- Sreya Sunil

EVV Satyanarayana, after directing his elder son Aryan Rajesh in Hai, now directs his second son Naresh [whose name, by the way, is prefixed with 'Allari', after his debut film thereby making him 'Allari' Naresh] in his latest home production Thottigang. Prabhudeva and Sunil are the other members of this gang and Gazala and Anitha are paired up with 'Allari' Naresh and Prabhudeva.

After having delivered a series of eminently forgettable flops recently, EVV Satyanarayana, is said to have put in his best efforts into this movie to taste success, which once upon a time was synonymous with his name. So, the first logical step in that direction was to garner better support from his music director. Thus, he ropes in DsriP [for all my new/not-so-regular readers, thats what I call Devi Sri Prasad fondly] to come up with some funky compositions. Thankfully, DsriP hasn't taken the name of the movie too seriously and his songs are definitely not thotti songs. Now, don't ask me what exactly thotti means.

The hallmark of DsriP's album is the presence of atleast one melodious number. And this album proves that point. Another noticeable point of DsriP's album is that it has a funky composition with a saxophone undercurrent in it. Yes, this album proves that too. Yet another aspect of DsriP's album is he singing atleast one song. Check on that checklist item too. Finally, Sumangali gets to enthrall us in DsriP's albums and yes that one's checked too. Having presented a small checklist, let me talk business.

1. Nuvve Kavali (Listen)
This, definitely, is an instant winner. DsriP, who is adept at crafting lilting melodies, once again proves the point here. Listen to the violin and veena usage in the interludes, particularly. SP Charan and Sumangali sing this one beautifully. I have written enough about these two singers in my previous reviews and stating that again here would be a mere repetition. Stop bothering about that repetition and realize that you are stuck with the repeated listening of this song. Surendra Krishna, a new lyricist I believe, writes familiar yet good points about love.

2. Oo Sodara (Listen)
This one starts off with the 'Om' chanting heard in the Tirumala temple of Sri Venkateswara and then breaks in to an easy going style. A nice composition [musically, lyrically and vocally] talking about the pranks and happenings in a marriage ceremony. Such songs are best seen on the screen than heard. While Surendra Krishna's lyrics mainly talk about the happenings in a marriage ceremony, Ranjith's rendition of the song is good.

3. Vechani Vechani Deham (Listen)
A passionate song where Chitra's seductive vocals and the orchestration bring out the mood of the song very well. Though Rajesh sounds good, I think SPB would have been a better choice for this song. Rajesh is definitely a good singer but the passion in his voice [especially in the stanzas] fails to match with that of Chitra's. Lyrics by Surendra Krishna are apt and implicit.

4. Ori Nayano (Listen)
There was a boy. There was a girl. And they fell in love.
They wanna fly. High in the sky. To the world that's full of joy.
Writes Varikuppala Yadagiri in this song. Also, he could have added - They cannot wait. For that flight. Which is far away in sight. Now that sums up the song which talks about a guy and a girl who are about to get married but who just cannot wait. Ahem! Sandeep, who sang soft love songs until now, gets to sing a different song here and he does a decent job. Kalpana sounds decent too.

5. Gundello Nuvve (Listen)
Agreed its a fast paced song. Agreed its an iviting song where the girl and guy are reaching out for each other. But what I fail to agree and fathom is, why is DsriP's crooning leaning towards the higher levels of excitement? Febi, on the other hand, sounds okay 'coz she is much restrained, well, comparatively only. Lyrics by Pothula Ravi Kiran are nothing new.

6. Kannepilla Arey Kannepilla (Listen)
A good folkish number with nice beats. It has the potential of being a hit number, provided it is rightly placed in the movie and well choreographed. Karthik sings this one very well and Mathangi gives him ample support. Surendra Krishna's lyrics are okay.

Some noteworthy aspects of this album -

- "We get to listen to the voices of some of the most talented male playback singers in recent times- SP Charan, Rajesh, Karthik, Sandeep and Ranjith. Its definitely refereshing and encouraging to hear these young talented singers in one album.
- "All the lyricists of this album are again new or relatively new. Of them, Surendra Krishna definitely scores above the rest.

DsriP's efforts to encourage new talents into the industry are praiseworthy.

Sreya's Picks: Nuvve Kavali, Vechani Vechani Deham, Kannepilla arey Kannepilla

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