BT Rating: (1.5/5)

Average Album

Nanna Olavina Banna music review by Suchitra Preetham

Nanna Olavina Banna features V. Manohar’s multifaceted flair. Doubling up as composer- cum- lyricist, Manohar has come up with tunes that breathe nothing but mediocrity. Guess Manohar’s past ‘Anubhva’ isn’t doing wonders after all. And surely the lackluster musical century in Neenyare speaks loudly again in the rather plain ‘Banna’ of this album. And o yes there were others such as ‘Minchina Ota’ that disappeared sooner than expected. The colorless and plainness surfaces in most of the five tracks. But then, Nanna Olavina Banna is certainly not very dire- especially since Manohar has been languishing in mediocrity for some time now. Two tracks definitely stand out best of this mishmash. The rest, seems painfully lost for no marks on innovation! All the best ‘NOB’!

Kickerso Trickku Illaithe: In Vijay Prakash’s voice; Kickerso’s timbre is supposedly set on a ‘high-swinging’ milieu. Some how a song filled with shouts of ‘enjoy’ ‘sakat mast’ accompanied with a band of beats fails to even give you an inkling of high!  If I had to choose from Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor; guess I’d lean more towards ‘Fair’ for this song.

He He Yaariva: He He Yaariva sounds much livelier than the first track! Supriya Acharya sings to this one. He He Yaariva scores for tweaked and honed lyrics pitched in with feet-tapping beats. This track is noticeably the ‘good’ track of the album.

Gonguru Gongongoru: The other ‘not-so-bad’ track of the album is Gonguru. It is Chitra’s unmistakable voice that adds body to the song. The smooth melody and the free-flowing tunes makes Gonguru tunefully mellowed.

Garamma Garam: Keeping it short and straight; Nothing garam about this track!

Olavali Bidisida:  V Manohar has unquestionably laid ground for the melancholic disposition. This 5 ½ minute tuneful trail can rub off a bit on you leaving you emotionally stirred! Olavali Bidisida touching lexis and poignant refrains scores one for Manohar. Probably a nice and sad number to listen to once in a while!