"Pillaa Raa" is an Indian Telugu language song composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj and sung by Anurag Kulkarni for the soundtrack of the 2018 romantic action-thriller film RX 100.[1] The lyrics are penned by Chaitanya Prasad. The song's official lyrical version was released on 26 June 2018, while the full video song was released on 6 August 2018 under the music label Mango Music.

"Pillaa Raa"
cover of Pillaa Raa
Single by Anurag Kulkarni
from the album RX 100
LanguageTelugu
English titleCome to me my dear girl!
Published26 June 2018 (lyrical)
Released6 August 2018 (full video)
StudioMoksha Studios
S&B Music Mill
GenreRomantic, Melody
Length4:55
LabelMango Music
Composer(s)Chaitan Bharadwaj
Lyricist(s)Chaitanya Prasad
Producer(s)Chaitan Bharadwaj
Music video
"Pilla Raa" on YouTube

Music video

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The full video version of the song was officially released on 6 August 2018 on YouTube by Mango Music. The music video features Kartikeya Gummakonda and Payal Rajput acting for the single.

Reception

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The music video was popular because of its new-age music. The singer of the song, Anurag Kulkarni received huge recognition in Telugu music for his work for the song.[2]

The film RX 100, gained popularity and recognition due to this song at the early stage of its release. After the release, the film went on to become superhit due to its versatile story-telling. Pillaa Raa became one of the most-played Telugu songs of the year.

Records

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The full video version of the song had around 250 million views (before it was removed) and the lyrical version of the song has around 20 million views on YouTube.

Other versions

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Mango Music also produced other versions of the song, such as the female version, Karaoke version and others.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award(s) Category Recipient Result
2018 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Playback Singer - Male Anurag Kulkarni[3] Won
Best Music Director Chaitan Bharadwaj Nominated
2019 Radio City Cine Awards S2 Best Song Pillaa Raa Nominated
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) Anurag Kulkarni Won
SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) Chaitan Bharadwaj Nominated
2019 17th Santosham Film Awards Santosham Best Male Playback Singer Anurag Kulkarni Won
2019 66th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Anurag Kulkarni Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu Chaitanya Prasad Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (3 September 2018). "'Sustaining good songs is a challenge,' says musician Anurag Kulkarni". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ Chelamkuri, Pavan. "Checkout Anurag Kulkarni's Breathtaking Performance At Zee Cine Awards 2018". Chai Bisket. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2018 glitters with the best of Tollywood - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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