Irandam Ulagam (soundtrack)
Irandaam Ulagam is the soundtrack album for 2013 film of the same name starring Arya and Anushka Shetty. Harris Jayaraj was hired to compose the soundtrack of Irandaam Ulagam.
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Released | 18 September 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012-2013 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Sony Music India | |||
Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
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Development
All the songs in the soundtrack were written by Vairamuthu. Jayaraj said that the songs would feature breezy romantic and situation based tracks as per the film's central theme.[1] The song "En Kaadhal Thee" sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was recorded in late October 2012.[2]
A single track sung by Dhanush, titled "Pazhangkalla" was released on 2 September 2013.
Release
The soundtrack was released at a launch event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai on 18 September 2013.[3]
The album features ten tracks, with seven of them being composed by Harris Jayaraj. Anirudh Ravichander composed the other three songs, and also the background score. The songs were released as an additional soundtrack on 14 October 2013.
The album of the Telugu version Varna features seven songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. A single track titled "Paalalle" was released on 10 October 2013. The song was sung by Karthik and Vijay Prakash, is a Telugu version of the song "Pazhangkalla", which sung by Dhanush. Except for this track, the other songs have the same set of vocalists. The soundtrack for the Telugu version released on 26 October 2013.
Reception
Behindwoods rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stating, "Two creative worlds collide resulting in a beautiful explosion of sounds."[4][5] The album was mastered and made available for iTunes on 26 September 2013 and within one week of its release, the album topped at the iTunes India charts.[6]
Track listing
Tamil
All lyrics are written by Vairamuthu.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "En Kaadhal Theeye" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:03 |
2. | "Vinnathaandi Anbe" | Vijay Prakash | 06:53 |
3. | "Pazhangkalla" | Dhanush | 04:22 |
4. | "Kanimozhiye" | Karthik, Megha | 05:50 |
5. | "Raakkozhi Raakhozhi" | Hariharan, Palghat Sreeram | 05:29 |
6. | "Mannavane En Mannavane" | Gopal Rao, Shakthisree Gopalan | 05:28 |
7. | "Irandaam Ulagam Theme" | Madras Chorale Group | 02:23 |
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Penne Naa Enna Solla" | Anirudh Ravichander | 02:14 |
2. | "Iravinil Oruvanai" | Chinmayi | 02:03 |
3. | "Un Kaadhal Ingu Unmaiya" | Anirudh Ravichander | 02:44 |
Telugu
Varna | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 26 October 2013 |
Recorded | 2012-2013 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 35:28 |
Language | Telugu |
Label | Sony Music India |
Producer | Harris Jayaraj |
Singles from Varna | |
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All lyrics are written by Chandrabose.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oka Kaavyam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:03 |
2. | "Nuvva Nuvva" | Vijay Prakash | 06:53 |
3. | "Paalalle" | Karthik, Vijay Prakash | 04:22 |
4. | "Tholi Merupa" | Karthik, Chinmayi | 05:50 |
5. | "Raakkaasi" | Hariharan, Palghat Sreeram | 05:29 |
6. | "Chandravanke" | Gopal Rao, Shakthisree Gopalan | 05:28 |
7. | "Varna Theme" | Madras Chorale Group | 02:23 |
Total length: | 35:28 |
References
- "Harris Jayaraj speaks on 'Maatraan' & 'Irandam Ulagam'". IBN Live. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- "SPB's bear hug". Behindwoods. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- "'Irandam Ulagam' audio launched in style". Sify. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Irandam Ulagam Songs Review". Behindwoods. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Irandam Ulagam Music Review MusicReview. Cinemalead.com. Retrieved on 16 November 2013.
- Irandam Ulagam – Tijdlijnfoto's. Facebook (19 October 2013). Retrieved on 16 November 2013 Harris Jayaraj