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Vaathi Coming

"Vaathi Coming" (transl. Master is coming) is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film Master. Anirudh rendered the song along with Gana Balachandar, who also penned its lyrics. The song was released as a single from the film by Sony Music India on 10 March 2020,[1][2] with its lyrical version unveiled the same day[3] and the video song was released on 28 January 2021.[4]

"Vaathi Coming"
Official song cover
Single by Anirudh Ravichander and Gana Balachandar
from the album Master
LanguageTamil
Released10 March 2020 (Single)
28 January 2021 (Video song)
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
GenreFilmi, folk music, dance, Indian pop
Length3:50
LabelSony Music
Composer(s)Anirudh Ravichander
Lyricist(s)Gana Balachander
Producer(s)Anirudh Ravichander
Master track listing
  1. "Vaathi Coming"
  2. "Andha Kanna Paathaakaa"
  3. "Kutti Story"
  4. "Quit Pannuda"
  5. "Beat of Master"
  6. "Polakattum Para Para"
  7. "Pona Pogattum"
  8. "Vaathi Raid"
  9. "Vaathi Kabaddi"
  10. "Master the Blaster"
Music video
"Vaathi Coming" on YouTube

Music video

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The lyrical version of the song also featured a promotional music video performed by the singers, Anirudh and Gana Balachander and also the making of the song and its video. The video song which released on 28 January 2021, features Vijay dancing for the single, which is choreographed by Dinesh Kumar. It garnered lot of views for its choreography and picturisation.

Reception

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Audience reactions

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The shoulder drop step from the song became a signature step and was recreated by millions, in many short-video and social media platforms. It was first done by Anirudh Ravichander, in the promotional video and also at the film's audio launch.[5][6] Later, many Indian celebrities such as Shilpa Shetty,[7] Nazriya Nazim,[8] Varalaxmi Sarathkumar[9] and Genelia D'Souza[10] recreated the signature step which went viral through social media. This song was recreated by Summit, a 7-year old contestant, at the reality show, the fourth season of Super Dancer, which aired on Sony TV.[11] Along with Summit, Shilpa Shetty, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapur, who were the judges of the show, grooved to the song.[11]

Anirudh Ravichander, shared the video of residents across UK grooving to the song on the streets, whilst abiding the social distancing norms over the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] The International Football Club used this song for the promotion of the sports club.[13][14]

At the test match between India and England held in Chennai in February 2021, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin grooved to the song "Vaathi Coming" when it is played during the test match, which went viral across social media platforms;[15] then Ashwin, along with Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya, did the shoulder drop step in a cover video posted on 19 February 2021.[16][17] Harbhajan Singh did the signature step during the shooting of Friendship, his debut as a lead actor,[18] as did David Warner.[19] Cricketer Suresh Raina grooved to the song at the Behindwoods Gold Medals awards held on 7 March 2021, where he was awarded The Global Icon of Inspiration: Sports, by Master director Lokesh Kanagaraj.[20]

Critical response

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Behindwoods reviewed the song as "a loop-worthy dance track".[21] Indiaglitz called the song as "energetic" and further added it as a "celebration for the fans".[22]  Moviecrow called the track as "a pedestrian listen" which is because of the "overused tunes especially in the past two albums of Anirudh".[23] Jyothi Prabhakar of The Times of India, called the song as "worth the grab for the infectious energy that it brings", but disappointed that the song "had been converted into a proper 'kuthu' track".[24]

Records

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The lyrical version was uploaded to YouTube on 10 March 2020,[25] and on 5 January 2021, it crossed 100 million views.[26][27] The video version was released on 28 January and became the 13th most viewed video song in the first 24 hours of its release.[28] On 18 June 2021, the song crossed more than 200 million views through YouTube,[29] and became the most viewed song of Vijay, surpassing "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" which had 145 million views.[30] Upon crossing 200 million views, Anirudh Ravichander sent a special thanks note to the viewers about the song's success.[31]

Chart performance

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Anjana Shekar of The News Minute, added the song in her article about 7 Tamil Songs That Needed in Your Playlist, as a year-ender special.[32] The Times of India, listed the song in the top position in the 5 Chartbuster Tamil Songs of 2020.[33] It became the top-streamed songs of Spotify in their Top Tamil Tracks of 2020.[34] It became the most played song in music streaming services such as Spotify, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn and others.

Track listing

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The track "Vaathi Coming" was released as "Master Coming" in Telugu (lyrics written by Sri Sai Kiran),[35] Kannada (lyrics written by Varadaraj Chikkaballapura)[36] and Hindi (lyrics written by Raqueeb Alam)[37] languages, sung by the same singers in Telugu and Kannada, except for the Hindi version.

Digital download
  1. "Vaathi Coming" (Tamil) - 3:50[4]
  2. "Master Coming" (Telugu) - 3:49[35]
  3. "Master Coming" (Kannada) - 3:48[36]
  4. "Master Coming" (Hindi) - 3:49[37]

References

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  1. ^ "Vijay's 'Master' Second Single: Get ready to groove on the peppy beats of 'Vaathi Coming' - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (10 March 2020). "Watch | 'Vaathi Coming': Second single from Vijay's 'Master' released ahead of audio launch". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ Master - Vaathi Coming Lyric | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj. Sony Music South. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b Master - Vaathi Coming Video | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj. Sony Music South. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Watch: Can you do the 'Vaathi' step? Anirudh's challenge for 'Master' fans". The News Minute. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Anirudh shares ultimate video of the worst 3 dancers doing the viral Vaathi step from Vijay's Master". Behindwoods. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Shilpa Shetty dancing to Vijay's 'Vaathi Coming' song from 'Master' goes viral - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Nazriya grooves to Vijay's Vaathi Coming - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Varu Sarathkumar grooves to Vaathi Coming - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Genelia grooves to Vaathi Coming with her husband - Times of India ►". The Times of India. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "7-Year-Old Sumit Impresses Shilpa Shetty with 'Vaathi Coming' Dance Performance, Watch Video". www.news18.com. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Vijay's Vaathi Coming: UK residents groove to Master song following social distancing. Watch". India Today. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Master: International Football club uses Thalapathy Vijay's chartbuster track Vaathi Coming for their promotions". Bollywood Life. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  14. ^ "International football club uses Vaathi Coming for promotions". Behindwoods. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  15. ^ Janani K. (17 February 2021). "Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin grooves to Vaathi Coming from Master. Watch video". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Watch R Ashwin groove to hit number Vaathi Coming from Vijays's Master". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Ashwin, Hardik and Kuldeep dance to the tune of Vijay's 'Vaathi Coming' song - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Harbhajan Singh's video with Vaathi Coming song goes viral - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Indian Premier League: Delhi Capitals, SunRisers Hyderabad Show Off 'Vaathi Coming' Moves. Which One Gets You Going? | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Suresh Raina's exclusive Vaathi Coming dance video at Behindwoods Gold Icons". Behindwoods. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Master (aka) Thalapathy 64 songs review". Behindwoods. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Master Music review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Master Songs - Music Review". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Music Review: Master - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Vaathi Coming, the second single from Vijay's Master is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  26. ^ Balach, Logesh (6 January 2021). "Thalapathy Vijay's new Master promo is rocking the Internet. Watch". India Today. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Vaathi Coming: Thalapathy Vijay's most celebrated opening songs". www.zoomtventertainment.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  28. ^ Balach, Logesh (1 February 2021). "#Vaathicoming trends on Twitter as Vijay's Master song crosses 15 million views". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay's Vaathi Coming song from Master is set to hit 200 million views; fans celebrate". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Aalaporan Thamizhan to Vaathi Coming: Five videos of Vijay that are super hit". The Times of India. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  31. ^ Sony Music South (18 June 2021). Vaathi Coming 200 Million - Master | Anirudh Ravichander | Thalapathy Vijay (motion picture). India. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  32. ^ "2020 is almost over, celebrate with these 7 Tamil songs in your playlist". The News Minute. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  33. ^ "Kattu Payale to Vaathi Coming: FIVE chartbuster Tamil songs of 2020". The Times of India. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Top Tamil Tracks of 2020, a playlist by Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  35. ^ a b Master - Master Coming Video (Telugu) | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj, retrieved 19 June 2021
  36. ^ a b Master - Master Coming Video (Kannada) | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj, retrieved 19 June 2021
  37. ^ a b Master Coming Video- Vijay the Master | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam, retrieved 19 June 2021
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