- Sreya Sunil

Ace producer MS Raju, youth star Uday Kiran, hotshot music director RP Patnaik and genius lyricist Sirivennela having delivered a super hit in the form of Manasantha Nuvve come together again with yet another musical love story Nee Sneham. Uday Kiran, Arti Agarwal [who is paired with Uday for the first time] and Jatin Grewal, a popular Vimal Suitings model who debuted as a hero with Subhash Ghai's production Rahul, form the triangle in this love story, which is touted to be dealt in an unbelievable style by debutante director Paruchuri Murali. Incidentally, Manasantha Nuvve, was also directed by a first timer VN Aditya and now MS Raju is encouraging another new talent with this movie.

RP Patnaik, who is a regular music director for Uday's films (Kalusukovalani being an exception), comes up with melodious compositions in this album. He sets all the songs to lilting tunes without adulterating the pristine lyrics of Sirivennela. The beauty of RP's songs is that they are crystal clear, devoid of any unwanted cacophony (except Mehbooba song in Santosham) treating the lyrics with utmost respect. His choice of singers taking into account their 'easy-on-ears' pronunciation to maintain the soul of Telugu songs is commendable.

Sirivennela, who pens all the lyrics as he did for Manasantha Nuvve, writes beautiful, rich, telugutanam filled lyrics for the songs in this movie. It is his wonderful word play that salvages some of the songs in this album from being ordinary to exemplary. What can I say more about the sheer delight one can derive, listening to his lyrics set to melodious tunes that transport you to an entirely different world?

While Usha has a single card lending her voice to Arti Agarwal in this album, Rajesh sings for Uday and RP sings for Jatin.

1. Emo Avunemo (Listen)
This is an 'Am I in love? Is she my adorable dove?' kind of song where the guy is in search of his lovebird. Sirivennela talks about the maimarapu of the hero smitten by the heroine, whom he meets by chance, in familiar yet beautiful words. Rajesh sings this one well and Usha's humming in the pallavi is good.

2. Chinuku Tadiki (Listen)
More than the tune, it is Sirivennela's lyrics that talk about a dancing girl and her beauty (listen to the song to understand what exactly I mean by beauty) and Usha's equally beautiful rendition that elevate this semi-classical song to a higher rating. Usha dazzles throughout the entire solo pulling it off with poise. People fond of beat based songs or RP's folk songs might not opine with me.

3. Konthakaalam Kindata (Listen)
A friendly song about friendship sung by RP and Rajesh. Sirivennela's catchy words talking about the inseparable two sides (head and tail) of a coin that impart value to it and the invincible sun and moon that give light and life to us, emphasize the inseparable bond between two friends that adds value and life to friendship as such. The depth of friendship is, in effect, conveyed in a subtle yet striking manner, adding punch to the story of this movie titled 'Nee Sneham' that deals with the upheavals and upbeat moods in friendship and love.

4. Veyi Kannulato (Listen)
This is a short song, which mainly talks about hope and friendship that are the two strong forces that ultimately culminate into an inevitable consequence called love. RP sings this title song pleasantly, adding his touch to it.

5. Eppatiki (Listen)
A situational extended version of the above title song sung brilliantly by Usha and RP. In the first stanza where Usha casts her magical spell on us, Sirivennela's words express the love of the heroine for the hero (Uday?). In the second stanza sung by RP, Sirivennela's words showcase the pain of the character (Jatin?), that the person whom he loves the most is not able to sense and accept his love for her. Melodious tune, exquisite lyrics, soothing rendition overshadow the heard-before orchestration, making this one the pick of the album.

6. Ooruko Hrudayama (Listen)
A sad situational song imbued with despair about a person, who is torn between love and friendship, trying to control his agony but in vain. KK, who has been singing quite a bunch of sad songs for RP, brings out the melancholy in Sirivennela's deftly crafted words with poignance.

7. Ila Choodu (Listen)
A mandatory love duet without which our love stories are incomplete. After all, can we imagine our heroes and heroines not running around the trees in so-called love stories? Well if running around the trees sounds like a boring cliché, how about running on the alps of Swiss or wandering in the green pastures of New Zealand? This song sounds so much like one of those kinds, which perfectly fits the bill (and budget too?) where we could witness Uday and Arti romancing on the snowy Alps in Swiss. Rajesh and Usha croon this one. Sirivennela's lyrics in this number are just about okay.

Apart from the above songs, the album also has a humming version (listen) of Emo Avunemo by Usha and an instrumental bit titled audiotorium music bit (listen), which is a fusion of various folklore musical pieces.

Sreya's Picks: Eppatiki, Veyi Kannulato, Chinuku Tadiki, Konthakaalam Kindata, Emo Avunemo

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