Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Pandiraj. It will be featuring Vimal and Sivakarthikeyan in lead roles. Bindu Madhavi and Regina Cassandra plays the heroines in the film. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack.
Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed the soundtrack. Director Pandiraj and Yuvan Shankar Raja have come together for the first time in Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga. The audio of the film was to be launched on Feb 6th at Satyam Cinemas in Chennai, but had been cancelled, owing to the case filed by R Jayaraman of RS Infotainment against P Madan the co-producer of Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga. The director reveals that he had initially planned for four songs, but decided to add one more track at the last minute. Silambarasan has sung the opening song of the film with Yuvan.
7G Rainbow Colony is a 2004 Tamil drama written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Ravi Krishna, who debuted in this film, and Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Arvind Krishna. The film, released on 15 October 2004, met with critical acclaim and commercial success upon release. Moreover, Ravi Krishna received the Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) for his acting performance, whilst Yuvan Shankar Raja was awarded the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for his highly praised musical score.
Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja received universal acclaim for the musical score as the songs and the film score were hailed as "excellent" and the album as a "great" and "must buy". Particularly, the instrumental track in the album was very much lauded described as "highly innovative" and "eminently haunting" and even hailed as "one of the most haunting instrumental tracks ever".
Yuvan Potta Mettu Athanaiyum Hittu - Yuvan Shankar Raja Instrumental Hits Vol-1 Vitti Special Edition is an instrumental tracks album of Yuvan Shankar Raja Hit Albums.
This is an instrumental soundtrack from Various hit albums of Yuvan Shankar Raja. The hit albums includes Thottal Poo Malarum, Chennai 600 028, 7G Rainbow Colony, Billa, Deepavali, Paruthiveeran, Sandaikozhi, Thamirabharani, Kadhal Kondaen. These instrumental tracks are so soothing and pleasant for listening. It is going to be Yuvan's collection for the events.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Arabhu Naadae | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
02 | Yaaro Yaarukkul | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
03 | Ninaithu Ninaithu - Male | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
04 | Naan Meendum Naanaga | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
05 | Kannan Varum Velai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
06 | Ariyaadha Vayasu | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
07 | My Name is Billa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
08 | Dhaavani Potta Deepavali | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
09 | Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
10 | Thaaliyae Theva Illai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
11 | Devathaiyai Kandaen | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
12 | Karuppana Kaiyaala | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
13 | Ninaithu Ninaithu - Female | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
The Blast is the first Indipop studio album by Indian musician Yuvan Shankar Raja, released in July 1999. It features 12 tracks, which were all composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Yuvan Shankar Raja started working on an independent studio album, even before stepping into the Tamil film industry, working as a film composer and music director. It was, in fact, this album, which made possible his entry into film business, since producer T. Siva approached and eventually assigned him to compose the score for his 1997 Tamil film Aravindhan, after having listened to a couple of tracks, Yuvan Shankar had composed from this album.
He worked for nearly 2 years on this album, which finally got released in July 1999. But since he wasn't popular and not a household name yet during the time, his album went totally unnoticed and failed to gain attraction, though featuring some very popular artists as actor Kamal Haasan, Carnatic-based singers Nithyashree Mahadevan, Unnikrishnan and Srinivas.
According to Yuvan Shankar Raja, the album is based on the thought of World Peace. He tells, that during the time, he was working on this album, India was carrying out Nuclear testing, which he had used as the inspiration, from which also the title is derived.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Oli Veesum Engal Deepam | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Paarthi Bhasker |
02 | Nee Thane Neethanae | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kavi Ravi |
03 | Chippikullae Muthai Yaar | KamalHaasan, Rajalakshmi, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Paarthi Bhasker, Sujatha Rangarajan |
04 | Poovea Puthirae Pothum | Srinivas | Arivumathi |
05 | Oru Naal Pothumaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kavi Ravi |
06 | Mama Mama Srihari | Unnikrishnan, Nithyasree | Paarthi Bhasker |
07 | Poradu Poradu Poroduthaan | Nagoor Haniffa, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kavi Ravi |
08 | Vaa Nanbanae Naam | Kamalhaasan, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Vaasan |
09 | Mama Mama Instrumental | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
10 | Sonnare Sonnare | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kavi Ravi |
11 | Unn Ninaivil | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
12 | Aval Devathai | Kamalhaasan, Suresh, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kavi Ravi |
Sound Engineer : Venu
Music : Yuvan Shankar Raja
Concept & Direction : Suresh
Audio : Pyramid Audio
Vetadu Ventadu is an upcoming Tamil dubbed Telugu action film directed by Thiru. It features Vishal, Trisha Krishnan and Sunaina in the lead roles, with Manoj Bajpai and J. D. Chakravarthy appearing in supporting roles.
Soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja collaborating with director Thiru for second time and Vishal for sixth time. Audio was released in 4th December 2012 at Prasad Labs. Na. Muthukumar and Adhityan were present at the event, among other media personalities. Yuvan Shankar Raja was in Kuala Lumpur, mastering the sound for the film, and hence couldnt attend the event. Trisha and Sunaina too missed the event as they were busy with their current projects.
All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Chiguraku Veede | Prudhvi Chandra, Sai Shivani | Ramajogayya Sastry |
02 | Andham Andham | Karunya | Ananth Sriram |
03 | Silala Brathuke | Hemachandra | Ananth Sriram |
04 | Raja Nee Mungitlo | Geetha Madhuri | Vanamali |
05 | Vennellona Aduthunna | Deepu, Malavika | Ramajogayya Sastry |
Samar (English: War) is an upcoming Tamil action film directed by Thiru. It features Vishal, Trisha Krishnan and Sunaina in the lead roles, with Manoj Bajpai and J. D. Chakravarthy appearing in supporting roles.
Soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja collaborating with director Thiru for second time and Vishal for sixth time. Audio was released in 4th December 2012 at Prasad Labs. Na. Muthukumar and Adhityan were present at the event, among other media personalities. Yuvan Shankar Raja was in Kuala Lumpur, mastering the sound for the film, and hence couldnt attend the event. Trisha and Sunaina too missed the event as they were busy with their current projects.
All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Oru Kannil Vaegam | K.G. Ranjith, Naveen Madhav, Suchitra | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Azhagho Azhaghu | Naresh Iyer | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Poikkaal Kuthirai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Rajaavin Thoattathil | K.G. Ranjith, Rita | Na. Muthukumar, Blaze |
05 | Vellai Maiyil | Udit Narayan, Shweta Mohan | Kabilan Vairamuthu |
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal (English: Three People Three Love) is an upcoming Tamil romance film written and directed by Vasanth. It stars Arjun, Cheran, Vimal, Muktha Bhanu and newcomers Surveen Chawla and Lasini. The film, which will feature musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja, is currently in its production stage. It is slated for March 2013 release.
Vasanth roped in Yuvan Shankar Raja as the composer, who he had previously worked with in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and his last project Satham Podathey (2007). In an interview, the director stated that Yuvan Shankar Raja had put in about seven months of work for this film, while describing the genre of the soundtrack as post-modern music. The soundtrack album features six songs with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.
Composing was started even before the film was launched, with the first song being recorded on August 9, 2011. Popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam originally sang the melody titled "Mazhai Mazhai Mazhaiyo Mazhai", which was recorded in Mumbai. The final version, however, featured Karthik's vocals. Neha Bhasin, who had sung the well received song "Pesugiren" in Satham Podathey before, lent her voice for another song in the album. Nandini Srikar of Ra.One fame crooned a solo "Aaha Kadhal", which, too, was recorded in Mumbai, while composer Ramesh Vinayagam sang a peppy number titled "Stop the Paatu" for the album. A teaser trailer of "Stop The Paatu" was released online in September 2012 and garnered positive response though the song was not included in the audio. The composer himself performed the song "Unakkagave" which was dubbed as the first dubstep track in Tamil cinema. Yuvan Shankar Raja later revealed that he had not composed a single new tune for the film, but that all were stock songs he had earlier recorded which were chosen by Vasanth. The final mixing was done in Berlin, according to Vasanth.
The album was launched in a critically acclaimed event on 1 December 2012 at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Chennai. The entire cast and crew of the film, besides noted film personalities, including directors K. Balachander, K. S. Ravikumar, K. Bhagyaraj, N. Lingusamy, Sasi and actors Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kushboo, Krishna, Prakash Raj were present at the function which was host by television anchors Ma Ka Pa Anand and Divyadarshini. The songs from the album were also performed live on stage by the original artists. All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Kaadal Enthan Kaadal | Neha Bhasin | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Unakkagave Uyir Vaalgiren | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Padapadakkudhu Maname | Krish, Blaze | Na. Muthukumar, Blaze |
04 | Aaha Kaadal Konji Konji Pesudhe | Nandhini Srikar | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Mazhai Mazhai Mazhai | Karthik, Shwetha | Na. Muthukumar |
06 | Stop The Paattu | Ramesh Vinayagam | Na. Muthukumar |
Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer (English: So You Do Love Me) is an upcoming 2012 Indian Tamil romance film directed by Suseenthiran. It features debutante Santhosh Ramesh (Singanamala Ramesh's second son) and Manisha Yadav, heroine of Vazhakku Enn 18/9 fame in the lead roles. It will be produced by Nallu Studios and will have music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Cinematography is by Soorya.A.R, editing by Antony, stunts by Anal Arasu, lyrics by Vaali and Yugabharathi.
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. There are six songs but only four will be featured in the album as the director feels that the lyrics of the other two songs would give out the plot details. These two songs will only be a part of the film. The audio launch was held on October 17 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai. The first audio CD was released by actor Mohan and received by director-actor K. Bhagyaraj.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Mella Sirithal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yugabharathi |
02 | Alaipayum Nenjile | Udit Narayan | Yugabharathi |
03 | Thappu Thanda | Javed Ali, Bhavatharani | Vaali |
04 | Poovum Poovum | Vijay Yesudhas, Vinaitha | J Francis Kiruba |
Aadhi Bhagavan (English: Ancient God) is an upcoming Tamil action film written and directed by Ameer Sultan. Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra play the lead roles in the film, which is being produced by DMK politician J. Anbazhagan and features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by R. B. Gurudev and K. Devaraj and editing by Ram Sudharsan. Following a formal announcement in February 2010, the film was shot over a period of two years across Thailand, Rajasthan, Goa, Chennai and Mumbai. The film is scheduled to release for Pongal 2013.
As with Ameer's previous directorials, the film score and soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics were written by Snehan. In late July 2010, the trio left for Singapore for song compositions. One of the songs was reported to be a club number, featuring completely Hindi lyrics; Hindi singer Mohit Chauhan was recruited to lend his voice to this song. In late November 2010, another song was recorded, which Yuvan Shankar considered as one of his toughest compositions. While usually completing his songs within a couple of days, this song, performed by Shreya Ghoshal and Sharib Sabri, had taken him more than a week to finish, after he had made seven to eight versions of it. In late July 2012, the composer was working on the final sound mixing in Berlin, Germany. Tamil Canadian rapper Rajeev ThaProphecy collaborated with Yuvan Shankar Raja and sang a full rap song in the film.
The soundtrack album was unveiled at a grand event on October 6, 2012 at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, the first ever Tamil audio launch event held in North America. Besides the six songs from Aadhi Bhagavan as well as popular songs from the director and composer's previous collaborations, the event saw a dance performance by South African dancers. The album met with highly positive response from public and critics alike and Yuvan won accolades for providing an wholesome variety album.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Eisalaamey Eisalaam | Manasi Scott, Rahul Nambiar | Snehan |
02 | Kaatriley Nadanthene | Udit Narayan, Shweta Pandit | Arivumathi |
03 | Yaavum Poithaanaa | Madhushree | Snehan |
04 | Oru Thuli Vishamaai | Sharib Sabri, Shreya Ghoshal | Snehan |
05 | Agadam Bagadam | Mohit Chauhan | Manoj |
06 | Bhagavan Rap Song | Tha Prophecy, Sathyan | Tha Prophecy |
Dhenikaina Ready is a controversial Telugu slapstick comedy film directed by G.Nageswara Reddy and produced by Mohan Babu. The film features Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. The movie was dubbed in Malayalam as Endhinum Ready and was released simultaneously with Telugu. This film is a remake of the Malayalam film Udayapuram Sulthan. Yuvan Shankar Raja and Chakri were the Music Directors whereas Yuvan composed two songs for the album.
Two Songs in the audio album of the film has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack features five tracks that belong to varied genres including a parody. The audio album was released on September 28 at the lavish Gandharva Mahal set erected for the film Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?. Dr Brahmanandam launched the first audio CD and handed over the first copy to Padmasri Dr Mohan Babu. Dr. Mohan Babu, Kota Srinivasa Rao, LB Sriram, AVS, Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan, BVSN Ravi, Nageswara Reddy, Chakri, Ramajogayya Shastri, Ananta Sriram and others were graced the function and wished for the success.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Naalage Nenuntaanu | Shankar Mahadevan | Ramajogayya Sastry |
02 | Pilla Neevalla | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Shrraddha Pandit | Anantha Sreeram |
Endhenum Ready is a controversial Malayalam slapstick comedy film directed by G.Nageswara Reddy and produced by Mohan Babu. It was a dubbed Telugu film named Dhenikaina Ready and was released simultaneously with Telugu. The film features Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. This film is a remake of the Malayalam film Udayapuram Sulthan. Yuvan Shankar Raja and Chakri were the Music Directors whereas Yuvan composed two songs for the album.
Two Songs in the audio album of the film has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack features five tracks that belong to varied genres including a parody. The audio album was released on September 28 at the lavish Gandharva Mahal set erected for the film Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?. Dr Brahmanandam launched the first audio CD and handed over the first copy to Padmasri Dr Mohan Babu. Dr. Mohan Babu, Kota Srinivasa Rao, LB Sriram, AVS, Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan, BVSN Ravi, Nageswara Reddy, Chakri, Ramajogayya Shastri, Ananta Sriram and others were graced the function and wished for the success.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Anennal Naanallo | Ranjith | Mangomb Gopala Krishna |
02 | Oh Penne Yende | Rahul Nambiar, Vijitha | Mangomb Gopala Krishna |
Billa II is a 2012 Indian Tamil gangster film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and focuses on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character. Supporting roles are essayed by Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey, all of whom make their debut in Tamil cinema. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor. The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to conflicting dates, he was replaced by Chakri Toleti, while a new script was penned by a team involving Toleti and Eric Felberg. Filming, which commenced in July 2011 and was completed by December 2011, took place primarily at Tamil Nadu, Goa, Hyderabad and Georgia. Billa II was released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and a dubbed Telugu version titled David Billa was also simultaneously released in Andhra Pradesh. Billa II received mixed critical response upon release, but opened well at the box office.
Yuvan Shankar Raja, who had also worked on the score of Billa (2007), composed the soundtrack and score of Billa II, becoming his fifth project starring Ajith Kumar. The album conists of six tracks, five songs and a theme music track. The producer however confirmed that the film would feature a sixth song, not included in the soundtrack that was composed for a belly dance sequence. Na. Muthukumar agreed to write the lyrics for the songs. In a departure from convention, the lyrics were penned first which were set to tunes later. The audio launch was initially to be released in mid-March 2012, but was then pushed to second week of April. Actor Rajinikanth was approached to unveil the soundtrack, with the team supposedly rescheduling the audio launch to suit Rajinikanth's dates, who had left for London for the filming of his film Kochadaiyaan. The soundtrack was unveiled on 1 May 2012, coninciding with Ajith Kumar's birthday. Sony Music Entertainment that marketed the album of Ajith Kumar's previous film Mankatha, acquired the music rights of Billa II as well for an unprecedented sum after some weeks-long negotiations. In the week before the audio launch, Sony Music began releasing teasers of each of the songs every day and promoted them across social platforms. The Telugu version of the soundtrack was released on 5 June 2012 at the Taj Deccan in Hyderabad. The soundtrack received positive response from critics and topped the charts.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Gang Gang Gangster | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Stefny | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Idhayam Intha Idhayam | Shweta Pandit | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Yedho Yedho Oru Mayakkam | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Tanvi Shah, Suvi Suresh | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Madurai Ponnu | Andrea Jeremiah | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Unakkulle Mirugam | Ranjith | Na. Muthukumar |
06 | Billa 2 Theme Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
David Billa is a 2012 Indian Telugu gangster film dubbed version of Billa 2 directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 tamil film Billa and focuses on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character. Supporting roles are essayed by Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey, all of whom make their debut in Tamil cinema. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor. The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to conflicting dates, he was replaced by Chakri Toleti, while a new script was penned by a team involving Toleti and Eric Felberg. Filming, which commenced in July 2011 and was completed by December 2011, took place primarily at Tamil Nadu, Goa, Hyderabad and Georgia. The dubbed Telugu version titled David Billa was simultaneously released in Andhra Pradesh along with tamil version Billa 2. David Billa received mixed critical response upon release, but opened well at the box office.
Yuvan Shankar Raja, who had also worked on the score of Billa (2007), composed the soundtrack and score of David Billa, becoming his fifth project starring Ajith Kumar. The album conists of six tracks, five songs and a theme music track. The producer however confirmed that the film would feature a sixth song, not included in the soundtrack that was composed for a belly dance sequence. Ananth Sriram agreed to write the lyrics for the songs. In a departure from convention, the lyrics were penned first which were set to tunes later. The audio launch was initially to be released in mid-March 2012, but was then pushed to second week of April. Actor Rajinikanth was approached to unveil the soundtrack, with the team supposedly rescheduling the audio launch to suit Rajinikanth's dates, who had left for London for the filming of his film Kochadaiyaan. Sony Music Entertainment that marketed the album of Ajith Kumar's previous film Mankatha, acquired the music rights of David Billa as well for an unprecedented sum after some weeks-long negotiations. In the week before the audio launch, Sony Music began releasing teasers of each of the songs every day and promoted them across social platforms. The Telugu version of the soundtrack was released on 5 June 2012 at the Taj Deccan in Hyderabad. The soundtrack received positive response from critics and topped the charts.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Don Don Don | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Stefny | Ananth Sriram |
02 | Hrudhayam Naalo Hrudhayam Inka | Shweta Pandit | Ananth Sriram |
03 | Edo Edo Oka Maikam | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Tanvi Shah, Saloni | Ananth Sriram |
04 | Madiraa Pilla Edurai Illa | Andrea Jeremiah | Ananth Sriram |
05 | Adhigadhigo Neelo Daagi Undhi Simham | Ranjith | Ananth Sriram |
06 | David Billa Theme Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
Mr. Nookayya (Previously known as Mr. Nokia and Mr. No Keyia) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-action film written and directed by Ani Kanneganti, produced by D. S. Rao under Shri Shailendra Cinemas banner and starring Manoj Manchu, Kriti Kharbanda and Sana Khan in lead roles. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography is handled by B. Rajasekar. Dialogues of the film were written by popular writer duo Paruchuri Brothers and screenplay was handled by Ani Kanneganti. The film was released worldwide on 8 March 2012. Upon release, the film ran into trouble as the telecommunications company Nokia filed a suit against the use of its registered trademark. The film was then re-edited and re-released nine days later later as Mr. Nookayya Reloaded.
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, which happens to be his second Manoj Manchu project after Raju Bhai. During the launch of the film, Yuvan Shankar had already tuned two of the songs, while the lead actor Manoj Manchu has also written lyrics for one of the songs. The album consists of seven songs from Yuvan Shankar Raja's earlier Tamil releases, with varied orchestrations. The soundtrack album was released on 19 January 2012 under its tentative title Mr. No Keyia at Rock Heights, HITEC City, Madhapur in Hyderabad, with several prominent film personalities being present.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | No. Keyia | Ranjith | Ramajogayya Sastry |
02 | Oke Oka Jeevitham | Haricharan | Ramajogayya Shastry |
03 | Pista Pista | Karthik, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Manoj Manchu |
04 | Pranam Poye Badha | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Manoj Manchu |
05 | No Money No Honey | Karthik, Premgi Amaren | Ramajogayya Sastry |
06 | Ye Janma Bandhamo | Ranjith, Priya Hemesh | Lakshmi Bhupal |
07 | Theme of No. Keyia | Blazee | Lakshmi Bhupal |
Vettai (Hunt) is a 2012 Tamil action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy. The film stars Arya, R. Madhavan, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul in the lead roles while Ashutosh Rana, Thambi Ramaiah and Nassar played supporting roles. The film score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography is by Nirav Shah and editing handled by Anthony Gonsalves. The film became announced shortly after the release of Lingusamy's Paiyaa, with Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies agreeing to produce the film, following a successful collaboration during the director's previous film. During a lengthy pre-production phase, the film underwent major changes in its main cast and Cloud Nine Movies stepped out of the project, with Linguswamy's own banner, Thirupathi Brothers, taking up the film. Filming was initially planned to begin by mid-2010, but was delayed until March 2011.
Following successful collaborations with director Linguswamy in Sandakozhi (2005) and Paiyaa (2010), Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed up to produce the film score and soundtrack for Vettai as well. In November 2010, the duo along with lyricist Na. Muthukumar left for Malaysia to compose the first tunes. The soundtrack album was launched on 16 December 2011 at the Anna Centenary Auditorium in Kotturpuram, Chennai, with several lead actors and directors from the Tamil film industry attending the event. Four days prior to the soundtrack release, the song "Pappappa" was launched as a single track at the studios of Radio Mirchi, with a making-of video of the recording being simultaneously uploaded on YouTube. The song, which was sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja himself along with Renu Kannan, a finalist of the second season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, quickly gained attention and became very popular. All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Dham Dham Dham | Karthik, Krish | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Damma Damma | Haricharan, Shweta Mohan | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Kattipidi Enna Kattipidi | Vijay Prakash, Shweta Pandit | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Pappa Pappa Pappappa | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Renu | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Thaiya Thakka | Harini, Saindhavi | Na. Muthukumar |
Rajapattai (English: King's path) is a 2011 Tamil action-masala film directed by Suseenthiran based on a story by Seenu Vasan. Featuring Vikram and Deeksha Seth in the lead roles and music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film is produced by Prasad V. Potluri's newly-launched PVP Cinema on a budget of 39 crore rupees. The story revolves around the issue of land grabbing and how the protagonist becomes involved in it. The film was also dubbed into Telugu and was released as Veedinthe on December 30.
Rajapattai's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, becoming his first work for a Vikram-starrer. Since Yuvan Shankar Raja's previous single tracks from Vaanam and Mankatha had met with success, the team planned to release a single track from Rajapattai, too, by late October. However, the plan did not materialize. The final mixing of the songs was planned to be held in London. The soundtrack album features five tracks, with the first song ("Podi Paiyan Polave") being repeated at the end. As reported earlier, Vikram had performed the song "Laddu Laddu" in both languages. The song "Paniye Pani Poove" was co-sung by Renu Kannan, one of the finalists of the second season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer. Behindwoods top ten songs list was topped from December 02nd 2011 to December 15th 2011 by "Laddu Laddu Rendu Laddu" the song which they described as "tread-mills back to the glorious Ilayaraja's era, bringing out the raw raunchiness with its perfect orchestration. Vikram along with the sultry sounding Suchitra pack the show like an 80s disco station. The veena rendition towards the end with the pitched bass creates the perfect item number, which may find many takers on the dancing floor. Along with the dancing sirens Shriya Saran and Reema Sen, the song will be the next most demanded affair on the charts". "'Rajapattai' songs on the whole are a treat to those who like an interesting collage of music..." was the summery given by IndiaGlitz on this album.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Podi Paiyan Polavae I | Haricharan | Yuga Bharathi |
02 | Villathi Villaingal | Mano, Malathi | Yuga Bharathi |
03 | Paniyae Pani Poovae | Javed Ali, Renu Kannan | Yuga Bharathi |
04 | Laddu Laddu Rendu Laddu | Vikram, Suchitra, Priyadarshini | Yuga Bharathi |
05 | Podi Paiyan Polavae II | Haricharan | Yuga Bharathi |
Veedinthe is a 2011 dubbed telugu (from tamil movie Rajapattai) action-masala film directed by Suseenthiran based on a story by Seenu Vasan. Featuring Vikram and Deeksha Seth in the lead roles and music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film is produced by Prasad V. Potluri's newly-launched PVP Cinema on a budget of 39 crore rupees. The story revolves around the issue of land grabbing and how the protagonist becomes involved in it. The film was released as Veedinthe on December 30.
Veedinthe's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, becoming his first work for a Vikram-starrer. Since Yuvan Shankar Raja's previous single tracks from Vaanam and Mankatha had met with success, the team planned to release a single track from Veedinthe, too, by late October. However, the plan did not materialize. The final mixing of the songs was planned to be held in London. The album's Telugu version was launched first on 7 December 2011 at Taj Deccan in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh by director V. V. Vinayak, with other noted Telugu film directors S. S. Rajamouli, Krish and badminton player Jwala Gutta being present along with the cast and crew. The original Tamil version was released two days later at the Anna Centenary Auditorium in Kotturpuram, Chennai. The soundtrack album features five tracks. As reported earlier, Vikram had performed the song "Laddu Laddu" in both languages.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Sound Of Vel | Instrumental | Instrumental |
02 | Manasae Paikegire | Karthik, Renuka | Chandrabose |
03 | Laddu Laddu Rendu | Vikram, Suchitra, Priyadharshini | Vennelakanti |
04 | Veeradhi Veerulu | Mano, Malathi | Vennelakanti |
05 | Pasivaadi Paadamai | Haricharan | Chandrabose |
Kazhugu (English: Vulture) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy-thriller film written and directed by newcomer Sathyasiva, starring Krishna Sekhar and Bindu Madhavi in lead roles. The film, produced by Krishna's father K. K. Sekhar along with K. S. Madhubala, features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The story revolves around four persons, referred to as "Kazhugu", who recover bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff. The film, based on real-life incidents, has been shot in real locations, including Kodaikanal, Theni and Munnar. It had been in making since late 2010 and eventually released on March 16, 2012, to mixed reviews.Sun TV has bagged the satellite rights for this film.
The soundtrack of Kazhugu was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It features five tracks, which were sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, his brother Karthik Raja and noted folk music artists Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Velmurugan among others. Yuvan Shankar Raja said that he composed two of the songs keeping the visuals in mind, after he had seen the video montages that were shot. The lyrics were penned by Na. Muthukumar, Snehan and Eaknath. The soundtrack album was released on 23 November 2011 at Sathyam Cinemas. In early March 2012, the video of the song "Aambalaikum Pombalaikum" was released as a promo track featuring several film personalities from Tamil cinema.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Aambalaikum Pombalaikum | Krishnaraj, Velmurugan, Sathyan | Snehan |
02 | Aathadi Manasudhan - Female | Priya Himesh | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Paathagathi Kannupattu | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Snehan |
04 | Vaadi Vaadi | Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy, Suvi Suresh, Anitha | Eaknath |
05 | Aathadi Manasudhan - Male | Karthik Raja | Na. Muthukumar |
Panjaa (English: Claw) is a Telugu Action Film directed by Vishnuvardhan, starring Pawan Kalyan. The film, jointly produced by Arka Mediaworks and Sanghamitra Art Productions, also stars Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff and Sesh Adivi, while featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by P. S. Vinod.
For the film's score and soundtrack, Vishnuvardhan's friend and usual associate, Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed up. The soundtrack album was originally planned to be launched on November 13, 2011 but was postponed and launched on November 19, 2011 due to the sudden demise of Yuvan Shankar Raja's mother. The audio launch was held in a grand manner at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Along with the cast and crew, noted film personalities including directors K. Raghavendra Rao and S. S. Rajamouli, composer M. M. Keeravani and actor Rana Daggubati attended the function, which was anchored by comedian Ali and Suma Kanakala. The event featured performances by percussionist Taufiq Qureshi and rapper Blaaze, while several songs from the soundtrack were also performed by the respective singers on stage. The event was broadcast live on MAA TV, and the entertainment portal Indiaglitz.com. Panjaa's soundtrack features six tracks. Chandrabose and Ramajogayya Sastry penned the lyrics for each three songs. The composing began in late January 2011. Haricharan had recorded one song in April, with Yuvan Shankar Raja disclosing on Twitter that he had made "about eight versions" of the song. Another song was styled as a "mass comedy track" filled with banter, featuring the voices of Pawan Kalyan and Brahmanandam. Singer Hemachandra recorded the number in seven and a half hours in the night. Other singers who had lent their voice to the songs include Shweta Pandit, Belly Raj and Saloni, all of whom collaborated the first time with Yuvan Shankar Raja. Upon release, the songs generally garnered positive response. The songs became chartbusters, with the title track ("Nee Choora...") becoming the most played songs in all Hyderabad radio channels. All six songs occupied six positions in the top eleven songs list of the Nokia Ovi Store, while CNN-IBN named the title track as the song of the year in Telugu. 'Panjaa' was the song of the year.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Panjaa - Title Song | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Ramajogayya Sastry |
02 | Ela Ela | Haricharan, Shweta Pandit | Chandrabose |
03 | Veyira Cheyyi Veyira | Saloni | Ramajogayya Sastry |
04 | Kshanam Kshanam | Shweta Pandit | Chandrabose |
05 | Anukoneledhuga | Belly Raj, Priya Himesh | Chandrabose |
06 | Paparayudu | Hemachandra, Sathyan | Ramajogayya Sastry |
Jai is a Telugu dubbed Tamil Action Film directed by Vishnuvardhan, starring Pawan Kalyan. The film, jointly produced by Arka Mediaworks and Sanghamitra Art Productions, also stars Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff and Sesh Adivi, while featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by P. S. Vinod.
For the film's score and soundtrack, Vishnuvardhan's friend and usual associate, Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed up. The soundtrack album of Original Telugu Version was originally planned to be launched on November 13, 2011 but was postponed and launched on November 19, 2011 due to the sudden demise of Yuvan Shankar Raja's mother. The audio launch was held in a grand manner at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Along with the cast and crew, noted film personalities including directors K. Raghavendra Rao and S. S. Rajamouli, composer M. M. Keeravani and actor Rana Daggubati attended the function, which was anchored by comedian Ali and Suma Kanakala. The event featured performances by percussionist Taufiq Qureshi and rapper Blaaze, while several songs from the soundtrack were also performed by the respective singers on stage. The event was broadcast live on MAA TV, and the entertainment portal Indiaglitz.com. Jai's soundtrack features six tracks. Tamil dubbed version soundtrack was released on 12-August-2012.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Nee Thadai Thadai I | Priya Prakash, Heymambika, Sri Sastha | Uvari K. Sugumar, ARK. Rajarajaa |
02 | Vaida Kai Vaida | Priya Prakash | Snehan |
03 | Dinam Dinam | Sameera | Maniyan Pradeep |
04 | Nila Nila | Shyam P.Keerthan, Swathi Sekar | Narvey Kavitha |
05 | Jaan Pillayanalum | Pawan Kalyan, Swathi Sekar, Sameera | Kalyaanjee |
06 | Nee Thadai Thadai II | Priya Prakash, Heymambika, Sri Sastha | Uvari K. Sugumar, ARK. Rajarajaa |
Mankatha is a 2011 Indian Tamil action-thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali. It was produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack, with Sakthi Saravanan working as the cinematographer and the duo Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth as editors. The story, set in Mumbai, revolves around a heist of cricket betting money, executed by a gang of four thieves, who are joined by a fifth unknown man, and its aftermaths.
Mankatha is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2011 action thriller film Mankatha, directed by Venkat Prabhu that stars Ajith Kumar in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali. The album features eight tracks, with lyrics penned by Vaali, Gangai Amaran, and Niranjan Bharathi. Following a number of postponements, it was finally released on 10 August 2011 by Sony Music India. The soundtrack was described as a "mélange of techno, melody, a couple of duets and a mass song". The album features eight tracks, including one Theme music track and one club mix. The first track of the album, "Vilaiyaadu Mankatha" was launched as a single release in mid-May 2011, three months prior to the soundtrack release. The album received overwhelming response, as did the release function itself, with reportedly over 7 lakh listeners having tuned in to Radio Mirchi during the premiere. While the single track, "Vilaiyaadu Mankatha", had been declared a "smash hit" even before, the full album had achieved record breaking sales, with the associate director of Sony Music India South, Ashok Parwani, noting in a press release that Sony Music had registered a pre-booking of 60%.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Vilaiyaadu Mankatha | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ranjith, Sucharitha, Anitha, Premgi Amaren | Gangai Amaren, Sucharitha, Yuvan Shankar Raja |
02 | Nee Naan | S.P.B Charan, Bhavatharini | Niranjan Bharathi |
03 | Vaada Bin Lada | Krish, Suchitra | Vaali |
04 | Machi Open The Bottle | Mano, Premgi Amaren, Haricharan, Tippu, Naveen | Narvey Kavitha |
05 | Nanbane | Madhushree, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Vaali |
06 | Balle Lakka | Karthik, Vijay Yesudhas, Anusha Durai Dhayanidhi | Gangai Amaren |
07 | Theme Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Instrumental |
08 | Vilaiyaadu Mankatha Extended Dance Mix | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ranjith, Sucharitha, Anitha, Premgi Amaren | Gangai Amaren, Sucharitha, Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Avan Ivan (English: That Man, This Man) is a 2011 Tamil comedy-drama film written and directed by Bala, who with this project directs his fifth feature film. The film stars Arya, Vishal Krishna, Janani Iyer and Madhu Shalini in the lead roles. The film, produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram's AGS Entertainment, features music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Arthur A. Wilson and editing by Suresh Urs. Set in the backdrops of Theni, Avan Ivan illustrates the relationship between two boisterously playful half-brothers. The film, which was dubbed in Telugu as Vaadu Veedu, released worldwide on June 17, 2011, to mixed critical response.
Avan Ivan's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and marks his second collaboration with Bala, following a highly critically acclaimed work in Nandha. Deviating from his usual style of composing, he did not use any Western musical elements such as synths and auto-tune, but only "pure ethnic (Indian) sounds", further disclosing that the entire album and score was recorded live. Yuvan Shankar recorded the whole orchestra in one take, after few rehearsals. In August 2010, an intense pathos song was recorded in the voice of Vijay Prakash, while the following month, he recorded several different Indian folk drums with 40 people. Yuvan revealed that he was given over two months time for each song, while Bala later commented that Yuvan's job for Avan Ivan was of "international standard". The Master recording was handed over by Yuvan Shankar Raja on March 18, 2011. The soundtrack album was released exactly one month later, on April 18, 2011 by Bala's mentor Balu Mahendra in a grand event held at the Residency Towers, Chennai. Controversially, the songs had been leaked to the Internet few days before the official release, after Sony Music had sent the master copies to abroad earlier. The album consists of 5 tracks, four songs and an instrumental, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar. The lyrics for the Telugu version of the soundtrack, which was released on 1 June 2011 at Taj Banjara Hotel in Hyderabad, were written by Ananth Sreeram and Chandrabose. The song "Oru Malayoram" featured vocals by children Priyanka, Srinisha and Nithyashree, who were participants in the second season of the reality-based singing-competition Airtel Super Singer Junior. Only one songs from the soundtrack, "Dia Dia Dole", was used in its entirety, along with an altered shorter version of "Rasathi" and parts of "Mudhal Murai", while "Avanapathi" and "Oru Malayoram" were completely left out. The film however featured two additional tracks, not included in the soundtrack, which would be released in a second edition.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Hey Rasathi Pola | Haricharan | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Dia Dia Dole | Suchitra | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Oru Malayoram | Vijay Yesudas, Priyanka, Srinisha, Nithyashree | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Mudhal Murai | Vijay Prakash | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Avanapathi | T. L. Maharajan, Sathyan | Na. Muthukumar |
Vaadu Veedu is a 2011 Tamil dubbed Telugu comedy-drama film written and directed by Bala, who with this project directs his fifth feature film. The film stars Arya, Vishal Krishna, Janani Iyer and Madhu Shalini in the lead roles. The film, produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram's AGS Entertainment, features music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Arthur A. Wilson and editing by Suresh Urs. Set in the backdrops of Theni, Avan Ivan illustrates the relationship between two boisterously playful half-brothers. The film, which was dubbed in Telugu as Vaadu Veedu, released worldwide on June 17, 2011, to mixed critical response.
Vaadu Veedu's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and marks his second collaboration with Bala, following a highly critically acclaimed work in Nandha. Deviating from his usual style of composing, he did not use any Western musical elements such as synths and auto-tune, but only "pure ethnic (Indian) sounds", further disclosing that the entire album and score was recorded live. Yuvan Shankar recorded the whole orchestra in one take, after few rehearsals. In August 2010, an intense pathos song was recorded in the voice of Vijay Prakash, while the following month, he recorded several different Indian folk drums with 40 people. Yuvan revealed that he was given over two months time for each song, while Bala later commented that Yuvan's job for Vaadu Veedu was of "international standard". The Master recording was handed over by Yuvan Shankar Raja on March 18, 2011.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Rani Vasthondi | Haricharan | Anantha Sriram |
02 | Dia Dia Dole | Suchitra | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Adi Oka Sikharam | Karthik | Anantha Sriram |
04 | Brathukuna Tholisari | Vijay Prakash | Chandrabose |
05 | Vaadi Gurchi | T. L. Maharajan, Sathyan | Chandrabose |
Vaanam (Sky) is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Krish. It is a remake of his 2010 Telugu film Vedam. It features an ensemble cast of Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Saranya and Sonia Agarwal. The score and soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony Gonsalves, respectively. Vaanam is a Hyperlink Cinema film, with the story revolving around the lives of five individuals from different walks of life, representing the five natural elements aether, air, water, fire and earthand illustrates how their fates intertwine on New Year's Eve at a hospital in Chennai. The film, jointly produced by Ganesh Janardhanan and R. Ganesh and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, was released on 29 April 2011, and opened to critical acclaim upon release.
While Krish worked with composer M. M. Keeravani for Vedam's score, Yuvan Shankar Raja was approached and assigned as the music director of Vaanam to produce original songs and score, owing to his friendship with lead actor Silambarasan, who recommended him. In a novel attempt, the song "Evan Di Unna Pethan" was separately released as a single track to promote and popularise the film. The track was initially planned to be launched in London, but after several complications and delays, it was officially unveiled on 28 November 2010 at the Citi Center, Chennai, four months ahead of the actual audio launch. While the original soundtrack consisted of eight tracks, the Vaanam soundtrack featured only five tracks, including the earlier released single. The entire soundtrack album was finally launched on 21 March 2011 at the Residency Towers in Chennai in a simple manner. Na. Muthukumar had penned lyrics for three songs, while the other two songs ("Evan Di Unna Pethan" and "Cable Raja") were penned by the singers themselves. Film composer Srikanth Deva had lent his voice for the fifth song, collaborating with Yuvan Shankar for the first time, as did the composer-duo Abhishek-Lawrence. All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, except where noted.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Evan Di Unna Pethan | Silambarasan, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Silambarasan, Yuvan Shankar Raja |
02 | Vaanam | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Cable Raja | Abhishek, Lawrence | Abhishek, Lawrence |
04 | Who Am I | Benny Dayal | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | No Money No Honey | Silambarasan, Andrea Jeremiah, Srikanth Deva | Na. Muthukumar |
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam (Love 2 Marriage) is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010 only. The film was jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment. Though the movie was completed within two years,its release date is May 2012.
The soundtrack to the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The songs were composed and recorded in 2009 and 2010, with Chinmayi during the release time stating that she had recorded her song more than two years back, and Yuvan Shankar citing that he had handed over the Master recording in September 2010. However, due to the long delay in the making of the film, the soundtrack album was released in March 2011 only, after several postponements. Though Sony Music released the album in a "soft audio launch" directly to stores on 18 March, a special launch was later held on Radio Mirchi where all songs were unveiled and airplayed, with Arya, Sathya and Milind participating. The album features six songs overall, with Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, who stated on Twitter that the songs would be "young and fresh", having lent his voice for one of the songs. The album also features singer-composer Toshi Sabri's first song in Tamil, which was his second collaboration with Yuvan Shankar after the song "Seheri" in Oy!. Telugu singer-actor Anuj Gurwara was also supposed to have to sung one song in the film, which however, was not featured in the soundtrack album. The song "Naa Vetta Pora Aadu" was co-sung by Ragini Sri, a participant in the second season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, however, she was falsely credited as Roshini in the first batch of CDs. All lyrics written by Snehan, except where noted.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Ithu Kadhalai Irinthidumo | Benny Dayal, Chinmayi | Snehan |
02 | Natpin Kathaigalai | Krish | Snehan |
03 | Naa Vetta Pora Aadu | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ragini Sri | Snehan |
04 | Vellai Kodi | S.P.B Charan | Snehan |
05 | Thedi Varuven | Toshi Sabri | Snehan |
06 | Enakkaaga Unakkaaga | Naresh Iyer, Andrea Jeremiah | Pa. Vijay |
Pesu (English: Speak!) is an unreleased Indian Tamil romance film written and directed by debutant Ra. Cyril. It stars newcomers J. Vignesh and Vibha in the lead, and Jayaprakash, comedian M. S. Baskar, Mahadevan and Ajay Ratnam in supporting roles, whilst featuring film score and soundtrack by noted composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was in its post-production stage before it failed to hit theatres for unknown reasons, but is now due for a December 2012 release.
The soundtrack to the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, which was released on February 02, 2011. Though earlier reports claimed Yuvan Shankar Raja had composed six songs, the album featured only five songs, with four of them being duets. The album begins with "Vennira Iravugal" which is sung by Yuvan Shankar himself. Apart from him Haricharan, Roshini, Krish, Rajalakshmi, Rahul Nambiar, Reeta, Vijay Yesudas and Priya Himesh have sung the songs. The album contains a song "Kettimelam" which consists of Hindi lyrics along with Tamil. The album has been receiving positive reviews. All lyrics written by Snehan, except where noted.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Vennira Iravugal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | R. Cyril |
02 | En Per Devathai | Haricharan, Roshini | Snehan |
03 | Unthan Varthaiyil | Krish, Rajalakshmi | Snehan |
04 | Ithayam Peasuthey | Rahul Nambiar, Reeta | Snehan |
05 | Kettimelam | Vijay Yesudas, Priya | Snehan |
Pathinaaru (English: Sixteen) is a 2011 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, who earlier directed films like V.I.P (1997), Punnagai Poove (2003) and A Aa E Ee (2009). It stars Shiva and Madhu Shalini in lead along with musician Darbuka Siva and television artist Abhishek in pivotal roles. The film's background score and soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. After being launched in October 2008 under the title 16, the film was shot for over one year, getting finished in early 2010 only. One year after its completion, Kalaipuli S. Thanu bought the distribution rights and released the film on 28 January 2011 under his V. Creations banner. However, this movie was unsuccessful at the Box-Office. Despite that the movie did not fare well at the box office, it is currently being remade as Jolly Boy in Kannada language.
Film score and soundtrack of Pathinaaru were composed by Shiva's friend Yuvan Shankar Raja, collaborating with Sabapathy again after Punnagai Poove in 2003. Notably, Yuvan Shankar worked for this film without receiving any remuneration as it would have overrun the film's whole budget. The soundtrack album, considered the highlight of the film, features four songs along with a theme music track. The songs were composed in 2008 and recorded later that year and the next year, with the album being ready for release by July 2009. For a song in the flashback portion of the film, Yuvan Shankar Raja made his brother Karthik Raja sing, which is the first solo song of him under Yuvan Shankar's direction. Apart from Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, along with Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan and Bela Shende have sung the songs. The soundtrack album was eventually released on December 24, 2010 in a small manner, with S. P. B. Charan and Samudrakani being present along with the film crew. Prior and during the time of the film's audio launch, Yuvan Shankar Raja was featured on the film posters, by which the producer promoted the film and the album. All lyrics written by Snehan, except where noted.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Adada En Meethu | Hariharan, Bela Shende | Karthik Netha |
02 | Yaar Solli Kadhal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Snehan |
03 | Kaattu Chedikku | Karthik Raja | Snehan |
04 | Vaanam Namadhe | Shankar Mahadevan | Snehan |
05 | Theme Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Jolly Boy is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, which stars Diganth and Rekha Vedavyas in the lead roles, along with Devaraj, Tara and Sudha Rani. A remake of the director's 2011 Tamil film Pathinaaru, it is produced by K. Manju and features the original soundtrack and film score by Yuvan Shankar Raja
The soundtrack to Jolly Boy features 5 tracks, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the original Tamil Version. The album was released in April 2011 by director Indrajit Lankesh at the Abhimani Convention Center, Bangalore.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Baa Endhare | Rajesh Krishnan | K. Kalyan |
02 | Baanu Nammadhe | Ajay Warrior | K. Kalyan |
03 | Kallu Kodada Kavithe | Rajesh Krishnan | K. Kalyan |
04 | Yedaya Olegondhu | Hemanth, Nandhitha | K. Kalyan |
05 | Theme Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Boss Engira Bhaskaran (English: Boss alias Bhaskaran) is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Starring Arya, Nayantara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Sakthi Saravanan. The film revolves around a young happy-go-lucky man, Bhaskaran, who is unemployed and lives an easygoing life, neglecting his career and future. When he meets a young girl, Chandrika, in whom he falls in love, he is bound to change his lifestyle, in order to marry her eventually. The film released on 10 September 2010 to positive reviews and also became commercially successful. The tagline Nanbenda became popular after release. The film was eventually dubbed into Telugu as Nene Ambani which released on 17 December 2010.
Following the success of Siva Manasula Sakthi, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack of Boss Engira Bhaskaran, too. The soundtrack album, which was released on 27 August 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, contains 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Ada Boss Boss | Sathiyan | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Yaar Indha Pendhaan | Haricharan | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Thathi Thaavum Paper Naan | Karthik | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Iyley Iyley | Vijay Prakash | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Mama Mama | Vijay Yesudas, Shwetha Mohan | Na. Muthukumar |
Nene Ambani is a 2010 Tamil dubbed Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Starring Arya, Nayantara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Sakthi Saravanan. The film revolves around a young happy-go-lucky man, Bhaskaran, who is unemployed and lives an easygoing life, neglecting his career and future. When he meets a young girl, Chandrika, in whom he falls in love, he is bound to change his lifestyle, in order to marry her eventually. The film released on 17 December 2010 to positive reviews and also became commercially successful.
Following the success of Siva Manasula Sakthi, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack of Nene Ambani, too. The soundtrack album, which was released on 23 November 2010 at Prasad Labs, Hyderabad.The audio function was attended by Bheemineni, Shobarani, Kavitha, Nandhi, Radha Mohan, Siva Balaji, Ramana, Venki, Sridhar and Others. The first copy of CD was released by Sridhar and Handed it to Kavitha.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Are Bossu Bossu Bossu | Ranjith | Vennelakanti |
02 | Evaree Ammayee Ani | Haricharan | Vennelakanti |
03 | Alalade Paperne Nanu | Karthik | Vennelakanti |
04 | Aile Aile Nenegiri | Rakhi | Bhuvanachandra |
05 | Mama Mama | Tippu, Divya | Bhuvanachandra |
Naan Mahaan Alla (English: I'm Not a Saint) is a 2010 Tamil-language drama-thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Soori. It features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Madhi and was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film, not related to the name sake 1984 Rajinikanth-starrer, but based on a real life incident, released on 20 August 2010 to positive reviews.
The soundtrack of Naan Mahaan Alla is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, making this his third collaboration with Karthi, after scoring highly successful results with Paruthiveeran (2007) and Paiyaa (2010), and his first with director Suseenthiran, who worked with V. Selvaganesh for his previous film. The soundtrack album, which was released on 16 July 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai, features five songs, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar and Yuga Bharathy. The song "Va Va Nilava Pudichi" is repeated at the end of the album, with singer Rahul Nambiar credited for both. Nambiar, however, stated on his Facebook site that two versions were recorded featuring his and Haricharan's voice, respectively, but that both songs in the album were rendered by Haricharan only and his own version wasn't included at all. The songs were later dubbed for the Telugu version Naa Peru Shiva. The Telugu album was launched on June 25, 2011. Only three songs were used in the film in their entirety, with "Oru Maalai Neram" being left out completely. The album received favorable reviews, with "Iragai Pole" in particular, sung by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, becoming very popular. Before the soundtrack release, Yuvan claimed on Twitter that the song was one of his favorites, on which he had worked for days. Interestingly, after seeing the entire film, he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song, altering the orchestration inter alia, to match it with the visuals. He garnered accolades for the film's score as well. As per Suseenthiran, the music was "crucial" in the second half of the film, which was the reason for opting for Yuvan Shankar. According to Karthi, Yuvan had worked for 12 days for the score of the second half, which has "hardly any dialogues", adding that he was the one "who narrates the story in the second half through his music".
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Va Va Nilava Pudichi I | Rahul Nambiyar | Na. Muthukumar |
02 | Iragai Polae | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Tanvi Sha | Yugabharathy |
03 | Oru Malai Neram | Javed Ali, Shilpa Rao | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Theivam Illai Endra | Madhu Balakrishnan | Yugabharathy |
05 | Va Va Nilava Pudichi II | Rahul Nambiyar | Na. Muthukumar |
Naa Peru Shiva is a 2010 Tamil-dubbed Telugu drama-thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Soori. It features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Madhi and was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film, not related to the name sake 1984 Rajinikanth-starrer, but based on a real life incident, released on 05 August 2011 to positive reviews.
The soundtrack of Naa Peru Shiva is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, making this his third collaboration with Karthi, after scoring highly successful results with Paruthiveeran (2007) and Paiyaa (2010), and his first with director Suseenthiran, who worked with V. Selvaganesh for his previous film. The songs for the dubbed Telugu version Naa Peru Shiva was launched on June 25, 2011. Only three songs were used in the film in their entirety, with "Oru Maalai Neram" being left out completely. The album received favorable reviews, with "Manasae Guuvai" in particular, sung by Karthik, becoming very popular. Before the soundtrack release, Yuvan claimed on Twitter that the song was one of his favorites, on which he had worked for days. Interestingly, after seeing the entire film, he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song, altering the orchestration inter alia, to match it with the visuals. He garnered accolades for the film's score as well. As per Suseenthiran, the music was "crucial" in the second half of the film, which was the reason for opting for Yuvan Shankar. According to Karthi, Yuvan had worked for 12 days for the score of the second half, which has "hardly any dialogues", adding that he was the one "who narrates the story in the second half through his music".
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Vennela Chethapattithane | Haricharan | Sahiti |
02 | Manasae Guuvai I | Karthik | Sahiti |
03 | Oka Tholakari Vela | Roshini, Rahul Nambiar | Sahiti |
04 | Nealo Praanalanni | Madhu Balakrishnan | Sahiti |
05 | Manasae Guuvai II | Karthik | Sahiti |
Thillalangadi (English: Naughtiness) is a 2010 high grossed Tamil-language action comedy masala film directed by M. Raja that stars his brother Jayam Ravi, Shaam and Tamannaah in lead roles, and an extensive supporting cast including Prabhu Ganesan, Suhasini Maniratnam, comedians Vadivelu and Santhanam among others essaying pivotal roles. A remake of the 2009 Telugu film, Kick Starring Ravi Teja and Ileana D'Cruz. The film features soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, whilst Thaman's original score has been reused. The film, produced by Raja's father Mohan and to be distributed by Sun Pictures, released on July 23, 2010 to mixed reviews. Thillalangadi depicts story of Krishna (Jayam Ravi), a brilliant student, who has excelled in all aspects of life but loves to have a 'kick' in his life. He would do anything just to experience this 'kick'.
The Thillalangadi soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, working together with director M. Raja for the first time. The soundtrack album features 7 songs, two of which have been reused from the original version, composed by Thaman, as per Raja's wish. The lyrics are penned by Na. Muthukumar and Viveka. The audio was released on 2 July 2010 at the Sun TV studios and premiered on Sun Music in the evening.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Ding Ding | Vijay Prakash, Naveen | Viveka |
02 | Sol Pechu | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Chitra, Shreya Goshal | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Memory Loss | Kailash Kher, Ranjith | Viveka |
04 | Pattu Pattu | Simbu, Manasi Scott | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Thothu Ponen | Shankar Mahadevan | Viveka |
Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (English: I came to express my love) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian, which stars Balaji Balakrishnan of Kana Kaanum Kaalangal fame, Meghana Raj and Karthik Sabesh in lead and Arya in a guest role. The film, previously titled as Naanum En Sandhyavum and Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pozhudhu, is produced by S3 Films and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It released on 13 August 2010 to mixed reviews and proved to be highly unsuccessful at the box office.
The film score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, working together with director Boopathy Pandian for the first time. The soundtrack album, which was released on 16 June 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai, consists of 5 songs, all of which being solo numbers and notably featuring only male voices, with the fourth song "Saamy Varugudhu" being sung by real Hindu priests (poosaris). The film did feature another song as part of the film score that was not included in the soundtrack. All lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, except Oh Shala written by Sarathy.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Oh Shala Oh Shala | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Sarathy |
02 | Oru Vaanavillin Pakkathilae | Udit Narayan | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Enna Enna Aagiraen | Vijay Yesudhas | Na. Muthukumar |
04 | Saami Varuguthu | Chidambaram Sivakumar Poosari, Chorus | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Anbulla Sandhiya | Karthik | Na. Muthukumar |
06 | Yedho Ondru Unnai | Vijay Prakash | Na. Muthukumar |
Baana Kaathadi (English: Kite) is a 2010 Tamil romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. Adharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film as a lead actor, while Prasanna, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Karunas also play lead roles, while Murali makes a cameo appearance. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard Maria Nathan and editing by Suresh Urs, the film, which was launched in March 2009, released on 6 August 2010. It is the last movie of Murali, who made a special appearance in this movie, before his death in September 2010. This movie was an above average grosser but was an acclaimed film.
Baana's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack album, which was released on 30 April'10 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, features 5 songs, 4 of which being solo numbers. However, contrary to earlier reports, the album didn't feature a remix of the Ilaiyaraaja song "Aathadi Paavadai" from the film Poovilangu that starred Adharva's father Murali. Na. Muthukumar has written the lyrics for two songs, whilst Vaali, Snehan and Gangai Amaran have penned for each one song.All songs received positive comments and became hit instantly
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Thaakkuthe Kann Thaakkuthe | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Vaali |
02 | Oru Paithiyam Pidikkudhu | Karthik | Na. Muthukumar |
03 | Kuppathu Rajakkal | Haricharan, Rahul Nambiar, Sathyan | Snehan |
04 | En Nenjil | Sadhana Sargam | Na. Muthukumar |
05 | Ullara Poondhu Paaru | Roshini | Gangai Amaren |
Kurralloi Kurrallu is a 2011 Tamil dubbed telugu romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. Dubbed by Srinivas Damera on the banner of Five Colours Multimedia. Adharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film as a lead actor, while Prasanna, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Karunas also play lead roles, while Murali makes a cameo appearance. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard Maria Nathan and editing by Suresh Urs, the film, which was launched in March 2009, released on 8 April 2011. It is the last movie of Murali, who made a special appearance in this movie, before his death in September 2010. This movie was an above average grosser but was an acclaimed film.
Kurralloi Kurrallu's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack album, which was released on 11 December'10 at Prasad Labs, Hyderabad features 5 songs, 4 of which being solo numbers. Samanta and Gopinatha Reddy jointly unveiled the Telugu Audio CD and handed over the first piece to the hero Adharva. Speaking on the occasion, Samanta says, Yuvan Shankar Raja gave melodious tunes to all the songs and the film was a big hit in Tamil. We are quite confident that the film would repeat its magic in Telugu too. Adharva says, This film had five songs and all the songs were big hits in Tamil. This is my debut film and I am confident that my film would be definitely welcomed by the Telugu Audiences too. Music Director RP Patnaik says, Yuvan Shankar Raja gave melodious tunes and I wish him a success. Director Badri Venkat says, The film was a big hit in Tamil and I wish it would also be a success in Telugu. In fact, it is a clean entertainer. All songs received positive comments and became hit instantly
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Dammunna Rajale | Saketh | Vennela Kanti |
02 | Naa Yedana Oka | Roshani | Vennela Kanti |
03 | Oka Pichhi Pattina Pilla Pilla | Saketh | Vennela Kanti |
04 | Unnaadi Poola Pakka | Roshani | Vennela Kanti |
05 | Vinthaga Kavvinthaga | Karthik | Vennela Kanti |
Goa is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who with the project, directed his third film following two previous successes. Starring his "regular cast" consisting of Jai, Vaibhav and Premji Amaran in the lead roles along with Sneha, Piaa Bajpai and the debutant Australian model Melanie Marie in other roles, the film is the first production of Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Picture Productions. Actors Silambarasan Rajendar, Nayantara and Prasanna make guest appearances in the film, which features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, whilst cinematography is handled by Sakthi Saravanan and the film is edited by K. L. Praveen and N. B. Srikanth. The film follows the journey of three young men, Vinayagam, Ramarajan and Saamikannu, who flee from their remote, conservative village to escape their overly strict families and travel to the international tourist-destination Goa, after encountering a friend who had fallen in love with a Caucasian girl whilst on holiday there. The film explores their time in Goa, the people they meet ranging from gay hoteliers to suave casino owners, and dwells on the relationships they encounter in the region. The film, which began pre-production work in August 2008, became highly anticipated before release due to the successes of the director's prior two films. Filming began in April 2009 and took place in various locations: in the title location of Goa as well as in Pannapuram, Tamil Nadu and Langkawi, Malaysia with the latter being used due to the monsoonal season of Goa, forcing the team to relocate. Before release, the film was given an adult rating by the Central Board of Film Certification, despite much contention from the team with the film also avoiding a court case in regard to the producer's loan. The film released on 29 January 2010 to mostly mixed reviews.
Film score and soundtrack for Goa are composed by Venkat Prabhu's cousin and regular music composer, Yuvan Shankar Raja. Since approximately the first twenty minutes of the film are set in the 1980s, it is known that the music for the affected scenes and a couple of the songs were recorded live (as it was done during that time) to "do justice to the scenes". Yuvan Shankar Raja had started the re-recording works for the film score on 21 December 2009, after having watched the entire film and had finished it within seven days with the help of his cousin and assistant Premji Amaran. The soundtrack, after several postponements, was finally released on 4 January 2010. The album features 9 songs overall. 18 singers have lent their voices for the songs, including composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, his father Ilaiyaraaja, his siblings Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini, his cousins Premji Amaran and director Venkat Prabhu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra and actress-singer Mamta Mohandas. Contrary to earlier reports that suggested that merely three or four numbers would feature in the film, seven out of the nine songs were used in their entirety, besides two more additional tracks.
S.no | Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
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01 | Yezhezhu Thalaimuraikkum | Karthik Raja, Venkat Prabhu, Bhavatharini, Premji Amaren, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Gangai Amaren |
02 | Ooru Nalla Ooru | Ilaiyaraja | Vaali |
03 | Adida Nayaandiya | S.P. Charan, Yugendran Vasudeva Nair | Vaali |
04 | Goa | Krish, Ranjith, Tanvi Shah, Suchitra, Chynk Showtyme, Pav Bundy | Vaali |
05 | Idhu Varai | Ajeesh, Andrea | Gangai Amaren |
06 | Vaalibaa Vaa Vaa | Ilaiyaraja, S.P. Balasubramaniyam, Chitra, Yuvan Shankar Raja | Gangai Amaren |
07 | Kaadhal Endral | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Gangai Amaren |
08 | Idai Vazhi | Benny Dayal, Mamta Mohandas | Vaali |
09 | Goa - Club Mix | Krish, Ranjith, Tanvi Shah, Suchitra, Chynk Showtyme, Pav Bundy | Gangai Amaren |
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