1. Aale Baale
Singers: Hemachandra, Shravana Bhargavi
Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla
Just like the main story of the movie, the beat for the song Aale Baale is inspired from Love Aaj Kal’s highly popular Chor Bazaari. But the similarities end just there, as Mani Sharma adds a unique flavor to the song. The variations start right from the start and continue through out this foot tapping number. Particularly enthralling is the way Mani uses different number of guitars, and mixes them with the typical Teenmaar and Ektara. The main tune is touch slower, compared to the entire pace of the song, but that means lyricist Bhaskarabhatla has a chance to showcase his Telugu prowess. Hemachandra and Shravana Bhargavi deserve praise too.
2. Vayyarala
Lyrics: Rahaman
Singers: Karunya
Vayyarala reminds us of the great O.P. Nayyar’s great hits from Neerajanam and many other Hindi songs straight away. Obviously, this could well be the song that depicts the lifestyle of an age gone by in the film, captured nicely in the words of Rahaman. After quite sometime, one of our Telugu music directors utilizes the amazingly soothing voice of Karunya! It seems as if Mani Sharma was waiting for a chance to emulate O.P.Nayyar as the song almost sounds like it was done long time ago!
3.Chiguru Boniya
Lyrics: Viswa
Singers: Viswa
Singer, writer Viswa has carved a niche for himself with special songs. He does it again with Chiguru Boniya. Even though interlaced with heavy electronic feel, the song doesn’t fall into any specific genre, as Mani seems to recreate Michael Jackson kind of feel here, without sounding too retro for today’s youth! Mani completely dominates the song and the singer, creating a new, and powerful sound altogether!
4. Sri Ganga
Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastri
Singers: Hemachandra, Sri Vardhini
Quite in contrast with the previous song, Sri Ganga sounds completely traditional. Ramajogayya excels and so do the singers. Mani is on a song here, as he beautifully and emphatically mixes a traditional composition with uber cool sound as the song goes jagamele shiva shankara. This is one of those songs that can be repeated again and again, and what can be called a real Chartbuster!
5.Barbi Bommaki
Lyrics: Bhaskarabhatla
Singers: Benny Dayal, Shravana Bhargavi
Yet another time in the album Mani Sharma falls back on the ‘old gold’. This remix of Oho Bastee Dorasani is very Punjabi in style, and is a very thrilling dance number! The song has this quality of pleasing both the autorickshaw drivers and pubgoers too! Inspite of heavy English lyrics, and terrific instrumentation, singer Benny Dayal manages to top all of them – remarkable stuff!
6.Gelupu Thalapule
Lyrics: Rahaman
Singers: Sri Ramachandra
While the first five songs of the album focussed on getting you to tap your feet, Gelupu Thalapule is a slow and tragic song. The tone of the song doesn’t make Mani Sharma hesitate to stop his mixing spree, even as he uses Sarangi and guitars. Lyricist Rahaman makes use of the opportunity to come up with very good lines, and Ramachandra’s voice accentuates their meaning.
For any of us who questioned Mani’s form of late, be silenced now. The audio of Teenmaar is inspiring, amazingly unique and probably Mani’s best work so far! He unleases his power of mixing the old and the new, the Southern and Northern Indian styles with the western, and wins almost at every step! Also noticable is how the entire recording sounds very rich and distinct from any recent Telugu album. For Pawan Kalyan’s fans, the album will build very high expectations from the movie. With this audio, all director Jayanth Paranji has to do is to stick to the spirit of Love Aaj Kal! Hopefully he did!
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