Thuppakki is Vijay’s upcoming Diwali release action movie. Diwali releases always raise the expectation. Vijay turning altogether stylish increases it to the next level. Big lead heroine roles are showering Kajal Aggarwal’s way, as she stars opposite Surya in Maattrraan and Vijay in Thuppakki. This is also a must-win situation for A. R. Murugadoss as he tries to come back from his first flop in career, 7am arivu. Harris Jayaraj has done the music. It is his second movie with Vijay and third movie with Murugadoss.
Thuppakki
Kutti Puli Kootam (Singers : Hariharan, Tippu, Narayana, Sathyan, Ranina Reddy; Lyricist : Viveka)
The song begins with Hindi lyrics which obviously I don’t understand. From the time when Tamil part began, the lyrics are disturbing in a bad way. The lyrics were difficult to comprehend itself. For example, “Hey நானும் இப்போ Mumbai Wala; நாளை முதல் 1000 Wala; மேல போல Sixer Wala; Saala Saala, Saala Saala” among other similar lines are simply meaningless. But this song being very energetic and vibrant will definitely be a hit among Vijay fans. The voice of all the singers were well synced with the music and blends with it.
Antartica (Singers : Vijay Prakash, Krish, Devan, Rajeev; Lyricist : Madhan Karky)
The music seemed very repetitive in this song. Nisha would most probably be Kajal’s name in the movie as it was added in this songs’ lyrics. The song’s lyrics were good. The lines like “அழகளந்திடும் கருவிகள் செயல் இழந்திடும் அவளிடம்” intensifies the efforts of lyricist to describe the beauty of heroine. Apart from Karky’s lyrics, this song didn’t have enough pointers to stand out.
Poi Varavaa (Singers : Karthik, Chinmayi; Lyricist : Pa.Vijay)
This song is a farewell to the homeland by the hero who is leaving for Army service. Kathik’s voice was just mesmerizing as always. His voice is capable of bringing out the emotions that the lyricist wishes to. Chinmayi’s humming in the background is pleasant. The lyrics begin with the bidding farewell with hero’s mind split between war and home. Later it depicts the pride of a Mother whose Son was in Army and has lost his life. The finishing line is really patriotic. “தேசமே! தேசமே! என் உயிரின் உயிரின் உயிரின் தவமாகும்! போரிலே காயமே என் உடலின் உடலின் உடலின் வரமாகும்!” . A pleasant song to listen, but it isn’t a masterpiece material which will remain in audience mind for a long time.
Google Google (Singers : Vijay, Andrea Jeremiah, Joe, Krishna Iyer; Lyricist : Madhan Karky)
Vijay has sung after a break of 6 years and that itself is a reason for his fans to make it a hit. It combined with Madhan Karky’s lyrics including many current trend words like Google, Yahoo, twitter, facebook & eBay made it a real treat for Vijay’s fans. But the excessive injection of English words wasn’t necessary, but to describe the activities of hero and heroine Karky wouldn’t have got any other choice. Still, he did a great job with the way his lyrics were usually written. Andrea’s voice is also energetic and complements Vijay’s.
Vennilave (Singers : Hariharan, Bombay Jayashri; Lyricist : Na. Muthukumar)
Vennilave is a scintillating romantic melody flavored with the ever awesome Hariharan’s and Bombay Jayashri’s voices. The song begins with Hindi lyrics leading to the Tamil ones which were soft and soothing. Na. Muthukumar’s lyrics have become so special that he could produce a magic with his bag of pure Tamil words. The lyrics like “நீ எனது கனவில் வரவே எழாமல் இருக்கிறேன்! உன் சுவாசம் உயிரை தொடவே விடாமல் பிடிக்கிறேன்!” and “அழகே நீ ஓர் பூகம்பம் தானா? அருகே வந்தால் பூ கம்பம் தானா?” were brilliant and unique.
Alaikaa Laikaa (Singers : Javed Ali, Sayanora Philip, Sharmila; Lyricist : Pa.Vijay)
Alaikaa Laikaa is a song which is very difficult to classify. It is a mix of many genre. Pa. Vijay has the ability to write lyrics at both the extremes. He wrote brilliantly for Poi Varavaa, but in this song it was the other way. The usage of English words is excessive and those English words doesn’t do any good either. Javed Ali and Sayanora Philip have given their perfect voice modulation required for this song. The music though hasn’t produced anything new.
Jagdish On Mission (Theme Music)
The theme music begins with mild tones from synthesizer for almost a minute and steps up into modern beats. The later half of the theme though looks energetic and stylish, it mostly seems like a chasing scene background score.
Scorecard:
Thuppakki Rating
Bottom line:
In TV review style, “துப்பாக்கி – தோட்டா இல்லை”! In blogging style, Thuppakki has 2-3 moderate songs but doesn’t meet the expectations.
Related articles
- Click on ‘Google’ (thehindu.com)
- Thuppakki Music Album Review (kanaamedia.com)
- Maattrraan Music Review (arunsankar.wordpress.com)
In my perspective 