Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is the soundtrack to the 2017 film of the same name directed by Jibu Jacob and produced by Weekend Blockbusters, starring Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles. The film's musical score is composed by Bijibal, who contributed two songs to the four-song soundtrack, while the remaining two songs were composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics were written by Rafeeq Ahamed, Madhu Vasudevan, and D. B. Ajithkumar. The film's soundtrack was released on 4 December 2016.
| Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol | ||||
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| Released | 4 December 2016 | |||
| Recorded | October 2016 | |||
| Studio | Muzik Lounge School of Audio Technology, Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 16:32 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Enkore Entertainment | |||
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Release
editInitially M. Jayachadran was announced as the sole composer,[1] but in October 2016, Bijibal was assigned to score the background music and compose two songs for the film.[2] The film's music launch was held at a function at the Taj Hotel in Kochi on 4 December 2016 in the presence of the film crew and other guests.[3] The soundtrack was released for digital download by Enkore Entertainment on 21 December.[4][5]
Music video
editThe film's first music video, "Punnamada Kayal" debuted on YouTube on 16 December 2016. The song features Ulahannan and his family cheering for a vallam kali and their other family moments.[6] The makers also released a "how-it-was-made" video of the song "Athimara Kombile" on the video-sharing site on 22 December 2016; it was sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Vijay Yesudas.[7] Its music video was released on 25 January 2017, the song featured locales in Shimla.[8] The video song for "Maarivillu" was released on 16 January 2017 which depicts on the couple's gloomy life, while the video for "Oru Puzhayarikil" was released after the film's premiere, on 5 February 2017.[9][10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Athimara Kombile" | Rafeeq Ahamed | M. Jayachandran | Shreya Ghoshal, Vijay Yesudas | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Oru Puzhayarikil" | Rafeeq Ahammed | Bijibal | Shweta Mohan | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Punnamada Kayal" | Madhu Vasudevan | M. Jayachandran | Jithin Raj | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Maarivillu" | D. B. Ajithkumar | Bijibal | Bijibal | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 16:32 | ||||
Reception
editVipin Nair of Music Aloud assigned 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Bijibal and M Jayachandran have a lot more to offer, as adequately proven by Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol's soundtrack."[11] Deepa Soman of The Times of India called it as "a mixed bag, both in terms of genre and hook value".[12] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost described "Punnamada Kayal" being "absolutely unnecessary and completely ordinary" but complimented Shweta Mohan's vocals for "Oru Puzhayarikil".[13] Anu James of International Business Times complimented the music as "impressive".[14] Sethumadhavan N. of Moviecrow wrote "The songs by Bijibal and M.Jayachandran are pretty decent, fitting in well with the narrative."[15]
Accolades
editAt the 20th Asianet Film Awards, the film won two awards: Best Lyricist for Ahmed (also for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum) and Best Female Playback Singer for Shweta Mohan for the song "Oru Puzhayariki".[16] Mohan also received a nomination at the 65th Filmfare Awards South and won the Vanitha Film Award at the same category.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ James, Anu (10 March 2016). "Jibu Jacob's untitled starring Mohanlal, Biju Menon, Meena to start rolling in June". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ George, Anjana (11 December 2016). "Bijibal to do background score for Munthirivallikal Thalirkumbol". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ James, Anu (5 December 2016). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol teaser out; will it be the next hit of Mohanlal?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by M. Jayachandran on Apple Music". iTunes. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Jayaram, Deepika (22 December 2016). "The jukebox of Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol is out!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Correspondent (17 December 2016). "Punnamada Kayal: Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol's new song and its family feel". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Jayaram, Deepika (22 December 2016). "Making video of Athimarakombile song is out". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ James, Anu (25 January 2017). "Watch Athimarakombile video song from Mohanlal's Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Veni, Krishna (16 January 2017). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol new song released". Onlookers Media. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "ഒരു പുഴയരികിൽ: കാത്തിരുന്ന പാട്ടെത്തി". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Nair, Vipin (6 January 2017). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol – Music Review (Malayalam Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Music Review: Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol". The Times of India. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ M. M. Vetticad, Anna (21 January 2017). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol movie review: Mohanlal, Meena headline a charming, likeable film". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ James, Anu (21 January 2017). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol review: Mohanlal-Meena make you fall in love with your spouse all over again". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ N., Sethumadhavan (20 January 2017). "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Review: Falling in Love ...All Over Again". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "20th Asianet Film Awards". The News Minute. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "വനിത ഫിലിം അവാര്ഡ് 2018: ഫഹദ് മികച്ച നടൻ, മഞ്ജു വാരിയർ, പാർവതി മികച്ച നടിമാർ" [Women's Film Award 2018: Fahadh Best Actor, Manju Warrier and Parvathy Best Actress]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.