Velaiilla Pattadhari (soundtrack)
Velaiilla Pattadhari (transl. Unemployed graduate) popularly referred to as VIP is the soundtrack album, composed by Anirudh Ravichander of the 2014 Tamil film of the same name starring Dhanush and Amala Paul in the lead roles, while Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani and Surbhi portray supporting roles. This film marks the second collaboration of Anirudh with Dhanush, after his debut film 3. The soundtrack album features 8 songs, and all the lyrics in the film were written by Dhanush. Initially all the songs were mentioned to release on the first week of January 2014, but was postponed to February 2014, to add two more songs.
| Velaiilla Pattadhari | ||||
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| Released | 14 February 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:20 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Wunderbar Studios Divo | |||
| Producer | Anirudh Ravichander Dhanush | |||
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The audio rights were acquired by Dhanush's newly formed music label Wunderbar Studios, a subsidiary of the production company Wunderbar Films, alongside with Divo, a newly formed digital streaming portal which is their first venture. All the songs in the film were rendered by Dhanush and Anirudh and initially no playback singers, recorded for the songs in addition, except S. Janaki, who recorded for "Amma Amma" written by Dhanush, who also sang for the track.[1] The recording of the songs were completed within late December 2013.
The tracklist was unveiled on 10 February 2014, in a form of a video teaser with the film's title theme song through YouTube. The complete album was launched on 14 February 2014, at the Suryan FM 93.5 Radio Station, Chennai with Dhanush, Amala Paul and Anirudh Ravichander in attendance.[2] The soundtrack received mostly positive reviews. Anirudh promoted the album on Sun Music on 11 July 2014, a week before the film's release.[3] The songs "Velaiilla Pattadhari", "Poo Indru Neeyaga", "What a Karuvad" and "Udhungada Sangu" topped the Radio Mirchi South charts for 31 weeks.[4]
Track listing
Tamil
All lyrics are written by Dhanush.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Velaiilla Pattadhari" | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Amma Amma" | Dhanush, S. Janaki | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Po Indru Neeyaga" | Dhanush | 3:43 |
| 4. | "What a Karavad" | Dhanush, Anirudh Ravichander | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Ey Inga Paaru" | Anirudh Ravichander | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Udhungada Sangu" | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Sunrise Theme" | Instrumental | 1:07 |
| 8. | "Smiling with the Pain Theme" | Instrumental | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 25:20 | ||
Telugu
| Raghuvaran B. Tech | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1 January 2015 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 22:46 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Anirudh Ravichander |
All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chudandi Saaru" | Hemachandra | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Po Pove Yekantham" | Dhanunjay | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Amma Amma" | Deepu, S. Janaki | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Ori Devuda" | Hemachandra | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Luckanna Maate Nillu" | Revanth | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Nippulanti Nirudyogi" | Revanth | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 22:46 | ||
Critical reception
Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Times of India gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that some of the songs sounded similar to Anirudh's previous compositions. He criticised the use of only two male singers (Dhanush and Anirudh), stating that "other voices might have provided a fresher musical perspective to some of the tunes".[5] Behindwoods rated the album 3.5 out of 5, stating that "Velaiyilla Pattathari is a solid album from the Anirudh Ravichander- Dhanush combination. The duo strike again!"[6] Moviecrow rated the album 7.5/10, stating that "Anirudh's consistency is mind boggling so far with 4 out of 4 chartbuster hit albums. Anirudh is proving that he is truly a prodigy, at least so far. What's amazing is all his 4 movies are for new directors and 2 out of 4 movies for emerging heroes such as Sivakarthikeyan and Siva. Just imagine what this young talent could do as he starts working with accomplished directors and actors in 2014."[7] Indiaglitz rated 3.25 out of 5 stating "The effort that went into the album's creation is evident and the success is the proof. Kudos to the entire team of VIP for a promising album. This is definitely a riveting start for Kollywood's journey in 2014."[8]
Album credits
Credits adapted from CD liner notes[9]
Producer
Songwriters
- Anirudh Ravichander (Composer, Arranger)
- Dhanush (Lyrics)
Performers
Anirudh Ravichander, Dhanush, S. Janaki
Musicians
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Sajith Satya, R. Prasanna, Rex Vijayan, Godfray Immanuel
- Bass - Naveen
- Tavil - Sundhar
- Tabla - MT Aditya Srinivasan
- Ganjeera - S. Swaminathan
- Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
- Indian Rhythm & Percussions - Krishna Kishore
- Flute - Kareem Kamlakhar, Naveen Kumar
- Piano, Keyboards, Synth, Rhythm and Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
- Additional Rhythm Programming - Shashank Vijay
Additional Vocals
Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Sowmya, Deepak Blue, Aravind Srinivas, Maalavika Sundar, Niranjana Ramanan, Narayanan, Keba Jeremiah, Lavita Lobo, Inno Genga, Sajith Satya, Vinay Sridhar, Nadisha Thomas, Kavitha Thomas, Sanjana Rajnarayan, Shenbagaraj
Beatbox - Hardee Bee
Orchestral Programming - Ishaan Chhabra
Vocal Arrangement - Arjun Chandy
Sound Engineers
- Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrrishnan, Pradeep Kannan, Manoj
- AM Studios, Chennai - S. Sivakumar, Hari Dafusia Pawan CH, Ishaan Chhabra, AH Kaashif
Production
- Music Advisor - Ananthakrrishnan
- Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
- Music Supervisor - Harish Raam L. H.
- Mixed by - Vinay Sridhar
- Mastered by Shadab Rayeen at New Edge Studios, Mumbai
- MfiT - S. Sivakumar
- Music Coordinator - Samidurai, Velavan
References
- "Janaki sings after a decade; records with Dhanush". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "'Velai Illa Pattathari' audio launched". The Times of India. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- "Anirudh goes Live on Sun Music today!". The Times of India. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- "TAMIL TOP 20". Radio Mirchi. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Music Review: Velai Illa Pattadhari - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Velaiyilla Pattathari (a.k.a.) Velai Illa Pattathari songs review". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Velaiyilla Pattathari Songs Review". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Velaiilla Pattadhari Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Velaiilla Pattadhari (Original CD Cover)". Amazon. Retrieved 17 April 2020.