Ravi Basrur became a nationwide name after KGF: Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2 turned into sensational pan-India blockbusters. His background score became one of the talking points of those films and helped build his image as a music director capable of delivering mass elevation.
But after KGF 2, Ravi Basrur has mostly disappointed.
His work in Prabhas’ Salaar can be considered decent, especially due to Prashanth Neel’s involvement. But apart from that, his music and BGM in several films have been mediocre at best. Kabzaa, Martin, Singham Again, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Kattalan are among the films where his work failed to create even minimum impact.
Now Toxic has brought another round of heavy backlash.
Yash’s pan-India film has received mixed reactions, but Ravi Basrur’s music and BGM have been brutally slammed. Many viewers felt the score was loud, repetitive and irritating rather than powerful.
Social media users have gone to hilarious extremes while describing the sounds. Some said the BGM sounded like a metal box being dragged across a tar road. Others compared it to the sound of an old ceiling fan, a battered truck horn, an ambulance horn, heavy traffic horns or the sound of a vehicle suddenly braking after triple riding.
Many felt as if, for the past few years, the music director has been taking combinations of these sounds, changing them around and using them across different films as BGM. Another viewer called Basrur’s BGM the “most painful thing” about Toxic, saying it was so painful to the ears that it felt like “noise pollution.”
The backlash has become so severe that some viewers feel Ravi Basrur is done and dusted.
There is also a growing perception that Ravi Basrur delivers his best work only with Prashanth Neel, just like MM Keeravani with SS Rajamouli and Harshavardhan Rameshwar with Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
The next concern is Jr NTR’s Dragon. Ravi Basrur is composing the music and BGM for the film, which is again directed by Prashanth Neel. NTR fans are understandably worried after the Toxic experience.
However, there is one reason for them to relax. If anyone can get Ravi Basrur back to his best, it is only Prashanth Neel.
