The songs were trendsetters and pioneered a new style of composition in Malayalam cinema. 4 the People was a critical and commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in Tamil as 4 Students.[3][4][5] The film was remade in Telugu as Yuvasena (2004). It is followed by two sequels By the People (2005) and Of the People (2008).
Soundtrack was composed by Jassie Gift. All the songs in both Malayalam and Tamil versions became hugely popular. Jassie Gift later reused "Lajjavathiye" as "Mandakiniye" for Kannada film Hudugaata. In these songs, Jassie Gift utilised and popularised Rap and Hip-hop in Kerala.[6]
While the latest song is far from beating the Jimikki Kammal feat globally, it has dominated the pop culture discourse on social media and has turned young actor Priya Prakash Varrier into an internet sensation.
There are 12 contestants in the show and you get to listen to some popular folk tunes as well as authentic folk songs, some of them in languages that are rarely heard/spoken. The contestants have been selected through auditions; some of them have in-depth knowledge about the songs and the languages.
I started out with a band and I appreciate that there are a lot of bands that are coming out with new music. But we have miles to go because even now only a few bands have managed to make a mark with their own songs. And these songs reach out to only a small section of the audience. Film songs still hold sway and the day original tracks become more popular than film songs there will be a definite change in the scene.
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