With all the hype surrounding the film you would expect that Himesh would have put in a little more effort than his previous squibs in both Hindi and Tamil. But guess what, he has outdone himself by coming up with a soundtrack that sets the gold standard for third rate soundtracks. It seems like Kamal was saying "You know I am presenting this out-of-the-world idea, using state-of-the-art technology, shooting in some gorgeous locations, and the music has nothing to do with it". Next time Kamal decides to thrust such a blasphemy on us he should maybe try googling G.V. Prakash, Dharan or Niru. "Kaa Karupanukum" sounds like a glorified 70's disco track with crass, cheesy lyrics. "Kallai Mattum Kandal" is the only listenable song of this soundtrack, almost exclusively due to Hariharan's blistering vocals. "Mukundha Mukundha" has some wonderful words invoking Lord Krishna, pronounced and sung in a tone that is perfectly appropriate for a first night sequence (something like "Marugo Marugo" from Sathi Leelavathy). If you think Kamal and Mahalakshmi Iyer's version of "Oh Oh Sanam" is painful, wait till Himesh goes one better with the remix. "Ulaga Nayagan" ... let's just hope it's not part of the movie.
Bottomline: Don't waste 30 minutes listening to this soundtrack because Himesh spent less time composing it.
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