"Robot" Audio Review: Hindi/Tamil/Telugu

Superstar Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bacchan come together after three years to launch  the audio of the most awaited movie by Rajni fans- "Robot". Music maestro AR Rahman creates music in sync with the theme of Shankar's technofantasy. Unlike his scores which take time to sink in, this one has catchy technobeat tunes, lyrics soaked in wired-garble - words like "neutron", "Newton's Laws", "electron", "photon", "Genes" and so on. It is fast, robotic, trance music-like and remind you of man-machine beats and Robert Miles, that kind of thing. Seven songsin all, probably set to meta-breaking dances in terrabyte sets. Sure to catch up with youngsters but expect no vintage Rahman.

"Prasthaanam" Movie Review

Prasthaanam starring Sarvanand, Saikumar and Sandeep is impressive political drama by director Deva (Vennela ifame) and takes lot of potshots at contemporary political happenings through the intrigues within one political family. It is well shot and carries your interest largely with some wonderful satire in the first half courtesy Jayaprakash Reddy and Jeeva. But the ending is predictable and violence stark and dark. Censor cuts mar forty per cent of dialogues yet enough punches are pulled off. If Star Power was higher, the movie would have sizzled at the BO. Yet, newcomer Sandeep and Saikumar  and Sarvanand perform with aplomb and ease. Music by Mahesh Shankar is loud and its a pity one of the only melody songs is edited out to make the movie more serious in the second half.