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Kakki Sattai (soundtrack)

Kaaki Sattai is the soundtrack album for the 2015 Tamil film of the same name co-written and directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Dhanush, their second collaboration after Ethir Neechal (2013). The film features Sivakarthikeyan and Sri Divya in the lead roles. The film's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, featured seven songs written by Na. Muthukumar, Yugabharathi, Anthony Daasan, Arunraja Kamaraj and Brodha V. The album was launched on 12 December 2014, coinciding with Rajinikanth's birthday, to positive reviews.

Kaaki Sattai
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released12 December 2014
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19:04
LanguageTamil
LabelWunderbar Studios
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Kaththi
(2014) 		Kaaki Sattai
(2014) 		Maari
(2015)

Development

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In July 2014, Anirudh started recording for the film's songs, along with the works in Vijay's Kaththi (2014). In a Facebook chat session during September 2014, Anirudh stated that the work on the film's songs have been completed and will be out for release.[1] By early-September, two songs from the film — "I'm So Cool" and "Kadhal Kan Kattudhe" — were shot in Norway.[2][3] Besides acting, Sivakarthikeyan had also sung the romantic track "I'm So Cool" with Anirudh, his third song after the titular track for Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013) and "Royapuram Peter" from Maan Karate (2014).[4] The latter was sung by Shakthisree Gopalan, in his first association with his co-singer Anirudh.[5][6] Brodha V penned and sung the English rap verses for the track "Shake That".[7] By January 2015, Anirudh had completed working on the final mixing and mastering of the film's background score.[8][9]

Track listing

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Before the film's audio launch, the album was made available through iTunes on 10 December 2014.[10] The official track list was released on the same day,[11] which featured seven tracks.[12][13]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaaki Sattai" (Title Track)Na. MuthukumarVishal Dadlani3:43
2."Kadhal Kan Kattudhe"YugabharathiAnirudh Ravichander, Shakthisree Gopalan4:16
3."The Trooper" (Theme)—Instrumental0:55
4."I'm So Cool"Arunraja KamarajAnirudh Ravichander, Sivakarthikeyan3:49
5."Kaaki Sattai" (Theme)—Instrumental0:47
6."Kattikida"Anthony DaasanAnthony Daasan, M. M. Manasi, Durga, Anitha Karthikeyan4:27
7."Shake That"Arunraja Kamaraj, Brodha VAnirudh Ravichander, Brodha V3:03
8."The Mathimaran Instinct" (Theme)—Instrumental1:24
Total length:23:25

Release

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The album was initially scheduled to release on 14 November 2014,[14] which was confirmed to be false.[15] With the first look being released on 26 November,[16] Anirudh released the theme music of the film, through his SoundCloud channel on 28 November.[17] It was reported that the audio will be released on 5 December,[18] but the release was postponed as Anirudh had to complete one track before the scheduled release.[19][20] The producers finally announced that the album will be launched on 12 December 2014 to coincide actor Rajinikanth's birthday, and also with the release of Lingaa (2014).[21][22] Promos of the audio tracks were released starting from 8 December.[23]

The album was released at the Radio Mirchi FM Station, with the attendance of the cast and crew.[24] Initially, Sony Music was reported to bag the film's audio rights and distribute the album, but the soundtrack was released through Wunderbar Studios (a subsidiary of the film's production company Wunderbar Films) and Divo as the digital partner.[25] Shaheer Munir, the managing director of Divo, had stated that "the film's music rights had been in demand with offers pouring from leading labels, but Dhanush's belief in value of music rights and especially of his prodigy Anirudh, made him retain the rights and release under his label."[26] As a part of promotions, lyrical videos from the album were premiered through Sun Music, soon after the album's release.[26] Post the album release, on 26 January 2015, an instrumental track titled "Mathimaaran Instinct" was released through the composer's YouTube channel.[27]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IndiaGlitz     [28]
Behindwoods     [29]
Moviecrow     [30]

The soundtrack, received positive responses from critics. Nicy V.P. of International Business Times stated that "Anirudh comes up with another set of impressive songs".[31] IndiaGlitz rated the album 3.75 stars out of 5, saying that "Anirudh plays to his potential to continue his winning streak".[28] Behindwoods rated the album 2.75 out of 5, feeling that the "expectation from Anirudh is unfortunately way higher".[29] Moviecrow gave 3 out of 5 stars to the album saying "Kakki Sattai perhaps, is the album which has the most number of EDM sets/sounds in the entire of Anirudh’s discography.  Anirudh has decided to give priority to the mixing over composing this time, and it is expected to pay off quite well."[30] Studioflicks called it as an "exciting" soundtrack.[32] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog stated "Anirudh’s music is now getting into a signature style – that’s not entirely comforting."[33]

Legacy

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The track "Kadhal Kan Kattuthe" later inspired a 2017 film of the same name, starring debutants KG and Athulya Ravi.[34]

References

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  2. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan: Taana movie shooting spot at Norway | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Romantic number by Siva Karthikeyan & Anirudh for Kaaki Sattai!". www.ibtimes.co.in. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan's stylish look in 'I'm so cool' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ Nathan, Archana (24 September 2018). "'An explorer at heart': Shakthisree Gopalan on her film songs and indie music". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Shakthisree Gopalan: We listen to Bruno Mars and Anirudh equally, and whistle at both Thalaivar and Marvel films". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Brodha V teams up with Kolaveri Di Music Director Anirudh Ravichander". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Kaaki Sattai BGM is complete". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Anirudh finishes it off for Sivakarthikeyan - News". IndiaGlitz.com. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ^ Kaaki Sattai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Anirudh Ravichander, 10 December 2014, retrieved 25 January 2022
  11. ^ "The tracklist of Kaaki Sattai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ^ "'Kakki Sattai' tracklist announced!". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Anirudh's Kaaki Sattai Tracklist". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "'Kaakki Sattai' audio on November 14?". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Kaakki Sattai's audio launch date!!". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  16. ^ "The Kakki Sattai buzz to begin from 26th November ..." www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  17. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (26 November 2014). "Sivakarthikeyan's 'Kaaki Sattai' Motion Poster, Theme Music to be Released on 28 November". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan's 'Kakki Sattai' gets ready". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Kaaki Sattai Audio Release Postponed?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Kakki Sattai audio release postponed ... when will the movie release ? ..." www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  21. ^ V.P, Nicy (6 December 2014). "Music of Siva Karthikeyan's 'Kakki Sattai' Composed by Anirudh to Release on 'Lingaa' Day". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  22. ^ "'Kakki Sattai' audio on Rajini b'day, release for X'mas?". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Kakki Sattai audio promo - Im So Cool". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  24. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (12 December 2014). "Sivakarthikeyan-Starrer 'Kaaki Sattai' ('Kakki Sattai') Audio Released". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Tamil film 'Kaaki Sattai' audio tops iTunes India charts; musician Anirudh Ravichander works magic with his seventh album". News18. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Kaaki Sattai audio tops charts - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  27. ^ Kaaki Sattai | The Mathimaran Instinct | Anirudh | Sivakarthikeyan, retrieved 25 January 2022
  28. ^ a b "Kaaki Sattai (aka) Kakki Sattai Music review songs lyrics - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  29. ^ a b "Kakki Sattai (aka) Kaaki Sattai songs review". www.behindwoods.com.
  30. ^ a b "Kaaki Sattai Songs Review - Anirudh's Groovy Beats Fitting the Cop Story". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  31. ^ V.P, Nicy (13 December 2014). "'Kakki Sattai' Music Review Round Up: Anirudh Comes Up with Another Set of Impressive Songs". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Kakki Sattai Songs Review". StudioFlicks. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  33. ^ Karthik. "Kakki Sattai (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh – Milliblog!". Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  34. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (18 February 2017). "Kadhal Kan Kattudhe movie review: Cool and breezy film worth a watch". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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