Background
The film score and soundtrack by Sai Abhyankkar; [1] Dude was one of Abhyankkar's projects he signed before his film debut with Balti , Karuppu and Benz and was his sophomore film to be released, while also being his Tamil debut. [2] Pradeep recommended Abhyankkar's name to Keerthiswaran after listening to the his viral independent singles "Katchi Sera" and "Aasa Kooda". [3]
The song "Kannukulla", a melodic duet number, was his first song he composed for the film. [4] He performed the song with Jonita Gandhi, and featured lyrics written by Adesh Krishna. "Oorum Blood" is an introductory pop number, sung by Abhyankkar and Deepthi Suresh, along with rap vocals performed by Paal Dabba (who wrote the lyrics) and Bebhumika. [5]
"Singari", written by newcomer Sanjay Semvi, also marked Pradeep's debut as a playback singer. [6] Pradeep recalled in an interview with Anupama Chopra, that he had ambitions to sing ever since his childhood and would often sing the lyrics for composers in his directorials. [6] [7] He recalled that composer Yuvan Shankar Raja provided him an opportunity to sing one song for Love Today (2022) owing to his passion in singing, but withdrew it as he felt that the song would get more publicity if it is sung by either Yuvan or Sid Sriram. Though he had given up his plans, Keerthiswaran and Abhyankkar insisted on whether he would sing for a film, for which he felt elated. He recorded the song within 4–5 hours and considered it to be "pure dopamine hit". [6]
The song "Nallaru Po" was written by Vivek and performed by Abhyankkar's father and singer Tippu, Mohit Chauhan and Abhyankkar himself. The album accompanies three songs—"Yumabaibesa" and the reprised and unplugged versions of "Kannukulla" and "Oorum Blood" [8] —along with two themes—"Blud Is On His Way", which featured in the film's announcement teaser and the trailer theme "Dude Trailer Blast". [5] [9]
Reception
The song "Oorum Blood" initially garnered mixed response from audiences, but went viral after release. [15]
Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote "Sai Abhyankkar – the man behind the music – delivers tunes that naturally fit the milieu and situations; his 'Oorum Blood' tracks (the film version and the unplugged version) are massive earworms." [16] Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express wrote "Sai Abhyankkar's music matches the wacky tone of the film but it quickly gets overwhelming. The background score is trying to overpower the visuals, with its own understanding of the scene. 'Oorum Blood' is memorable but Sai needs to understand storytelling as much as he understands music." [17]
Janani K. of India Today wrote "Music director Sai Abhyankkar's songs add value to the film. However, he needs to up his game when it comes to background music, as 'Oorum Blood' plays in different variations throughout the film." [18] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India wrote "Sai Abhyankkar perfectly gets Keerthiswaran's vision and wonderfully conveys that through his music". [19] Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times called the music "immersive". [20] Hariprasad Sadanandan of The Week wrote Sai Abhyankkar's music and background score which elevate the film by a few notches." [21]
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