Rajapattai (soundtrack)
| Rajapattai | ||||
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| Released | 23 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:52 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Gemini Audio | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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Rajapattai is the soundtrack album to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Suseenthiran, starring Vikram and Deeksha Seth. The film's musical score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and featured four songs written by Yugabharathi. The album was distributed by Gemini Audio and released on 23 November 2011 at the Anna Centenary Auditorium. The Telugu version was released two days prior.
Background
[edit]Yuvan Shankar Raja, who previously worked with Suseenthiran in Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) was assigned to compose the music for Rajapattai, in his first collaboration with Vikram.[1] The soundtrack featured four songs with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.[1] Vikram performed vocals for the song "Laddu Laddu", with Suchitra and Priyadarshini,[2] serving playback for Shriya Saran and Reema Sen.[3][4] The song "Paniye Pani Poove" was sung by Javed Ali and Renu Kannan, one of the finalists of the second season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer.[5] The song "Villathi Villain" which featured Saloni Aswani in an item number, was recorded by Mano and Malathy Lakshman.[5][6] The song "Podi Paiyan Polave", recorded by Haricharan, was repeated twice in the audio CD, appearing as the first and last track.[7] The final mixing of the music was held in London.[8]
Release
[edit]Initially, Yuvan planned to release a single from the album on Deepavali, following the success of Vaanam ("Evan Di Unna Pethan") and Mankatha ("Vilaiyaadu Mankatha").[2] However, the plan did not materialise. The soundtrack was launched on 23 November 2011 at the Anna Centenary Auditorium in Kotturpuram, Chennai, with Vikram, Suseenthiran, Yuvan and the rest of the cast and crew in attendance.[9][10] The album for the Telugu version, Veedinthe, was however released two days prior.[11] The release coincided with a launch event held at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad by director V. V. Vinayak, with other noted Telugu film directors S. S. Rajamouli, Krish and badminton player Jwala Gutta being present along with the cast and crew.[12][13]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Yugabharathi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Podi Paiyan Polave" | Haricharan | 04:34 |
| 2. | "Villathi Villain" | Mano, Malathy Lakshman | 04:51 |
| 3. | "Paniye Panipoove" | Javed Ali, Renu Kannan | 04:51 |
| 4. | "Laddu Laddu Rendu Laddu" | Vikram, Suchitra, Priyadarshini | 04:36 |
| Total length: | 18:52 | ||
Reception
[edit]Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog noted "Rajapaattai sees Yuvan explore a new sound and move closer to his illustrious dad's legacy – if not tune-wise, at least sound-wise."[14] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu added "Among Yuvan's numbers 'Paniyae Pani Poovae' alone passes muster. But his title score makes you nod in appreciation."[15] In a negative review, CNN-IBN said "Yuvan Shankar Raja disappoints with his songs."[16] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote "Perhaps realising the futility of the project, Yuvan Shankar Raja hasn't troubled himself to provide great songs."[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Off-beat film maker Suseendran changes tack". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Kollywood's 'single' success". The Times of India. 10 October 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 October 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Suseenthiran's Italian job". The Times of India. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (17 December 2011). "Tuscany welcomes Chinese soap opera". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Rajapattai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Saloni shakes a leg with Vikram for Rajapattai". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Rajapattai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Kollywood: Not on track". The Times of India. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Rajapattai audio launched". Sify. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "A musical affair!". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Veedinthe music launched". Sify. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Veedinthe (by birth) music launch – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Jwala Gutta becomes a regular at filmi events". The Times of India. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (23 November 2011). "Rajapaattai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (24 December 2011). "Rajapattai - Road much travelled". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "'Rajapattai' - a road unfit for travel". CNN-IBN. Indo-Asian News Service. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (23 December 2011). "Review: Rajapattai is bland". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2025.