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Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (soundtrack)

Pyaar Prema Kaadhal is the soundtrack to the 2018 film of the same name directed by debutant Elan, starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson. The soundtrack to the film features 12 songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Niranjan Bharathi, Vivek, Madhan Karky, Mohan Rajan, Oviya Oompathy and Elan himself. It was preceded with two singles: "High On Love" and "Dope Track", before the full album being released through Yuvan's music label U1 Records and Divo on 29 July 2018.

Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released29 July 2018
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length36:51
LanguageTamil
LabelU1 Records
Divo
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Peranbu
(2018) 		Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
(2018) 		Genius
(2018)
Singles from Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
  1. "High On Love"
    Released: 13 February 2018
  2. "Dope Track"
    Released: 9 June 2018

Development

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Pyaar Prema Kadhal marked the debut of Yuvan Shankar Raja as a producer under his YSR Productions, jointly producing it with Irfan Malik and S. N. Rajarajan of K Productions.[1] Yuvan intended to produce a film for a long time, and eventually he chose a romantic drama as he felt that love songs being his forte and has been missing it for quite some time. Hence, he felt that producing a romantic film could possibly revive it.[2][3] He curated several romantic tracks for the album, with the film has a "colourful story" that gave him scope "to challenge and explore [sic] in terms of bringing out emotions".[3]

The only criteria for Yuvan was not to resemble any tracks he done previously.[4] The soundtrack to Pyaar Prema Kadhal also had Yuvan collaborating with several singers and lyricists for the first time; which included Vivek, Sid Sriram, Mohan Rajan, Sanjith Hegde, Al Rufian and Teejay Arunasalam.[5] Malaysian singer-songwriter Oviya Oomapathy, who worked on several independent singles for U1 Records also contributed to the album. Director Elan also wrote six songs for the album. All the tracks are titled in English.[4]

Release

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Pyaar Prema Kaadhal was preceded by two singles—"High On Love" and "Dope Track". The former was released on the eve of Valentines Day, 13 February 2018; it was sung by Sid Sriram and written by Niranjan Bharathi.[6] "Dope Track" was preceded by a teaser on 6 June 2018,[7] and the full song, three days later. The song variates from melody in the beginning, to EDM and dubstep, before turning into a melody in the end.[8] The soundtrack was released on 29 July 2018 at a launch event held at the AVM Studios in Chennai, with several film personalities and friends of Yuvan Shankar Raja, including actors Dhanush, Silambarasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Arya, and Jayam Ravi; directors Ameer, Ram, and Seenu Ramasamy; and composers Ilaiyaraaja, Santhosh Narayanan, and D. Imman attending the event.[9][10] The audio launch was telecasted on Zee Tamil on 4 August 2018.[11]

Track listing

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The film's track list was released on 26 July 2018, three days before the audio launch.[12]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."High On Love"Niranjan BharathiSid Sriram04:49
2."Dope Track"Mohan RajanYuvan Shankar Raja04:10
3."Hold Me Now"VivekSanjith Hegde, Thurga03:23
4."Surprise Me"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja, Priya Mali04:03
5."Never Let Me Go"Oviya OomapathySuranjan, Shweta Pandit04:34
6."I Will Never Let You Go"Oviya OomapathyShweta Pandit04:34
7."Hello"ElanDevan Ekambaram01:23
8."Let's Be Friends?"ElanCliffy Carlton02:04
9."Secret Window"ElanAl Rufian03:18
10."Wake Me Up Everyday"ElanTeejay Arunasalam01:54
11."Miss You Papa"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja, Priya Mali01:33
12."It's Over"ElanShweta Pandit01:06
Total length:36:51

Reception

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The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. V. Lakshmi of The Times of India, reviewed it as "thirteen songs in an album could make for an exhaustive listen, but the biggest plus is that almost seven of them are short, and sweet, pieces."[13] Behindwoods gave the album 3 out of 5 stating "The romantic musical falls in place for Yuvan as he hits the high note effortlessly."[14] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it as "a delightful follow-up to Irumbuthirai"[15] Ramesh S. Kannan of Moviecrow gave 3 out of 5 stating "Yuvan is unstoppable in this romantic soundtrack that doesn't blink an eye about being cheesy and super cheesy."[16] Anjana Shekar of The News Minute described that "the songs do not get excessive, but instead become one with the story".[17] Ashameera Aiyappan of The Indian Express called the soundtrack as "lovely" and "a fitting Yuvan musical".[18] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South described that "Yuvan's score is refreshingly low-key" and the songs "really set the film's tempo".[19] Gopinath Rajendran of The New Indian Express said that Yuvan "steals the show with his songs as well as the background score" and called "High On Love" as the best from the album.[20]

Accolades

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Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Behindwoods Gold Medal 16 December 2018 Voice of the Year – Male Sid Sriram Won [21]
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South Indian International Movie Awards 15–16 August 2019 Best Music Director – Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja Nominated [23]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Sid Sriram Nominated
Filmfare Awards South 21 December 2019 Best Music Director – Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja Nominated [25]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Sid Sriram Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organisations 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. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil contestants Raiza, Harish Kalyan to romance on big screen". The Indian Express. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Yuvan Shankar Raja: I will soon be directing a film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Subhakeerthana, S. (17 August 2018). "'Being Ilaiyaraaja's son doesn't guarantee fame and success': Yuvan to TNM". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ramanujam, Srinivasa (13 August 2018). "My dream is to do a musical tribute to Sri Lankan Tamils, says Yuvan Shankar Raja". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa; Menon, Vishal (15 February 2018). "A quick look at a few of the Tamil songs released on Valentine's Day". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Yuvan's gift to fans for Valentine's Day: a song High On Love!". The Times of India. 13 February 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Dope track teaser from Pyaar Prema Kadhal". Behindwoods. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Here's all about Yuvan's dope track". The Times of India. 10 June 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ Arul. "Dhanush, Simbu, Vijay Sethupathi and Jayam Ravi at Pyaar Prema Kaadhal audio launch [Photos]". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ Native, Digital (31 July 2018). "Ilaiyaraaja attends audio launch of Yuvan's debut production 'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal'". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Audio Launch (event). India: Zee Tamil. 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Yuvan's Pyaar Prema Kadhal tracklist". Behindwoods. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Music Review: Pyaar Prema Kaadhal". The Times of India. 3 August 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Music Review". Behindwoods. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (30 July 2018). "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Music Review". Moviecrow. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  17. ^ Shekar, Anjana (10 August 2018). "'Pyaar Prema Kaadhal' review: A musical that gets your hopes high only to shatter it". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal movie review: Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson shine in a refreshingly sensible rom-com". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  19. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (16 August 2018). "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Movie Review". Film Companion South. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Review: A gratifying musical modelled on the modern relationship". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Event Story Of Behindwoods Gold Medals The Iconic Edition". Behindwoods. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Behindwoods Gold Medals 2018 – Tamil Film Awards for best movies, artists and technicians". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  23. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  24. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (17 August 2019). "SIIMA Awards: Dhanush, Trisha, Mohanlal honoured in Doha; check out complete winners' list [Photos]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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