Geetha Govindam (soundtrack)

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Geetha Govindam
Soundtrack album by
Gopi Sundar
Released21 June 2018
Recorded2018
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length16:56
Language Telugu
Label Aditya Music
Producer Gopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar chronology
Pantham
(2018)		Geetha Govindam
(2018)		 Sailaja Reddy Alludu
(2018)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Geetha Govindam
  1. "Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavale"
    Released: 7 June 2018

Geetha Govindam is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film of the same name directed by Parasuram and stars Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. The album featured six songs composed by Gopi Sundar and lyrics written by Anantha Sriram, Sri Mani and Sagar. It was preceded by "Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavale" as the first single on 7 June 2018, and the soundtrack was released on 21 June under the Aditya Music label. The soundtrack was positively received by critics and listeners at Sid Sriram won the Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for the song "Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavale" while the album won the Favorite Album of the Year.

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Background and release

The film's soundtrack was composed and produced by Gopi Sundar, and featured lyrics written by Anantha Sriram, Sri Mani and Sagar. [1] Actor Vijay Deverakonda, made his singing debut through this film. [2]

The makers unveiled the first single "Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale" on 7 June 2018. [3] The song upon its release, its lyrical video crossed 1 million views in YouTube. [4] Within a day after its release, the song received few covers, including a reprise version and a dubsmash. [4] The album was released on 21 June 2018, at an event held at JRC Convention Centre, Film Nagar, Hyderabad, with Allu Arjun becoming the chief guest. [5] [6] The jukebox which was released in YouTube and other platforms during the launch, received 1 million views upon release. [7]

The sneak peek of the song, earlier titled "What the F" which was released before the audio launch, featured behind-the-scenes footage, with choreography by Jani. [8] However, it received backlash due to the objectionable lyrics, prompting the makers to change the title, to "What The Life". [9] The initial video being deleted from YouTube. [10] [11]

Reception

Writing for The Times of India , Neetishta Nyayapati stated "The album of 'Geetha Govindam' as a whole offers three strong songs and two subpar ones" and chose "Inkem Inkem", "Yenti Yenti" and "Vachindamma" as her favorite picks. [12] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "After Pantham, Gopi seems to be finding his mojo in Telugu again." [13] Priyanka Sundar of Hindustan Times wrote "The songs composed by Gopi Sundar in the film are beautiful, memorable and make a mark with harmony. The music goes hand-in-hand with the emotions that the actors portray on screen. It ranges between anger, love, lust and comedy; and Gopi has managed to bring all of these emotions to life with his back ground score." [14]

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote "Gopi Sundar's music works beautifully for the narrative, with Sid Sriram's ' Inkem inkem inkem kaavaale ' growing into a new earworm." [15] Murali Krishna C. H. of The New Indian Express wrote "Gopi Sundar's music brings life to the film and the much-talked-about Inkem...inkem kavali...was picturised well, so were other numbers." [16]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale" Ananta Sriram Sid Sriram 4:27
2."What the Life" Sri Mani Vijay Deverakonda 3:03
3."Vachindamma"Sri ManiSid Sriram4:10
4."Yenti Yenti"Sri Mani Chinmayi 2:34
5."Kanureppala Kaalam" Sagar Gopi Sundar 2:42
6."Tanemandhe Tanemandhe"Ananta Sriram Anurag Kulkarni 1:35

Awards and nominations

Date of ceremonyAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
6 January 2019 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Album of the Year Gopi Sundar Won [17]
15–16 August 2019 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Music Director – Telugu Gopi Sundar Nominated [18]
[19]
Best Lyricist – Telugu Ananta Sriram – ("Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale")Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Sid Sriram – ("Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale")Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Chinmayi – ("Yenti Yenti")Nominated
21 December 2019 Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director – Telugu Gopi Sundar Nominated [20]
[21]
Best Lyricist – Telugu Ananta Sriram – ("Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale")Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Sid Sriram – ("Inkem Inkem Inkem Kaavaale")Won
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Chinmayi – ("Yenti Yenti")Nominated

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