Devara: Part 1 | |||||
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Released | 26 September 2024 | ||||
Recorded | November 2022–September 2024 | ||||
Studio | Albuquerque Studios, Chennai AM Studios, Chennai 2 BarQ Studios, Chennai Sounds Right Studio, Chennai Vanajkesav Digi Audio Waves, Chennai Sruthi Audio Labs, Hyderabad Wibe Studios, Mumbai YRF Studios, Mumbai Studio DMI, Las Vegas | ||||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 13:40 | ||||
Language | Telugu | ||||
Label | T-Series | ||||
Producer | Anirudh Ravichander | ||||
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Singles from Devara: Part 1 | |||||
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Devara: Part 1 is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander to the 2024 Telugu-language action drama film of the same name directed by Koratala Siva, starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Saif Ali Khan. The lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry in Telugu, Vishnu Edavan, Vignesh Shivan and Pa. Vijay in Tamil, Manoj Muntashir and Kausar Munir in Hindi, Mankombu Gopalakrishnan in Malayalam and Varadaraj Chikkaballapura in Kannada. The soundtrack album which consisted of four songs was released under the T-Series label on 26 September 2024. [1]
The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by Anirudh Ravichander in his fourth Telugu project after Agnyaathavaasi (2018), Jersey (2019), and Nani's Gang Leader (2019). [2] This also marks the second time Siva has worked with another music director besides his frequent collaborator, Devi Sri Prasad. [3] At a press conference in Chennai, Anirudh recalled that the actor's fans had trended on Twitter insisting his inclusion for a future project, which led the team rope him for the film. [4] Anirudh was initially roped in for Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018) before he was replaced by Thaman S as the composer. [5] He further added, "When Koratala Siva sir narrated the story to me, I was genuinely excited and entertained. I realised that it is not a mainstream Telugu film, but a rather different idea in the commercial genre. I had also not done a mass film in Telugu until then. Additionally, this film is Anna’s solo release after 6 years, which means that it will have a lot of expectations." [6]
The music sittings for the film began in November 2022. [7] In August 2023, Ramajogayya Sastry in his X (formerly Twitter) account, had announced that he had started writing the lyrics for the film's songs. [8] While recording the film's music and score, Anirudh impressed on the film's production values, scale and opulence of grandeur, as well as it having a multitude of emotions, which felt that working in three films at once. [9] Anirudh recorded the film score during the third quarter of 2024, at Budapest with Budapest Scoring Orchestra performing the score. He utilized newer instrumentations and soundscape to bring a fresh sound. [9]
The film's music rights were purchased by T-Series at the price of ₹27 crore (US$3.2 million). [10]
The first single, titled "Fear Song" was released on the eve of Rama Rao's birthday, 19 May 2024 in all five languages with vocals by Anirudh in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, and Santhosh Venky in Kannada and Malayalam. [11] [12] The second single titled "Chuttamalle" (in Telugu), "Paththavaikkum" (in Tamil), "Dheere Dheere" (in Hindi), "Kanninathan Kamanottam" (in Malayalam) and "Swaathimutthe Sikkangaithe" (in Kannada) was released on 5 August 2024. [13] The song was performed by Shilpa Rao in all versions, except for the Tamil version which was sung by Deepthi Suresh. [14]
The third single titled "Daavudi" was released on 4 September 2024. [15] A fast-paced duet, Nakash Aziz provided vocals for the male counterpart in all versions, while Akasa Singh did the same for the female counterpart in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, and Ramya Behara for Tamil and Malayalam. [16] [17] The song was not included in the film. [18] On 18 September 2024, the makers announced that the song "Ayudha Pooja" which set in the backdrop of the Ayudha Puja celebrations and was highly anticipated among fans, [19] [20] would be released as the concurrent single from the album, the following day. [21] [22] However, the makers announced on the same evening, that the release of the song was indefinitely delayed. [23] Later, it was released as a part of the soundtrack album on 26 September 2024. [24] [25]
All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fear Song" | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:15 |
2. | "Chuttamalle" | Shilpa Rao | 3:42 |
3. | "Daavudi" | Nakash Aziz, Akasa Singh | 3:49 |
4. | "Ayudha Pooja" | Kaala Bhairava | 2:54 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fear Song" | Vishnu Edavan | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:15 |
2. | "Paththavaikkum" | Vignesh Shivan | Deepthi Suresh | 3:42 |
3. | "Daavudi" | Vignesh Shivan | Nakash Aziz, Ramya Behara | 3:49 |
4. | "Ayudha Pooja" | Pa. Vijay | Kaala Bhairava | 2:54 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fear Song" | Manoj Muntashir | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:15 |
2. | "Dheere Dheere" | Kausar Munir | Shilpa Rao | 3:42 |
3. | "Daavudi" | Kausar Munir | Nakash Aziz, Akasa Singh | 3:49 |
4. | "Ayudha Pooja" | Manoj Muntashir | Kaala Bhairava | 2:54 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
All lyrics are written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fear Song" | Santhosh Venky | 3:15 |
2. | "Kanninathan Kamanottam" | Shilpa Rao | 3:42 |
3. | "Daavudi" | Nakash Aziz, Ramya Behara | 3:49 |
4. | "Ayudha Pooja" | Kaala Bhairava | 2:54 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
All lyrics are written by Varadaraj Chikkaballapura
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fear Song" | Santhosh Venky | 3:15 |
2. | "Swaathimutthe Sikkangaithe" | Shilpa Rao | 3:42 |
3. | "Daavudi" | Nakash Aziz, Akasa Singh | 3:49 |
4. | "Ayudha Pooja" | Santhosh Venky | 2:54 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
The song "All Hail the Tiger" which featured in the 90-second glimpse video was released much earlier on 9 January 2024. [26] It was performed by Anirudh and Natalie De Luccio, with lyrics written by Heisenberg. [26] The separate musical piece which soundtracked the film's trailer was released under the title "Red Sea" on 12 September 2024, two days after the trailer's release. [27] [28]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All Hail the Tiger" | Heisenberg | Anirudh Ravichander, Natalie Di Luccio | 1:26 |
2. | "Red Sea" | Heisenberg | Anirudh Ravichander | 2:42 |
3. | "Devara Thandavam" (Instrumental) | – | – | 2:18 |
Christy Rosy Sibi of The Week wrote "[Anirudh] does everything in his power to bring the plot alive. He ever so gracefully magnetised the scenes to his music, enticing emotions that the audience would not have felt otherwise." [29] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu , with praise for the film's technical departments, added "The one who has had the most fun, though, is Anirudh Ravichander. Sometimes with rock-inspired score and sometimes using the traditional dol and dappu, his music infuses energy into the proceedings." [30] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute added that Anirudh's "bombastic music score" amped up the emotions. [31]
Rajasekar S of The Federal wrote "Anirudh is another big asset of the film, his background score and songs amplify many adequate moments." [32] Janani K. of India Today wrote "Composer Anirudh Ravichander's background music elevates certain theatrical moments, but the songs act as speedbreakers in the film." [33] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "Anirudh Ravichander's BGM rises and falls in keeping with the needs of the action, which, in effect, means that it is almost always flirting with distracting crescendos. The songs, too, come and go without creating much impact." [34]
The song "Chuttamalle" was alleged to be copied from the viral Srilankan song "Manike Mage Hithe" performed by Yohani and Satheesan, after users compared both the songs having similarities in terms of instrumental arrangements and compositions. [35] [36] However, the original composer Chamath Sangeeth responded to it, as he elated on his song had inspired Anirudh to create something similar. [37]
Credits adapted from liner notes: [38]
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