over the period of years and he is at times not comfortable singing few lines. He is not himself. Not sure what happened to his singing otherwise a very good singer. Having said enough of the singer, this song should come into the typical quota of good songs DSP offers. Asura Asura bhaga bhaga, was rendered well by Hemachandra. The rhythm added a lot of weight to that. However later the way the same words are said is typical style of DSP where he adds nasal type style to the words. Initially Hemachandra disappoints but later on picks up well with the base voice and ends well. Could have done better.

4. Dochesta
Singer: Nakash Aziz
Lyrics: Chandrabose

Lava, Kusa, a movie title about these and a song about Ravana, suddenly we come hearing about Krishna. Even though it appears totally unrelated as per the title and songs so far, only movie should resolve the connection. mullu annitini Erestaa, this is not E  restaaa.. There is no gap between them. Rangula maatuna rangaalanni is something to note of Chandrabose. When its all about Dochestaa, and the character is assuring I will steal, why in the end everyone has to ask please steal is the question movie should answer if not Chandrabose. Chandrabose added cute Krishna, naughty krishna kind of phrases not sure why? Is it Venna Krishna or Enne Krishna?? Anyway another routine song from DSP. Nakash sounded more like Sagar and the singing style with extra feelings and expressions are typical of DSP. This songs seems an absolutely situational song with many questions that needs to be answered by the movie. This song has the rhythm, catchy words, will grow on repeated hearing. 

Pick(s) of the album: Raavana, Nee Kallalona

DSP came up with a safe venture for this movie. Not sure whats the movie genre is about and why only 4 songs in the album compared to standard 6 is something that movie should answer. With other movies around the corner one from Mahesh, there will be competition and this album will not be in competition to anyone as it played safe. Except for Ravana that will hit listeners instantly others have to grow on multiple hearings. Movie will have to help the songs not the other way round. Hope that will become reality. 

5. Swing Zara

Singer(s): Neha Basin, Devi Sri Prasad

Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry

After the jukebox is released Lahari, this song was released as a single but the jukebox is not updated. This is probably the latest trend that movie makers are following to keep the buzz around the movie until it hits the release date. This song has an additional attraction as Tamannah Bhatia performing dance to this song in the movie. There is a sentiment going around with the fans that the movie that Tamannah plays a guest appearance, the movie was successful at the box office. Keeping aside all these lets see how the song fared. Whether added value or didn't make any difference. This song is sung by Neha and DSP. Lyrics say that the song will be performed by the lead who is bad. DSP did good saying the stammering words. However matching Tarak would be tough, seems like Tarak mastered the stammering when the trailer was released. Normally when any person stammers, they wouldn't repeat the word again, they would continue. This was done perfectly by Tarak. This song is pretty much routine so called item song. But the difference is that it is situational as the words say. DSP and Neha did well with singing, and DSP did well with the song even though it appears routinel, he added enough variations in between to sound different. I guess they did save the best till the end.