KGF: Chapter 2 (soundtrack)

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KGF: Chapter 2
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Soundtrack album cover
Soundtrack album by
Released16 April 2022 (2022-04-16)
Recorded2019–2022
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length16:25
Language Kannada
Label Lahari Music
T-Series
MRT Music (Hindi)
Producer Ravi Basrur
Bharath Madhusudhanan
Sachin Basrur
Ravi Basrur chronology
Abbara
(2022)
KGF: Chapter 2
(2022)
Kabzaa
(2023)
External audio
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Singles from KGF: Chapter 2
  1. "Toofan"
    Released: 21 March 2022
  2. "Gagana Nee"
    Released: 6 April 2022
  3. "Sulthana"
    Released: 13 April 2022
  4. "Mehabooba"
    Released: 14 April 2022
  5. "The Monster Song"
    Released: 24 April 2022

KGF: Chapter 2 is the soundtrack album, composed by Ravi Basrur, to the 2022 Indian Kannada language period action film of the same name directed by Prashanth Neel starring Yash. [1]

Contents

Production

Music sessions of the film began in April 2019, at Basrur's newly renovated recording studio in Bangalore. [2] However, music production was disrupted in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was resumed during that May. [3] [4] After work on the film's music and score being completed, Basrur later edited the score and songs, during mid-2021. [5] The Naik Brothers (Laxman and Sandesh Datta), recorded two songs "Toofan" and "Sultan", used in the Hindi-dubbed version of the film. [6] They stated "We went there and he dubbed four songs in Telugu and Kannada in our voice. Later, COVID-19 lockdown happened. After a long wait of two years, they recorded two songs for the Hindi dubbed version titled Toofan and Sultan and finalised for the movie". [6]

Release

The music rights for KGF: Chapter 2 were bought by Lahari Music and T-Series for 7.2 crore (US$840,000) for south languages. [7] The music rights of Hindi version was bought by MRT Music. On 21 March 2022, the first single titled "Toofan" was released from the album. [8] The song depicts the rise of Rocky (Yash) as a saviour of enslaved people in the gold mines of Kolar, as depicted in the predecessor's plot. [9] It crossed over 26 million views within 24 hours of its release. [10] On 6 April 2022, the second single titled "Gagana Nee" was released, [11] On 13 April 2022, the third single titled "Sulthana" was released. On 14 April 2022, the fourth single titled "Mehabooba" was released. On 16 April 2022, the makers released the soundtrack album, containing four songs. [12] On 24 April 2022, the fifth single titled "The Monster Song" was also released. [13]

Track listing

Kannada

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Toofan" Ravi Basrur Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Varsha Acharya, Giridhar Kamath, Raksha Kamath, Sinchana Kamath, Nishanth Kini, Bharath Bhat, Anagha Nayak, Avani Bhat, Swathi Kamath, Shivanand Nayak, Keerthana Basrur3:34
2."Gagana Nee"Kinnal RajSuchetha Basrur2:57
3."Sulthana" Ravi Basrur Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar, Varsha Acharya3:48
4."Mehabooba"Kinnal Raj Ananya Bhat 3:34
5."The Monster Song" Aditi Sagar Aditi Sagar2:40
Total length:16:25

Telugu

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Toofan" Ramajogayya Sastry Sri Krishna, Prudhvi Chandra, Arun Kaundinya, Bhaskaruni Sai Charan, Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar, Harini Ivaturi, Giridhar Kamath, Raksha Kamath, Sinchana Kamath, Nishanth Kini, Bharath Bhat, Anagha Nayak, Avani Bhat, Swathi Kamath, Shivanand Nayak, Keerthana Basrur3:34
2."Yadagara Yadagara"Ramajogayya SastrySuchetha Basrur2:57
3."Sulthana"Ramajogayya SastrySai Krishna, Prudhvi Chandra, Arun Kaundinya, Sai Charan, Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar, Harini Ivaturi3:48
4."Mehabooba"Ramajogayya Sastry Ananya Bhat 3:34
5."The Monster Song" Aditi Sagar Aditi Sagar2:40
Total length:16:25

Hindi

Toofan
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Toofan" Shabbir Ahmed Brijesh Shandilya, Mohan Krishna, Laxman Datta Naik, Saaj Bhatt, Santhosh Venky, Sandesh Datta Naik, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Priyanka Bharali, Giridhar Kamath, Raksha Kamath, Sinchana Kamath, Nishanth Kini, Bharath Bhat, Anagha Nayak, Avani Bhat, Swathi Kamath, Shivanand Nayak, Keerthana Basrur3:38
2."Falak Tu Garaj Tu"Deepak V BhartiSuchetha Basrur3:03
3."Sulthan"Shabbir AhmedBrijesh Shandilya, Mohan Krishna, Laxman Datta Naik, Saaj Bhatt, Santhosh Venky, Sandesh Datta Naik, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar, Priyanka Bharali3:48
4."Mehabooba"Shabbir Ahmed Ananya Bhat 3:34
5."The Monster Song" Aditi Sagar Aditi Sagar2:40
Total length:16:29

Tamil

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Toofan"Madhurakavi Deepak Blue, Govind Prasad, Yogisekar, Mohan Krishna, Santhosh Venky, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Vaish, Giridhar Kamath, Raksha Kamath, Sinchana Kamath, Nishanth Kini, Bharath Bhat, Anagha Nayak, Avani Bhat, Swathi Kamath, Shivanand Nayak, Keerthana Basrur3:34
2."Agilam Nee"Madhurakavi Ananya Bhat 2:57
3."Sulthana"MadhurakaviDeepak Blue, Govind Prasad, Yogisekar, Mohan Krishna, Santhosh Venky, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar, Vaish3:48
4."Mehabooba"MadhurakaviAnanya Bhat3:34
5."The Monster Song" Aditi Sagar Aditi Sagar2:40
Total length:16:25

Malayalam

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Toofan"SudhamsuMohan Krishna, Anwar Sadath, M.T. Sruthikanth, Vipin Xavier, Prakash Mahadevan, Santhosh Venky, Aishwarya Rangarajan, Giridhar Kamath, Raksha Kamath, Sinchana Kamath, Nishanth Kini, Bharath Bhat, Anagha Nayak, Avani Bhat, Swathi Kamath, Shivanand Nayak, Keerthana Basrur3:34
2."Gaganam Nee"SudhamsuAnna Baby2:57
3."Sulthana"SudhamsuMohan Krishna, Anwar Sadath, M.T. Sruthikanth, Vipin Xavier, Prakash Mahadevan, Santhosh Venky, Aishwarya Rangarajan3:48
4."Mehabooba"Sudhamsu Ananya Bhat 3:34
5."The Monster Song" Aditi Sagar Aditi Sagar2:40
Total length:16:25

Album credits

Original soundtrack

Credits adapted from Lahari Music

Song writer(s)

Performers

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