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Vishwaroopam is the soundtrack album, composed by the music trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, to the upcoming Tamil film of the same name, directed by Kamal Hassan. The album features five tracks, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu and Kamal Hassan himself. The soundtrack's Hindi version Vishwaroop, has lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.

Production

Initially, Yuvan Shankar Raja was rumored to compose the film's musical score since the film was supposed to be directed by director Selvaraghavan, a frequent collaborator of Raja.[1] However, later Kamal was confirmed to direct the film himself and signed in the musical trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose music for the trilingual, who had, in their early days, composed music for his trilingual Aalavandhan.[2] Lyricist Vairamuthu was confirmed for the Tamil version of the film,[3] after Kamal Haasan had approached him and narrated the entire plot, to which he immediately agreed to work upon. Javed Akhtar has penned lyrics for the Hindi version[4], while Ramajogayya Shastry has done the lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version.[5]

Release

The audio was initially expected to release on 7 November 2012, coinciding with Haasan's birthday. The audio launch was planned to be launched simultaneously in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. However, due to Cyclone Nilam, it was postponed.[6][7] The film's audio rights were bagged by Sony Music.[8]

The album was released on December 7, at Chennai on a grand event at YMCA Royapettah, after launching the audio in Madurai and Coimbatore. The first copy of the audio was released by Ilayaraja, who had collaborated with Kamal on his previous productions.[9] The function was attended by various celebrities including Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Bharathiraja, A.R. Murugadoss, K.S. Ravikumar, Vasanth, Suresh Krishna, Prabhu Solomon, Dharani, Gouthami, Lingusamy, Jayaram, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Karthik, Karunas, and Prabhu.[10]

Track list

Tamil Tracklisting
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vishwaroopam"VairamuthuSuraj Jagan4:22
2."Thuppaki Engal Tholile"Vairamuthu
English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg		Kamal Haasan & Benny Dayal4:42
3."Unnai Kaanadhu Naan"Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan5:35
4."Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile"Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza4:16
5."Vishwaroopam (Remix)"VairamuthuRemixed by Shane Mendonsa4:23
Total length:23:25
Hindi Tracklisting
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vishwaroop"Javed AktharSuraj Jagan4:24
2."Jung Hai"Javed Akthar
English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg		Shankar Mahadevan & Benny Dayal4:46
3."Main Radha Tu Shaam"Javed AktharKamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan5:39
4."Koi Kahin"Javed AktharKamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza4:19
5."Vishwaroop (Remix)"Javed AktharRemixed by Shane Mendonsa4:27
Total length:23:35
Telugu Tracklisting
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vishwaroopam"Ramajogayya SastrySuraj Jagan4:22
2."Thupakee Thone Jeevitham"Ramajogayya Sastry
English lyrics by Asif Ali Beg		Kamal Haasan & Benny Dayal4:42
3."Undalaenandhi Naa Kannu"Ramajogayya SastryKamal Haasan & Shankar Mahadevan5:35
4."Anu Vinasa Varshamidhi"Ramajogayya SastryKamal Haasan & Nikhil D'Souza4:16
5."Vishwaroopam (Remix)"Ramajogayya SastryRemixed by Shane Mendonsa4:23
Total length:23:25

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Musicperk[11]
Music Aloud[12]
Behindwoods[13]
Tamil Music Review[14]
Haihoi[15]
IndiaGlitz[16]
Rediff[17]
Thamarai[18]

The soundtrack was met with positive response from music critics upon release. Musicperk.com noted, "SEL are one of the very few versatile composers around the country and that explains Kamal’s choice for their music. This album would rank as one of the best albums of SEL...The songs are quite ahead of its time & by the passage of time, will get even better recognition.".[19] Music Aloud's review called the album "a must listen"[20] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff described the album as "a pleasant listening experience"[17] Behindwoods said, "[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy] bring their A-game to the party and it’s a highly focused effort with absolutely no room for fillers. Seriously good!" [21] IndiaGlitz praised the album saying,"[The] album draws a fine line between top-notch music and director-friendly music that prioritizes the storyline above everything else".[22] Kanchana Devi of Truth Dive said, "the album of Vishwaroopam is completely transports you into the next level of musical scope."[23] while Thamarai.com praised the album for its "exquisitely-penned lyrics and brilliant vocal performances".[18]

The soundtrack, within hours of its release, climbed up to #3 in iTunes Chart.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Kamal hits the gym for Selva". Behindwoods. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Kamal Haasan signs Shankar for next". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Vairamuthu to write songs for Viswaroopam". Sify. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  4. ^ "Vishwaroop: Shankar Ehsaan Loy". Amazon.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. ^ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (9 June 2012). "Arts / Cinema : An idea whose time has come". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Cyclone Nilam is such a 'spoilsport': Kamal Haasan". CNN-IBN. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  7. ^ Cyclone Nila plays poilsport to audio launch plans
  8. ^ "Sony bags Vishwaroopam audio - The Times of India". 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. Sony Music has grabbed the audio rights of Kamal Haasan's ambitious Vishwaroopam. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |h1= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |h2= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "'Kamal deserves to be celebrated' - The Times of India". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |description= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |h1= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |h2= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |keywords= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Picture 357925". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. Kamal, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Ilayaraja, Bharathiraja, AR Murugadoss, KS Ravikumar, Vasanth, Suresh Krishna, Shobi, Lalitha, Prabhu Solomon, Asvin Raja, Aswin Sekar, Dharani, Santhana Bharathi, Sriman, Shanmugarajan, Gouthami with daughter Subbulakshmi, SP Muthuraman, Lingusamy, Keyaar, Jayaram, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Karthik, Karunas, Ramesh Khanna, Prabhu, Ram Kumar, Vikram Prabhu graced the event. {{cite web}}: Text "AR Murugadoss at Viswaroopam Audio Launch Photos" ignored (help); Text "New Movie Posters" ignored (help)
  11. ^ Siddharth K (7 December 2012). "Vishwaroopam". Musicperk.
  12. ^ Vipin (7 December 2012). "Vishwaroopam – MUSIC REVIEW (TAMIL MOVIE SOUNDTRACK)". Music Aloud.
  13. ^ "VISHWAROOPAM SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 7 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Viswaroopam Music Review". Tamil Music Review. 7 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Viswaroopam Music Review". Haihoi. 7 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Viswaroopam Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 7 December 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Review: Viswaroopam Music is pleasant". Rediff. 10 December 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Review:Vishwaroopam - Soundtrack Review". Thamarai. 11 December 2012.
  19. ^ "Vishwaroopam". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. {{cite web}}: Text "Musicperk - Trending news, analysis, reviews, ratings and exclusive content for music." ignored (help)
  20. ^ "Vishwaroopam - Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. Must listen! {{cite web}}: Text "Asif Ali Beg" ignored (help); Text "Kamal Haasan" ignored (help); Text "Music Aloud" ignored (help); Text "Shankar Ehsaan Loy" ignored (help); Text "Vairamuthu" ignored (help)
  21. ^ "Vishwaroopam Music Review Andrea Jeremiah, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  22. ^ "IndiaGlitz - Viswaroopam Music Review songs lyrics". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. The album draws a fine line between top-notch music and director-friendly music that prioritizes the storyline above everything else. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |h1= ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Vishwaroopam - Music Review". 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11. {{cite web}}: Text "TruthDiveTruthDive" ignored (help)
  24. ^ "'Vishwaroopam' songs rock the iTunes chart- Tamil News- IBNLive". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-10. The audio album of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' occupied a prominent place on the top charts of I Tunes, on the day one of its release. Within hours the album was launched, it occupied third place in the coveted list. The songs composed by Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy are being hailed by music lovers as they struck an instant chord with them. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |h1= ignored (help)
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