Gorgeous shehnai portions rule supreme in Mindaathe even as Balu does a neat job of delivering the breezy melody. Gopi Sunder is deft in seamlessly mixing the quieter vocal segment and the loud interludes � he even manages to incorporate the anthemic theme bit in the second interlude. Starting with a neat adaptation of Carlos Puebla�s Hasta Siempre (thanks to @milliblog for clarifying this), the Che Guevara Song meanders away from Che and towards the composer�s familiar territory. Good job on vocals by Anna Katharine Valayil and Sachin Warrier though, Anna sounds very convincing with her Spanish. Sachin Warrier Gopi Sunder (thanks to @pulickalvivek for correcting this) sings his heart out in Akale and to very good effect. Beautiful arrangement from Gopi Sunder again, though not without reminding of SEL�s Tanhayee with those subtle hints of rock and Arabic (have a feeling that the raga is vakulaabharanam too). Not taking anything away from the composer�s efforts however, thoroughly engaging song (wonder if it is flamenco guitar or oud in the second interlude). Where the composer delivers a stunner though, is in the anthemic Kaal Kuzhanju. Staying true to the movie�s theme albeit in a contemporary take, the song is another addition to Malayalam�s illustrious lineup of viplavagaanangal (revolutionary songs). Equally commendable is Murali Gopi�s rousing rendition of the Revathi raga-based piece, neatly negotiating the higher notes; fitting lines from Rafeeq Ahamed as well.
Left Right Left. Gopi Sunder delivers another winner for Arun Kumar Aravind-Murali Gopi team, one of his career-best works.
Rating: 8/10
Written for MSI and musicaloud.com by Vipin Nair
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