Thalapathi
Cassette cover
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released14 July 1991 (1991-07-14)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelLahari Music
ProducerIlaiyaraaja

Thalapathi is the soundtrack album composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, for 1991 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name which was written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya, Shobana and Geetha in supporting roles.[1] It was the last collaboration between Ilaiyaraaja, Vaali and Ratnam as the latter had associated with A. R. Rahman and Vairamuthu for all of his projects, beginning with Roja (1992), which marked Rahman's debut.

Development

According to cinematographer Santosh Sivan, Ilaiyaraaja finished composing the entire soundtrack in "half a day".[2] This is the first film for which Ratnam chose to use stereophonic music.[3] The first song to be composed for the film was "Chinna Thayaval", although Ilaiyaraaja had given the tune of "Putham Puthu Poo" to Ratnam much earlier.[4] "Chinna Thayaval" is set in Charukesi, a Carnatic raga,[5] and "Putham Puthu Poo" is set in Hamsanandi.[6] The recording of "Sundari Kannal", which is set in Kalyani, took place in Mumbai (then known as Bombay) with R. D. Burman's orchestra.The picturization of the song was heavily inspired from the book Ponniyin Selvan written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. This information was revealed by Mani Ratnam in his book "Conversation With Mani Ratnam" written by Baradwaj Rangan.[7][8] "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" was conceived and composed to introduce the character Subbulaxmi onscreen.[9] It is set in Abheri,[10] and at the insistence of Ratnam, Vaali incorporated the devotional song "Kunitha Puruvamum" into this.[2][11] "Yamunai Aatrile" is set in Yamunakalyani.[12] The Bhogi-themed "Margazhithan" was inspired by Tamil folk music.[13] The film's audio rights were sold to Lahari Music for ₹7.2 million (equivalent to ₹62 million or US$780,000 in 2023), then a record price.[14]

Track listing

Tamil[15]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yamunai Aatrile"Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik1:22
2."Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha7:10
3."Sundari Kannal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki7:14
4."Kaattukuyilu Manasukkulae"K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:32
5."Putham Puthu Poo"K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki5:00
6."Chinna Thayaval"S. Janaki3:23
7."Margazhithan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha, Chorus2:39
Hindi[16]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yamuna Kinare"Sadhana Sargam1:22
2."Jaaneman Aaja Aaja"Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam7:10
3."Sundari Yeh Jeevan Tera"Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam7:14
4."In Aankhon Ka Tu Tara" (Version 1)Kavitha Krishnamurthy5:32
5."In Aankhon Ka Tu Tara" (Version 2)Kavitha Krishnamurti3:23
6."Aayi Holi"Udit Narayan, Abhijeet2:39
Telugu[17]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yamuna Thatilo"Swarnalatha1:22
2."Chilakamma Chitikeyanga"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra7:10
3."Sundari Nuvve"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra7:14
4."Singarala"K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:32
5."Mudda Banthi Puvvulo"Mano, Swarnalatha5:00
6."Ada Janmaku"P. Susheela3:23
Kannada[18]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kogilege Haadu Antha"Ramesh Chandra, Akbar Y. E.5:22
2."Hey Rukkamma Kaiyatattu"Akbar Y. E., Vedika, Shashikala Sunil6:42
3."Hocha Husa Hoo"Ramesh Chandra, Shashikala Sunil4:59
4."Sundari Ninnaseya Hele"Akbar Y. E., Shashikala Sunil6:40
5."Putta Thayiya Kandana"Shashikala Sunil2:53
6."Margashira"Harsha Uppar, Vinay K. N., Shashikala Sunil2:37

Release history

The original Tamil version of the soundtrack album features seven songs and was released on 23 April 1991.[15] The Hindi-dubbed version Dalapathi has six songs, which were written by P. K. Mishra and released on Saregama.[16] The Telugu-dubbed version, which was distributed by Aditya Music, features lyrics penned by Rajasri.[17] Lahari Music released the Kannada-dubbed version of the film's soundtrack which was titled Nanna Dalapathi, and V. Nagendra Prasad penned its lyrics.[18]

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express criticised the incorporation of "Kunitha Puruvamum" into "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu", saying, "Beside this verse that has survived more than fourteen hundred years, how utterly pedestrian and absolutely base [Ilaiyaraaja's] song sounds. And how blasphemous and philistine it looks when the profound and the profane are juxtaposed with total disregard to cultural values".[19] The album gets rave reviews 30 years later and soc media is aghast at boomer Kiccha's comment in Indian express on "Kunitha Puruvamum".[20] The review board of Ananda Vikatan praised Ilaiyaraaja's music, particularly "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu".[21]

The soundtrack was included in The Guardian's list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".[22] "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" was placed fourth among the songs listed in a BBC list of "World Top Ten Popular Songs of All-time".[23] The song was included in the 2012 Hindi film Agent Vinod, and Lahari sued that film's producer Saif Ali Khan for using the song without permission.[24][25] "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" was adapted in Hindi by Anand–Milind as "Tu Tu Tu Tu Tara" for Bol Radha Bol (1992).[26] Rapper M.I.A. sampled the beats used in the chorus of "Kaattukuyilu" for her song "Bamboo Banga" from the album Kala (2007).[27] "Yamunai Aatrile" was reused in '96 (2018); this version was sung by Chinmayi.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Rangan 2012, p. 132.
  2. 1 2 Ramachandran 2014, p. 140.
  3. ↑ Rangan 2012, p. 112.
  4. ↑ Rangan 2012, pp. 115–116.
  5. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 127.
  6. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 155.
  7. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (21 October 2005). "The Raja still reigns supreme". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 160.
  9. ↑ Rangan 2012, p. 111.
  10. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 156.
  11. ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (3 October 2015). "Hitman". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 168.
  13. ↑ Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (2 June 2016). "The eclipsed gems from Raja and Ratnam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ↑ Shyam Prasad, S (21 May 2015). "Bahubali audio sold for Rs 3 cr". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Thalapathi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Dalapathi (Hindi)". Spotify. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Dalapathi". Spotify. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Nanna Dalapathi". Spotify. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  19. ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (8 November 1991). "Thalapathi". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ↑ Arputharaj, Advantage (26 September 2022). "Thalapathi". Twitter. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  21. ↑ Vikatan Review Board (1 December 1991). "சினிமா விமர்சனம் : தளபதி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "100 Best Albums Ever". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  23. ↑ "The Worlds Top Ten – BBC World Service". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (10 May 2012). "Saif Ali Khan's Agent Vinod again in copyright case". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  25. ↑ "Saif pays the price for using old songs in Agent Vinod". Hindustan Times. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "#Ilaiyaraaja78: Five Bollywood chartbusters inspired by Ilaiyaraaja hits in Tamil". The Times of India. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Urvasi Urvasi ripped off by Will.i.am & Cody Wise!". Sify. slide 4. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  28. ↑ Aiyappan, Ashameera (11 October 2018). "I hardly do happy music: '96' music director Govind Vasantha". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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