Artists: Nidhi, Rahul, Srinath |
Director: Praveen Engineer |
Music Director: Dharma Teja |
Year: 2009 |
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Looking at the CD of Rohit Nayyar's Aasma, I was taken aback to see Sajid's name on it. Mercifully, it wasn't Sajid (of Sajid-Wajid fame) but another Sajid, who has composed the music for the film along with Afsar. Let's see what it sounds like...
Ye Pal
Interesting right from the start, Xulfi's vocals and the mellow feel of Ye Pal draw you in. Acoustic guitars, whistling, violins and catchy feelgood parts combined with fresh-sounding lyrics that will rid you of worries everytime you listen to it. Sweet and just the right duration.
Aasma
With a naughty piano intro and female vocals, the title track is as likeable as Ye Pal. This is unique Hindi rock! The drums and bass are exceptionally good on this one, and this is something new for Bollywood music. The lyrics by Shahab Allahabadi are alright on this one, but the CD doesn't say who's doing vocals here. I can recognise Shaan as one of the three people singing. Guitar solos in Hindi songs are a welcome breeze of fresh air, by the way. Not that good when followed by bhangra music, though.
Man Bawra
What an excellent track! Is this Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan? The CD doesn't say... Man Bawra, with tabla by Bipin Panchal and great lyrics by Shahab Allahabadi is outstanding. The word aasma keeps coming up every now and then. The lyrics are so good, they could easily have come from Kailash Kher. Man Bawra is a beautifully woven song... very listenable.
Chalte Rahein
What is this? Bollywood hasn't heard Hindi rock of such quality before. Everything on this soundtrack sounds so fresh, it makes the whole album stand out. There is a sweet guitar solo on Chalte Rahein, followed by vocals by Debojit.
The Remixes
Ye Pal Remix is the song done techo-style, while Aasma Club Mix is exactly what the name says. Man Bawra Lounge Mix is the best sounding track on Aasma's soundtrack... the parts are very dark before the vocals come in, and there is some superb bass-playing throughout.
The sad version of Aasma is sung by Kailash Kher, and there are vocals by Mahalaxmi and another man, too. Kher's vocals stand above everything else here, of course.
VERDICT
Afsar and Sajid have composed music that sounds fresh and unique for Bollywood. Shahab Allahabadi's lyrics are really good, too. Every fan of Hindi music should give the soundtrack of Aasma a few listens. It's quite nice.
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01 - Ye Pal
02 - Aasma
03 - Man Bawra
04 - Chalte Rahein
05 - Ye Pal (Remix)
06 - Aasma (Club Mix)
07 - Man Bawra (Lounge Mix)
08 - Aasma (Sad Version)
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02. Aasma (Club Mix) - Aasma
03. Aasma (Sad Version) - Aasma
04. Chalte Rahein - Aasma
05. Man Bawra - Aasma
06. Man Bawra (Lounge Mix) - Aasma
07. Ye Pal - Aasma
08. Ye Pal (Remix) - Aasma
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Radhakrishnan (Dhanush) alias Rocky is an 10th fail youngster who is looked down upon by his father (Pratap Pothen), as the rest of the family of brothers, sister and sister's-in-law consists of all educated and well placed people. Our hero's main job is to idle away his time in a mechanic shop with his group of friends (Mayilsami, Nellai Siva and others). 'Padikathavan and 10th failed' as his father refers to him, doubles up as a petty goon when his family members are in trouble.
One of his friends suggest that he falls in love with a highly educated girl, so earnestly he looks around by hovering around women's colleges. So he falls in love with Gayathri (Tamaannah) a rich girl who after a few misunderstandings and dream songs falls for him.
Meanwhile there are some goons after her, as her father is Samarasinga Reddy (Suman) a deadly don in Andhra. Our hero saves her from her dad's rival (Sayaji Shinde) and follows to her home in Hyderabad, where he realizes that another Tirunelveli goon Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni) has put a prize on his head!
It dawns on you as the movie progresses and sadly when your next seat neighbor is an over-enthusiastic bloke who can’t help but revealing the incidents of Soldier in correlation with Villu, you have no choice other than to blame your stars (as in, astrological ones).
Having said that, we do not mean Prabhu Deva made a good adaptation of Soldier – not that if he attempted it, things would’ve been any better. With tacky production values, shabby cinematography and amateurish direction Villu comes across as a more than two-hour long torment that only less people deserve – those who have committed some unpardonable crime, perhaps.
Prabhu Deva cannot be excused in a lifetime for conceiving Vijay’s scarecrow entry – it happens in a laundry place and Vijay flies across and lands gathering all the lengthy and colorful garments entwined on his body making him look no less than a scarecrow.
Thankfully enough, Vijay does not have too many punch dialogues though – this time around he attempts to impress his fans using his antics in fights and gathering sentiments.
That’s not to mention that his dialogues double up to serve the purpose of punch one liners. And there are these amateur stunt scenes – Vijay emerges unscathed invariably in all of them. In land, water and on air, that is. He also plays a double role of that of a father and a son. And with that Prabhu Deva has successfully made the army operations appear as if it were a one-man-attempt. And the atrocious dialogue – that the only benefit of being in the army is the subsidized liquor – is inexcusable.
Villu’s story is reminiscent of the prehistoric Tamil cinema formulas – son taking revenge over his father’s killers to satiate his mother’s wishes. And of course, there is time for love, double crossing, comedy and some sentiments in the midst.
Nayan’s presence serves the purpose of eye candy – she wears micro minis (she even asks you so in one of the songs), bras disguised as tops, dangerously low-waist skirts and spaghetti tops. Whatever happened to that naïve and talented girl of Ayya and Manasinakkara? Although Vadivelu’s unimaginative comedy track (yes, the track has absolutely no connection whatsoever with the movie’s main plot) is boisterous and loud, it serves as a saving grace for the movie in many instances.
Prakash Raj, Anandraj, Manoj K Jeyan, Geetha, Ranjitha and Pandu’s roles are shoddily developed. The atrociously plump Kushboo ends up performing the title item number, partly voiced by Kovai Sarala. Now that reminds us of the forgettable music – except for a couple of songs that could be favored by the front benchers, the music and rerecording are largely intolerable.
A separate review could be written about Ravi Varman’s cinematography. The frames appear hazed even in the foreign locales. In many scenes where a chase sequence is in progress, the images become pixilated, making one wonder about the poor production values.
For all these reasons Villu, in all probability, could even tire out the loyal fans.
Villu is a movie for purely satisfying Vijay fans
Villu - Made for Vijay Fans!