Anegan is the soundtrack album for the 2015 film of the same name, starring Dhanush and directed by K. V. Anand. For the film's soundtrack and score, Anand, roped in his regular collaborator Harris Jayaraj, to compose the music,[1] thus marking Harris' first and only collaboration with Dhanush.[1] The soundtrack album features six tracks, written by Vairamuthu, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Rokesh and C. S. Amudhan.[2] The album was released by Sony Music on 2 November 2014.
In April 2014, Harris recorded a song called "Aathadi Aathadi", which was sung by Bhavatharini and written by Vairamuthu.[3] Later, another song "Roja Kadale" was recorded in May 2014, which was revealed to be an "energetic" track, also written by Vairamuthu and sung by Shankar Mahadevan, who collaborated with Harris after Ghajini (2005).[4][5] In late June 2014, Harris finished recording a "peppy number", written by director C. S. Amudhan.[6] During the recording of Amudhan's song, K. V. Anand said that the album was in its final stages of recording and that each song would be of a different dimension based on its situation in the film.[7] In August 2014, Harris informed via Twitter that almost all the songs were completed.[8] The music rights were acquired by Sony Music.
The makers initially planned to release the songs in the middle of September 2014 and later on the occasion of Diwali (22 October 2014). However, the makers announced that the film's audio will be released on 2 November 2014.[9] Prior to the release, the album was made available through iTunes on 1 November 2014, and the following day, the audio was launched at the Suryan FM 93.5 Radio Station, in the presence of the film's cast and crew.[10] The soundtrack for the Telugu version Anekudu was released on 23 January 2015, at a promotional event held at Hyderabad.[11]
After a couple of lukewarm outings in Yaan and Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal, Harris Jayaraj has clearly put in additional efforts for his regular director KV Anand. Most of the songs in Anegan are beat-oriented melody songs as already witnessed by fans in prior outings of this successful combination (Ayan, Ko and Maattrraan).
This is one cracker of a song which will get you going no matter what. Marana Gana Viji and Dhanush have gone all out and keeps the tempo up with their energetic singing. Harris Jayaraj has finally managed to give his most "local" kuthu yet. The energetic interlude already popularized in trailers help the overall recognition factor of this song. The beautiful variation towards the end with subtle piano accompaniments ensure that this is not a mindless kuthu number. This song with catchy lyrics are an instant winner!
Respectable track plagued by deja vu feel at places. The song borrows from a handful of numbers by Harris himself. The song's tempo is upbeat throughout without dropping pace at any point. Just when one may be tempted to write-off, the well structured orchestration and the second stanza variation in tune redeems the song. The lines "எரமல சற பற வ வ" gels well with the flow and music lend itself well for fresh visuals.
Ilayaraja's daughter Bhavadharini singing Vairamuthu's lyrics in Harris Jayaraj composition will make one sit up. Bhavadharini has got the meatier lines in this song with Dhanush shows up only for a couple of lines in between Abhay Jodhpurkar's who primarily balances Bhavadharini's lines. This melody number with backing from ghatam and no-gimmicky arrangements is easy on one's ears. The lyrics point that the song may be set in Rangoon, Burma giving tremendous scope for interesting visuals to further enhance the songs.
This song YOLO with acronym that stands for "You Only Live Once" is a peppy summer-club number with Caribbean instruments. The song gets the mood and spirit well in the beginning and gets slightly tedious in the middle as rappers take control over the song. This much discussed lyrics in this song is written by the director CS Amudhan.
The pathos number with some fluctuating orchestration and some high-pitch singing by Hariharan are the highlights of this song. Shaktishree is relegated to singing chorus during the initial stanzas and comes back strong to render the last couple of lines and leaving you with a heavy heart. Thodu vaanam is one of the better songs in this album and appears to be situational.
This short song in the album showcases Sriram Parthasarathy's solo singing capabilities. The song has a few high moments mostly through lyrics such as " மமல இங்க, மணச்சக இங்க, மஞ்சள் சந்தம் வயல் எங்க?" accentuated by Harris' music.
Bottomline: With a script that supposedly has a narrative timeline of more than 4 distinct time periods, the music had to be true to the period while being catchy. Harris Jayaraj had a tough job in his hands and appears to have had opted for the least risky route of keeping the music orchestration mostly contemporary. Nevertheless, Anegan marks Harris' come back after a brief struggle in form. Harris has given just enough ammunition to Director KV Anand and his team to work on the visual departments of the songs.
Harris Jayaraj and KV Anand combo has once again managed to keep their reputation intact with some lovely adopted-tunes adapted well. Anegan, though lacks inventiveness, has a variety of songs to entertain a commercial album craver.
Guitar riffs and drumbeats help us locate Shivaranjini Music at MPM Street, Vysarpadi. Four musicians are engaged in a practice session at the terrace, trying out songs from Anegan . All the four are visually impaired. Shivaranjini Music, a band composed of the visually-challenged, strikes a chord with the audience wherever they perform, as they present film songs, some of them coming from 1980s.
Indumathi, 21, who has been a part of the group for the last six years is the youngest and is a vocalist. Selvaraj, 33, is the senior-most, and play the drums. Satyanarayana takes classes for music exams.
Initially, members bought instruments on rent to practise, now they practise with their own sets. On an average, the orchestra performs at seven programmes a month, including birthday parties, weddings and corporate events.
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