Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack)

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Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
Feature film soundtrack
Length69:02
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Couples Retreat
(2009) 		Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
(2010) 		Ye Maaya Chesave
(2010)

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is the soundtrack of the 2010 Tamil romance film of the same name, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman, collaborating with Menon for the first time.[1] The lyrics for the songs were penned by Menon's usual associate, Thamarai along with Kalyani Menon and Kaithapram, the latter penning the Malayalam lyrics in the album. The album was released on 25 December 2009 in London with several film personalities participating at the grand function. It was the first time that a Tamil film audio release was held in London.[2] It was followed by an audio launch function which was also held in Chennai on 6 January 2010.[2] Sony Music India released the album.[3] The album opened to positive reviews from music critics.[4] The audio was marked as #1 in Asia, in terms of advance bookings.[5] The album was ranked among the best musicals of 2010.[6] A collector's edition of the film was released on 1 December 2010, which featured two unreleased tracks. The same soundtrack album was reused in the simultaneous Telugu version Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and its Hindi remake Ekk Deewana Tha (2012).

Album information

The first song in the album, is "Omana Penne", which features

Chinmayi and Devan Ekambaram. The song was picturised in New York City, USA. The third song is "Mannipaaya", which was picturised around ECR in Chennai. The song has singer Shreya Ghoshal along with A. R. Rahman himself singing. The fourth song in the album is "Hosanna" and is sung by Vijay Prakash, Suzanne D'Mello and Blaaze, which already made huge waves before the official audio release. Additional vocals for the songs were penned by Vivek Agarwal, Dr. Narayan, V. V. Prasanna, Haricharan. This song was picturised in Malta. The fifth song is titled "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa", which name is the album's title. The voice was rendered by Karthik, and had additional vocals by Vivek Agarwal. The sixth song is named, "Kannukkul Kannai" – one being a peppy number sung by Naresh Iyer. The final song in the album, is entitled, "Aaromale" sung by the music director Alphons Joseph
, with Kaithapram's Malayalam lyrics.

Release

Unofficial versions

Before the official audio release, the track "Hosanna" was leaked and went viral on the internet. Later the track was officially released with the same singer but another strophe had been added to the song.

Official version

The official audio of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was released at the

Sony Music India had an image of three Silambarasan's and on the right side a Trisha. All the lyrics are penned by Menon's usual associate, Thamarai and the Malayalam lyrics by Kaithapram and Kalyani Menon
.

As a part of the film's promotion, the audio cassettes and CDs were released across the world via

Sony Music Entertainment India and Dot Com Infoway Mobile Studios, a Chennai-based Software and Mobile applications developer. The service will be available to any registered user of iPhone apps across the world, where a user will be charged $1.99 (₹139 in terms of INR) for downloading the application facilitating unlimited streaming of the songs from the album and $2.99 (₹213 in terms of INR) to download the whole album. The software company has also made sure to restrict unauthorized sharing of the content through this unique application, where a user who downloads the songs on his iPhone or iPod will not be able transfer it to any other unauthorized device.[10]

Collector's edition

A collector's edition special pack, titled A. R. Rahman Collectors' Edition Pack of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, was released by Sony Music on 1 December 2010. This edition included two additional songs,

BAFTA Awards in London on 11 December 2010.[13]

Other versions

Telugu version

Main article: Ye Maaya Chesave (soundtrack)

The same soundtrack was also used in the Telugu version of the film,

Anantha Sreeram
.

Hindi version

Main article: Ekk Deewana Tha (soundtrack)

The same soundtrack was also used for the Hindi remake, titled Ekk Deewana Tha which is also directed by Gautham Menon. The soundtrack was released on 23 December 2011.

Track listing

The tracklist was released by A. R. Rahman's official website on 16 December 2009.[14]

All tracks are written by

Chinmayi3:573."Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa" (Rap lyrics: Blaaze)Karthik3:124."Hosanna"Vijay Prakash, Suzanne, Blaaze5:305."Kannukkul Kannai" (Malayalam lyrics: Kalyani Menon)Naresh Iyer3:526."Mannipaaya"A. R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal6:367."Aaromale"Alphons Joseph
5:46
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Collector's Edition)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
8."Aaromale – Female Version"Shreya Ghoshal4:33
9."Jessie's Land"Megha1:58

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IndiaGlitz[15]
Rediff.com[16]
Behindwoods[17]
Music Aloud[18]
Radioandmusic.com[19]

The album received positive reviews from music critics. Indiaglitz gave the album 4 out of 5 stating "Vinnaithandi Varuvaya is a cute little album that has experimental score by Rahman. The man with Midas Touch, Rahman is at again. The album is a rich treasure not just for Rahman-fans but to genuine music-lovers too. The music composer seems to have set a trend which others would soon emulate."[20] Behindwoods rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stating "In a rather telling interview with Nik Gowing of BBC, Rahman expressed his deep desire to bring South Indian (he sweetly included all the four states) music out of its narrow confines and popularize it all over the world because it had so much to offer. He has taken a huge step in that direction with this album. Though the music sounds global, it has some tasteful native sensibilities."[20] Rediff rated the album 3 out of 5 stating "It isn't possible to toss an opinion of an A R Rahman album based on just one listen. This composer has a talent for coming up with numbers that grow on you. Lyricist Thamarai stands out, as well. Having said that, it doesn't look like VTV is one of her best efforts. Blame the post-Oscar hype or the burden of too many projects but aside from a few moments of brilliant heights, ARR pretty much sticks to his proven template. In this collection, he's gone more for the western crowd, it seems and there's little space for experimentation. A discerning music-lover might be left yearning for something more. For diehard ARR fans though, it's a musical treat."[21] Music Aloud gave the rating of 8.5 out of 10 stating "To sum up, it is refreshing to hear a set of totally new tunes from a Gautam Menon flick. Rahman has started off his 2010 campaign in style. And in Aaromale, he has once again shown why he is a league apart from other music directors of his time."[22] Milliblog reviewed "Gautam’s fish-out-of-bowl state shows as he grapples with Rahman’s divergently different melodic palette."[23] Radioandmusic.com gave the album 3.5 out of 5 and reviewed "Experimental in nature, the album Vinnaithandi Varuvaya exudes freshness. My pick in the album includes Hossana which would go well with the audiences, Alphonse Joseph owes Rahman for beautiful composition- Aaoromale and Mannipaya."[19]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result
BIG Tamil Entertainment Awards[24] Most Entertaining Male Singer Vijay Prakash for "Hosanna" Won
Edison Awards[25] Best Male Singer Vijay Prakash for "Hosanna" Won
Filmfare Awards South
Best Music Director
 A. R. Rahman Won
Best Lyricist
 Thamarai for "Mannipaaya" Won
Best Male Playback
 Vijay Prakash for "Hosanna" Nominated
Vijay Awards Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Won
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal for "Mannipaaya" Won
Best Male Playback Singer Vijay Prakash for "Hosanna" Won
Vijay Music Awards Popular Album of the Year Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Won
Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Won
Best Female Singer Shreya Ghoshal for "Mannipaaya" Won
Best Male Singer Vijay Prakash for "Hosanna" Won

Album credits

Credits adapted from A. R. Rahman's official website.[26]

Producers

A. R. Rahman

Songwriters

Performers

Chinmayi, Karthik, Vijay Prakash, Suzanne, Blaaze, Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal, Alphons Joseph, Megha

Musicians

Personnel

  • Additional programming and arrangement - T. R. Krishna Chetan, P. A. Deepak, Hentry Kuruvilla, Vivianne Chaix
  • Additional vocal supervisor - Srinivas Doraisamy

Sound engineers

Production

Music Label -

Sony Music Entertainment
Pvt. Ltd.

References

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