Jacobinte Swargarajyam is the soundtrack to the 2016 film of the same name directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Nivin Pauly and Renji Panicker. The album featured five songs composed by Shaan Rahman with lyrics written by Manu Manjith, B. K. Harinarayanan, Rzee and Ashwin Gopakumar. The soundtrack to the film was released on 20 February 2016 through Muzik 247, preceded by the lead single "Dubai". The album opened to positive reviews from music critics.
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| Released | 20 February 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 16:21 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Muzik 247 | |||
| Producer | Shaan Rahman | |||
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| Singles from Jacobinte Swargarajyam | ||||
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Background edit
Jacobinte Swargarajyam marked the fourth collaboration between Shaan and Vineeth, following Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010), Thattathin Marayathu (2012) and Thira (2013). Shaan composed the entire soundtrack within two weeks of November 2015, along with other albums for Adi Kapyare Kootamani (2015) and Vettah (2016) and completed scoring the film within a week.[1][2]
Release edit
The first song "Dubai" was released by the music label Muzik 247 as a single on 6 February 2016.[3] Within hours of its release, the song became the top track on iTunes "Top 200 Regional Indian" chart, a first in Malayalam music history.[4] Vineeth Sreenivasan, Suchith Suresan and Liya Verghese provided the vocals to "Dubai", with lyrics by Manu Manjith describing the beauty of the city.[5] The lyrical video for the song was 6 March 2016.[6]
The first video song, "Ee Shishirakaalam", featuring the Jacob family – Nivin Pauly, Renji Panicker, Sreenath Bhasi, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Aima Rosmy Sebastian, and Stacen was released on 23 March 2016 on the YouTube channel of Muzik247. The song, penned by Harinarayanan B. K. was sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan and Kavya Ajit.[7] The second video song, "Thiruvaavaniraavu", which released on 24 March 2016, featuring the Jacob family was set in the backdrop of Onam celebration of Dubai Malayalees. Unni Menon and Sithara have sung the song with additional vocals by Meera Scharma.[8]
Reception edit
Nelson K. Paul of Malayala Manorama listed "Thiruvaavaniraavu" in the top five songs in their Tunes Weekly on 1 April 2016.[9] In a review for the soundtrack, Paul said that it has "quality written all over [...] which has an endearing feel to it" and concluded with a verdict: "Shaan-Vineeth combo strikes again".[10] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud assigned 7.5 (out of 10) and called it as "A melody-heavy soundtrack and Shaan Rahman delivers, as he always has – in the genre, and particularly for Vineeth Sreenivasan".[11] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "Vineeth and Shaan's combo wins again, with a quality soundtrack".[12]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dubai" | Manu Manjith | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Suchith Suresan, Liya Verghese | 02:16 |
| 2. | "Ee Shishirakaalam" | B. K. Harinarayanan | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Kavya Ajit | 03:25 |
| 3. | "Thiruvaavaniraavu" | Manu Manjith | Unni Menon, Sithara Krishnakumar, Meera Scharma | 04:01 |
| 4. | "Ennilerinju" | Rzee | Rzee, Sithara Krishnakumar | 03:15 |
| 5. | "Home" | Ashwin Gopakumar | Ashwin Gopakumar | 03:24 |
| Total length: | 16:21 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Triple whammy for Shaan Rahman". Behindwoods. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Vivek Ranjit (30 September 2019). "Why Vineeth Sreenivasan Stays Away From Realistic Cinema". Film Companion South. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "A song dedicated to Dubai in Jacobinte Swargarajyam". The Times of India. 8 February 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Anu James (9 February 2016). "Jacobinte Swargarajyam: 'Dubai' song from Nivin Pauly's 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' tops iTunes regional Indian chart [AUDIO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Shaan Rahman weaves his magic again". The Times of India. 29 March 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Watch lyrical video of 'Dubai' song from 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam'". Manorama Online. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Anu James (23 March 2016). "Watch Nivin Pauly's 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' family song 'Ee Shishirakaalam' [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Anu James (1 April 2016). "Watch Onam song 'Thiruvaavaniraavu' from Nivin Pauly's 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Nelson K. Paul (1 April 2016). "Tunes Weekly – Ft Pooram Kaanan, Chella Kutti and more | Top 5 songs". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Nelson K. Paul (23 February 2016). "'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' music review: Shaan on a melodic high". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Vipin Nair (2 March 2016). "Jacobinte Swargarajyam – Music Review (Malayalam Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Karthik Srinivasan (22 February 2016). "Jacobinte Swargarajyam (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.