Shamitabh | Maestro | Amitabh | Dhanush | Balki | P. C. Sreeram

[mappi]

Firstly, please do not consider this as a review or recomendation. I allow you to choose to watch the film or not. Balki does not make films to my taste and I always found his work wandering a lot envelopped inside something artificially realistic. So I do not want to influence anyone, maybe some of you may fall in love with this film.

The BGM is spit into 2 parts - pure instrumentaion (mostly string - violins) & the second trying to cope up with mordernity (keys and auto tunes).

IR plays the voice of Danish (enacted by Danush) until IR gets replaced by Amitab (as himself). At this point, IR shifts as a measurement of distance between these two characters - Shamitab. Finally he settles down to his previous role, but this time becoming the voice of Amitab. All these 3 parts are well executed by IR, an immense understanding on the logos (as in philosophy & psychology) of the standing characters. I always adress IR not as a composer, but a Music Director. Shamitab proves myself right once again.

The problem that is spotted is with the modern music sounds. It does not blend well during such moments where the artists seem to be using more body than expressions. After a while this is what they actually do, move their legs and shoulders in each and every scene, where IR tries to jump in to save it from getting more ugly. I am aware that people are going to praise their performence - well remove IR there you will simply notice it, thank IR later.

The OST is cut miserably, another 'nth' film where IR songs are nothing but bits - a huge disappointment awaits you there. But all the opening of the songs and its placements were fabulous. IR again shines there and to an extent Balki too.

There are few BGM which were out standing :

- Danish as a kid performing a death scene before his teacher
- Danish various unsucessful attempts
- Amitab meeting and expression of Danish
- Shamitab
- Toilet sequence
- Drunken Amitab
- Love Danish
- Car episode (no instruments, just a chaos delivered as a progressive melody - while you watch it you will come to know)
- Final Amitab

And

The main melody is played during the beginning and end credits but the arrangements are very different, underscoring the mood of the film at that time (Can't reveal further). What a theme! Goosebumps!

There could be much more, I got to get the DVD to pick them one by one. The above are just the indicators that made me keep watching the film. For IR's caliber I don't think its challenging, nevertheless he addressed it prefectly - neither too high nor too low. Overall an impressive delivery (as usual) by IR. Asking an applaud from the 'general' audience is difficult - you watch the film and there is a particular scene which holds the answer.

Shamitab BGM - Seraphic

About the movie, its loosely based on :

Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent [the material body] there is no endurance and of the eternal [the soul] there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both. - Gita 2.16

I allow you to explore it while or after you have watched the film.