| "Chikku Bukku Rayile" | ||||
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| Song by Suresh Peters G. V. Prakash Kumar from the album Gentleman: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Published | 1993 | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 5:24 | |||
| Label | Pyramid | |||
| Writer | A. R. Rahman, Vaali | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
| Gentleman: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track listing | ||||
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"Chikku Bukku Rayile" is a song, sung in Tamil, featured in the 1993 Tamil film Gentleman. The song was written by the film's noted musical duo, composer A. R. Rahman and lyricist Vaali. It was performed by Suresh Peters and G. V. Prakash Kumar.
This song features many styles of music mixed in together to form a catchy tune and a memorable sense for the song. This song has become one of the most popular music styles of the age in the Southern Indian area, as well as other parts of the world.
Chikku Bukku Rayile's music video tells the story of dance phenomenon Prabhu Deva trying to flirt with a girl (Gouthami), as the girl tries to leave him in all directions. The song is sung mixed with English to give it the Chennai slang feel. This style propelled it to be a hit song.
The song was remade in 2009 by Vernon G Segaram and many of his singers such as Suthan Tamilake.