The arrangements and programming all remain the same as the original, yet this is more relatable, thanks to our native tongue. There is an element of longing, yearning and sadness attached to the tone and lyrics and not many can emote this out, so well in the vocal delivery like Vijay Yesudas. This is a very interesting pick because the voice texture of Shashwat and Vijay aren't very close, and Vijay in fact matches the original performance. Vijay, Kutti Revathi, who have done a fabulous job of recreating the original magic as it is never easy to write for a song, let alone an album, which is hugely popular in another language.Įasily one of the most memorable songs of the album, this is sung by Vijay Yesudas. The next important credit to pay is to lyricists Vivek, Madhan Karky, Kabilan, Thamarai, Pa. Now, the whole album has been recreated with songs written and sung in Tamil and the first thing we notice is that unlike in Hindi, where it was Shashwat Singh, who had a lion's share of the vocal duties, here, there are more than six male vocalists. In fact, when the album was released back in March 2020, it turned out to be a great tonic against the monotony and the dejection of COVID-19 and lockdowns. AR Rahman has conquered every musical peak and he has nothing to prove to anyone, yet he comes up with an album of more than a dozen songs and that too of enviable quality, reminding us of his hey-days.

Having said that, it was thankfully a year which saw some amazing comeback trails by legends and '99 songs' is a testament to that truth. Musically too, it was a fantastic year as new faces and voices emerged and music was no longer left to the domination of a few.

Read the full review.2020 was an unforgettable year for so many reasons and we all learnt and evolved as individuals. Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out was a less obvious slam-dunk, but still an immensely skilful doppelganger satire with a gobstopping central turn from Lupita Nyong’o.

Richard Billingham mined his own family for this bleak debut, capturing the claustrophobic loneliness of a couple cut off from everyone, including each other. Samuel Maoz’s fierce nightmare vision of Israel, where loss and pain are randomly distributed, offers an urgent and witty picture of futility. This hypnotic take on tourists – and second home owners – ruining Cornwall launched Mark Jenkin onto the homegrown cinema scene with immense wit and monochrome style. Astonishing … a crowd watch the launch of Apollo 11.Ī front-row seat for the moon landings? Few could resist this astonishing documentary featuring previously unseen footage, released for the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s lunar walk.

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