Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava is the soundtrack album composed by S. Thaman for the 2018 Telugu action drama film of the same name starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Initially, Anirudh Ravichander was announced as the music director, but due to creative differences with Srinivas, he was backed out from the project and Thaman came on board, thereby making his first collaboration with Srinivas, and his fifth collaboration with Jr. NTR. The album featured four tracks, with a fifth track being released as an additional; lyrics for the songs were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Ramajogayya Sastry and Penchal Das.
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| Released | 20 September 2018 | ||||
| Recorded | 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 19:06 | ||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
| Producer | S. Thaman | ||||
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| Singles from Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | |||||
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The album received positive reviews from critics. The tracks "Anaganaganaga" and "Peniviti" were released as singles, while others tracks were released with album. The soundtrack album was released on 20 September 2018 under the Zee Music Company record label.[1]
Development
editThe film was initially announced with Anirudh Ravichander as the music director in November 2017.[2][3] However, Anirudh was opted out from the project following creative differences with the director Trivikram Srinivas, due to the failure of their previous association, Agnyaathavaasi (2018).[4] Later, S. Thaman was announced as the composer for this project, in his first collaboration with Srinivas.[5] It also marked Thaman's fourth collaboration with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. after Brindavanam (2010), Baadshah (2013) and Rabhasa (2014).[6] Thaman stated that it is a "dream come true moment" on working with the director, further stated that "NTR and Trivikram have always been supportive and encouraging. So, there's a huge comfort zone with them. I'm really excited about working with such a combination."[6]
The music sessions began during May 2018, with Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry was hired as one of the primary lyricist and started recording one of the tracks with percussionist Sivamani.[7][8] Penchal Das, was roped in to record and write two tracks while also mentoring Rao to learn the Seema dialect profoundly. As the story being set in Rayalaseema region, the team wanted a track with a "touch of Seema-dialect in the lyrics". Das, belonging to the same region, was roped by the team, as they had listened to few of their folk numbers and had in their mind, his the lyrics and vocals might bring authenticity.[9] By mid-July, Thaman tweeted that the compositions for the film's soundtrack is nearing completion.[10] During late-August, he started writing the film score and began working on the re-recording of the tracks in early-September 2018.[11] The audio rights were of the film were purchased by Zee Music Company.
Release
editThe first track of the film "Anaganaganaga" sung by Armaan Malik and written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry was released as a single on 15 September 2018.[12] The song was appreciated by music lovers as "the number that has a touch of rock mixed in with classical notes".[12] On 19 September, the second single track "Peniviti" was launched. Sung by Kaala Bhairava and written by Ramajogayya Sastry, which was termed as an intense, raw, rustic number.[13] The same day, the track list of the soundtrack album was unveiled which further revealed that the album will have four songs.[14] On 20 September 2018, the full album was released directly into the market, without hosting any promotional event for the release of the soundtrack.[15] The lyrical videos of other tracks were unveiled later.[16] All the tracks were performed by Thaman and his musical team during the pre-release event which was held at the H.I.C.C. Novotel hotel in Hyderabad on 2 October 2018.[17][18]
Though the album features four songs, a fifth unreleased track titled "Reddamma Thalli" was released on 16 October 2018.[19] Sung by Penchal Das, who also co-written the track with Ramajogayya Sastry, it is different from the version which was featured in the film, sung by Mohana Bhogaraju.[20] The film version was only released as a part of the extended soundtrack (containing the soundtrack in its entirety, along with the additional track and the background score), which released on 25 October 2018.[19] A review from Indiaglitz stated that "the song is laden with situational lyrics. Rooted in the culture of Seema, the song comes with authentic language and the emotions are spot-on."[19] The makers released the lyric videos and the promos of the songs before the film's release.
Reception
editThe album received positive response from critics and audiences. Neetishta Nyayapati from The Times of India, stated "Despite featuring only four numbers, the jukebox of Aravindha Sametha sets itself apart with its authenticity", however opined that "while the earthiness of the theme comes through the vocals and lyrics, it's missing in Thaman's music."[21] 123Telugu reviewed it as, "There was a lot of expectation from Thaman as he was teaming up with Trivikram for the first time. But it looks like the ace composer has given importance to the emotions in the film rather than churning out commercial numbers. Peniviti and Anaganaganaga will be chartbusters and are our picks. Finally, the album of Aravinda Sametha is not your regular song and dance album and has been composed to gel with the narrative. It will grow on you slowly after watching the film on the big screen."[22] Indiaglitz rated 3 out of 5 stars, and summarised it as "With just four songs, the album features two mood-based and two generic numbers."[23] Cinejosh summarised it as "Aravinda Sametha weaves out a melodious album fitting in all the elements for an NTR and Trivikram combo film!"[24]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Anaganaganaga" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Armaan Malik | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Peniviti" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kaala Bhairava | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Yeda Poyinado" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Penchal Das | Nikhita Srivalli, Kailash Kher, Penchal Das | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Reddy Ikkada Soodu" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Daler Mehndi, Anjana Sowmya | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 19:06 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Reddamma Thalli" (Film Version) | Ramajogayya Sastry, Penchal Das | Mohana Bhogaraju | 1:57 |
| Total length: | 21:03 | |||
Background score
edit| Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | |||||
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| Released | 25 October 2018 | ||||
| Recorded | 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Film score | ||||
| Length | 35:45 | ||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
| Producer | S. Thaman | ||||
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The original background score was released on 25 October 2018.[20] The score featured 15 instrumental tracks, which was released separately in YouTube as a jukebox format. The score was bundled into the soundtrack album, earlier having four songs and a bonus track being featured.[20]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Home Coming" | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Erra Padda Thadika Leru" (Part 1) | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Erra Padda Thadika Leru" (Part 2) | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Jeji Maata" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Balamainavaadu Pakkana Unte" | 1:14 |
| 6. | "Pomodoro" | 2:31 |
| 7. | "Mondi Katthi" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Kantapaddava" | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Bathikochina Basi Reddy" | 1:23 |
| 10. | "Chavuganna Gonthu Vunte" | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Peace Meeting" | 1:53 |
| 12. | "Torch Bearer" | 2:06 |
| 13. | "Ishtam Leni Maarpu" | 3:04 |
| 14. | "Walk Into Peace" | 1:34 |
| 15. | "₹5 Faction" | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 35:45 | |
Accolades
edit| Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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| 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director – Telugu | S. Thaman | Nominated | [25] |
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | Ramajogayya Sastry for "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Kaala Bhairava for "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Music Director – Telugu | S. Thaman | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | Ramajogayya Sastry for "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Kaala Bhairava for "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | Mohana Bhogaraju for "Reddamma Thalli" | Nominated | ||
| 2nd Radio City Cine Awards Telugu | Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | [28] |
| Best Background Score | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist | Ramajogayya Sastry for "Peniviti" | Won | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kaala Bhairava for "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Mohana Bhogaraju for "Reddamma Thalli" | Nominated | ||
| Best Song | "Peniviti" | Nominated | ||
| 17th Santosham Film Awards | Best Music Director | S. Thaman | Won | [29] |
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