Thaman, DSP & Anirudh! Who Delivered?

The second half of 2024 is going to be filled with huge pan-Indian releases. While it is 'Kalki 2898 AD' that is going to arrive in June, no songs have been released from the film till date. In the meanwhile, we have heard three first singles from three big pan-Indian movies recently. 'Jaragandi' from 'Game Changer' came out and the title song from 'Pushpa 2' has also arrived along with 'Fear' song from 'Devara'.

Thaman is the composer for 'Game Changer' while Devi Sri Prasad is taking care of 'Pushpa 2' music. Anirudh is working on 'Devara'. Prior to the release of these songs, the expectations have been massive and people are now assessing who won the race between the three as of now.

'Jaragandi' song arrived with a lot of hype and the visuals look very grand. The Shankar mark is visible throughout when it comes to sets, costumes and everything. But the audio track did not impress the audience heavily. The lyrics were too massy and the music was quite monotonous according to many. Listeners said that Thaman did not give anything original or innovative this time.

The recently released 'Fear' song from Anirudh is high on energy. While it is fast-paced and enjoyable, people are finding a striking resemblance to 'Badass' song from 'Leo'. The beats and arrangement are very similar and Anirudh being the singer for both songs too did not help. There was also a complaint that Anirudh was elevated more than NTR in the music video and fans of the star hero are upset with it.

Coming 'Pushpa Pushpa' song, it completely focuses on elevating Allu Arjun's character. Though there were complaints about DSP using the movie's title repeatedly in his songs, it suited well for this track. With Bunny's dance moves going viral on reels and Chandrabose penning superb lyrics, the song worked quite well. Interestingly, the song had an equal impact in Hindi as well and the Hindi version is getting huge views on YouTube as well. For now, people are saying that Devi Sri Prasad is ahead of Thaman and Anirudh but we need to wait till the other songs get released.