Aaha Kalyanam (Music)

Bollywood bigwigs Yash Raj Films (YRF) foray into South Indian Cinema for the first time with Aaha Kalyanam, the remake of 2010 hit Band Baaja Baaraat. Nani, Vaani Kapoor and Simran in the lead, this movie has music by Dharan and is directed by Gokul Krishna. With colorful visuals guaranteed, how are the songs?

Aaha Kalyanam begins with a solo track Kadha Kadha by Chinmayi praising the female lead. The song has a Bollywood feel to it, and is a decent listen.

Naresh Iyer slots in for Honeyae Honeyae which is a slow-paced romantic number. This pretty simple rendering ends up being a mediocre one. Female version? Good one too.

A lovely combo of Haricharan and Sunidhi Chauhan has been brought in for Bon Bon which is a lively party track which instantly sets your foot tapping.

Benny Dayal and Usha Uthup join up for Kootali Kootali which seemingly is the intro track for the hero. Both the singers croon in with a lot of energy making this another dynamic track in the album.

Padhiyae Padhiyae is a heavenly slow track on the breaking of love. Both the versions by Shakthisree Gopalan and Abhay Jodhpurkar are equally relishing.

Dharan brings in Naresh Iyer and Swetha Mohan for Mazhaiyin Saaralil which is a superb track to lend your ears to. Naresh Iyer's English rendition might seem a little out of place, but it is Swetha Mohan who is in swashbuckling form to end this song on a high. Repeatu!

Aaha Kalyanam is the theme track of the album, and a neat one at that.

Madhan Karky has hit rock bottom with the Punch Song which is filled with famous dialogues and punch lines. The ending portion of the song is an absolute freak!

Pick : Mazhaiyin Saaralil

Verdict : Cogent rhythms from Dharan, which have a Bollywood feeling stitched along.

3 / 5