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Anjaan (soundtrack)

Anjaan is the soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2014 Tamil film of the same name.[1] Its Telugu version is titled Sikander. The soundtrack album features five songs,[2] with lyrics written by four lyricists for the Tamil version, while Viveka had written two songs, Madhan Karky, Na. Muthukumar and Kabilan had written one each.[3]

Anjaan
Album cover
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released30 July 2014
Recorded2013–2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:10
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Thirudan Police
(2013) 		Anjaan
(2014) 		Raja Natwarlal
(2014)

Development

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By August 2013, Yuvan was reported to have composed the first song, a "beautiful romantic song" written by Na. Muthukumar.[4] The "introductory song" was written by Madhan Karky and sung by Ranjith.[5] In January 2014, the composer worked on the remaining songs with Lingusamy and lyricist Na. Muthukumar in Singapore.[6] In June 2014, director Lingusamy stated that Suriya would be singing one song as well,[7][8] which was eventually recorded in early July at A. R. Rahman's studio within two hours.[9] The song, which marked Suriya's playback singing debut, was described as a "breezy, peppy number" and the last to be recorded after which work on the soundtrack was completed.[10] The Telugu version of the song was sung by composer Raghu Kunche. Vennelakanti, Ramajogayya Sastry, Chandrabose and Bhuvanachandra wrote the songs for the dubbed Telugu version.[11]

Release

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The audio rights were purchased by Sony Music India for ₹75 lakh (US$90,000), including its Tamil and Telugu versions.[12] Producer G. Dhananjayan of UTV Motion Pictures, which distributed the film had tweeted that the audio launch of the film will take place on 23 July 2014, coinciding with Suriya's 39th birthday, in a grand manner.[13][14] However, the audio release was rescheduled to 30 July 2014 with the team considered Chennai Trade Centre as the venue for the album release.[15] The tracklist of the Tamil album was released on 20 July 2014.[16]

On 24 July, the makers announced that the planned audio launch has been cancelled,[17] due to security reasons[18][19] and instead, the audio was supposedly released in the stores and online platforms directly on 30 July 2014.[20][21] A launch event was held on the same day at Sathyam Cinemas in a simple manner,[22] with the film's cast and other celebrities being present.[23] Videos of two songs "Bang Bang Bang" and "Ek Do Teen" and a theatrical trailer for the film were screened for selected fans.[24]

The audio launch of the Telugu version Sikander[25] took place on 4 August 2014 at the Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad, with actors Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna and director S. S. Rajamouli being present as chief guests,[26][27] although it was initially reported that Kamal Haasan and Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar would attend the function.[28]

Track listing

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Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bang Bang Bang"Madhan KarkyRanjith4:11
2."Oru Kan Jaadai"VivekaBenny Dayal, Shweta Pandit4:23
3."Ek Do Theen"Na. MuthukumarSuriya, Andrea Jeremiah, Yuvan Shankar Raja3:57
4."Kaadhal Aasai"KabilanYuvan Shankar Raja, Sooraj Santhosh5:04
5."Sirippu En"VivekaM. M. Manasi4:39
Total length:22:10
Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bang Bang Bang"ChandraboseRanjith4:13
2."Thanu Gorantha"Ramajogayya SastryKarthik, Deepak4:25
3."Ek Do Theen"ChandraboseRaghu Kunche, Andrea Jeremiah3:59
4."Nene Kani Nenai Undaga"VennelakantiHaricharan, Deepak5:04
5."Chirunavvey Speciality"BhuvanachandraM. M. Manasi4:39
Total length:22:16

Reception

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The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics. Indiaglitz stated "the album sounds quite innovative from Yuvan's regular style. Yuvan hit the first six after his 100+ albums".[29] Akilan Nagarajan of Moviecrow gave 3.25 out of 5 and concluded, "On the whole, Anjaan may not be a Paiyya, but is definitely Yuvan back to his energetic times. He plays safe as he includes a track or two that are meant to be purely for commercial reasons and not to be taken very seriously, but nevertheless entertaining".[30] K. Siddharth of Sify gave 3.25 out of 5 and wrote, "On the whole, Anjaan is a complete package catering to the fans of all genres consisting of a melody, rock, item number & a folkish number. Yuvan Shankar Raja makes sure he blends his experimentation along with the mass expectations. The 'Lingusamy-Yuvan Shankar Raja' track record is intact!".[31]

In contrast, Behindwoods stated "Yuvan gives some of these familiar templates a fresh overhaul" and rated the album 2.75 out of 5.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Yuvan & Lingusamy off to Singapore!". Sify. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Suriya's 'Anjaan' release date locked". Behindwoods. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (28 July 2014). "Suriya's 'Anjaan' Audio CDs Available from 30 July". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Lingusamy - Suriya project is getting ready!". Sify. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Director Lingusamy gets a new look!". Sify. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Yuvan & Lingusamy off to Singapore!". Sify. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ^ Balachandran, Logesh (3 June 2014). "Suriya to croon for 'Anjaan'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 June 2014
  8. ^ "Suriya's 'Anjaan' to be like Ajith's 'Billa' and Rajini's 'Baasha' says Lingusamy". Behindwoods. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. ^ Gupta, Rinku (11 July 2014). "No plans to do Hindi films right now...". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  10. ^ V. Lakshmi (3 July 2014). "Suriya to debut as a singer in 'Anjaan'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Raghu Kunche croons for Suriya in 'Sikander'". The Times of India. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Sony Music bags Suriya's 'Anjaan'". The Times of India. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Anjaan audio launch date announced". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Anjaan audio launch on July 23 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  15. ^ "'Anjaan' audio on June 6". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  16. ^ "'Anjaan' Audio Track List - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Anjaan Audio Launch to be Called Off". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  18. ^ "'Anjaan' audio launch cancelled". The Times of India. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Suriya's Anjaan Audio launch cancelled". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  20. ^ Ravi, Nandita (24 July 2014). "'Anjaan' audio to hit stores directly on July 30". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  21. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (30 July 2014). "'Anjaan' audio CD's available". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  22. ^ "'Anjaan' audio release event story". Indiaglitz. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  23. ^ "Anjaan's Grand Audio Launch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  24. ^ V.P, Nicy (24 July 2014). "'Anjaan' Audio Launch Event Cancelled". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Suriya's 'Sikander' audio release date". IndiaGlitz. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  26. ^ "Nagarjuna, Bunny to grace 'Sikander' audio". The Times of India. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  27. ^ "'Anjaan' gets bigger as 'Sikander' with Kamal & Nagarjuna". IndiaGlitz. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  28. ^ "Kamal-Puneet for Suriya?". The Times of India. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  29. ^ "Anjaan - An album lives up to the expectation & reputation". IndiaGlitz. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  30. ^ Nagarajan, Akilan (30 July 2014). "Anjaan Songs Music Review". Moviecrow. Retrieved 3 August 2014.      
  31. ^ K. Siddharth (30 July 2014). "Anjaan audio review". Sify. Retrieved 12 August 2014.      
  32. ^ "ANJAAN SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.      
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