Padayappa (soundtrack)

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Padayappa
File:PadayappaCover.jpg
Album cover art
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Rahman
Released1999
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:22
LabelStar Music
Pyramid
Aditya Music
ProducerA. 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 written by Vairamuthu and was released through the audio label Star Music.[1] The soundtrack Telugu dubbed version titled Narasimha was released through Saregama.[2]

Development[edit]

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.[3]

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.[4] "Minsara Poove" had two versions with Hariharan rendering his vocals while the version of Srinivas was initially recorded as "track version". Rajini and Ravikumar preferred Srinivas's version "as it was more majestic".[5] The song "Minsara Kanna" is based on the Vasantha raga,[6] while "Vetri Kodi Kattu" is based on the Keeravani raga.[7]

Reception[edit]

Singer Charulatha Mani, in her column for The Hindu, "A Raga's journey", called "Minsara Kanna" "a mind-blowing piece"[6] 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.[8] Srikanth Srinivasa of the Deccan Herald wrote, "The music by Rahman, 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]"[9] S. Shiva Kumar of The Times of India was more critical of the soundtrack, and called it "lacklustre".[10]

Track list[edit]

Tamil[edit]

All lyrics written by Vairamuthu. 

Padaiyappa
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "En Peru Padayappa"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:25
2. "Minsara Poove"  Srinivas, Nithyasree Mahadevan Palakkad Sreeram Hariharan 6:19
3. "Suthi Suthi"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harini, Savitha Reddy 6:27
4. "Vetri Kodi Kattu"  Palakkad Sreeram 4:41
5. "Kikku Yerudhey"  Mano, Febi Mani 5:28
6. "Padayappa Theme Music"  Instrumental 2:02
Total length:
 30:22

Telugu[edit]

All lyrics written by AM Rathnam, Shiva Ganesh. 

Narasimha
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Naa Peru Narasimha"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:25
2. "Meriseti Poova"  Srinivas, Nithyasree Mahadevan Palakkad Sreeram Hariharan 6:19
3. "Chuttu Chutti"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harini, Savitha Reddy 6:27
4. "Yekku Tholimettu"  Palakkad Sreeram 4:41
5. "Kikku Yekkele"  Mano, Febi Mani 5:28
6. "Narasimha Theme Music"  Instrumental 2:02
Total length:
 30:22

Album credits[edit]

  • Harmony : Ganga, Kanchana, Febi, Feji, Chandran, Srinivas, Noell[11]
  • Hindustani Aalaap : Hariharan[11]
  • Additional programming : H. Sridhar[11]
  • Orchestra conducted by : Srinivasamoorthy[11]
  • Mridangam : D. A. Srinivas[11]
  • Nadaswaram : Vasu[11]
  • Clarinet : M. S. V. Raja[11]
  • Flute : Naveen[11]
  • Guitar : Kabuli, Rupert[11]
  • Ghatam : T. H. V. Umashankar[11]
  • Trumpets : Eugene, Roy, Thomas, Babu[11]
  • Darbuka percussion : Jaikumar[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Padayppa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Narasimha | Telugu Movie Audio Jukebox | Rajinikanth , Soundarya, retrieved 6 June 2020
  3. ↑ Mathai 2009, p. 181.
  4. ↑ K. Pradeep (8 September 2007). "Musical notes". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Suganth, M. (10 April 2019). "Movie Milestone: 20 years of Rajinikanth's Padayappa". Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mani, Charulatha (6 January 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Hopeful, festive, vibrant Vasantha". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (26 April 2013). "Harmonious symmetry". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 205.
  9. ↑ Srinivasa, Srikanth (18 April 1999). "Reviews - Padayappa (Tamil)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Kumar, S. Shiva (25 April 1999). "Cinema - Padayappa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 "Padayappa - Album Credits". arrahman.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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