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Velaiilla Pattadhari (soundtrack)

Velaiilla Pattadhari popularly referred to as VIP, is the soundtrack album, composed by Anirudh Ravichander of the 2014 Tamil film of the same name starring Dhanush. This film marks the second collaboration of Anirudh with Dhanush, after his debut film 3 (2012). The film's soundtrack was launched on 14 February 2014 to positive response from critics and audiences.[1]

Velaiilla Pattadhari
Album cover
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released14 February 2014
Recorded2013–2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:20
LanguageTamil
LabelWunderbar Studios
Divo
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Dhanush
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Vanakkam Chennai
(2013) 		Velaiilla Pattadhari
(2014) 		Maan Karate
(2014)

Production edit

Anirudh Ravichander's inclusion was confirmed during mid-July 2013 and by August, he had completed recording for two of the tracks.[2] The soundtrack album featured eight songs, and lyrics for all the tracks were written by Dhanush. Both Anirudh and Dhanush had crooned the vocals for all of the tracks. Veteran playback singer S. Janaki recorded for "Amma Amma" along with Dhanush.[3] In 2017, at the annual cultural festival Saarang held in IIT Madras, Anirudh who participated in the event had said about the composition of "Udhungada Sangu", saying that when he met his former girlfriend at a bar, he went home straight and had composed the track.[4]

Marketing and release edit

The soundtrack album was initially scheduled to be released on 3 January 2014,[5][6] but was postponed to February, as Anirudh needed to work on two more songs in the album.[7] The audio rights were acquired by Dhanush's newly formed music label Wunderbar Studios, a subsidiary of the production company Wunderbar Films, along with Divo, a newly formed digital streaming portal which is their first venture.[8]

The tracklist was unveiled on 10 February 2014, in a form of a video teaser with the film's title theme song through YouTube.[9][10] The complete album was launched on 14 February 2014 (Valentine's Day),[11] at the Suryan FM 93.5 Radio Station, Chennai with Dhanush, Amala Paul and Anirudh Ravichander in attendance.[12] Upon release, the album eventually topped the iTunes charts, becoming his fourth consecutive album, since 3 (2012), Ethir Neechal and Vanakkam Chennai (2013).[13] Anirudh promoted the album on Sun Music on 11 July 2014, a week before the film's release.[14] The songs "Velaiilla Pattadhari", "Poo Indru Neeyaga", "What a Karuvad" and "Udhungada Sangu" topped the Radio Mirchi South charts for 31 weeks.[15][failed verification]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Dhanush

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Velaiilla Pattadhari"Anirudh Ravichander3:56
2."Amma Amma"Dhanush, S. Janaki5:04
3."Po Indru Neeyaga"Dhanush, Anirudh Ravichander3:43
4."What a Karavad"Dhanush, Anirudh Ravichander4:27
5."Ey Inga Paaru"Anirudh Ravichander1:56
6."Udhungada Sangu"Anirudh Ravichander3:29
7."Sunrise Theme"Instrumental1:07
8."Smiling with the Pain Theme"Instrumental1:28
Total length:25:20

Critical reception edit

Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Times of India gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that some of the songs sounded similar to Anirudh's previous compositions. He criticised the use of only two male singers (Dhanush and Anirudh), stating that "other voices might have provided a fresher musical perspective to some of the tunes".[16] Behindwoods rated the album 3.5 out of 5, stating that "Velaiyilla Pattathari is a solid album from the Anirudh Ravichander- Dhanush combination".[17] Moviecrow rated the album 7.5/10, stating that "Anirudh's consistency is mind boggling so far with 4 out of 4 chartbuster hit albums. Anirudh is proving that he is truly a prodigy, at least so far. What's amazing is all his 4 movies are for new directors and 2 out of 4 movies for emerging heroes such as Sivakarthikeyan and Siva. Just imagine what this young talent could do as he starts working with accomplished directors and actors in 2014."[18] Indiaglitz rated 3.25 out of 5 stating "The effort that went into the album's creation is evident and the success is the proof. Kudos to the entire team of VIP for a promising album."[19] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog called it as a "Fun musical outing by Anirudh and Dhanush".[20] Siddharth Srinivas of Only Kollywood gave 3.5 out of 5 stars saying "Though the tunes are resembling a bit with Anirudh's earlier ones, this is an yet another sensational album for him to kick start this year!"[21] Kaushik LM called the album as "a chartbuster treat" but felt that few songs missed the mark.[22]

Awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Recipient(s)/Nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Filmfare Awards South 26 June 2015 Best Music Director – TamilBest Actor Anirudh Ravichander

Dhanush

Won [23]
[24]
South Indian International Movie Awards 6–7 August 2015 Best Lyricist – Tamil Dhanush for "Amma Amma" Won [25]
[26]
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil Dhanush for "Amma Amma" Nominated
Most Streamed Song – Tamil Vela Illa Pattadhaari Won
Vijay Awards 25 April 2015 Best Music Director Anirudh Ravichander Won [27]
[28]
Favourite Song "Amma Amma" Won

Album credits edit

Credits adapted from CD liner notes[29]

Producer edit

Anirudh Ravichander

Songwriters edit

  • Anirudh Ravichander (Composer, Arranger)
  • Dhanush (Lyrics)

Performers edit

Anirudh Ravichander, Dhanush, S. Janaki

Musicians edit

  • Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Sajith Satya, R. Prasanna, Rex Vijayan, Godfray Immanuel
  • Bass - Naveen
  • Tavil - Sundhar
  • Tabla - MT Aditya Srinivasan
  • Ganjeera - S. Swaminathan
  • Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
  • Indian Rhythm & Percussions - Krishna Kishore
  • Flute - Kareem Kamlakhar, Naveen Kumar
  • Piano, Keyboards, Synth, Rhythm and Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
  • Additional Rhythm Programming - Shashank Vijay

Additional Vocals edit

Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Sowmya, Deepak Blue, Aravind Srinivas, Maalavika Sundar, Niranjana Ramanan, Narayanan, Keba Jeremiah, Lavita Lobo, Inno Genga, Sajith Satya, Vinay Sridhar, Nadisha Thomas, Kavitha Thomas, Sanjana Rajnarayan, Shenbagaraj

Beatbox - Hardee Bee

Orchestral Programming - Ishaan Chhabra

Vocal Arrangement - Arjun Chandy

Sound Engineers edit

  • Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrrishnan, Pradeep Kannan, Manoj
  • AM Studios, Chennai - S. Sivakumar, Hari Dafusia Pawan CH, Ishaan Chhabra, AH Kaashif

Production edit

  • Music Advisor - Ananthakrrishnan
  • Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
  • Music Supervisor - Harish Raam L. H.
  • Mixed by - Vinay Sridhar
  • Mastered by Shadab Rayeen at New Edge Studios, Mumbai
  • MfiT - S. Sivakumar
  • Music Coordinator - Samidurai, Velavan

Notes edit

  1. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References edit

  1. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (3 March 2016). "Kolaveri, and beyond". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Dhanush begins work on Velai Illa Pattathari". Bollywood Life. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Janaki sings after a decade; records with Dhanush". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Anirudh reveals how he composed oodhungada sangu song from VIP". Behindwoods. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Velai Illa Pattathari audio launch date". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Dhanush's 25 audio launch!". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  8. ^ "According to Shahir Muneer, founder and director of Divo". DNA India. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. ^ "The track list of Velai Illa Pattadhari (aka) VIP". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Velai Illa Pattadhari Tracklist & Song Teaser". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (10 February 2014). "Dhanush's 'Velai Illa Pattadhaari' vs Simbu's 'Vaalu': Big Audio Battle This Week". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "'Velai Illa Pattathari' audio launched". The Times of India. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  13. ^ Kamath, Sudhish (3 April 2014). "The boy with the viral touch". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Anirudh goes Live on Sun Music today!". The Times of India. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  15. ^ "TAMIL TOP 20". Radio Mirchi. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Music Review: Velai Illa Pattadhari". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Velaiyilla Pattathari (a.k.a.) Velai Illa Pattathari songs review". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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  20. ^ Sheffield, John (2013), "Culham Again", Fun in Fusion Research, Elsevier, pp. 43–44, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-407793-5.00007-8, ISBN 9780124077935, retrieved 6 February 2022
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  23. ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Winners list: 62nd Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  25. ^ "SIIMA 2015 nominations". South Indian International Movie Awards. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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  27. ^ "Vijay Awards 2015 – Complete list of winners". Sify. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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  29. ^ "Velaiilla Pattadhari (Original CD Cover)". Amazon. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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