Shankers Anniyan Songs

slperson,

I dont know why u bringing CM into this.

If you dont beleive any of us, look at cinesouth.com, it gave a hint of anniyan going down.

Anoyan will make some money due to the grand opening cause of shankar and vikram, will make a decent run because of VIKRAM , But cant make it big. Its falling in B and C centres already.

but what Sify is doing is really shamefull! Its so sucking up!

And for guys looking for reviews other than sify; check out tamilcinema.com and webulagam.com... they both give a fair review. Anantha vikatan as well!

"And for guys looking for reviews other than sify; check out tamilcinema.com and webulagam.com... they both give a fair review. Anantha vikatan as well!"

In tamil cinema there's no coherence between reviews and collections.

Dig:

AV gave Hey Ram 60&not 58 while 'Indian'as Anniyan also got 48.I have heard ppl say '16 vayadhinile'has got the highest marks in AV till now.how much was it.BTW did 'Thevar ...'really get 63?

End dig

Anniyan Music - A Review

Managed to get tickets to watch Anniyan over the weekend. In spite of the movie playing over one week, cinemas were full and I only managed to get seats 8 rows from the screen.

1. Upon first hearing of the songs, I felt severely let down. A case of I-told-you-so, for Shankar abandoning ARR.

2. However, after repeated listenings, the songs began to impress. A nuance here, a repeat there - and lo behold, the songs began captivating. Something behind the mind reminded that this is true of all ARR songs in fact!

3. The clear winner was Andankakkaa konda kaari. We could not get enough of the song. With kids in the car, it was either Raaraa (Chandramukhi) or Andankaakkaa.

4. Iyengaaru veettu azhagE with the much-missed Hariharan's voice was also appealing, but the mood was always for the fast numbers.

5. Kaadhal yaanai was a late discovery. Especially interesting was the sounds of bombs exploding when the lyrics talk about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ;)

6. Kannum kannum nokia was already a popular number in the radios and I having an aversion to english lyrics in tamils songs, was not impressed.

5. Kumaari - the beginning was absorbing. But the song was not a favourite.


Upon seeing the movie:

1. Kumaari was stunning! If Ale ale was a splendour down south, this song shot entirely in a Tulips garden was a grand beginning to the visual feast being promised. A departure from group dancing, formally introduced by Shankar, Kumaari just featured Vivek and two others. Although there was nothing else to compete with the garden, boredom did not set in. The camera angles were splendid! This song is now a new-found favourite!

2. Iyengaaru veettu azhagE. To many of us who have heard of the garnd recitals at Thiruvayur, this was the the first introduction. And what an intro was it. Again the camera did marvels, zooming on to the main characters and at the same time, the 100s (extras) becoming part of the whole picture. I would have loved to see more of the festival, but by the time the song shifted to the pallavi, choreography set in.
The song was perfect for the situation, but again the lotus stage monopolised the entire shoot. Luckily there was Sada in a never-before-seen splendour. :rotfl:

3. The third character of Vikram was introduced with Kaadhal yaanai. Song was good, but Vikram was not. He is too short for a model and with so many men competing for attention, he did not stand out a Remo!
Fortunately there was Yana Gupta to compensate for the loss. Again, I felt that Shankar limited the visuals. Harris Jeyraj's music was electric, but somehow this was not translated to the screen.

4. Kannum kannum nokia - shot entirely at KLIA and Twin Towers in Malaysia. Even Malaysians wont recognise the slick shots! One word to describe - class.
However, as mentioned above, the song did not impress me for its absymal lyrics.

5. Andang kaakaa - the song ALL of us had been waiting for. As the norm, expectations will always result in disappointment. I experienced this when watching Jeans (Kannodu kaanbadhellaam) and sure enough it happened again. The choreography was inadequate, although the sets were grand. At the end of the day, I feel this song - which will attract dancing in all pubs and clubs - was a waste visually.

Generally, Harris Jeyaraj met with Shankar's standards. Which again proves my point that directors play a big role in the kind of music the movie offers. Shankar deserves as much credit as Harris, for the feast provided to us.

BGM I believe is by Praveen Mani (as in Boys too). I found it to be adequate. Honestly, I dont think there are many people who go for movies with great expectations on BGM. BGM's should always blend with the movie and not appear obvious.

In summary, Shankar could have done better - the fault being his for raising the standards so high, while Harris did a good job.

NOV,please understand this..BOYS BGM IS NOT BY PRAVIN MANI,its by ARR>...only the AIYAPPA SONG BY PRAVIN MANI...and the JAIL SONG WAS COMPOSED BY SHANKAR!!!

Good review, Nov. The songs really rock after repeated listenings. Several people that I know really enjoy Andankaaka, Kadhal yaanai, and kannum kannum Nokia.

NOV... its quite obvious ur HJ suck up, trying to show ur neutral.

Why else wud u say Shankar Blew it and HJ did his job!



And saying BGM by Pravin Mani shows how ignorant you are!

ARR DID THE BGM FOR BOYS! HJ DID IT FOR ANNIYAN!

HJ MESSED BADLY! TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!

Good joke mate!

check out this,got this from a blog...something to think about man!

Gentleman + Indian + Mudhalvan + Ramana = Anniyan. Add to it some graphics that does not help the movie. If you have not watched the above 4 movies named you can take chance with Anniyan. Like someone said - It was heartening to see the 50% of the folks leave after the first half. I had to stick, My stomach was kicking the 11 bucks + 8.25 bucks concession I paid & to watch how else one can burn money.

Producers should and please read through the script before producing it.

We all know Vikram can act. It was pathetic to see him repeat his Pithamagan histrionics.

Music is a controlled noise. Songs screenplay is nothing compared to his previous.

Vivek is the only one watchable. Looks like he tried his best to save it from falling.


1 more review :

hi guys, i had the opportunity to watch anniyan yesterday. My honest opinion is that, it is way too much overrated. I accept the fact that shankar has tried to convey a good message despite the financial limitations of Indian cinema. But neither it is charming nor it is hard hitting. It leaves a mixed feeling about the film. The movie is technically proficient than most other Tamil movies. But it has been wasted in bad film making. I can give you 10 reasons why Anniyan sucked bad.

1) Vikram's Remo character was way too OTT. His accent sounds really fake. Believe me, i have seen ABCD's and NRI's but he sounds really odd, as if he is trying to fake his accent. LOL.

2)The fight sequence between anniyan and that judo, karate whatever bunch of retards is a blatant copy of matrix reloaded. It was well staged, but not original at all. Shankar is running out of ideas???? And also i have never seen anyone practicing in fire and all, like 36 chamber of shaolin style, in a karate school. It was so totally funny that i almost crapped on my pants. =)). Must be some kind of underground school where they teach people to be serial killers.

3) Time splice technology is overused and looks ugly most of the time. Why does shankar have copy everything from Hollywood.

4) I see that point that shankar is trying to say a message. But by the end of the movie, i was confused what he was trying to convey!!!!. He got lost in his own subplots, he completely drifts away most of the time. The message of the movie, gets constantly lost between irritating re-mo and am-bi.

5) We understand that anniyan is an alter ego and he is mentally and physically more powerful than the other ones Ambi and Remo. But he is no spider man or anything. In that case, how come he flies across rooftops and sticks to that walls as if he is some lizard guy???? For a minute, i thought i was watching some mutant movie

6) Also the reason why sadha is madly in love with re-mo is totally confusing. The love scenes are not convincing enough. If i were her, i would probably choose Ambi who is practical (At least more that Remo LOL) rather than falling in love with some bloody duffer who crosses the road backwards in peak traffic. (Now thats what i call idiocy)

7) Why do prakashraj and vivek have to be always in disguise? I understand the whole undercover thing, but why all the time? the killer is not going to stay all the while to catch the glimpse of them just to find out that they are cops. ha Ha....i don't think even Scotland yard guys or international spies wont do anything of that sort. It was totally funny. Prakashraj looked like a moron in that role.

8) The songs are not very impressive. It was definitely above par. But thats all. A R Rahman, thou shall be missed.

9) At least i had faith in shankar's song visuals. But turns out that shankar is running out of that too. Kaadhal yaanai song looks as if it was pictured when shankar was missing from the sets. Nokia song had the worst dance choreography i have ever seen in shankar's movies. Shankar masked his lack of imagination in oh sukumari song with a bunch of pretty flowers and a couple of good shots. Other than that, that song was plain mediocre.

10) The whole flashback idea was not appealing at all. It was too short to make anything out of it. 11) EXTRA EXTRA: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long.

3) EXTRA EXTRA: And did i tell u guys that the vikram's torture scene is ripped off from passion of the Christ?, and the final court scene was bloody dumb?

14) EXTRA EXTRA: and also when vivek walks out of the torture chamber he turns one security cam on. Then how com when the judge sees the tape, it appears as if it was shot with multiple cams with tight closeup? it even has a few overhead shots? bloody brilliant, isn't it? probably this movie was set in 2056 AD. LOL Now for the pluses 1) Vikram has delivered a knock out performance as Ambi and Anniyan. The film will be unwatchable without vikram.

Shankar who is synonymous with AR Rahman ropes in Harris Jeyraj who gives a terribly disappointing background score which is THE HIGHLIGHT of any other Shankar flick. There is no imitation that can keep up with the original, and this is true in the case of Harris Jeyraj and AR Rahman.

There we go Moives in action again...

Is he the one who said ..." anniyan songs worst" .. dream on man .. dream on....

Anniyan songs.. like Nov pointed out.. rock on repeated hearings...
No wonder Shankar may/might/never pointed that this may be his best songs....
It a pity u see people degrading the songs and comparing it to ARR ...with statements like " Cannot compare to ARR.... Boyz was better..."

well if HJ scores like ARR ... Then we have another probloem as well.. the headline goes HJ is a copy cat ....
if he doesnt.. "HJ cannot be like ARR"

When u want to compare songs.. compare the situations and the story content. .in the movies....

I think HJ has been tremendous since Laysa Laysa.... He is continuing to improve....and I think he is one of the best we have in TFM ...... great job HJ... anniyan songs will rock for some more time..... BTW ' kumari ' song has no peers .. and i doubt it will for many years to come....

Well done HJ ...

"HJ MESSED BADLY! TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!"

Shall we say that the verdict now stays at about 50-50? The above is only one of several opinions. Indeed, there are many (mostly ARR-obsessed fans) who hate Anniyan songs, and there are many others (those who are not that depressed by Shankar ditching ARR) who love the songs. In my conversation with many young Indians, it seems HJ's music in Anniyan has absolutely captured their imaginations. I also second the opinion of Sloshed re Sukumari. It is well composed and well sung.