Kochadaiiyaan (soundtrack)

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Kochadaiiyaan
AIR Studios, London
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Highway
(2014) 		Kochadaiiyaan
(2014) 		Million Dollar Arm
(2014)
Singles from Kochadaiiyaan
  1. "Engae Pogudho Vaanam"
    Released: 7 October 2013

Kochadaiiyaan is the soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman to the motion capture animated Tamil film of the same name directed by Soundarya R. Ashwin. The original version as well as the dubbed Telugu version of the soundtrack (titled Vikramasimha) was released on 9 March 2014.[3][4] The Hindi version was released online on Eros Now on 13 March 2014.[5] Upon its release, the soundtrack became the first Tamil film music album to trend on Twitter and top the iTunes India charts.[6]

Development

Initially, A. R. Rahman dithered to compose the soundtrack album as he was well aware of the time taken for the completion of performance capture films.

Chinmayi, in an interview, recollected the recording session of the song "Idhayam" during which she and A. R. Rahman were seated on the floor with Rahman playing the harmonium, and Chinmayi crooning the tune on an ordinary handheld mic. Rahman briefed his requirement of the song to her as "a train leaving the station that gradually picks up speed". She also mentioned that although the song was recorded inside the recording booth on a studio mic later on, the version she had recorded on the handheld mic was retained as the final version of the song.[9]

Reported as "Ethirgal Illai" in 2012, the "sayings" in the philosophical

Sony Music Entertainment acquired the music rights of the film.[18] In June 2013, Hollywood music engineer Geoff Foster was involved in mixing 200 tracks of orchestra for the soundtrack.[19]

"Kochadaiiyaan was one of the toughest movies to score and mix for, due to the responsibility and role, music had in the narrative. We had to move forward on many sensibilities and step back for some others. We consciously stayed away from conventional massy numbers. With confidence in the script, we tried to stay true to dance numbers that were intrinsic to the setting of the movie and heighten the emotion."

– A. R. Rahman, on working for Kochadaiiyaan[20]

On 20 December 2012, lyricist Vairamuthu unveiled the Tamil lyrics of the melancholic song "Idhayam" (introduced as "Senthee Vizhuntha Sempor Paarayil" in 2012) through his official Twitter account.[21][22] In an interview with The Hindu, he stated that it contains 2,100-year-old Tamil words in pure form with dialects of the Sangam age, planking imagery and epithets in verses. The song puts forth anguish and longing emotions and was written in 90 minutes by the lyricist.[23] The song "Mannapenin Sathiyam" revolves around a wedding situation in the film; talks about the promise of a husband to his wife and vice versa.[13] The track "Karma Veeran" whose lyrics focus about struggles and victory feature at the film's beginning and ending respectively.[13] In an interview with Thamarai Extra, singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam deciphered about the duet song "Methuvaagathaan"—the only 'commercial song' in the period drama—[13] with singer Sadhana Sargam.[24] At the audio listening session of the soundtrack, lyricist Vairamuthu stated that he and Rahman had shortlisted the lyrics of songs from over hundred verses, relevant in today's times, not bounded by terms of usual style, structure or syntax.[25]

Marketing

The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India in August 2012.[18] On 6 March 2014 a preview event was organised by Sony Music India in Chennai to selected members of the press. Four songs from the film namely "Medhuvagathaan", "Manapennin Sathiyam", "Karma Veeran" and "Maattram Onnrudhaan Maaraathadhu" were played at the event.[13] A day prior to the music launch, audio teasers of the songs were released on MediaOne Global Entertainment's official SoundCloud channel.[26]

The video track of "Thaandav" from the motion picture was released on 25 April 2014 as well as an online contest titled "Rajini Thandav" was held.[27] Video teaser of "Methuvaagathaan" was released on 21 May 2014.

Release

The original version, along the Telugu one of the soundtrack was released at

Sathyam Cinemas, Royapettah in Chennai on 9 March 2014.[3][4] The audio launch invitations printed in China involved a one-fold invite with an imposing 3D image of Rajinikanth's character in the film.[28] The event started with a devotional song, followed by a dance tribute to Rajinikanth. The Tamil and Hindi theatrical trailers were broadcast, followed by a footage of the 'making of the film'. The event was presided by actors, Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Nasser, Jackie Shroff; directors K. S. Ravikumar, K. Balachander, Soundarya Rajinikanth, S. Shankar; composer A. R. Rahman, Resul Pookutty; and lyricist Vairamuthu.[29][30] The full TV telecast of the audio launch and trailer release function was telecast on 30 March 2014 on Jaya TV
.

Critical reception

Songs

The Tamil and Telugu versions of the soundtrack received generally positive reviews, while the Hindi version received mixed reviews. Music Aloud rated the album 9 on a scale of 10 asserting, "Easily one of the best soundtracks that A R Rahman has produced for the Superstar!"[31]Behindwoods gave the verdict, "Mozart of Madras' show of magnificence and mastery." They also gave it 4 out of 5 stars.[32] Indiaglitz noted, "Given that 'Kochadaiiyaan' is a graphic entertainer, this music will well suit the screenplay, and is also a soothing album independently." They rated the album 3.7 out of 5.[33]

Srinivas Ramanujan for

Sivaji: The Boss and Endhiran (Robot). Songs for both the Hindi dubbed version and the Tamil film are well-composed by A. R. Rahman, keeping in mind the theme and era in which the film is set."[39]

Background score

The background score of the film was immensely praised by the critics. Following the popularity and positive critical response to the score, on 27 May 2014, A. R. Rahman stated that the work on compiling the motion picture's score as an album was under progress.[40]

Critic

Indo Asian News Service
 praised to score claiming, "Rahman is the film's biggest saving grace and it's his music and background score that breathes life into the film. The songs looked visually spectacular but their placement sometimes affected the film's narrative."
Rediff said— When it is this loud, it cannot justly be called background score.[52]

Track listing

The track listing of the original and the Telugu version was unveiled through the record label's official Twitter handle on 5 March 2014.[53][54] The soundtrack consists of nine tracks.[55]

Original version

No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Engae Pogudho Vaanam"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:53
2."Medhuvaagathaan"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sadhana Sargam5:09
3."Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu"VairamuthuRajinikanth, Haricharan, Jathi[a] V. Umashankar5:56
4."Manappenin Sathiyam"VairamuthuLatha Rajinikanth3:53
5."Idhayam"VairamuthuChinmayi Sripaada, Srinivas4:34
6."Engal Kochadaiiyaan"VairamuthuKochadaiiyaan Ensemble3:59
7."Manamaganin Sathiyam"VairamuthuHaricharan3:47
8."Rana's Dream" (Instrumental) London Sessions Orchestra4:05
9."Karma Veeran"VairamuthuA. R. Rahman, A. R. Reihana6:46

Hindi version

No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Aaya Khwaab Ka Mausam"Raqeeb Alam
Raghav Mathur
4:52
2."Dil Chaspiya"Irshad KamilArijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi5:09
3."Bol De"Irshad KamilRajinikanth, Javed Ali5:56
4."Vaada Vaada – Female"Irshad KamilShashaa Tirupathi3:53
5."Mera Gham"Irshad KamilShreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali4:33
6."Thandav"Raqeeb AlamKochadaiiyaan Ensemble3:59
7."Vaada Vaada – Male"Irshad KamilKarthik3:47
8."Rana's Dream" (Instrumental) London Sessions Orchestra4:05
9."Aye Jawaan"MehboobA. R. Rahman, A. R. Reihana6:45

Telugu version

No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Choodham Aakasam Antham"
Ananta Sriram
Unnikrishnan03:47
8."Rana's Dream" (Instrumental) London Sessions Orchestra04:05
9."Karma Veerudu"ChandraboseA. R. Rahman, A. R. Reihana06:46
Notes
  • ^a Jathi is a term in carnatic music that signifies the beat count of the rhythm cycle. It specifically applies to lagu component(s) of the tālam and not necessarily to the entire tālam. The different jathis are tisra (three beats in lagu), chathusra (four), khanda (five), misra (seven) and sankeerna (nine).

Chart performance

The track "Engae Pogudho Vaanam", sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was released on 7 October 2013 as a single, along with its Telugu version "Choodham Aakasam Antham" to positive response;[56] it was first aired on Radio Mirchi in Chennai the same day. Upon the soundtrack album's release on 9 March 2014, it became the first Tamil film music album to trend on Twitter and top the iTunes India charts[6] as well as made its debut on position #3 at the Sri Lankan iTunes charts.[57]

Charts Song title Peak position Reference
Radio Mirchi South Engae Pogudho Vaanam 9
[58]
Methuvaagathaan 2
Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu 2
Times of India – Tamil
 Engae Pogudho Vaanam 9
[59]
Methuvaagathaan 4
Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu 2
iTunes India (Tamil) Engae Pogutho Vaanam 1
[60]
Methuvaagathaan 1
Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu 1
Nokia MixRadio
– Tamil Top Charts 		Idhayam 1
[61]
Methuvaagathaan 1
Engae Pogudho Vaanam 1
Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu 1
BBC Radio India Dil Chaspiya
Maattram Ondrudhaan Maaraadhadhu
Engae Pogudho Vaanam
Methuvaagathaan
Ranked in 'A' playlist
[62]

Audio credits

Credits adapted from original CD liner notes.[63][64]

Backing vocals 

Dr. Narayanan, Nivas, Vijay Narayanan, Anand, Varun, Santosh Hariharan, Abhay Jodhpurkar, Deepak, Bhagyaraj, Parag Pooja,Malavika, Sowmya Mahadevan, Sharanya, Raagini, Veena, Gayathri

Personnel

  • Indian Rhythm &
    Percussion
     – Satyanarayan, Raja, Vedachalam, Neelakantan, Lakshminarayanan, Kumar, Srinivas, Prasad
  • Flute – Kiran, Naveen Iyer
  • Dilruba – Saroja
  • Sitar – Jarnarthan
  • Veena – Devi
  • Harp – Cheenu
  • Balesh
  • Trumpet – Babu
  • Guitar – Prasanna
  • Bass guitar – Mohini
  • Timpani – Yash Pathak

Production

  • Vocal supervision: Srinivas, Srinidhi Venkatesh, V.J. Srinivasamurthy, Dr. Narayan, Srinidhi Venkatesh
  • Music supervisor: Srinidhi Venkatesh
  • Project Supervisor: Suresh Permal
  • Chennai Strings Orchestra: V.J. Srinivasamurthy (AM Studios, Chennai)
  • Additional Orchestral Arrangements: Hentry Kuruvilla
  • Mixing: Geoff Foster, T. R. Krishna Chetan, Tony Joy
  • Additional Programming: Jerry Vincent, T.R. Krishna Chetan, Hentry Kuruvilla, Marc, Ishaan Chhabra, Santhosh Dhayanithi
  • Music co-ordinator: Noell James, Vijay Mohan Iyer
  • Musicians' fixer: R. Samidurai

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