Bhera Bhera : Starts of with African voices and chants. You will feel the excitement that a Mani- Rahman film usual has when the songs flows in. Totally fresh and catchy, rustic tune which suits the character Bheera. Very good percussion arrangement's throughout and this song gives you the feel the genre Raavan belongs too. This song can be really power full when seen with good visuals.
Ranjha Ranjha : My favourite. The song starts of with Anuradha’s Sriram’s voice flanged followed by a guitar riff. Amazing vocals and fantastic rhytm patterns. It is got variations through out including the interludes which are masterpiece's. The bass holds on to the beats overall perfectly programmed song. This is one of Rahmans raunchiest tracks ever till now and the best number in Raavan
Khili Re : A classical number in shades of Zubeida, Legend of Bhagat singh & Laagan. Not so rich as there were, but still it is creative and fresh. Very neat vocals by Reena Bharadwaj. The highlight is the first interlude which has class written all over and only Rahman in this generation can produce something like that.Its creative because the blend of Arabic beats to a classical song is again mind blowing stuff.
Thok De Killi : More of a Jai Ho type. Catchy ,energetic and fast beats sets the song to be one sung by Sukwinder singh who has sung it beautifully. The first interlude is masterclass and reminds me of old days when Ilairaja used to compose something similar for a Mani film. Variation in tunes is a roller coaster ride. Overall an highly emotional song pulled off very well by the whole team.
Kata Kata : Composed on similar lines with a Veeraphandi Kotayle or Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah from Jodha Akbar. Rahman cannot be beaten in heavy orchestration and he has done it again with this song. The song will very much deepen on its picturisation to make it popular.
Behene De : Everybody is waiting for this song to be played on the radio. Belongs to category of Rahman songs which is completely new and pulled out from the earth. The first time I heard the song I had no clue what was I listening too. The song takes a century for it to grow on you and once it does it’s a virus and you can never get rid of it. You just cannot predict what is next in the song because the tune and musical arrangement's are highly complex ed creatively . kartick is done a magnificent job on the vocals front. This song will stand out for a long time and will fall under Rahman’s best songs.
On the whole Raavan cannot be compared to any of their previous albums because every time they came out with an album it has been a new package. Just enjoy the package and appreciate the efforts.
