Mani Ratnam. AR Rahman. Gulzar. This movie stars Abhishek Bachan, Aishwarya Rai and many others. Right from the day this movie was announced, I have been eagerly awaiting for the music. You dont get this combination so often, do you? Guru is yet another reason, why you should have a good music system at home. Once again, I was the first person to get a copy of the Audio CD from Landmark, probably the first in bangalore too. Before we get into the review, the audio CD is bit different from the other CD’s. For the first time, there is Mani Ratnam’s image inside the CD cover. And a dedication from AR Rahman
The song “Tere Bina” is dedicated to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saab – fondly remembering his association with me through this decade – AR Rahman
Barso Re: Shrey Ghosal, Uday Mazumdar.
Shreya starts with her humming ‘Na re Na re’ and within few second Naveen joins her with his flute. Both of them kind of tease you for the first 30 seconds to gather your attention, and just when you start paying close attention the drum beat starts. First time I listened I literally blurted out ‘Poadu(Hindi equivalent sabaash). A foot tapping song, but not very fast too. 3 things make this song very good. Shreya’s voice, flute and the drum beats. Actually, the drum beats are very prominent but no where they intrude in the song. Its in the background and soothing when shreya is singing, and when she isnt singing the beats are in the foreground. And when Shreya sings ‘Bhailon ki ghanti baji, Aur taal lage barne’ you can hear the claps. As if someone is clapping at a distance. And the song reaches a feverish pitch at the fague end. From the pictures, looks like this song is picturised when Aishwarya is on a bullock cart.
Tere Bina – AR Rahman, Chinmayee Additional voices – Murtaza, Qadir, Dialect Coach – Raqeeb Alam
Irrespective of the number of songs of Rahman that were a hit, the songs sung by Rahman will hold a special place in the heart of any Rahman fan. Am really glad that, Rahman is singing a song in every movie of his nowadays. The song opens with the male voices singing ‘Dum dara dum dara’. A very pleasant feeling, when these guys go ‘Dum dara dum dara’. And when Rahman starts off with ‘Tere Bina’ I get this feeling. Imagine you humming ‘Dum dara dum dara’closing your eyes, and Rahman comes near you, placing a hand on your shoulder and sings ‘Tere bina beswaadi’. Super! And is it Chinmayee? Wow. She has really worked hard for this song, and the effort shows. I sincerely feel this is a concert song, that will feature in his future concerts. Imagine the whole crowd going ‘Dum dara dum dara’ and Rahman singing the song. Oh Rahman. Bin tere music kya jeena?
Ek lo Muft – Bappi Lahiri, Chitra Additional voices – Tanvi, Saloni, Boney, Jaidev
This is a funky folk song. Picture shows Abhishek clad in traditional attire, dancing with a glass on his head. From the song, looks like Abhishek is picturised high on spirits 
Bappi Lahiri’s voice suits Abhishek perfectly. And its funny when the women sing, joyyen joyyen joyyen. I think this song will be more appealing, once we watch it on screen.
Mayya – Maryem Toller, Chinmayee, Keerthi Dialect Coach – Devika
A very stylish song, which I feel is kind of fusion. As in Maryem Toller’s voice sounds very prominent, where as Chinmayees voice is like a whisper. And dont miss the flute bit, after the first few lines. Best way to appreciate this song is to listen on headphones, or on speakers that are spread wide apart. Its like music traverses from left to right and back to left. Especially when Maryem goes mayya mayya and eheh eheh. And listen to Maryam giggle in the end, when the chorus goes ‘Mayya Mayya’. Item number, to be picturised on Mallika Sherawat. No wonder 
Ay Hairathe – Hariharan, Alka Yagnik Additional Voices -AR Rahman, Aslam Mohammed
I love Tabla. This song has a similar beginning to that of Tere Bina. Except that, Rahman sings ‘Dum dara dum dara’. I really am not sure of the instrument. It sounds like that ‘bulbuldhara(?)’. And its heavenly. Am sure, this will be the favorite song of many. I love the way Hariharan sings ‘Ay hairathe aashiqui jagaa math’ and gives a break for the tabla to continue. Too good. And this is a misleading song. You kind of set into a romantic melody mode, by the first end of first stanza and the tune catches you by surprise. The pace increases, when you least expect it. And again back to the melody mode. Alka Yagnik’s voice just melts on you. You just cant stop humming along with this song.
Baazi Laga – Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Swetha, Bhargavee Additional Programming – Pravin Mani
The tune is just like that of a 70’s song. Imagine Abhishek running around and singing this song in full josh. One more song that will be good with the visuals. Very fast beats, and should be good for dance parties I feel. Another song that must be heard on a good music system to actually appreciate it. Ends with a nice flourish.
Jaage Hain – Chitra, AR Rahman, Madras Chorale Group
This is a motivational song. Very few lines of lyrics and more of instruments. The Madras chorale group has done an amazing job. Should go very well with the theme of the movie. I somehow feel, this theme will be frequently used in the movie in parts. You actually forget that Rahman is also singing this song. He slowly comes in a very low voice. Like singing so low, that the voice doesnt disturb others. Like a lullaby, and after few seconds at his typical high pitch. Really a motivational song. Listen to this, when you are really low on spirits. You will definitely feel better.
Finally, it was really worth the wait. Different sounds, but the same Rahman magic. This is not a funky album, which will be repeatedly played in pubs and other places. Its a classy album. If alone these songs had been for a different director, I would have been really worried. But these are under the safe hands of Mani Ratnam, who never fails to do justice to Rahman’s songs. Add to it, Rajeev Menon is the cinematographer. I just have one fear. In every Mani movie, one song will not be picturised completely. ‘Ajnabee’ from ‘Dil Se’, ‘Nenjamellam/Badal’ from Ayutha Ezuthu(Yuva) etc. I wish he doesnt chop off any of the songs. In this album, importance is given to the human voice and lyrics. It will take some time to grow on you, but you wont regret your decision of having bought the CD.
Go get it! Dum dara dum dara dum dara!
good review prabhu! will wait till i listen to the songs
awesome review…
I am hooked on to Tere Bina and ey hairathe
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Yes i am listenings to it from the morninig. shreya vanthu romba torture pannura .. too much and rahaman is rahaman. .:)
Tere bina and ay herathe . Out me the world . Mine blowing
Great Review….
the tune of dum dara dum dara part sounds uncannily similar to a 4 line sloka on ganesha (goes like siddhivinayaka namo namaha …)that used to play in a loop at a temple near my house..very catchy tune!
Ay hairathe beginning reminded me so strongly of poo kokiyin punnagai from iruvar..just the first few seconds…and the middle part of jagge hain sounded like the background of udal mannuku from iruvar again.
But lovely.
The music is still not released in Singapore
( I have been enquiring in Mustafa from 3 days, and still its not available.
Nice review. Waiting to listen to the music. My review would follow.
Nice review Prabhu
Appa, Romba naal kalichu ferrari post
Nalla irukku. Songs kekanum.
Good relief to know that the songs are great…(irukkadha pinna)
great review, Prabhu. One time all songs listened
)…first time itself tere bina and ey hairathe were scintillating..
Superb review Prabhu!….Got the CD today and I have been continuously listening to it! Rahman rocks!!!!
A very good review Prabhu, I was just waiting for this album to get released, will buy the CD for sure once it releases here. As for now, will have to depend on websites :-[…
A very good review Prabhu, I was just waiting for this album to get released, will buy the CD for sure once it releases here. As of now, will have to depend on websites :-[…
i ll have to depend on the websites too….:”( i wanna listen to them now..:”( esp the rahman song…:(
Guru rules
Would you be so kind as to post the lyrics to Ay hairathe, if you have them? Thanks!
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Great Review Prabhu, Here onwards i prefer to look for review on ur webpage, instead of searching it on rediff r somewhere
” As if someone is clapping at a distance.” — its the sound of dandiyas. I listened to it hard, and with the gujju overtones to it, it is dhol and dandiya in background. It creates an awesome feeling.
Good review.
Very good review…. loved the hairathe and tere bina songs…
HI PRABHU
GOOD REVIEW. Tere Bina and ey hairathe are too good.
Prabhu…
U know madhavan and stunning Vidya Balan is also there in the film…u r review doesnt include them…
M hooked to Tere Bina and Aye Hairathe… This album shows that no one can beat him in his Class.
“Ek lo Muft” is a song sung after Abhishek becomes dad for twins. So the words also “Ek lo Muft”
Songs are really good…Tere Bina…is too good…
Nice review!!
I liked Tere Bina, Ay Hairathe and Jaage Hain the most.
At last After a long time you can hear some fresh music. i was fed up hearing the songs whole year by himesh reshamiya singing by nose.
Legend is back the genius AR RAHMAN.
When i heard first time yesterday GURU in my car with loud sound i felt crying & shivering as soon the “barso re” music came. its mind blowing, guys go grab the audio and listen u will enjoy each & every song from the album.
AR RAHMAN U ROCK MAN.
Prabhu, gr8 review. i pre-ordered the audio-cd by seeing the ad in musicyogi.com that.. audio will be released on nov 15th itself in musicyogi.
but it got released on 18th only and i got the cd thru courier today. got fed-up on that. bcos i want to listen the songs as a first now. but anyway i listened the sample audio clip for four songs and already fall on love with that.
from today, guru songs will be my “suprabatham” in morning, “thalattu” in nights. what to do , have to go office and work for 9am-8pm know. otherwise i will be listening keep on. Legend is Legend. We cannot compare ARR to anyone. even illayaraja. even hes gr8 musician,his style is different.
But ARR awakens the Youth generation. otherwise every youth will fall in music with MLTR,Backstreetboys, Geoerge michael, Michael jackson etc…,
We still listening those versions also, but whenever our ARR songs get released we are start celebrating our music festival. bcos its indian. we have to be proud about him. jai hind.
You have a nice way of reviewing.. Of course there is the voice of ARR fan(which I am too) but you have a smart way of making me look forward to the songs..
Great Review !!!
I didnt realise that CDs are available already.
I found it in a non-famous website for download suddenly. I was not able to resist and was not able to wait it reaches the market. So i downloaded and listened to them.
I am unable to to stop craving abt Guru.
I have already told many of my friends to go and grab it…
ARR – The Stand-alone…
Hats off Guru !!!!
Wonderful review as usual..yet to hear the songs..
Really a great review prabhu.. I too enjoyed the songs!!!
Guru music is great……………Every song has depth of music and lyrics……Bin tere song by Rahman is amazing…….full points to A R Rahman for this awesome music.
Awesome review dude.. could feel the intensity and the depth of ur observation..
ARR is ROCKING as usual…!!! cant stop listening to these songs even at my work place…
I felt the beginning of Mayya Mayya had strong touches of Machakaari. And somewhere in the middle it had hints of Satrangi Re/En Uyire. I’m completely hooked on to Basro Re. Shreya Ghosal just becomes better with every song.
Reviews r gr8 & songs tooo….
especialllyyyyy rahmans “Tera bina” gooooooogsss
hope movie will also be a hit…..
Its really a collectors delight. I downloaded all the songs yesturday but today I’m listening to them. All songs are really good. Awesome… Its again the usual Rahman’s music which grows as you listen more and more. If anyone want to download the quality mp3 of the songs then go to http://www.okesite.com they have really good quality music.
hi guys,
i am diehard fan of arr.
to me he is just awesome.guru may not be his best,
but surely a great album.
conclusion…..one of the best of arr.no one can have
lot of best.but only one.
as for the songs 5 out the 7 is classy,
but the other 2 ek lo ek muft and baazi laaga
are probably fits the script.
i just wonder why everyone is dissapointed by arr.
for composition,if it is bad don’t you think you should blame legend gulzar saab also for his lousy lyrics.and also mani ratnam to choose such a situation for such songs.
please guys, arr is a genuine composer, he is loyal to his work.before critising him try to make sure that the lyricist or the directeor gave him a nice project to work with.
since 4 days i am listening to GURU songs and i feel listening again & again.
Every song has it style, in the beggining i didnt like bappi lahiri ek lo ek muft song but now i like this song too toooooooo muchhhhhhh bcoz thats the magic of ar rahman it takes times to hit a song but it will hit.
common guys sing yammo yammo yammo le
MR. ANONYMOUS each and every album of ar rahman is the best.
na na na nan re rocks man
MR. ANONYMOUS each and every album of ar rahman is the best.
na na na nan re rocks man
guru is a super hit music
Hi Prabu,
Very nice review, I dont know why some of us (rahman fans) had wrote their review that the ARR-Mani combo doesn’t met their expectations well, Its really hard to digest you know.
Guru has got all the elements, after all its ARR+Mani film.
I simply love all the tracks and its growing more & more day by day.
Can’t wait to see the movie in big screen.
Well My fav. tracks are Tere Bina, Ae Hairathe, Jaage Hain and Mayya Mayya.
Long Live ARR !
regards
Ameer
Hi kashif,
i too not interested in the bappi lahiri song intially but after hearing 2 or 3 times. im loving it like anyother. fantastic song.
Hats off to rehman.
Now i dont want these songs to be dubbed in tamil, because if they dubbed originallity of music will go. rehman have to compromise few things like wordings….etc… for making into tamil dubbing.
i hope mani will not do that mistake.
Dilse and uyire(tamil), Yuva and ayutha ezuthu(tamil) both audios released simulataneously, so there is no problem in it.
i dont want rehmans to get fade in the name dubbing.
what u say kasif
It’s really a nice and great review. Personally feels that, Except Mayaa.. Everything is great..!
Prabhu, the jaage hain, is mind blowing..
I cried when I heard the song 48th time
just listen to jagge hain in the morning with tea in your hand and closed eyes ….. morning sunlight falling on your face …. u forgot who u are and where u are …
Nice Review! Rahman and Mani are back with a bang!!
wait a min.. the songs are all nice.. but is it me or is there one string of music copied from the movie asoka.. ok.. in mayya mayya listen to the first part.. just before she starts singing.. its the same music from asoka’s raat ka nasha abhi..
well anyway arr does it again!!!
Great review. Tere Bina and Aye Hairathe are amazing. The other songs are great too.
really kool song’s….
Hi Sivaraj,
YES UR RIGHT, RAHMAN SHOULD NOT DUB IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE.
DUM DHARA DUM DHARA JASHNU JASHNU
GURU ALBUM IS GOING TO BIG HIT BUT U HAVE WAIT COZ THE MORE U LISTEN GURU IT WILL GROW WITHIN U
another example to prove that rahman is running out of tunes…
except for a couple of songs ..rest r ordinary stuff.
its high time mani switches over to HJ.
hi prasad,
i hereby strongly opposing your words that rehman running out of tunes.
and someone saying that “rehman copying”
above things are not true.
how can one get the recognization internationally from all the indians all over the world by donig copying and running out of tunes.
this music album based on movie story. it has variety based on situation of the movie.
do you know the sales numbers of guru.
its a blockbuster man.
all songs are awesome. its the word from everyone,who bought it and enjoyed.
i need to tell onething here, no.of directors asked rehman to remix the old songs. Rehman denied everything and he approached in different manner. he took the old lyrics and presented the new fresh tune and music.
eg., thotall poo malarum from the tamil movie (New)
true music fans cant digest these comments.
He enters when the Indian music was falling fade and repeat the old passion.
Now, no.of music directors following his style.
comparing rehman with HJ, its like comparing VIV RICHARDS with Muthiah Muralitharan in batting.
I am in love with “GURU” music. Me and my husband go for a long drive just to listen to this album. Thanks ARR..We both fell in love again. Can just go on listening to tere Bina and aye hairaythe ashiqui .
Thanks for a gr8 review as well..
ARR is Music God!!
Tere Bina – AR Rahman, Chinmayee Additional voices
the song is one of the most beautiful and romantic song i ever listen i listened about 15000+ songs but this is one of most beautiful song…
i want to dedicate this to my love that is SHAZI i love u sooooo much meri jaan
Guys, whatever u say arr is a legend.
for people who don’t understand music or
himesh, anu malik or hj fan,don;t eeven dare ro
comment on arr.it makes you nothing but asshole……….
since GURU music came i am continuosly listening, in between dhoom,babul,bhagam bhaag and now latestly salaam e ishq came but all went up and now all gone down like made a six run and got out. But but but GURU music is growing like anything as if going to go for big journey or a big triple century.
Some of the songs like el lo ek muft,mayyo mayyo and baazi laga which are not so best but trust me these songs going to be the big hit song in coming days,
what do you say guru music listener.
Kashif,
i will not agree the words “are not so best”
if not best, then how are you saying it will be a big hit.
so its not like that.
all are superhit always.
no need to categorize.
Sivaraj,
u didnt get my point, what i mean the songs which are top in the chart is barso re, aye hairethe, tere bina,
jaage hain but other songs, like as usual ar rahman music gets late pick up and goes forever. so the same with guru songs. For me, i am listening these songs as much as i can and i enjoy each and every song of it. So iam giving the same view to audience, keep listening u will enjoy all the song. sivaraj enjoy “tera bina sona pitthal”
who is this HJ?
god,this man creates music from his heart,i am totally hooked on…………..god bless him.
THE MAN ROCKS FOREVER
amazing. listen to it and its good songs, listen closely and the intricacies are even better.
Rehman sucks big time!
GURU is not worth listening to!
Rehman-Mani combo has failed for the first time!
Wish i could say those lines, but hey GURU speaks for itself. Switch of the lights, put on your headphones, close your eyes and play GURU. Its paradise. esp Tere bina.
Keeping ma fingers crossed for the next one. come soon SHIVAJI
the jaage hain….probably should resonate for eternity…well atleast a decade… Perfect harmony of Indian music , opera and orchestras in the west, Choir and finally Ar’s voice touching the sky…
Truly a masterpiece… a genius works
I have not seen the movie neither I intend to cause movie is certainly not “pyassa”!!
True to a genius’s stature, rests of the songs are barely songs enough. Plithora of throwaways before a masterpeice.
i dont know where he gets his talents from
guru songs are simply amazing
specially tera bina.
i just love it and i spend most of my time listening to
it
really really amazing
guru music is creating sales record at the music stores.
soulful music………long live the genius’
i used to here all the songs of arr
in channel V or M
for the first time I bought a Original CD of Guru
bcos the songs of guru is so popular due to arr
no doubt in that we cant expect that much from
other directors they used to give same touch
to the songs
finally guru is not just a name of a film
its also pts to arr
TONY
u r right he sucks more time
but give the best, u cant expect from other Music Dir
action speaks louder than words
like that arr never speaks
his music only speaks
have a nice day tony
In Mayya Mayya, the BG music starts and ends with a brief flute interlude that appears readily lifed from the movie Asoka song “raat ka nasha abhi” by Anu Malik. Can’t imagine Rahman do this without a good reason. Can someone comment or think of why he did so?
exactly! I saw the same thing too! n arr is not the type to take parts frm sum1 else’s compositions !
ramize_27 ur totally right, i actually googled that and found ur comment coz i was thinking the same thing!!! Its a total lift from asoka!!! WHY?!?!
Amazing review, Prabhu… Couldn’t have been better…
You rock…
- SOAHAM
I dont even know what to say after reviewing those comments u people submited. Firstly very super review prabu keep it up, the songs very well composed. I like listening to these album frequantly.
aayutha ezhuthu songs are nice. ilike this songs are very much
I like A.R.Rahman very much.
Vaiamuthu,Manirathnam,A.R.Rahman combination is very nice.Vairamuthu’s lyrics are very effective.A.R.Rahman’s music is very sweetful to hear.Manirathnam also a very intelligent director.
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