Indian 2: Anirudh's Music Disappoints, "Nothing Good About It," Say Fans (image-Instagram/shanmughamshankar)

The much-awaited sequel, Indian 2, marks the comeback of Kamal Haasan’s vigilante fighter Senapathy. Released today, the Shankar directorial is bound to face comparisons with the prequel, especially when it comes to music.

Taking over the role from the legendary AR Rahman, who brought his magic to the 1996 classic Indian, the sequel fails to deliver a memorable and moving soundtrack. Music director Anirudh Ravichander, who has composed music for the sequel, has failed to impress fans with his work this time.

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Rahman’s music achieved massive success, selling about 600,000 units in Tamil and 1.8 million units in Hindi, totaling around 2.4 million units.

However, it does not appear that Anirudh’s music this time has made the impact that it usually does. Known for delivering bangers (Vikram, Leo, and Jailer being some recent examples), fans are disappointed with some of the compositions from the sequel.

Out of the six compositions, perhaps the only saving grace is “Paara,” which sets up a warlike mood with a powerful feeling. But is it a banger that fans will listen to again and again? Probably not.

The romantic “Neelorpam” is pleasant, with lyrics by Thamarai elevating it. The rest of the songs, such as “Calendar Song,”  “Zaga Zaga,” and “Kadharalz,” fall flat and fail to impress.

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Compared to his previous works with albums full of chartbusters, his first collaboration with Anirudh has disappointed fans who were expecting the music composer to bring out some magic. All it does is fail to leave a lasting impression among fans. Or Timeline‘s Subhajit Banerjee puts it, “the music feels like a mere extension of Anirudh‘s past work, lacking the magic AR Rahman brought to Indian.”