Vishwaroopam (soundtrack)
| Vishwaroopam | ||||
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 Album Cover | ||||
| Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
| Released |
7 December 2012 (Tamil) 28 December 2012 (Hindi) | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length |
23:25 23:35 (Hindi) | |||
| Language | Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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Vishwaroopam is the soundtrack album, composed by the music trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, for the Tamil film of the same name, directed by Kamal Hassan. The album features five tracks, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu and Kamal Hassan himself. The soundtrack's Hindi version Vishwaroop, has lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.
Production
Initially, Yuvan Shankar Raja was rumored to compose the film's musical score since the film was supposed to be directed by director Selvaraghavan, a frequent collaborator of Raja.[1] However, later Kamal was confirmed to direct the film himself and signed in the musical trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose music for the trilingual, who had, in their early days, composed music for his trilingual Aalavandhan.[2] Lyricist Vairamuthu was confirmed for the Tamil version of the film,[3] after Kamal Haasan had approached him and narrated the entire plot, to which he immediately agreed to work upon. Javed Akhtar has penned lyrics for the Hindi version,[4] while Ramajogayya Shastry has done the lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version.[5]
Release
The audio was initially expected to release on 7 November 2012, coinciding with Haasan's birthday. The audio launch was planned to be launched simultaneously in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. However, due to Cyclone Nilam, it was postponed.[6][7] The film's audio rights were bagged by Sony Music.[8]
The album was released on December 7, at Chennai on a grand event at YMCA Royapettah, after launching the audio in Madurai and Coimbatore. The first copy of the audio was released by Ilayaraja, who had collaborated with Kamal on his previous productions.[9] The function was attended by various celebrities including Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Bharathiraja, A.R. Murugadoss, K.S. Ravikumar, Vasanth, Suresh Krishna, Prabhu Solomon, Dharani, Gouthami, Lingusamy, Jayaram, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Karthik, Karunas, and Prabhu.[10]
Track list
| Tamil Track listing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Vishwaroopam" | Vairamuthu | Suraj Jagan | 4:22 | ||||||
| 2. | "Thuppaki Engal Tholile" | Vairamuthu English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg | Kamal Haasan & Benny Dayal | 4:42 | ||||||
| 3. | "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan" | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan | 5:35 | ||||||
| 4. | "Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile" | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza | 4:16 | ||||||
| 5. | "Vishwaroopam (Remix)" | Vairamuthu | Remixed by Shane Mendonsa | 4:23 | ||||||
Total length: |
23:25 | |||||||||
| Hindi Tracklisting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Vishwaroop" | Javed Akhtar | Suraj Jagan | 4:24 | ||||||
| 2. | "Jung Hai" | Javed Akhtar English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg | Shankar Mahadevan & Benny Dayal | 4:46 | ||||||
| 3. | "Main Radha Tu Shaam" | Javed Akhtar | Kamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan | 5:39 | ||||||
| 4. | "Koi Kahin" | Javed Akhtar | Kamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza | 4:19 | ||||||
| 5. | "Vishwaroop (Remix)" | Javed Akhtar | Remixed by Shane Mendonsa | 4:27 | ||||||
Total length: |
23:35 | |||||||||
| Telugu Tracklisting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Vishwaroopam" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Suraj Jagan | 4:22 | ||||||
| 2. | "Thupakee Thone Jeevitham" | Ramajogayya Sastry English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg | Shankar Mahadevan & Benny Dayal | 4:42 | ||||||
| 3. | "Undalaenandhi Naa Kannu" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan | 5:35 | ||||||
| 4. | "Anu Vinasa Varshamidhi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza | 4:16 | ||||||
| 5. | "Vishwaroopam(Remix)" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Remixed by Shane Mendonsa | 4:23 | ||||||
Total length: |
23:25 | |||||||||
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Musicperk |   [11] |
| Music Aloud |  [12] |
| Behindwoods | [13] |
| Tamil Music Review | [14] |
| Haihoi | [15] |
| IndiaGlitz | [16] |
| Rediff | [17] |
| Thamarai | [18] |
The soundtrack was met with positive response from music critics upon release. Musicperk.com noted, "SEL are one of the very few versatile composers around the country and that explains Kamal’s choice for their music. This album would rank as one of the best albums of SEL...The songs are quite ahead of its time & by the passage of time, will get even better recognition.".[19] Music Aloud's review called the album "a must listen"[20] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff described the album as "a pleasant listening experience"[17] Behindwoods said, "[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy] bring their A-game to the party and it’s a highly focused effort with absolutely no room for fillers. Seriously good!" [21] IndiaGlitz praised the album saying,"[The] album draws a fine line between top-notch music and director-friendly music that prioritizes the storyline above everything else".[22] Kanchana Devi of Truth Dive said, "the album of Vishwaroopam is completely transports you into the next level of musical scope."[23] while Thamarai.com praised the album for its "exquisitely-penned lyrics and brilliant vocal performances".[18]
The soundtrack, within hours of its release, climbed up to #3 in iTunes Chart.[24]
References
- ↑ "Kamal hits the gym for Selva". Behindwoods. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Kamal Haasan signs Shankar for next". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Vairamuthu to write songs for Viswaroopam". Sify. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ↑ "Vishwaroop: Shankar Ehsaan Loy". Amazon.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (9 June 2012). "Arts / Cinema : An idea whose time has come". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Cyclone Nilam is such a 'spoilsport': Kamal Haasan". CNN-IBN. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Cyclone Nila plays poilsport to audio launch plans
- ↑ "Sony bags Vishwaroopam audio". The Times of India. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. "Sony Music has grabbed the audio rights of Kamal Haasan's ambitious Vishwaroopam."
- ↑ "'Kamal deserves to be celebrated'". The Times of India. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ↑ "AR Murugadoss at Viswaroopam Audio Launch Photos". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. "Kamal, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Ilayaraja, Bharathiraja, AR Murugadoss, KS Ravikumar, Vasanth, Suresh Krishna, Shobi, Lalitha, Prabhu Solomon, Asvin Raja, Aswin Sekar, Dharani, Santhana Bharathi, Sriman, Shanmugarajan, Gouthami with daughter Subbulakshmi, SP Muthuraman, Lingusamy, Keyaar, Jayaram, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Karthik, Karunas, Ramesh Khanna, Prabhu, Ram Kumar, Vikram Prabhu graced the event"
- ↑ Siddharth K (7 December 2012). "Vishwaroopam". Musicperk.
- ↑ Vipin (7 December 2012). "Vishwaroopam – MUSIC REVIEW (TAMIL MOVIE SOUNDTRACK)". Music Aloud.
- ↑ "VISHWAROOPAM SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Viswaroopam Music Review". Tamil Music Review. 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Viswaroopam Music Review". Haihoi. 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Viswaroopam Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 7 December 2012.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Review: Viswaroopam Music is pleasant". Rediff. 10 December 2012.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Review:Vishwaroopam — Soundtrack Review". Thamarai. 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Vishwaroopam". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ↑ "Vishwaroopam — Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. "Must listen!"
- ↑ "Vishwaroopam Music Review Andrea Jeremiah, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ↑ "Viswaroopam Music Review". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. "The album draws a fine line between top-notch music and director-friendly music that prioritizes the storyline above everything else."
- ↑ "Vishwaroopam — Music Review". 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ↑ "'Vishwaroopam' songs rock the iTunes chart". IBNLive. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. "The audio album of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' occupied a prominent place on the top charts of I Tunes, on the day one of its release. Within hours the album was launched, it occupied third place in the coveted list. The songs composed by Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy are being hailed by music lovers as they struck an instant chord with them."