Lingaa (soundtrack)

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Lingaa
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Rahman
Released5 November 2014
Recorded2014
Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai
NYSA Studios, Mumbai
Premier Digital Mastering Studios, Mumbai
LanguageTamil
LabelEros Music
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
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(2014) 		Lingaa
(2014) 		O Kadhal Kanmani
(2015)
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Lingaa is the soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2014 Indian Tamil film of the same name written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, out of which, four had lyrics by Vairamuthu while the fifth was written by his son Madhan Karky. According to Rahman, as the film is set in different time zones, the music composed works around these time.[1]

Development

According to Rahman, Rajinikanth did not want to include the first version of the song "Oh Nanba" in the film as he felt that it was more of a song suited for a younger generation actor. Rahman, as a result, reworked the entire song to suit Rajinikanth. The song, which was the introduction song in the film and was the last song to be recorded, was a combination of tunes similar to those composed by

Latin American music.[5] For the track "Unmai Oru Naal", Rahman composed seven tunes for Ravikumar to choose.[6] In the scene where Raja Lingeshwaran hosts a party inviting the governor, and speaks to him, the piano cover is the composition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata 11 in A Major K.33.[citation needed
]

Reception

The soundtrack received mixed reviews upon released mainly praising "Indiane Vaa" but criticizing other songs. Uma Sudhir of

Twitch Film said "The music by AR Rahman in the film seems to fall flat, with the exceptions of perhaps Rajini's intro song, "Oh Nanba", Anushka's lovelorn dream suite "Mona Gasolina", and Sonakshi's paean to Rajini, "En Mannavva"."[18]

On the contrary, Anupama Subramanian for Deccan Chronicle wrote, "One usually finds Rahman's background score to be pretty good, and you may find it to be the case here as well and his tunes (a)re catchy."[19] Critic based at The Times of India who reviewed the Telugu version of the soundtrack claimed, "On the whole, the album features a blend of melodious and peppy tunes."[20] Bollywoodlife reviewed the album thus "Lingaa music review: AR Rahman dishes out a musical treat for all Rajinikanth fans."[21]

Release

The soundtrack of the original version was unveiled on 5 November 2014 by hosting a promotional event at

MAA TV televised the curtain raiser live from 5:00 PM.[23][24] The album for the Hindi version was unveiled on 26 November 2014; prior to its release, five days before, a single track "India Re" (Indiane Vaa) was released on 21 November 2014.[25]

Marketing

A 40-second song teaser of "Mona Gasolina" featuring Rajinikanth and Anushka Shetty was released on 7 November 2014.[26] Another 40-second song teaser was released on 8 November 2014 of the song "En Mannavva" featuring Rajinikanth and Sonakshi Sinha.[27]

Track listing

Original Version

Track listing was released by A. R. Rahman's official website on 2 November 2014.[28]

All lyrics are written by

Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam04:242."En Mannava"Srinivas, Aditi Paul04:443."Indiane Vaa"A. R. Rahman06:004."Mona Gasolina"Mano, Neeti Mohan, Tanvi Shah05:535."Unmai Orunaal Vellum"Haricharan
05:21Total length:26:35

Hindi Version

All lyrics are written by poet Gulzar

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ranga Ranga"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jaspreet Jasz04:26
2."Chalke Re"Srinivas, Aditi Paul04:47
3."India Re"Javed Ali06:05
4."Mona Gasolina"Mano, Neeti Mohan05:54
5."Din Dooba Hai"Haricharan05:24
Total length:26:46

Telugu Version

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vo Rabba Rabba"VanamaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:26
2."Vo Manmadhaa"Anantha SriramSrinivas, Aditi Paul04:48
3."Indian Ni Raa"Chandra BoseHaricharan06:03
4."Monaa Monaa"KandhikondaMano, Neeti Mohan05:54
5."Sathyam Shivamu"Suddala Ashok TejaHaricharan05:22
Total length:26:39

Charts

Charts Song title Peak position Reference
Radio Mirchi South Mona Gasolina
1
[29]
En Mannava
5
Indiane Vaa
6
Oh Nanba
4

Album credits

Credits adapted from A. R. Rahman's official website.[28]

Backing Vocals

Dr. Narayan, Nivas, Santhosh, Deepak, Arjun Chandy, Yazin, Pooja, Maalavika, Sowmya Raoh, Soundarya, Nirjari, Veena, Arpita, Maria Roe Vincent, Varsha, Surbhi, Shashaa Tirupati, Debolina Bose, Swagatha Sundar & K.M.M.C. Choir

Personnel
On the track "En Mannavaa"
  • Additionally arrangements: Ranjit Barot
  • Additional arrangements and programming: Aditya Paudwal
  • Percussion
    : Arun Solanki, Aditya Paudwal
  • Chorus: Varsha Tripathi, Surbhi Dahsputra, Sashaa Thirupati, Debolina Bose
  • Recording Engineer: Puneet Samtani
  • Assistant Engineer: Vimal Pancholi
  • Musician Coordinator: Vimal Pancholi, Sanjay Utekar
On the track "Oh Nanba"
Production
  • Producer: A. R. Rahman
  • Mastering: Donal Whelan and Gethin John (at Hafod Mastering studios)
  • Chennai Strings Orchestra & The Sunshine Orchestra: V. J. Srinivasamurthy (at AM Studios, Chennai)
  • Engineers:
    • Suresh Permal, Vinay Sridhar, Srinidhi Venkatesh & Nitish Kumar (at Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai)
    • Sivakumar, Pradeep, Kannan, Karthik, Ananthakrishnan (at AM Studios, Chennai)
  • Mixing: P. A. Deepak
  • Additional Programming: Ranjit Barot, P. A. Deepak, T. R. Krishna Chetan, Hentry Kuruvilla, Ishaan Chhabra, Santhosh Kumar Dayanidhi, Marc
  • Music co-ordinators: Noell James, Vijay Iyer
  • Musicians' fixer: R. Samidurai

References

  1. ^ Dubey, Rachana (5 May 2014). "Salman has approached me with three-four scripts". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Oh Nanba Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about En Mannavva Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Indiane Vaa Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ^ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Mona Gasolina Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ^ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Unmai Oru Naal Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ^ Sudhir, Uma. "Lingaa Movie Review". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ^ Bhaskaran, Gautham. "Lingaa review: How much of 'Rajinikanth mannerisms' can one take?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Movie review: Lingaa is total paisa vasool for Rajinikanth fans". India Today. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. ^ "'Lingaa' review: The hero with a thousand faces". Zee News. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ^ Choudhary, Bodrul (17 December 2014). "Lingaa Music Review". Bollyspice. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ^ "'Lingaa' audio rated and reviewed". Sify. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  13. ^ "LINGAA SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ^ Sivaswami, Saisuresh (12 December 2014). "Lingaa Review: Two much of a good thing". Rediff. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  15. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (12 December 2014). "Lingaa: Drama minus the punch". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ^ Shiva Kumar, S. (19 December 2014). "Executed in a hurry". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Movie review: Lingaa". Bangalore Mirror. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Review: Superstar Rajini's LINGAA, For Super Fans Only". The Twitch Film. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  19. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (12 December 2014). "Movie review 'Lingaa': An exciting return for the superstar Rajinikanth on the big screen in live action". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Music review: Lingaa". The Times of India. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  21. ^ Bollywoodlife.com Lingaa Music Review Retrieved 25 December 2014
  22. ^ Naig, Udhav (5 November 2014). "Lingaa audio launch: A touch of the Superstar magic". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  23. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (8 November 2014). "Rajinikanth's 'Lingaa' Curtain Raiser/Audio Launch Event: Watch Live Online". International Business Times India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  24. ^ "T-wood personalities grace Lingaa Telugu audio". The Times of India. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  25. ^ India Re (single). Retrieved. 18 December 2014
  26. ^ "'Lingaa': 'Mona Gasolina' Song Teaser Releases; Features Rajinikanth and Anushka Shetty [Video]". International Business Times. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  27. ^ "'Lingaa': 'En Mannavaa' Song Teaser Featuring Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha Releases [Video]". International Business Times. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  28. ^ a b "Lingaa tracklist". arrahman.com. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  29. ^ "TAMIL TOP 20". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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