Azhagarmalai(Tamil,Ilaiyaraja)

Thinking about all the recent IR soundtracks that has been tainted by the usage of synth,If you thought Ilaiyaraja's career was over,Here is what he gives you-Azhagarmalai!..Raja himself pitches in with his vocals in the tuneful and a completely delightful Ulagam Ippo complete with very good lyrics.Bhavatharini's Unnai Enakku is considerably catchy and has some really stunning interludes by Raja that takes the song somewhere.Madhu Balakrishnan's Kezaku Velukuthu is supremely amazing-the 80's tune added with modern backrounds works big time and Madhu Balakrishnan(Who is not into singing much folk)pulls off this track with style.Madhu Balakrishnan's other track,Muthama is one helluva catchy number-goes back to Raja's late 80s and early 90s and Raja shows his dexterity in the orchestration department.Its the backgrounds that completely dominate the immensely addictive melody,Karuga Mani and Raja simply weaves magic in the interludes(Especially the extended 2nd interlude!).The final track,Enna Senjalum goes to back to the Ramarajan days and is sung with so much confidence by Tippu and Ponni.Ilaiyaraja returns to his supreme best in this low profile movie,Azhagarmalai!..