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Not The Cream Of Kreem

APK | December 31, 2007

Rating: **.75 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad)

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Krishnarjuna is based on Bruce Almighty, where Vishnu plays Jim Carrey's role and Nagarjuna is God. Now that the spoiler has been delivered, let's move on to the music composed by MM Keeravani. Lot of the numbers are situational, and there are a lot of songs to begin with-8 in all! Not Keeravani's best, though.

Thhruvata Baba Tippu renders this tongue-twister penned by Jonnavithula. The song is about the power that the singer has acquired or has already. It is not harsh on the ears, and goes on smoothly. It is a situational number, and will perhaps have an interesting picturization to accompany the song. A decent start to the album. **.75

Yamaranju Meeda This is a fast-paced dance number with Manchu Manojkumar lending his voice, teaming up with Tippu and Sunitha. It comes under the broad bracket of Keeravani Mass, which makes it enjoyable-but the original track has been composed by Bappi Lahiri. The composition and the vocals are a highlight for the peppy number. Manoj does a good job with the wordings and stays in tune. ***

Nagarjuna and Vishnu

Aaa Eeee Shankar Mahadevan's solo with lyrics by Ramajogayya Shastri is another situational number that describes the power that the singer's got. The song has strong vocals by Mahadevan, especially towards the end with the lines 'Main Hoon Naa' coming up repetitively. With an active chorus and focus on the rhythm, the song is hummable. **.75

Pedda Marrikemo This time it's the turn of Nagur Babu along with Madhubala Krishnan to playback for this relatively softer beat. It is a tuneful number, but lacks freshness. We've heard this one before several times, so it is old news albeit mellow. **.75

Buggalerrabadda MM Keeravani adds his voice to his composition along with Mamta Mohandas. The duet has good vocals and chorus. Essentially a dance number, the song spells youth without sounding western. It's a fun number that grows on you after a couple of clicks of the rewind button. It has a mischievous sounding beat and the playback lends the extra flavor to it. ***

Aaja Mehabooba The moment it starts, the Arabic influence hits you. Achu and Geetha Madhuri sing Sahiti's lyrics with much gusto. The bass guitar used is an asset for an otherwise usual fare. **.5

Edi Manchi Edi Maila The song somehow reminds you of another of Keeravani's intense numbers-the title track in Chatrapati. But the resemblance is only in the beginning and the mood of the song. Madhubala Krishnan's voice is striking and heavy. This might be used in the background or in a situation; either ways it is a good composition, but the song that will skip the party compilations. ***

We R Coming Remember 'Muddimandi..O Chamanti..' (Allari Mogudu)? Well, this composition by Achu starts off with that. It is basically a Tinglish composition. With a number of singers, it sounds like a hip-hop song with the guy at the DJ console gone a little tipsy and mixing away to glory. **.75

Last Word Yamaranju Meeda and Buggalerrabadda stand out while Pedda Marrikemo and Edi Manchi Edi Maila come next. There are usually five or six numbers in an album, but this one has eight. Three out of eight are good, the rest are not bad too. But we've heard better from Keeravani; much, much better.