The music composer Vidyasagar already boasts of a loyal fan following. He has emerged quite successful in Tamil music industry. Even the literal meaning of Vidyasagar is melody. His latest gift is Tamil movie ‘Peranmai’. Made by filmmaker S P Jananathan, this album gives us a glimpse of immense talent of the composer. Quite an engrossing album, most of the songs have been sung by young guns and needless to say, the experiment has proved to be fairly successful. Lyrics have been given by Vairamuthu.

The album begins on a peppy note with ‘Kattu Puli Adicchu’ that has been sung by K K and Jassie Gift. It has elements like simplicity, classical raga, straight and best of all amazing use of flute. Both singers have done praiseworthy job. ‘Kaadu Kalai Katta’ is the next song of the album beautifully rendered by Madhu Balakrishnan. Madhu is known for giving numerous melodious songs that manage to tug at out heartstrings. This one is no exception. Quite a soft number, it has support of good lyrics and peppy beats.

‘Yaerathaazha Ezhu Mani’ is the next number in the album. The song has been enriched by mellifluous voice of Sadhna Sargam that duly compensates for other deficiencies of the song. An average number that will have its little moments. This songs also shows composer’s knack of fusing classical raga for a film song. The next song is ‘When the Boys’ and yes, it is quite different from other songs of the album. Sung by newcomers Sonia Irabar and Sianed Jones, the song has a Anglican touch with uncomplicated background music.

The last song of the album is ‘Thuppakki Pennae’ and it has been rendered by Shalini, Megha, Feji and Suvi. Quite a breezy number, it has appealing fusion. A must for young generation, this song is sure to be toast of the town for a while.

One music composer that has often been associated with fast beats and peppy rhythms then it must be Vijay. He is quite popular among the children and youngsters because of his modern music. He delivers what the young guns demand. Most of his songs are quite pacy and that explains their popularity among the generation Y. His last major hit was ‘Nakka Mukka’ that was well received and appreciated by all and sundry. This album has several fast songs sans any significant melody. So probably, old generation will not be able to identify with the songs but young ones, well, they are sure to love them.

The album starts with ‘Puli Urumudhu’ that has been sung by Ananthu and Mahesh Vinayakram. The song is about sharing of vision and thoughts by the lead character. Quite a racy tune, it is sure to enthrall Vijay’s fans. The next one is ‘Chinna Thamarai’ that again is a peppy number. Suitably sung by talented duo of Krish and Suchithra, this number is more suited for dance buffs. The beginning of the song is with a rap intro and soon it catches sped. The beats are heavy and of course, very striking. The use of trumpets is praiseworthy.

Shankar Mahadevan has sung the next song ‘Naan Adicha’ and needless to say, it is peppy and folkish in nature. It’s a very energetic number and the singer has done a commendable job here. The song slowly gathers the pace and then completely mesmerizes you. ‘Karigalan’ is the next song and sung by Surchith and Sangeetha Rajeshwaran. It has good usage of guitar. The last song of the album is ‘Uchimandai’ rendered by Krishna Iyer, Shoba Sekar, Charulatha Mani and Shakthi Sree. A great song to finish the album, all in all Vettaikkaran is quite promising.