Aathi*** is second time collaboration of Anirudh and Vishal Dadlani (Of Bollywood's Vishal-Shekar) where the latter once again proves why he is an awesome singer as well. Quirky interesting rap bits with good melody backed up by "NextGen sounds" makes this a super listen. Hiphop Thamizha and Anirudh join hands to sing Pakkam Vanthu*, a peppy number that is dominated by Hiphop Thamizha's rap singing, which makes it interesting to listen, jammed with soft beats backed by lot of electronic sounds and Nadaswaram, creating a Bhajan effect, that shuffles between folk and western, with Anirudh singing the melody portions, is definitely a slow burner. Vijay's singing in his movies continues in fun filled SelfiPulla with Sunidhi Chauhan for a typical dance folk number. Anirudh intelligently keeps the tune simple and catchy to accommodate Vijay while Karky spices up with his innovative trendy lyrics. Paalam, sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Swetha Mohan, is a fusion of sorts between carnatic, parade and folk is interesting. Kaththi Theme (The Sword of Destiny) is short but effective. Bad Eyes* (Villain Theme) makes an interesting theme music in the combination of Jathi, Flute and Veena but heavily Ilayaraja inspired. Nee Yaaro*** is a sincere Ilayaraja attempt in evoking human emotions is indeed sincere, to an extent to what Anirudh could do, aided by the golden voice of K J Yesudoss.
Verdict: Anirudh firmly establishes himself to be the latest whizkid in the block and continues to be interesting despite sounding monotonous off late. Kaththi cant be seen as his best work (which, to me, is still "3") however it is definitely interesting and make a very good, fun filled and trendy album over all in the lines of Maan Karaate and VIP.
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