Well, we had listened to our fair share of Tappanguchchi songs before in Kannada, hadn’t we? But as far as our memory goes, this is the first time an entire album is dedicated to Taporis and their invaluable philosophy of life. Yogaraj Bhat, the philosophical Tapori of KFI, pens some refreshing lyrics for the songs while Harikrishna matches his audacity with some ‘in your face’ tunes. On a whole, at least three songs in the album are utterly likeable and the other two are not bad too.
Shiva Anta Hogutidde – [Tippu]: The thumping beats by Harikrishna and the edgy voice of Tippu find their perfect alibi in Yogaraj Bhat’s unapologetically brash lyrics in this opening track. It’s the perfect start for an allegedly Tappanguchchi album. The song wonderfully balances the rhythm and energy, both at the same time.
Eradu Jadeyannu – [Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal]: Latch on to this melody, before it’s gone. This is the only ‘slow melody’ in this entire album and this is a beautiful song. Like a pure vegetarian in a kebab center, this song stands out from the rest of the tapori songs. Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal, as usual, do a fantastic job.
Ekka Raja Rani – [Kailash Kher]: Yogaraj Bhat goes sarcastically philosophical and Kailash Kher renders the song with the detachment of a Sufi saint; and the song my friends, is all about playing cards! The song takes a dig at the addicted gamblers and beware, you might be addicted to the song before you know what’s happening!
Edavatt Aiatu – [Puneeth Rajkumar, Priya Himesh]: Not a bad song, but it doesn’t stand up to the level of other songs in the album. Again YB’s lines such as Kaarana Ilde Kalgejje Ghal Endangaytu make the day. Puneeth Rajkumar is cheerful and Priya Himesh does well too.
Jackie Jackie – [Naveen Madhav]: Listen to the lyrics if you can, in between the unforgiving beat of instruments; for the lyrics are striking by YB. Harikrishna rehashes some old Hindi tunes (and we guess, that has got to do something with the narration in the film). Naveen Madhav does his best.
From Bellitere.com