Pistah (song)
| "Pistah" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Shabareesh Varma from the album Neram | |
| Released | March 9, 2013[1] |
| Format | Digital download |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Label | Think Music |
| Writer | Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Composer | Rajesh Murugesan |
| Language |
Malayalam Tamil |
| Producer | Rajesh Murugesan |
"Pistah: The Run Anthem" is a song composed by Rajesh Murugesan and sung by Shabareesh Varma for the Malayalam and Tamil bilingual film Neram starring Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim. The song's lyrics were taken from a comedy track from Sathyan Anthikad's film 1983 film Kinnaram, featuring Jagathy Sreekumar who played the role of a music composer in the film.[2] The lyric of the song is apparently the creation of the great actor himself.[2] Additional lyrics were added by Shabareesh Varma. A music video was released in March 2013 and went viral.[1] The video was directed by Alphonse Putharen. The song was a tribute to Jagathy Sreekumar, who had met with an accident just over a year before its release.[3]
Development
On how they landed on this song, Alphons Putharen says:
- "It was a happy accident. It was not something that was planned. This song comes towards the climax of the film and we were searching for a song with appropriate lyrics. But we couldn't get anything with good lyrics that fit the situation. Shabareesh used to sing the song whenever we guys used to have a get together. So I thought why not use the song and Rajesh came up with the peppy tune. That's how it happened. We three added few more lyrics and fixed the tune and it sounded fantastic."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pistah fever hits Mollywood". The Times of India. Mar 14, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Good times for Rajesh". The Times of India. Mar 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "The Pistah song is a tribute to Jagathy Sreekumar". The Times of India. Mar 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.