Padayappa (soundtrack)

Padayappa

Album cover art
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released 1999
Recorded Panchathan Record Inn
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 30:22
Label Star Music
Aditya Music
Producer A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
En Swasa Kaatre
(1999)		 Padayappa
(1999)		 Kadhalar Dhinam
(1999)

Padayappa is the soundtrack album of the 1999 Indian Tamil drama film of the same name written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film's original soundtrack and score were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu and was released through the audio label Star Music.[1]

Development

Before the film's release, Rahman had asked Ravikumar whether the soundtrack could be released in August 1999. Ravikumar informed Rahman that he had spoken to the press about the completion of the film's making, and that Rahman would be blamed if the film had a delayed release. As a result, Rahman did a live re-recording of both the soundtrack and score to finish them on time.[2]

The credits for the song "Vetri Kodi Kattu", which was sung by Palakkad Sreeram, initially went to Malaysia Vasudevan, who publicly stated that the credits for the song were attributed to Sreeram and not to him. Rahman requested the company who manufactured the audio cassettes to make the change.[3] The song "Minsara Kanna" is based on the Vasantha raga,[4] while "Vetri Kodi Kattu" is based on the Keeravani raga.[5]

Reception

Singer Charulatha Mani, in her column for The Hindu, "A Raga's journey", called "Minsara Kanna" "a mind-blowing piece"[4] G. Dhananjayan, in his book Best of Tamil Cinema, says the songs are "mass entertraining", also citing that the songs contributed to the film's success.[6] Srikanth Srinivasa of the Deccan Herald wrote, "The music by Rehman, to Vairamuthu’s lyrics, sounds good while the movie is on, though whether without the presence of Rajanikanth they would have, is another thing.[sic]"[7] S. Shiva Kumar of The Times of India was more critical of the soundtrack, and called it "lacklustre".[8]

Track list

All lyrics written by Vairamuthu. 

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "En Peru Padayappa"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:25
2. "Minsara Kanna"  Srinivas, Nithyasree Mahadevan
Backing vocals by Hariharan & Palakkad Sreeram		 6:19
3. "Suthi Suthi"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harini 6:27
4. "Vetri Kodi Kattu"  Palakkad Sreeram & Chorus 4:41
5. "Kikku Yerudhey"  Mano, Febi 5:28
6. "Padayappa Theme Music"  Instrumental 2:02

Album credits

References

  1. ↑ "Padayppa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Mathai 2009, p. 181.
  3. ↑ K. Pradeep (8 September 2007). "Musical notes". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 Mani, Charulatha (6 January 2012). "A Raga’s Journey — Hopeful, festive, vibrant Vasantha". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (26 April 2013). "Harmonious symmetry". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 205.
  7. ↑ Srinivasa, Srikanth (18 April 1999). "Reviews - Padayappa (Tamil)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Kumar, S. Shiva (25 April 1999). "Cinema - Padayappa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Padayappa - Album Credits". arrahman.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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