Happily, the harmonica returns here, if briefly, giving Boney a voice and the song its meaning.Story: The film is a story of four brothers, and how a handful of situations test their sibling dynamics. German R&B singer K ZIA lends her sultry voice to Nezer Ahemed’s lyrics, about words unspoken and tunes yet to be heard. A brief yet stirring violin interlude, Ritu Vyshakh again, blends into the overall contemplative tone of the soundtrack.ĭon’t miss Thillele, a festival song of the Irular tribe, set to a perky EDM rhythm, and sung by a medley of delightful young voices.Ī guitar riff by Shyam sets off Silent Cat, a love song for Boney who has a speech disability. This is a time of hope and lightheartedness, conveyed by brisk strings and a segue to whistles and a superb harmonica by Harikumar G at the end of each stanza. The four-man family has added new members to their little household – a young widow with a newborn child, and the tourist who encountered and fell for Boney’s quiet intensity.
Play Uyiril Thodum, Kumbalangi Nights (2019).ĭon’t Fall is a foot-tapping number that is also Bobby’s go-to anthem as he braces for a dreary factory job.īy the time the cheery Ezhutha Adha, rendered by Shyam himself, comes around, Bobby appears to have found his calling. The burden of nurturing is no longer a woman’s, but falls to the men who find themselves reaching out and watching over not just each other but also the unexpected people who enter their lives. In the outro, Shyam’s voice rises as in a hymn: “Son, I will be a guardian angel, watching over you.” The transition in vocals possibly sums up the mood of the film. A pensive viola by Danny John teases out Anwar Ali’s lyrics (“I will be a cool breeze, healing the sorrows of the world I will sail you through the swirling sea of tears”).Ī delicate lullaby-hum runs through the song, wafting over sleeping men and over Frankie, the youngest, who’s having to grow up too soon.
Cherathukal is her benediction, a reminder of her presence.Ī solitary guitar strums aside Sithara Krishnakumar’s voice across this exquisite piece, possibly Shyam’s finest so far. The tragic thread running through Madhu C Narayan’s Malayalam film, written by Syam Pushkaran, is the absent mother – the one who chose to leave, but who persists in her sons’ lives “like a lamp, a blazing memory”. The dysfunctional family members – Saji, Boney, Bobby and Frankie – wrestle with their personal demons and each other, but then rally to help the brother whose love life has run into a storm. The songs range from warm and contemplative to light and breezy in a film that is often hilarious and also poignant.
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