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Peranbu (soundtrack)

Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2019 film of the same name directed by Ram and produced by P. L. Thenappan starring Mammootty and Anjali. The film's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, Sumathy Ram and Karunakaran. The soundtrack was released under the Saregama record label on 15 July 2018 to positive reviews from critics and Yuvan won the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Music Director and was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Music Director.

Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
Recorded2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:24
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Raja Ranguski
(2018) 		Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2018) 		Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
(2018)

Development

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For the film's musical score and soundtrack, Ram renewed his association with Yuvan Shankar Raja who previously worked with him in Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Taramani (2017).[1] Their norm lyricist Na. Muthukumar died in August 2016. As a result, the film's four-song soundtrack featured lyrics written by Vairamuthu, Sumathy Ram and Karunakaran who would collaborate with the director-composer in their maiden associations.

Yuvan started working on the film's music and background score during September 2017, when the film was under post-production.[2][3] Since Ram wanted the music to sound different from the previous collaborations, he showcased the edited footage to Yuvan and told him that the script is close to nature. Hence, Yuvan reduced the instrumentation and used natural ambient music for the film.[4][5] For composing the tune for "Vaanthooral" he envisioned it as "a stream that flows everywhere. Till the tabla beat starts, you won't even know the thaalam."[6] He also admitted that he and Ram felt the absence of Muthukumar at several instances while working on the film.[6]

Release

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The track list of the film's soundtrack was released on 14 July 2018.[7] The following day, the album was launched at the Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai.[8][9] With the film's cast and crew, the event also saw the attendance of actors Siddharth, Andrea Jeremiah, Vasanth Ravi, directors Bharathiraja, K. S. Ravikumar, Mysskin, Vetrimaaran, Bala, Karu Palaniappan, Ameer Sultan, Samuthirakani, Adhik Ravichandran, A. L. Vijay, Gopi Nainaar, producers J. Satish Kumar, G. Dhananjayan, Kalaipuli S. Thanu and writers Anand Neelakantan, Bava Bhaskar amongst others.[1] The record label Saregama distributed the album in digital formats.[10]

Reception

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The soundtrack album and score received positive response from critics.[11] Behindwoods rated the album 3.25 out of 5 and stated "Another Musical experience from Ram and Yuvan Shankar Raja's magical combo."[12] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 and summarised "Yuvan Shankar Raja delivers another brilliant soundtrack for director Ram, easily the composer’s best in a long time."[13]

Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog reviewed it as "Director Ram and Yuvan Shankar Raja reach their Katradhu Tamizh high once again".[14] Suhansid Srikanth of Moviecrow gave the album 4 out of 5 and stated "Peranbu, the rain of compassion adds stubbornness to the statement that it is silly to say 'Yuvan's come-back' as he has never gone anywhere else. Also it reminds us of the sin we are doing to the abundantly blessed artists like Vairamuthu or Yuvan most of the times with films that hold no content to feed their thrive to excel."[15]

Janani K. of India Today wrote "If the characters in Peranbu give the film its soul, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's score infuses life into it."[16] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Yuvan Shankar Raja's music is quiet, with the barest acoustic guitar strumming".[17] Lakshmi Subramanian of The Week wrote "Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja is technically at his best. As the mist moves on and off the lake, Yuvan's music tugs at your heartstrings."[18] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle stated that Yuvan's music "elevate the film several notches. Yuvan’s rerecording warrants mention and songs appeasing to aural nerves."[19]

Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute wrote "Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score intrudes a bit too much in the scenes when Amudhavan and Paapa are getting to know each other, but it is quieter, more involved as the film progresses."[20] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express praised the "unobtrusive nature" of Yuvan's music adding that: "A quiet piano bit, once in a while. A guitar being strummed about. Or sometimes, just ambient music. So meditative is Peranbu that I found the occasional song quite offputting."[21]

Track listing

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Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dhooramaai"VairamuthuVijay Yesudas4:08
2."Anbe Anbin"Sumathy RamKarthik, Yuvan Shankar Raja3:09
3."Vaanthooraal"VairamuthuSriram Parthasarathy4:40
4."Setthu Pocchu Manasu"KarunakaranMadhu Iyer4:29
Total length:16:24

Awards and nominations

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Accolades for Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 11 January 2020 Best Music Director Yuvan Shankar Raja Won [22]
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Best Playback Singer – Male Sriram Parthasarathy – ("Vanthooral") Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Female Madhu Iyer – ("Sethupochu Manasu") Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards 18 September 2021 Best Music Director – Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja Nominated [24]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Karthik – ("Anbe Anbin") Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ashameera Aiyappan (16 July 2018). "It took me 20 years to make a film with Mammootty: Ram at Peranbu audio launch". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ S. Subhakeerthana (15 September 2017). "Ram not doing a film with Vikram". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Director Ram's 'Peranbu' with Mammootty is ready". Sify. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ Team FC (5 February 2019). "Yuvan Shankar Raja On The Difference Between The Working Styles Of Selvaraghavan And Ram". Film Companion South. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ Baradwaj Rangan (9 August 2018). I wanted High on Love to reach today's youngsters | Yuvan Shankar Raja (Interview) (in Tamil). Film Companion South. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b Arunkumar Sekhar (12 August 2018). "Yuvan Shankar Raja: I will soon be directing a film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Director Ram's Peranbu songs tracklist video". Behindwoods. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Mammootty plays doting dad to 13-year-old autistic child in Peranbu". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Ram's Peranbu audio launched". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Peranbu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  11. ^ Kaushik L. M. (16 July 2018). "Yuvan Shankar Raja gets mass response at Mammootty's Peranbu audio launch". In.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Peranbu (aka) Perannbu songs review". Behindwoods. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ^ Vipin Nair (26 July 2018). "Peranbu – Music Review (Tamil Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. ^ Karthik Srinivasan (16 July 2018). "Peranbu (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. ^ Suhansid Srikanth (16 July 2018). "Peranbu Songs – Music Review". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  16. ^ Janani K. (30 January 2019). "Peranbu Movie Review: Mammootty is excellent in path-breaking film by Ram". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  17. ^ Baradwaj Rangan (30 January 2019). "Peranbu Movie Review: Mammootty Plays The Gentlest "Ram Hero" In Ram's Least Angry, Most Moving Drama". Film Companion South. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  18. ^ Lakshmi Subramanian (30 January 2019). "'Peranbu' review: Mammootty at his best; subtlety, not machoism, steals the show". The Week. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  19. ^ Anupama Subramanian (1 February 2019). "Peranbu movie review: Intense and hard hitting". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  20. ^ Sowmya Rajendran (1 February 2019). "'Peranbu' review: Ram's father-daughter tale is a delicately crafted must-watch film". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  21. ^ Sudhir Srinivasan (1 February 2019). "Peranbu Review: A beautiful meditation on life and love". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Vikatan Awards 2019: Taapsee Pannu wins 'Best Actor' for Game Over, shares surreal moment with Dhanush and Vetrimaaran". The Statesman. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees". The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  25. ^ Manjusha Radhakrishnan (19 September 2021). "SIIMA 2021: The big winners from the South Indian movie awards night". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners". The News Minute. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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