Chaka Chak - Atrangi Re Single Review

Atrangi Re is Aanand L. Rai's upcoming movie. Touted to be a musical love triangle, the movie has Dhanush, Akshay Kumar, and Sara Ali Khan playing the lead roles. The music is composed by Isaipuyal A.R. Rahman. The soundtrack is said to contain traditional and folk-based songs along with a couple of melodies to tug at your heartstrings. Produced by T-Series, Colour Yellow Productions, and Cape of Good Films, the film is all set to release on December 24th on Disney+ Hotstar.

The trailer of the movie was released a few days ago. It was received well by fans of the lead stars. T-Series released the first single from the movie today. Titled Chaka Chak, the song begins with Rahman's signature flute drops and moves on to some foot-tapping beats. Once Shreya Ghoshal takes over, there's no one dull moment in the song. 

As seen in the visuals, the song is set in a South Indian engagement. So, the song also sounds South Indian-ish throughout. With high energy beats and an ebullient nadaswaram section in the first interlude, this danceable number takes me back to Rahman's Azhagiya Tamizh Magan days. 

Also, this number joins the bandwagon of instantly-catchy-Rahman-songs that cater well to the youngsters of this generation. The cacophony of drums, mridangam, tabla, and ghatam in the second interlude deserves a special mention.

Listen to the full song here.

After the sensational Param Sundari, Shreya Ghoshal gets to croon another chartbuster. With Sara Ali Khan's scorching dance moves, this song is sure to stay on the charts for a long time. It would feature when a forcefully-married couple, Dhanush and Sara, return to the former's hometown for his engagement with another woman. Vijay Ganguly has choreographed Sara's enthralling dance moves.

Atrangi Re is also releasing in Tamil as Galatta Kalyanam. You can listen to the Tamil version of this song here.