Indian is the soundtrack to the 1996 Tamil film, Indian, directed by S. Shankar and starring Kamal Hassan. The soundtrack album includes five tracks composed by A. R. Rahman[1] and was released on 1996 by Pyramid.[2] The soundtrack was highly popular upon release and was also released in Hindi as Hindustani by TIPS[2] and in Telugu as Bharateeyudu by T-Series.[2] The lyrics were written by Vaali and Vairamuthu for the original version, P. K. Mishra for Hindustani and Bhuvanachandra for Bharateeyudu.
The soundtrack proved extremely successful and sold about 6 lakhs records within a few days of release.[3] Even the rich background score was highly acclaimed. Many critics opined that this score can be easily used for any Hollywood film. The score is termed as "Excellent" & "Very Powerful".
Track listing
| Tamil (Indian) |
| No. |
Title |
Singers |
Length |
Lyricist |
| 1 |
"Akadanu Naanga" |
Swarnalatha |
5:52 |
Vaali |
| 2 |
"Maya Machindra" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, Swarnalatha |
5:37 |
Vaali |
| 3 |
"Pachai Kiligal" |
K. J. Yesudas |
5:50 |
Vairamuthu |
| 4 |
"Telephone Manipol" |
Hariharan, Harini |
6:15 |
Vairamuthu |
| 5 |
"Kappaleri Poyaachu" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela |
6:28 |
Vaali |
| Hindi (Hindustani) |
| No. |
Title |
Singers |
Length |
Lyricist |
| 1 |
"Latka Dikha Diya Humne" |
Swarnalatha |
5:52 |
P. K. Mishra |
| 2 |
"Maya Machindra Humko" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, Swarnalatha |
5:37 |
P. K. Mishra |
| 3 |
"Kashtiyan Bhi Ladh Gayi" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, Sadhana Sargam |
6:28 |
P. K. Mishra |
| 4 |
"Pyare Panchi Bahoein Mein" |
K. J. Yesudas |
5:50 |
P. K. Mishra |
| 5 |
"Telephone Dhun Mein Hasne Wali" |
Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
6:15 |
P. K. Mishra |
Personnel
- Sultan Khan – sarangi
- M. Srinivasa Raju - oud, mandolin, sarod
- Ganga, Kanchana, Renuka, Febi Mani, Rekha, Shahul Hameed, Rajagopal, Srinivas, Chandran, Anto, Noell James - Harmony
References
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