King of Kotha (soundtrack)

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King of Kotha
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Malayalam edition cover
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Released23 August 2023
Recorded2022–2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length27:02
Language
Label Sony Music
Producer
External audio
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Malayalam edition track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kotha Raja" Muhsin Parari, Asal Kolaar, Roll Rida Jakes Bejoy Asal Kolaar, Dabzee, Roll Rida, Resmi Sateesh 4:33
2."Kalapakkaara" Joe Paul, Fejo Jakes Bejoy Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal, Jakes Bejoy, Fejo4:12
3."Ee Ulakin" Manu Manjith Shaan Rahman Sreejish Subramanian4:02
4."King of Kotha" (Title Track)FejoShaan RahmanFejo, Nithya Mammen 3:02
5."Doore"Manu ManjithShaan RahmanSreejish Subramanian, Shaan Rahman3:52
6."People of Kotha"Travis KingJakes BejoyTravis King, Shatadru Kabir, Anand Sreeraj, Jakes Bejoy, Niranj Suresh, Srikrishna Vishnubhotla 1:32
7."King of Kotha" (Teaser Theme) Instrumental Jakes BejoyInstrumental1:38
8."Kalapakkaara" (Karaoke)InstrumentalJakes BejoyInstrumental4:12
Total length:27:02
Tamil edition track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kalaattaakaaran"Mani AmudhavanJakes BejoyJakes Bejoy, Benny Dayal, Haritha Balakrishnan4:12
2."En Uyire"Mani AmudhavanShaan RahmanSathyaprakash4:02
3."Kotha Raja"Muhsin Parari, Asal Kolaar, Roll RidaJakes BejoyAsal Kolaar, Dabzee, Roll Rida, Resmi Sateesh4:33
4."King of Kotha" (Title Track)Mani AmudhavanShaan RahmanYogi Sekar, Nithya Mammen3:02
5."Neere"Mani AmudhavanShaan Rahman Kapil Kapilan 3:52
6."People of Kotha"Travis KingJakes BejoyTravis King, Shatadru Kabir, Anand Sreeraj, Jakes Bejoy, Niranj Suresh, Srikrishna Vishnubhotla1:32
7."King of Kotha" (Teaser Theme)InstrumentalJakes BejoyInstrumental1:38
Total length:22:50
Telugu edition track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hallaa Machaare" Krishna Kanth Jakes BejoyJakes Bejoy, L. V. Revanth, Sindhuja Srinivasan4:12
2."Naa Oopire"Rambabu GosalaShaan RahmanSrikrishna Vishnubhotla4:02
3."Kotha Raja"Muhsin Parari, Asal Kolaar, Roll RidaJakes BejoyAsal Kolaar, Dabzee, Roll Rida, Resmi Sateesh4:33
4."King of Kotha" (Title Track)Rambabu GosalaShaan RahmanAditya Iyengar, Nithya Mammen3:02
5."Neere"Naresh MamindlaShaan RahmanNaresh Mamindla3:52
6."People of Kotha"Travis KingJakes BejoyTravis King, Shatadru Kabir, Anand Sreeraj, Jakes Bejoy, Niranj Suresh, Srikrishna Vishnubhotla1:32
7."King of Kotha" (Teaser Theme)InstrumentalJakes BejoyInstrumental1:38
Total length:27:02
Hindi edition track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Jala Jala Hai"Kunwar JunejaJakes BejoyJakes Bejoy, Sahil Solanki, Shilpa Surroch4:12
2."Yeh Dil Mera"Kunwar JunejaShaan RahmanAmit Mutreja4:02
3."King of Kotha" (Title Track)Kunwar JunejaShaan RahmanVarun Likhate, Nithya Mammen3:02
4."Aankhein"Kunwar JunejaShaan RahmanBhanu Pratap Singh3:52
5."People of Kotha"Travis KingJakes BejoyTravis King, Shatadru Kabir, Anand Sreeraj, Jakes Bejoy, Niranj Suresh, Srikrishna Vishnubhotla1:32
6."King of Kotha" (Teaser Theme)InstrumentalJakes BejoyInstrumental1:38
Total length:27:02

Background score

King of Kotha
Film score by
Jakes Bejoy
Released15 September 2023
Recorded2022–2023
Genre Film score
Length27:02
Label Sony Music
Producer Jakes Bejoy

The film's original score, which consisted of 53 tracks running for one hour, was released by Sony Music India on 15 September 2023. [27]

King of Kotha score track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."This Is Kotha" 1:02
2."Raju's Childhood" 1:53
3."SI Shahul Hameed" 0:20
4."Kannan and Team" 0:45
5."King Killer" 0:46
6."K Team" 0:31
7."Shahul Insulted" 1:20
8."Eye for an Eye" 0:37
9."Manju" 0:47
10."Glorious Past" 0:38
11."Friendship Theme" 0:32
12."Kotha Ravi" 0:35
13."King's Arrival" 1:27
14."Ranjith Bhai" 0:59
15."Gandhigram Entry"Travis King1:32
16."Rathinakallu"Kapil Kapilan0:43
17."Tara" 0:20
18."Football in Kotha" 1:59
19."Library Love" 1:03
20."Happy Birthday Ponnu" 0:39
21."There for You" 1:09
22."Ranjith's Gift" 1:20
23."Godown Fight" 1:17
24."Broken Love" 1:41
25."Leaving Kotha" 1:32
26."Shahul's Plan" 0:32
27."In Lucknow" 1:34
28."Back in Kotha" 1:09
29."All of Them Gone" 0:55
30."Kannan Meets Madrassi" 0:53
31."This Is Not the Old Kotha" 0:59
32."Matriculation to PHD" 1:41
33."Rathinakallu" (Reprise)Kapil Kapilan1:28
34."Manju's Plan" 2:15
35."K Team's Fight" 5:10
36."Father's Death" 1:33
37."Where is Raju?" 0:50
38."Attack in Disguise" 0:42
39."Target 1" 0:40
40."Payback" 2:05
41."Face to Face" 0:25
42."Return of the King" 0:57
43."POV Fight" 0:57
44."Raju's Fury" 0:50
45."Kotha Blaze" 1:08
46."The Faceoff" 0:57
47."Kannan Pleads" 0:45
48."Ranjith's Son" 1:38
49."You Were the One" 0:59
50."Conclusion" 1:03
51."Shimla" 1:02
52."Dev Gujjar" 0:50
53."Raju Madrassi"Travis King2:24
Total length:61:36

Notes

  1. The Times of India initially reported the sale of the film's audio rights to be 2 crore (US$240,000), [8] whereas OTTPlay and India Today reported it to be 6 crore (US$720,000). [9] [10]

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