Leader Audio Review

Leader is the forthcoming movie directed by Sekhar Kammula, starring Dr. D.Ramanaidu's grandson Rana. It is produced by huge production house AVM. The music is composed by Mickey J. Meyer who composed chartbusting numbers for Happy Days. The lyrics are written by Dr. Veturi Sundaramurthy. Unlike previous movies directed by Sekhar Kammula this movie is coming with huge expectations. Let's see how the audio turned out.

01 - Maa Telugu Thalliki
Singers : Late Sri Tanguturi Surya Kumari
The introduction to the song is well composed with English lyrics. They used the same vocals as the original song and fuzed it with the modern composition of Mickey. It is a wonderful combination and the use of instruments in the song is interesting. You will definitely like it in the first listening.
Rating: 3.75/5

02 - Aunana Kaadana
Singers : Naresh Iyer, Shweta Pandit
This is a typical Mickey composition. Reminds a bit of "Arere Arere" and "Nijamga Nenena" but at the same time is different. Naresh Iyer is very good and Shweta Pandit chips in at the end. One of the best melodies in recent times.
Rating: 3.75/5

03 - Vandemataram
Singers : Nakash Aziz
This song reminds us a bit of AR Rehman's "Vandemataram". The song is very catchy and will no doubt be in your head after listening to it. There is not much to say about the music as it is the lyrics and vocals that dominate. The some of the pronounciation by Nakesh could have been better, otherwise it is another excellent song in the album.
Rating: 3.5/5

04 - Rajasekhara
Singers : Shweta Pandit
This is the item song in the movie. Don't expect the kind of loud music in a normal item number. It has got a tradition North Indian feel to it. But it doesn't really have the energy that it should have had. The orchestration is really light and the song overall is pretty soft. Not bad, but maybe should have been better.
Rating: 2.75/5

05 - Hey CM
Singers : Sunita Sarathy
A female solo song. There is a good use of piano and other instruments in the song. It is again quite a soft song. Sunita Sarathy is okay but her pronounciation of some words is a bit weird but overall pretty good. This one grows on you as you listen to it, it may not appeal straight away.
Rating: 3/5

06 - Sreelu Pongina
Singers : Krishna Chaitanya, Siddharth, Kranthi, Sashi Kiran, Aditya
Chorus song, the standout is the lyrics. The music is also pretty good. Vocals are also not loud but the lyrics are clearly heard. May not be liked by all but will grow on you.
Rating: 3/5

07 - Leader Instrumental
Singer: Mickey J. Meyer & Shehnai By Balesh
An instrumental version of the first number in the album. The shehnai is top notch and the musical background is also superb. A good instrumental song.
Rating: 3.25/5

Overall Rating: 3.3/5 (Very Good)

Last Words:
Another excellent album by Mickey J. Meyer. The thing I like about about him is he never compromises for lyrical clarity. In 2007 it was Happy Days, last year it was Kotha Bangaru Lokam, this year it is Leader. There are large expectations on this movie and the music has lived up to it let's see how the movie fares.

My Picks: Maa Telugu Thalliki, Aunana Kaadana