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'Jay Jay' a musical hit
Music-Bharadwaj
Lyrics- Vairamuthu
 The
combo of Bharadwaj-Vairamuthu-Saran has delivered another musical hit in 'Jay
Jay' which is to be released on November 14, 2003. Actor Madhavan, who rode on
the crest of success when 'Run' songs became hits, is lucky this time round too.
Hariharan's 'Unnai Naan' and 'Kadhal
Mazhaiye' by Srinivas are two numbers which are already popular. 'Unnai Naan'
has some new-style lyrics from Padmasri Vairamuthu. In the Pallavi, Unna Naan in
the first line is repeated twice. In the next line, 'Kandavudan' is also
repeated twice, and the 'Nenjukulle' in the third line is also uttered three
times. Thus the song goes this way,
Unnai Naan, unnai naan, unnai
naan
Nenjukulle, nenjukulle, nenjukulle
Kandavudan, kandavudan, kandavudan...
Hariharan has sung it
melodiously and with verve too -- as only he can -- giving a punch to the words
"Jay Jay unakku Jay Jay".
It is not too often that
Vairamuthu will say Jay Jay to Jay Jay (is he sending a signal to J Jayalalithaa,
a kind of give-the-devil-her-due tribute?).
 'Nee
sooriyanai sutterikkum thaamaraiya" again is a loaded line since there is
strained relationship between the Sooriyan (the DMK symbol is Rising Sun) and
Thaamarai (the BJP symbol is Lotus). Is he indicating the parting of ways
between the DMK and the BJP? You can never put it past the Kavipperarasu to
throw in a few subtle political digs! (Remember the lines 'Puzhal varum nerathil
poochendu koduthaay, puriyaatha puthir nee Baba' in the film 'Baba'?)
'Kadhal Mazhaiye' is rendered
by Srinivas with vigour. A brilliant composition by Bharadwaj, he has the knack
of getting the best out of this versatile singer (just as in Apple Penne Nee
Yaro in Roja Koottam). This song is bound to be a chart-buster.
 'Pengal Nenjai' from K K and
Mahalakshmi is a peppy number. Vairamuthu's lyrics, linking Madhava to a Badava,
will go down well with the youth.
Similarly,
Suchitra (of Radio Mirchi fame) has turned in a good performance with another
peppy number, 'May Maadham thonoothettil major aanene' and she is bound to steal
several hearts too with her song aimed at the youth.
Chakravarthi's Zee Boomba and
Reshmi's 'Unnai Ninaikkave' are two other songs where those normally singing
tracks have been given opportunities by music director Bharadwaj. They have
performed satisfactorily.
That seems to be the prevailing
trend. Different voices in one album. No one can complain of monotony as far as
voices are concerned. The producer of the film, V Ravichandran, of Oscar Films
(P) Ltd, is said to have laid down only one condition when the movie was planned
-- that he would okay the songs. According to director Saran, Ravichandran had
no problems at all as the tunes prepared by Bharadwaj were straightaway okayed
by the producer the very first time he heard them. Saran said he had similarly
approved the tunes of Bharadwaj in his earlier four films. The songs were liked
by the people too straightaway, he added. Such is the implicit faith he has in
Bharadwaj. Similarly, Saran says he would not like to change his lyricist
Vairamuthu too. His lyrics were something special and he was fortunate that the
combination of Vairamuthu and Bharadwaj had also worked well as in the past.
The sucees of the 'Jay Jay'
audio cassette could well rub off on the film. Maddy, in any case, needs a hit.
A musical hit could make the job easier.
R Rangaraj
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