MusicReview

Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya

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Just like his films,the music album of Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express is formulaic too. Composer duo Vishal-Shekhar fills the template of the SRK-starrer with the mandatory massy elements: couple of dance hits and romantic numbers,and obligatory South-Indian musical motifs that come with the film’s premise. One Two Three Four is modeled around a standard Tamil dance number.

Nonetheless,the best results show in the songs which carry forward the melody of simple Bollywood tunes. Titli has an almost folk tune,and the composers keeps things simple with a minimalist arrangement (with a stunning harmonica solo in the interlude) allowing the melody to drive the song. Tera Raasta Chhodoon Na is an easy-on-the-ears romantic ballad. Lyricist Bhattacharya and Anusha Mani’s light casual renditions lends the song its required breeziness. Kashmir Main,Tu Kanyakumari is a joyous pop song that bears the hallmark of the 90s Bollywood. The rest,Ready Steady Po and the couple of remixes have little to write about.