Paiyaa (soundtrack)
| Paiyaa | ||||
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| Released | 12 February 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:20 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
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| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The soundtrack album originally includes five songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 12 February 2010. The release coincided with a promotional event held at SPI Cinemas in Chennai.
The soundtrack album was marketed under the Chennai-based Think Music record label, which was founded in 2007, thus becoming their 50th album.[1] During a press conference held by Think Music in mid-March 2010, it was announced that, thanks to the enormous success of the audio, an additional track has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and included in the film at an appropriate place.[2] The new CD including the new track, titled "Yedho Ondru", was released during the release of the film in early April.[3] In 2011, Sony Music India got the rights to the soundtrack.[4]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thuli Thuli" | Haricharan, Tanvi Shah | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Poongatre Poongatre" | Benny Dayal | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Adada Mazhaida" | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Suthuthe Suthuthe Bhoomi" | Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy | 5:01 |
| 5. | "En Kadhal Solla" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Yedho Ondru" (Bonus Track) | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 28:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chiru Chiru Chiru" | Chandrabose | Haricharan, Tanvi Shah | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Mandaara Poovalle" | Bhuvana Chandra | Benny Dayal | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Arere Vaanaa" | Vennelakanti | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Chuttesai Chuttesai" | Bhuvana Chandra | Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Nee Yadalo Naaku" | Vennelakanti | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Tanvi Shah | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Yedho" | Vennelakanti | S. P. Charan | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 24:47 | |||
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Behindwoods |    |
The album generally positive reviews and responses from critics and audiences alike. The songs got popular among the masses immediately, witnessing grand sales and making it very big in audio markets, due to which even the stocks of audio CDs got over soon.[5] Becoming sensational hits very soon after its release, the songs were topping the Tamil music charts in the following weeks.[1][6][7] The album has reportedly become 2010's biggest selling audio and the top selling ringtone as well.[8] Moreover, as per the report of a national broadcasting agency, the song "Thuli Thuli" has become the first Tamil song to be featured in an all India index of the Top 20 songs on radio for the month of April 2010, indicating this song was played on all Indian FM radio stations more often than any other song in the history of Tamil film music ever.[8] Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as well as his film score were also often cited to be the biggest plus and the backbone of the film besides playing an important role for the film's success.[9][10][11]
Awards[edit]
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 Edison Awards[12]
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Edison Award
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Best Female Playback Singer | Saindhavi | Won |
Big Entertainment Award
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Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Won | |
| Best Lyricist | Na. Muthukumar | Won | ||
| Best Music Director (Jury) | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Singer (Jury) | Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated | ||
| Popular Album of the Year 2010 | Paiyaa | Nominated | ||
| Popular Song of the Year 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated | ||
| "En Kadhal Solla" | Nominated | |||
| Popular Melody of the Year 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated | ||
| Popular Duet of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated | ||
| Popular Song Sung by a Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja for "En Kadhal Solla" | Won | ||
| Popular Male Singer of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated | ||
| Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated | |||
| Popular Female Singer of the Year 2010 | Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated | ||
| Mirchi Listener's Choice of the Year 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja & Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Won | ||
| Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Playback | Rahul Nambiar for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Playback | Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated | ||
| Vijay Award for Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated | ||
| Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer | Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated | ||
| Vijay Award for Favourite Song | "En Kadhal Solla" | Won | ||
| Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa | Won | ||
| Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Song of the Year | "En Kadhal Solla" | Won | ||
| Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa | Won |
References[edit]
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- ^ "One more song in 'Paiyya'". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "PAIYAA'S NEW CD". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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- ^ Mahesh, R. Richard. "Who's making it big in audio markets?". planetradiocity.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "TOP 10 SONGS". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Karthi's Paiyya postponed!". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b Pillai, Sreedhar (19 March 2010). "Yuvan's musical magic!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Movie Review:Paiyaa". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Paiyaa Tamil Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Paiyaa - Tamil Movie Reviews". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Simbu, Trisha & Enthiran win Awards". Kollytalk.com. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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- ^ "RADIO MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS 2010 – WINNERS LIST". kuraltv.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
External links[edit]
- Paiyaa (soundtrack) at the IMDb