Cheeni Kum is better than Shiva 2006!
As my love for Raja's Mayakannadi continues, I simpyl awaited his next hindi soundtrack, Cheeni Kum. Raja's last 2 outings, Mumbai Xpress and Shiva 2006 haven't been received very well. So is Cheeni kum an acid test for him? Yes. Does he succeed? Yes again. Because unlike Shiva situational numbers and classical background music (Saara yeh aalam paticuraly from Anandan Raagam) Raja goes synth style with these reused tunes of his to fit the Mumbai-tes!
Cheeni Kum (Shreya Goshal) starts off the album by being a tune from Mandram Vantha by SPB (Mouna Raagam,Tamil.) Goshal excells and Raja has changed the beat to a more happy melody compared to the sad original. Same goes for Sooni Sooni (Vijay Prakash) who sounds strikingly familiar to tamil cinema's Unni Krishan? Coincidence? I'll leave that up to you.
Baatein by Amitabh and Shreya is another melodious asset. Taken from Kuzhaloodhum kannanukku’ by Chitra in the original (Mella thirandhadhu kadhavu, Tamil) She and Amitji (who rather voices in the song) do justice to the track. Another feather in the cap for Raaja.
Jaane Do by Shreya again (Must be a Raaja favorite post Devdas!)Taken from Geetha's track "Jothi" Kannada, Shreya and the music sound like they were meant for each other. This is nothing but a must hear.
The last 2 tracks are bgm from the movie.
Overall, I'd say that in comparison to Raja's last with RGV, this albm sounds like a complete winner. Shiva had 1 peppy, 2 raagams, 1 situational and 1 sad melody. Whether as 4/5 tracks are fast paced and are retuned to fit todays standards, I strongly feel that Cheeni Kum is a winner for chartbusters. Go for it if you're a music lover!
Rating: ****1/2
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