| | Radha Gopalam Music Review |
| Year | 2004 | | Producer | K.Anilkumar | | Director | Bapu | | Lyrics | Veturi, Jhonna Vithula | | Music | Manisharma | | Starring | Srikanth, Sneha |
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ALL THOSE who are knowledgeable about Telugu literature and now-extinct
Teluguness in a Telugu land would enjoy this album. It takes those who enjoy
good things, in life on a nostalgic trip to the interiors of Andhra in
search of that familiar feel of nativity. It brings back memories of the
Bapu-Ramana era - of aromatic coffee evenings, yummy upma afternoons, long
plaits, real couples, simple lifestyles and bitter-sweet love stories -
which taught us how simple things in life can be turned beautiful with a
little effort. And, it certainly is an ode to the true Telugu spirit.
The album starts with Sathamanam bhavati, rendered by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
and Chitra, which is something like an `aaseervachanam' song to bless a
newly-wed couple. O vaalujada, mallepoola jada, O paamu jada, Satyabhama
jada by S.P. Balu and Sunitha is a cutesy-sweet song about a woman's long
plait, and the song definitely reminds the listeners of Bapu-Ramana's
heroines. The song Agadaalu pagadalu aalumagala jagadalu, as the lyrics
suggest, is a nice way of looking at the couples and their day-to-day
encounters.
On side B, the song Maa muddu Radhamma raagale is a romantic melody.
Tholikodi koosenu thelavara vachenu by Chitra and Muralidhar is a wife's way
of telling her husband about how she should get on with the daily chores.
Grahanam pattani chandrabimbama by S.P. Balu sounds more like a verse in a
mythical play than like a contemporary song.
This album tugs at your heart with its simple lyrics, courtesy Jonnavithula,
Veturi and Mullapudi Venkataramana, and simpler tunes, thanks to Manisarma,
that sweetly remind you of the Pelli Pustakam and Mister Pellam days. A cute
movie, as is proved, inspires all alike - one can find a palpable change in
the music director's compositions. A must-buy for lovers of good music.
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