Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal

"Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal"

Cover of the song, featuring actors Vikram, Amy Jackson
Song by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal from the album I
Released 15 September 2014 (Original)
29 December 2014 (Hindi)
30 December 2014 (Telugu)
Format CD single, Legal digital download
Genre Filmi
Length 5:08
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Writer Madhan Karky
Composer A. R. Rahman
Producer A. R. Rahman
I track listing
  1. "Mersalaayitten"
  2. "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal"
  3. "Ladio"
  4. "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal"
  5. "Aila Aila"
  6. "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal (Reprise)"
  7. "Mersalaayitten (Remix)"

Music video
"Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" on YouTube

"Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" (English: Oh flowers… Rest a while) is a romantic Tamil song from the 2015 Tamil film, I. Composed by A. R. Rahman, the song is sung by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal, with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky.[1] The music video of the track features actors Vikram and Amy Jackson.[2] The song was re-dubbed in two other languages. The Hindi version of the song "Tu Chale", sung by Arijit Singh and Ghoshal is written by Irshad Kamil while the Telugu version of the song "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" was sung by Haricharan and Ghoshal and the lyrics for the version is penned by Ananta Sriram. The music video of the song was shot in several locations of China.

Original version of the song was released on September 15, 2014, at a grand event held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Hindi version of the song was released on September 29, 2014 at an event held in Mumbai while the Telugu version of the song was released on September 30, 2014 at an event held in Hyderabad. Upon its release, "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" was met with positive reviews from critics; most of the critics praising the vocals by Haricharan and Ghoshal and its "simple yet beautiful" composition by Rahman.[3] Commercially, the song fared well, peaking at three in the iTunes Indian Charts, The Times of India Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Chart; the song also peaked at four in the iTunes Sri Lankan Charts.

Background

The song is composed by A. R. Rahman, which marks the tenth time Rahman collaborated with the director of the song and film, Shankar.[4] The song is sung by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal while the lyrics is penned by Madhan Karky. The song was released in two other languages. The Hindi version of the song titled "Tu Chale" was rendered by Arijit Singh and Ghoshal while the lyrics for the version is penned by Irshad Kamil. The Telugu version of the song "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" was sung by Haricharan and Ghoshal and the lyrics for the version is written by Ananta Sriram.[5]

Scenes in the song were shot in scenic locales— Red Seabeach in Panjin and on Li river in Guilin.[6] Shooting of the song was completed over a month. It is choreographed by Bosco-Caesar.[6] The song is composed using instruments like Harp and Haiku with programmed beats and blues type guitar riff.[7] The sound of dripping water is added into the guitar-led arrangement of the song.[8]

Release

The song was released along with the other tracks of the album, on September 15, 2014, at a grand event held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.[9] The song was available for digital download and on music-streaming platforms at the same day of release.[1][10] Hindi version of the song was released on September 29, 2014 at an event held in Mumbai while the Telugu version of the song was released a day after the release of Hindi version on September 30, 2014 at an event held in Hyderabad.[11]

Singer of the song Haricharan, performed the song live at the music releasing event of the album, on September 15, 2014.[12]

Chart performance

Upon release, the song had a direct entry at position 3 in The Times of India Mirchi Top 20 Chart, while on October 3, 2014, the song was positioned at 9 in the chart,[13] fell to position 14 on October 10, 2014.[14] It climbed to position 11 on October 17, 2014,[15] moved further to position 9, on October 24, 2014.[16] and was ranked at position 6 on November 21, 2014.[17]

On September 15, 2014, the song was released at iTunes and debuted at position 22 in iTunes India Chart Top 100 on the same day,[18] rose to position 6 the following day[19] and was ranked at its peak position 3, on November 17, 2014.[20]

Chart (2014) Peak
position		 Ref.
iTunes Indian Charts 3 [21]
iTunes Malaysian Charts 38 [22]
iTunes Sri Lankan Charts 4 [23]
iTunes United Arab Emirates Charts 25 [24]
The Times of India Mirchi Top 20 Chart 3 [13]

Critical reception

The Tamil, Hindi and Telugu version of the song is sung by Shreya Ghoshal. Her rendition in the song received extremely positive reviews from critics.

The song received extremely positive response from the music critics.

Reviewers from Sify called the song "The album's melody quotient". He praised the lyrics by Madhan Karky and vocals by the lead singers: "The way Shreya Ghoshal's humming has been used in the first interlude laced with classical improvisations is top-notch".[25] Behindwoods Review Board commented: "Haricharan's crystal clear voice, Shreya's Hindustani driven singing lead to a chart-buster, here".[7] Indiaglitz mentioned the work by the lyricist for "exhibiting what he can do with a single letter 'I' to provide a bewitching experience". He further praised the vocals by Haricharan and Ghoshal: "Haricharan is the new go to man for Rahman in the recent times, and he keeps raising the bar in every outing. With regards to Shreya Ghoshal, we have to dig deep the dictionary to come up with some new adjectives to praise her singing".[26] Vipin from Music Aloud called the song "the best of the soundtrack, a charming melody that is nailed by Haricharan and Shreya Ghoshal".[27]

Hindi version

Background

Arijit Singh replaced Haricharan in the Hindi version of the song, titled "Tu Chale" while the female vocalist, Shreya Ghoshal was retained in the version along with the Telugu version of the song. The song marks the second collaboration of Singh with composer A. R. Rahman, the first where Singh dubbed for Hindi version of "Medhuvaagathaan", titled "Dil Chaspiya" from Kochadaiiyaan (2014).[28] Ghoshal and Rahman had earlier worked during the year, in the film Kochadaiiyaan where she rendered the song "Mera Gham" which is the Hindi version of the Tamil song "Idhayam", originally sung by Chinmayee.[29] She also worked with Rahman in the song "Kismat Se" from his studio album Raunaq, released in 2014.[30]

Release

The song was released along with the other tracks of the album on December 29, 2014 at an event held in Mumbai.[31] The music rights of the Hindi version of the album were acquired by T-Series.[32] The full audio song was uploaded to YouTube account of T-Series, within the day of release.[33] The dubbed Hindi version of the music video was released officially on January 10, 2014.[34]

Track listing

  1. "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" – 5:08[35]
  2. "Tu Chale" – 5:08[36]
  3. "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" – 5:06[37]

Release history

Song Country Date Format Label Ref
"Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" India September 15, 2014 Digital download Sony Music India [35]
United States September 18, 2014 CD single Sony Music Entertainment [38]
United Kingdom [39]
Germany [40]
France [41]
"Tu Chale" India September 29, 2014 Digital download Super Cassettes Industries [36]
"Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" September 30, 2014 Sony Music Entertainment [37]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". A. R. Rahman. iTunes. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal: I - Video". The Times of India. October 8, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (September 15, 2014). "'I' Music Review Roundup: AR Rahman-Shankar Team Creates Magic Again". International Business Times. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ V. Lakshmi (March 11, 2012). "Shankar to find a new team". The Times of India. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "I - Manoharudu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". A. R. Rahman. iTunes. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hemanth Kumar (September 22, 2014). "Chinese temptation for Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "I (aka) Ai songs review". Behindwoods. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (September 17, 2014). "I, A. R. Rahman". The Hindu. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Arnold, Jackie Chan come together for Shankar's 'Ai'". The Times of India. August 26, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "I (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana.com. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "I (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana.com. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Audio launch of 'I' in Telugu: A quiet affair". The Hindu. December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Music Chart - The Times of India - Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Week Ending 3 October 2014". The Times of India. October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Music Chart - The Times of India - Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Week Ending 10 October 2014". The Times of India. October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Music Chart - The Times of India - Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Week Ending 17 October 2014". The Times of India. October 17, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Music Chart - The Times of India - Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Week Ending 24 October 2014". The Times of India. October 24, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Music Chart - The Times of India - Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Week Ending 21 November 2014". The Times of India. November 21, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Indian iTunes top 100 list of 15 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  19. ↑ "India iTunes Top 20 Songs". iTunes. November 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Indian iTunes top 100 list of 17 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 17, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Malaysian iTunes top 100 list of 19 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Malaysian iTunes top 100 list of 19 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Sri Lanka's iTunes top 100 list of 15 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  24. ↑ "United arab emirates iTunes top 100 list of 21 September 2014". iTunes Archive. September 21, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  25. ↑ "'I' audio review". Sify. September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  26. ↑ "I - Rahman unleashes the beauty and beast via his tune". Indiaglitz. September 16, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  27. ↑ Vipin (September 17, 2014). "I – Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  28. ↑ Joginder Tuteja (March 18, 2014). "A.R. Rahman ropes in Arijit Singh as Rajinikanth's voice". Glamsham. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  29. ↑ Joginder Tuteja (March 23, 2014). "Review: Kochadaiiyaan music will be hit". Rediff.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Kismat Se (From "Raunaq") - Single". A. R. Rahman & Kapil Sibal. iTunes. March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Vikram, Shankar and AR Rahman at the 'I' Hindi audio launch". Deccan Chronicle. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  32. ↑ "T-Series acquires music rights of 'I' Hindi version". Radio and Music. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  33. ↑ "'Tu chale' FULL AUDIO Song 'I' - Aascar Films - A. R. Rahman - Shankar, Chiyaan Vikram, Amy Jackson". T-Series. YouTube. September 29, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  34. ↑ Akshata Shetty (January 10, 2015). "I Song Tu Chale: Vikram and Amy Jackson’s chemistry add spark to this blanched romantic number!". India.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal - I (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Tu Chale - I (Hindi) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". iTunes. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa - I - Manoharudu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Amazon: 'Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal' – A.R. Rahman,Haricharan,Shreya Ghoshal". Amazon.com. Amazon Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Amazon: 'Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal' – A.R. Rahman,Haricharan,Shreya Ghoshal". Amazon.com (UK). Amazon Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Amazon: 'Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal' – A.R. Rahman,Haricharan,Shreya Ghoshal". Amazon.com (DE). Amazon Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Amazon: 'Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal' – A.R. Rahman,Haricharan,Shreya Ghoshal". Amazon.com (FR). Amazon Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

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