Film: Shakti
Rating: 3.5/5
Cast: NTR, Ileana
Music: Mani Sharma
Producer: Ashwini Dutt
Director: Meher Ramesh
Audio On: Aditya
The costliest film ever made in Tollywood is gearing up for release and recently the audio release happened in a grand style. The film has NTR junior in the lead along with Ileana while the music is composed by Mani Sharma. Let us see how the songs are..
Thaliya Thaliya
This is the title song of the film and it is a highly energetic number. Mani Sharma has given a total mass effect to it with his mix of drums, tabla and other traditional instruments. He has kept the pace in a proper way. Ranjith has added his effect to it with energetic vocals and this looks like an introductory song for the protagonist. Rama Jhogaya Sastry has penned some flavor of Hindi words and gave it the right blend of traditional and mass words. This will appeal to the masses.
Prema Desam Yuvarani..
This is a romantic melody and it takes off in a very unusual manner. Mani Sharma shows his brilliance by using the right composition of flute, keyboard, guitar, violin and gives a soothing effect. This duet was rendered by the voices of Hemachandra and Saindhavi. Both shared a good chemistry and were in good sync with the tune. Rama Jhogaya Sastry gives a lot of sensuous feel through his words and this is a nice combination of music, voice and words.
Mathileka Pichiga…
This is a regular song and is meant to be a dance number with an item song flavor. There is nothing exceptional in this from Mani as he uses a beaten track and his trademark instruments. However, he maintains good energy in the song. This duet has been given by Ranjith and Chinmayee and both did their contribution effectively. Jonnavithula penned the words in a sensible way by teasing the listener’s thoughts and giving a raunchy feel with his lyrics.
Maha Rudra Shakti
This is an adrenaline pumping song and Mani Sharma opens with massive beats that will increase the heart pulse. With a good combination of drums, percussion instruments, violin there is a lot of positive vibration in the tune. Equally good was the vocals from artists Ranjith, Muralidhar, Rita, Vardhini, Saindhavi, Hanumantha Rao, Hemachandra, Malavika. They used the right chord to show the intensity and religious fervor. Jonnavithula has given a very deep line of words and it will be a goosebump experience if the song is picturized richly.
Surro Surra
A spicy song with mischief and entertaining feel, Mani Sharma also reveals his lighter side by composing a tune which provides energy, gusto and fun loving nature. The mix is very effective with western and traditional beats. Javed Ali, Suchitra have given their voices for this duet and Suchitra has got a strong presence with her husky vocals. Rama Jhogaya Sastry shows his eroticism by penning some interesting lines with tongue-in-cheek meanings.
Yamaga Unde
This is a fast paced song and it is a mass song with western beats. Mani Sharma has given dance beats and this will appeal to the masses by getting it the right chorus, proper blend of drums, percussion instruments. The speed is very high in this track and the duet was rendered by the duo of Karunya, Malavika. Rama Jhogaya Sastry uses the regular terms like young tiger, A1 star and makes it very simple to understand. This is an okay number nothing great.
Mahishasura Mardhini
A highlight song of the album, the track has got an excellent feel to it. Mani Sharma has given a soul to it by mixing it with modern beats but respecting the sanctity of the song. He has brought a very melodious and fresh touch to this rather intense stotra. Both Srivardhini and Sharath rendered their voices in a modern tone but gave a classical feel to it. They maintained the vocals in the right way without much thrust.
Overall, the album is prepared with mass, class, tradition and romance. The ingredients are in right proportion and as usual, Mani Sharma follows his signature style of composing without trying anything off the beat and he has delivered elegance. The songs must be heard two-three times to get the right feel and sync with it.
