Dear Comrade | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 7 June 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 31:10 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Lahari Music T-Series | |||
Producer | Justin Prabhakaran | |||
Justin Prabhakaran chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dear Comrade | ||||
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Dear Comrade is the soundtrack album for the 2019 Telugu-language action drama film of the same name written and directed by Bharat Kamma and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Yash Rangineni, starring Vijay Devarakonda, Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. The music is composed by Justin Prabhakaran, in his debut Telugu film. [1] Lyrics were written by Rehman, Chaitanya Prasad and Krishna Kanth for Telugu, Karthik Netha, Viveka, Mohan Rajan, Stony Psyko, Dope Daddy and Justin Prabhakaran for Tamil, Joe Paul and Dhananjay Ranjan for Malayalam and Kannada languages respectively. [2]
The film's first single track "Nee Neeli Kannullona" was released on 8 May 2019, with Gowtham Bharadwaj, [3] rendering the song. [4] The Times of India , stated that it is a sweet romantic ballad, talking of a man's love for his lady love. [5] The song "Kadalalle" which featured in the film's teaser, was released as the film's second single on 17 May 2019, [6] in which Sid Sriram and Aishwarya Ravichandran rendered the song. [7] Although, the song is scheduled to release on 15 May, it was delayed two days due to technical difficulties, [8] which led the crew to apologise their fans. [9] It was released as "Pularaadha" in Tamil, [10] "Madhupole" in Malayalam, and "Kadalanthe" in Kannada, where Sriram made his debut in Kannada as playback singer. [11] It was considered as a soulful romantic duet. [12] The third single "Girra Girra" was released on 23 May 2019, and was sung by Gowtham Bharadwaj and Yamini Ghantasala. [13]
The fourth single, "The Canteen Song" was released on 31 May 2019, [14] with four music directors Karthik Rodriguez, Nivas K. Prasanna, Jakes Bejoy and Charan Raj lent their voices in all four languages. [15] The fifth single track, titled "Comrade Anthem" was released on 5 June 2019. The song was sung by Vijay Deverakonda for the original version, while actor Vijay Sethupathi and Dulquer Salmaan recorded its Tamil and Malayalam versions respectively. [16] [17] The entire soundtrack album which features all the other three songs, [18] was released by Lahari Music on 7 June 2019. [19] [20]
As a part of the film's marketing purposes, [21] a promotional music event titled as "Dear Comrade Music Festival" which was sponsored by Helo India took place in Bengaluru on 22 June 2019, [22] [23] Cochin on 23 June 2019, [24] Chennai on 29 June 2019 and in Hyderabad on 1 July 2019. [25]
Siddhartha Toleti of Mirchi9 reviewed it as "an out-and-out classy thematic album." [26] Neetishta Nyayapati of The Times of India , summarised it as "The album of Dear Comrade is mixed bag with Justin Prabhakaran and lyricist Rehman going all out to bring in their best. The OST seems like it has something to offer for everyone, mirroring every kind of mood. Give this album a chance this weekend if you are looking for dreamy numbers that also make you think." [27] 123Telugu reviewed it as "On the whole, the album of Dear Comrade has eight different kinds of songs. But what stands out are the romantic numbers which have been composed superbly by music director Justin Prabhakaran. Kadalalle, Gira Gira, O Kalala Kathala and Neenli Neeli Kannullone our picks and will be bigger hits once the film is out. For now, the songs have set the right tone for the romantic drama and the chemistry of Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika will make these songs even more popular in the coming days." [1] Indiaglitz reviewed it as "The eight songs are earnest and betray the deep creative effort that went into creating them" and gave a rating of 3.25 out of 5. [2]
Telugu
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nee Neeli Kannullona" | Rehman | Gowtham Bharathwaj | 2:28 |
2. | "Kadalalle" | Rehman | Sid Sriram, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 4:21 |
3. | "Gira Gira" | Rehman | Gowtham Bharathwaj, Yamini Ghantasala | 4:48 |
4. | "The Canteen Song" | Rehman | Karthik Rodriguez | 2:33 |
5. | "Comrade Anthem" | Chaitanya Prasad | Vijay Deverakonda, Stony Psyko, MC Vickey | 3:26 |
6. | "Maama Choodaro" | Rehman | Naresh Iyer | 4:29 |
7. | "O Kalala Kathala" | Rehman | Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi | 5:05 |
8. | "Yetu Pone" | Krishna Kanth | Kaala Bhairava | 4:09 |
9. | "O Kalala Kathala (Reprise)" | Rehman | Vijay Yesudas, Bombay Jayashri | 4:38 |
Total length: | 35:48 |
Tamil
No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aagaasa Veedum Kattum" | Karthik Netha | Gowtham Bharathwaj | 2:28 |
2. | "Pularaadha" | Karthik Netha | Sid Sriram, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 4.21 |
3. | "Gira Gira" | Karthik Netha | Nakul Abhyankar, Mohana Bhogaraju | 4:42 |
4. | "The Canteen Song" | Justin Prabhakaran | Nivas K. Prasanna | 2:33 |
5. | "Comrade Anthem" | Stony Psyko, Dope Daddy | Vijay Sethupathi, Stony Psyko, Dope Daddy | 3:26 |
6. | "Doshthe Takkaru" | Viveka | Naresh Iyer | 4:49 |
7. | "Naan Varuvean" | Mohan Rajan | Sathya Prakash, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 5:04 |
8. | "Azhaipaiya" | Justin Prabhakaran | Justin Prabhakaran | 4:10 |
Total length: | 31:10 |
Malayalam
All lyrics are written by Joe Paul
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Neerolam Mele Moodum" | Gowtham Bharathwaj | 2:28 |
2. | "Madhu Pole" | Sid Sriram, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 4:21 |
3. | "Thiri Thiri" | Nakul Abhyankar, Remya Nambeesan | 4:42 |
4. | "The Canteen Song" | Jakes Bejoy | 2:33 |
5. | "Comrade Anthem" | Dulquer Salmaan, Stony Psyko, Dope Daddy, MC Vickey | 3:26 |
6. | "Thaalam Kottedo" | Sarath Santhosh | 4:29 |
7. | "Ee Kathayo" | Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi | 5:04 |
8. | "Mazhamegham" | Sooraj Santhosh | 4:10 |
Total length: | 31:10 |
Kannada
All lyrics are written by Dhananjay Ranjan
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nin Neeli Kannaliro" | Gowtham Bharathwaj | 2:28 |
2. | "Kadalanthe" | Sid Sriram, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 4.21 |
3. | "Gira Gira" | Yamini Ghantasala, Nakul Abhyankar | 4.42 |
4. | "The Canteen Song" | Charan Raj | 2.34 |
5. | "Comrade Anthem" | Gubbi, MC Vickey | 3.26 |
6. | "Thala Aakiro" | Sarath Santhosh | 4.29 |
7. | "Oh Kanasa Kathe" | Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi | 5.04 |
8. | "Kareyuveya" | Sooraj Santhosh | 4.08 |
Total length: | 31:10 |
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