| En Swasa Katre | |
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| Directed by | K.S.Ravi |
| Starring | Arvind Swamy Isha Koppikar Prakash Raj Raghuvaran Vadivelu Chinni Jayanth Santhana Bharathi |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Language | Tamil |
En Swasa Katre (My Life Breath) is a 1998 Indian Tamil romance film. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Isha Koppikar, Prakash Raj and Raghuvaran. The music is by A.R.Rahman. The director of this film is Ravi. The film was released in Feb 1998 in India and worldwide. The actress Isha Koppikar debuted in the South Indian film industry with this film.
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The film was first announced in 1997 as Love Letter and was later retitled En Swasa Katre. There was lot of speculation that A.R. Rahman, the film's composer was producing this film along with the production house, but this turned out to be false. The pre-release stills were released on some AR Rahman fansites two years earlier. With Arvindswamy's Engineer(film) and Mudhal Mudhalaaga announced at the same time in which both these films were to have music by A.R Rahman. Unfortunately these films remained unmade to date.
The motion picture is produced by Nikaba films. The re-recording of the film is done on DTS 5.1 sound. Coupled with vibrant cinematography, a wide variety of locales such as the temples of Indonesia, Sand mines, Indoor studio apartments for film and song sequences has been used. An impressive song sequence found in the film was filmed entirely in rain in contemporary city settings to a foot tapping melody.
A seemingly down to earth guy Arun (Arvind Swamy) by day leads a life of a computer hacker and thief by night. When he meets a girl (Isha Koppikar) whom he fancies, he wishes to turn into a new leaf. But Arun's rogue brother whom has been blackmailing him since young to do his dirty deeds does not think likewise. A deep love hate relationship between them which unfolded during their childhood days traps Arun into a life of crime. How Arun chooses between his family and his love forms the crux of the story.
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| Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Pyramid | |||
| Producer | A.R. Rahman | |||
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The highly acclaimed soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu and Vaali. The soundtrack of this film was well received upon its initial release. Notably, song sequences in this film got considerable TV audience via music dedication through various primetime programs on Indian television and remained on the top 10 charts for a period of time.
The soundtrack was well received by music fans and critics upon its initial release. The soundtrack has been acknowledged as one of A.R. Rahman's best works to date in the 1990s. Parts of the song "En Swasa Katre" are syncopated as in Carnatik music compositions. In the style of Enigma, the French group which blends religious music and pop, a church chorus is used in one of the interludes.
The song "Jumbalakka" was reused in Thakshak, with male vocalist replaced by Shankar Mahadevan. "Kadhal Niagra" was reused with change in instrumentation and vocals and with a considerable extend in length as "Ke Sera Sera" in Pukar. An instrumental theme song, which got high appreciations compared to other pieces of background score, was featured in the movie but not released in the cassettes. It is commonly used as a background theme by TV channels and websites nowadays.
| Song | Artist(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "En Swasa Katrae" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra | Vairamuthu |
| "Jumbalakka" | Rafee | Vairamuthu |
| "Kadhal Niagara" | Palghat Sreeram, Harini, Anupama | Vaali |
| "Chinna Chinna Mazhai Thuligal" | M. G. Sreekumar | Vairamuthu |
| "Theendai" | S. P. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Chitra | Vairamuthu |
| "Thirakkadha" | P. Unni Krishnan, K. S. Chitra | Vairamuthu |