Simbu's Idhu Namma Aalu Songs Review - A Decent Debut For TR Kuralarasan
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oi-Avinash
By Avinash
It
is
Simbu's
33rd
birthday
today
(February
3rd)
and
the
team
of
Idhu
Namma
Aalu
couldn't
have
chosen
a
better
day
to
release
the
film's
songs.
Composed
by
the
actor's
younger
brother
TR
Kuralarasan,
the
album
of
Idhu
Namma
Aalu
comprises
five
songs
and
all
five
are
surprisingly
good,
considering
the
fact
that
it
is
Kuralarasan's
debut
as
a
music
director.
Of
course,
most
of
the
songs
do
enkindle
'I've
heard
that
before'
feel
even
as
you
enjoy
its
simplicity,
but
that's
understandable.
After
all,
it's
very
easy
to
get
influenced
when
it
comes
to
music.
At
least,
the
young
musician
has
made
a
conscious
effort
to
keep
his
debut
album
as
breezy
as
possible
with
little
electronic
back
up.
While
'Kaathaga'
sung
by
Simbu
is
peppy
and
melodious
with
a
substantial
use
of
guitar
and
semi-classical
instruments,
'Oru
Thalai
Ragam'
yet
again
sung
by
Simbu,
is
simple
and
harmonious.
In
a
bid
to
add
variety,
Kuralarasan
has
come
up
with
a
party
themed
song
in
'King
Kong'
and
a
folk
based
in
'Maaman
Waiting'.
'King
Kong'
is
sung
by
Shruti
Haasan
and
the
music
director
himself.
Being
a
peppy
number,
the
song
starts
off
on
a
right
note
and
then
does
not
shy
away
from
providing
a
soothing
relief.
The
mixture
of
genres
here
is
right
on
the
money.
'Maaman
Waiting'
on
the
other
hand
is
an
out
and
out
folk
number.
It's
not
a
surprise
that
Kuralarasan
has
chosen
his
father
and
Suchitra
to
sing
this
particular
track.
'Kanne
Un
Kadhal'
is
yet
another
semi-classical
number.
The
song,
sung
by
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja,
is
mellifluous.
Though
the
album
of
Idhu
Namma
Aalu
is
not
something
which
is
out
of
the
ordinary,
it
however
is
very
laudable.
While
it
is
easy
for
a
young
music
director
to
get
carried
away
with
today's
technology
and
produce
a
artificial
sounding
album,
Kuralarasan
has
made
use
of
his
musical
knowledge
and
is
off
to
a
decent
start.