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Home > Audio Reviews > Stalin Stalin-Mani For The Masses APK | August 23, 2006 Click here to listen to the songs Rating: ***.25 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad)  One of the most awaited music albums in recent times, Stalin, Chiranjeevi's latest mega-release has arrived. Old favorite Mani Sharma has composed the numbers, and the album is above average. Chiranjeevi fans have no reason to complain-they will get to see their star groove to Sharma's music in not one, not two but four dance-based numbers, including one duet. About exactly how good or otherwise these songs are, read on.Go Go Gova A foot-tapping number-the rhythm is really good and the beats and the trilingual lyrics are sure to strike the right chord with the one and all. It's a safe song, one that is likeable and enjoyable, but nothing dramatically fresh or different. Sharma uses guitar to elevate the song to a new level. ***.25 I Wanna Spiderman A trilingual pacy number with loads of English lyrics-'I wanna Spiderman, I wana Superman'.. 'Do you wana be my girl?' This is the 'item number' of the movie (the compulsory requirement for a movie nowadays), and one can imagine Chiru and Anushka shaking a leg over this song. When the background is dominated by typically Indian-sounding music, the lyrics are in English, and when the drums take over, Telugu lyrics are belted out by enthusiastic duo Naveen (of 'Gala Gala' fame) and Rita. Everything works for this song-the lyrics by Kandikonda, the vocals and the chorus. Oh, and before it is forgotten, there is a Hindi word thrown in casually here and there. Fun and fast! ***.25 Parare Parare Yeah, yeah-everyone's been saying it, and we HAVE to mention it too. Tagore's 'Kodite Kottali' has a cousin now, in Stalin. Parare Parare is typically 'Chiru', with a message, with a hummable tune, 'mass' beats, a chorus that praises our hero and most importantly, that one can dance to. Does it come up to 'Kodite Kottali'? No, rendered by Shankar Mahadevan again and whether you like this one better, or the one in Tagore better, this will top the charts all the same. ***.25 Siggutho Chi Chi If you're wondering why all the songs are dance numbers, here's the duet. Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam lend their voices to this one, accompanied by a host of musical instruments. This transports the listener to some place filled with greenery, with flowing chiffon saris of the female lead and the heroic yet soft demeanor of the male lead. ***  Suryude Selavani The lyrics by Suddala Ashok Teja and Mani Sharma's composition make this song one that grabs your attention, and uplifts the story. While it might not be your fun dance number or the romantic duet which have repeat value, this song strikes you as being the one that comes in at a crucial point in the screenplay. SPB's voice has lot of feeling. A winner, even if it doesn't get popular like the other numbers. And who knows, like Tagore, Suddala Ashok might even bag another National Award. ****Thobare Thoba Been there, done that. Like the spots on a leopard that separate it from other cats, every composer has their trademark sound. This is Mani Sharma's, but not one of his better ones. A duet, again a song that one can dance to, but pretty average. *** And the verdict is.. Chiranjeevi needs the dance numbers to appease his admirers, and Mani Sharma-Chiru don't disappoint. The music is not really earth-shaking, neither is it fresh nor new. But it is safe and hero-centric; Mani still uses English lyrics like there's no tomorrow, as do a horde of other composers in both Telugu and Hindi-nothing wrong, but they all sound the same. Overall, three good numbers, and three average songs-not bad, but now it all depends on the movie where the music will go. Stalin doesn't disappoint, but there definitely seems a 'Tagore+Pokiri' hangover. Now let's just wait and see what Chiru-Murugadoss do. |