Indian (soundtrack)
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 |
| 6 |
"Latka Dikha Diya Humne" (Alternate Version) |
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi |
5:52 |
P. K. Mishra |
| Telugu (Bharateeyudu) |
| No. |
Title |
Singers |
Length |
Lyricist |
| 1 |
"Adireti" |
Swarnalatha |
5:52 |
Bhuvanachandra |
| 2 |
"Maya Machindra" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, Swarnalatha |
5:37 |
Bhuvanachandra |
| 3 |
"Teppeleli Poyatta" |
S. P. Balasubramaniam, Sujatha |
6:28 |
Bhuvanachandra |
| 4 |
"Pachani Chilukalo" |
K. J. Yesudas |
5:50 |
Bhuvanachandra |
| 5 |
"Telephone" |
Hariharan, Harini |
6:15 |
Bhuvanachandra |
|
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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
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