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Kumari 21F (soundtrack)

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Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2015 romantic drama film of the same name directed by Palnati Surya Pratap, written and produced by Sukumar, starring Raj Tarun and Hebah Patel. The film's musical score is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and featured lyrics written by Prasad, Ramanjaneyulu, Krishna Kanth and Chandrabose, Sri Mani and Anantha Sreeram. The soundtrack was released under the Aditya Music label on 30 October 2015 to positive reviews from critics.

Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:13
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Shivam
(2015) 		Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2015) 		Nenu Sailaja
(2016)

Development

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Sukumar's norm collaborator Devi Sri Prasad signed in as the film's composer during October 2014.[1] After reading the script, Prasad agreed to score the film without charging any renumeration.[2][3] All the songs were unconventional and fresh to the theme and storyline.[4]

Besides composing, Prasad wrote the lyrics for the song "Bang Bang Bangkok", which he sang with Ranina Reddy and Rita, and also handled choreography.[5][6] Prasad composed a few signature steps during the composition of the song which Sukumar and cinematographer R. Rathnavelu liked and insisted him to choreograph the entire song.[5][7] Ramanjaneyulu wrote the lyrics for the song "Love Cheyyala Vadda" which insists the thoughts of love from a boy's point of view and is sung by Narendra. The song "Baby U Gonna Miss Me" featured lyrics written by Krishna Kanth and sung by Prasad's brother Sagar. The song "Break Up Patch Up" featured lyrics written by Chandrabose, who previously did the same for the albums in Sukumar–Prasad combination and is sung by M. M. Manasi.[4]

For "Meghaalu Lekunna", which was sung by Yazin Nizar, Sri Mani wrote the pallavi and Anantha Sreeram wrote the charanams.[4] "Meghaalu Lekunna" was recorded using a live orchestra, which Nizar found "rare these days".[8]

Release

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The soundtrack album was released on 30 October 2015 at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad, with actor Allu Arjun attending the event as the guest of honour.[9] Aditya Music marketed the film's soundtrack album through digital and physical formats.[10]

Reception

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Karthik Srinivasan of The Hindu said the song "Meghaalu Lekunna", "sounds at best like the Telugu version of a song by the Hindi pop band Euphoria", that the tune is "similarly lush and folkish", and that Prasad does "some interesting things in the interludes—the use of violins and solo-violin in the first and second interludes, to be specific".[11] In his review for Milliblog, he further described the album as a "strictly ho-hum material from Devi Sri Prasad".[12]

Madhavi Tata of Outlook India called Prasad's music, particularly "Love Cheyyala Vadda" ("To love or not to"), a "winner".[13] The Times of India gave the soundtrack 2 stars out of 5 and said the album "falls desperately short" of the standards expected from Prasad. The reviewer called "Meghaalu Lekunna" a "beautiful and melodious track, courtesy the tantalising acoustic guitar, violin and flute sounds", and praised Nisar's rendition of it.[14] A reviewer from The Hans India described the film's music and background score to be "impressive".[15]

Track listing

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Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Bang Bang Bangkok"Devi Sri PrasadDevi Sri Prasad, Ranina Reddy, Rita3:30
2."Meghaalu Lekunna"Sri Mani, Ananta SriramYazin Nizar4:59
3."Love Cheyyala Vadda"RamanjaneyuluNarendra3:23
4."Baby U Gonna Miss Me"Krishna KanthSagar4:02
5."Break Up Patch Up"ChandraboseM. M. Manasi4:19
Total length:20:13

Accolades

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Accolades for Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
CineMAA Awards 12 June 2016 Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won[c] [16]
Filmfare Awards South 18 June 2016 Best Lyricist – Telugu Anantha Sriram – ("Meghaalu Lekunna") Won [17]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Yazin Nizar – ("Meghaalu Lekunna") Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards South 27 July 2016 Album of the Year Kumari 21F – Devi Sri Prasad Nominated [19]
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Listeners Choice – Album of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year "Bang Bang Bangkok" Nominated
"Meghaalu Lekunna" Nominated
Listeners Choice – Song of the Year Nominated
Music Composer of the Year Devi Sri Prasad – (Meghaalu Lekunna") Nominated
Lyricist of the Year Anantha Sriram – ("Meghaalu Lekunna") Nominated
Male Vocalist of the Year Yazin Nizar – ("Meghaalu Lekunna") Won
Female Vocalist of the Year Ranina Reddy – ("Bang Bang Bangkok") Nominated
M. M. Manasi – ("Break Up Patch Up") Nominated
Santosham Film Awards 14 August 2016 Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won[d] [21]

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards are in Alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ^ Also for Srimanthudu and S/O Satyamurthy
  4. ^ Also for Srimanthudu

References

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  1. ^ "Sukumar to produce Raj Tarun's next". The Times of India. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ Jeevi (25 November 2015). "Interview with R. Rathnavelu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Jayadeva, Rentala (20 November 2015). "చాలా మెచ్యూరిటీ అవసరం..!" [Requires a lot of Maturity..!]. Sakshi (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "కుమారి అబద్దం చెబుతోందా..?" [Is Kumari lying..?]. Andhra Jyothy (in Telugu). 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b Kavirayani, Suresh (2 October 2015). "DSP turns choreographer". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ^ "DSP turns choreographer with Kumari 21F". The Times of India. 7 October 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "ఇప్పటి వరకూ కాపీ కొట్టలేదు" [I did not copy anything till now]. Prajasakti (in Telugu). 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (11 March 2016). "The music makers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ Mehta, Ankita (30 October 2015). "'Kumari 21F' audio launch watch live: Allu Arjun to release music of Raj Tharun's film [VIDEO]". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Kumari 21 F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (21 November 2015). "Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (4 November 2015). "Kumari 21F (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ Tata, Madhavi (23 November 2015). "Hyderabad Blues". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Music Review: Kumari 21F". The Times of India. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Kumari 21F Review, rating: This Kumari connects to youth". The Hans India. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "CineMAA Awards 2016 winners list: 'Baahubali' bags 13 awards; Chiranjeevi steals show with his dance [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Nominations for the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Nominations". Mirchi Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Winners". Mirchi Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Complete Winners List of Santosham Movie Awards 2016". India Herald. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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