Kumki (soundtrack)

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Kumki
Kumki Audio Cover.jpg
Front CD Cover
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)
Recorded2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length41:18
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer D. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Saattai
(2012)		Kumki
(2012)		 Desingu Raja
(2013)

Kumki is the soundtrack to the 2012 film of the same name directed by Prabhu Solomon, starring Vikram Prabhu (in his film debut) and Lakshmi Menon. The ten-song soundtrack consisted of seven musical numbers composed by D. Imman and written by Yugabharathi, and karaoke versions of three songs. Kumki is Imman's second collaboration with Solomon after Lee (2007) and Mynaa (2010).

Contents

The soundtrack which mostly consisted of folk and melody numbers, released at a launch event in Chennai on 1 August 2012, with the album being distributed by Sony Music India. It received generally positive critical response with praise directed towards its compositions and lyrics and fetched Imman his maiden Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director and Filmfare Award for Best Music Director amongst other accolades.

Background

"When you watch some films without music, it will just stand as plain visuals and music is the element which breathes life into the visuals. This holds good even for Hollywood films. Even in Titanic (1995), when you watch it without music, it would just appear as plain life-less ship. When you open the music, the ship takes life."

— Prabhu Solomon [1]

Solomon and Imman described the film's music as one of the "strongest back bone" and the "vital part" in the film's script as it is being a musical film. [1] [2] Imman complimented Vikram's "unique taste" in music who suggested him to score only melodies. [2] He worked on the film's music and score within eight months. [1]

For the song "Onnum Puriyala", the track was initially recorded with three singers, [lower-alpha 1] but Solomon dissatisfied with the vocals zeroed on Imman after he hummed few lines of the track, which satisfied their expectations. [lower-alpha 1] For "Ayayayoo Aananthamey", Solomon initially wanted to bring two popular singers giving huge renumeration in advance and had recorded in Mumbai, but he was not satisfied as Solomon wanted the feel and expression of a mahout in the voice that should scream of jubilation and should not be digressed. Solomon then narrated the story to Haricharan, who was brought in for recording the track, and eventually sang the song like how a mahout would. [1]

While most of the album consisted of melodic numbers, the film had two tracks "Yella Oorum"—a travel song and "Soi Soi"—a folk number, which were considered to be "racy". [2] Apart from the music, locations and cinematography also play an integral part in the film. The song "Sollitaley Ava Kadhala" was shot in the Jog Falls, and "Ayayayoo Aananthamey" and "Onnum Puriyala" were shot in the Kerala and Orissa border. Most of the film, including the songs, have been shot in natural low-light photography by M. Sukumar according to Solomon's suggestion. [1]

Release

Kumki's soundtrack was distributed by Sony Music in digital and physical formats on 1 August 2012. The release coincided with an event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, [3] where Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Suriya, [4] [5] amongst other celebrities in the film's cast and crew, participated in the function. [6] Kamal Haasan unveiled the audio CD and handed the first copy of the album to Rajinikanth and Suriya. [7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yugabharathi

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yella Oorum" Benny Dayal, D. Imman 2:42
2."Onnum Puriyala" D. Imman 4:19
3."Ayayayoo Aananthamey" Haricharan 4:24
4."Sollitaley Ava Kaadhala" K. G. Ranjith, Shreya Ghoshal 4:33
5."Soi Soi" Magizhini Manimaaran 3:42
6."Nee Yeppo Pulla" Alphons Joseph 4:00
7."A Lady and the Violin"Aditi Paul, Karthik 4:17
8."Sollitaley Ava Kaadhala" (Karaoke)Instrumental4:33
9."Ayayayoo Aananthamey" (Karaoke)Instrumental4:24
10."Onnum Puriyala" (Karaoke)Instrumental4:19

Reception

The soundtrack was met with critical acclaim. Kaushik L. M. of Behindwoods gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 describing it as "another huge winner" from Imman and Prabhu Solomon's collaboration following Mynaa; the review further stated "There are tasteful melodies spread across the album while one nice foot tapping number is there as well". [8] A review from Indiaglitz gave 3 out of 5 and summarised "All the 10 numbers make Kumki a jumbo album". [9] Another user review, written by Rameh Ganapathy and published in the same website, described the music as "enjoyable". [10] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog said that "Imman is firmly consolidating his form through Kumki" [11] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave 7 out of 10 to the album and called it as an "impressive soundtrack" despite "couple of damp squibs". [12]

Awards and nominations

Award [lower-alpha 2] Date of ceremony [lower-alpha 3] CategoryRecipient(s) and Nominee(s)ResultRef.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 16 January 2013Best Music Director D. Imman Won [13]
[14]
Best Playback Singer – Female Magizhini Manimaaran for "Soi Soi"Won
Best Lyricist Yugabharathi Won
The Chennai Times Film Awards 4 November 2013Best Music Director D. Imman Nominated [15]
[16]
Best Singer – Male Haricharan for "Ayayayo Aananthamey"Won
Best Singer – Female Magizhini Manimaaran for "Soi Soi"Nominated
Edison Awards 10 February 2013Best Music Director D. Imman Won [17]
[18]
[19]
Best Folk Song"Soi Soi"Won
Filmfare Awards South 20 July 2013 Best Music Director – Tamil D. Imman Won [20]
[21]
[22]
Best Lyricist – Tamil Yugabharathi for "Solitaley"Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil D. Imman for "Onnum Puriyale"Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Shreya Ghoshal for "Solitaley"Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards South 26 August 2013Song of the Year"Ayayayo Aananthamey"Won [23]
[24]
[25]
"Solitaley"Nominated
Album of the Year D. Imman Won
Male Vocalist of the Year Haricharan for "Ayayayo Aananthamey"Nominated
Music Composer of the Year D. Imman for "A Lady and the Violin"Nominated
D. Imman for "Solitaley"Won
Lyricist of the Year Yugabharathi for "Ayayayo Aananthamey"Nominated
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year Magizhini Manimaaran for "Soi Soi"Nominated
Mannin Kural Male Vocalist of the Year Alphons Joseph for "Nee Yeppo Pulla"Nominated
Mannin Kural Female Vocalist of the Year Magizhini Manimaaran for "Soi Soi"Won
Song of the Year – Listener's choice"Solitaley"Won
Technical – Sound Mixing of the Year"Yella Oorum"Nominated
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 24–28 April 2013Best Music Director D. Imman Won [26]
[27]
South Indian International Movie Awards 12–13 September 2013 Best Music Director – Tamil D. Imman Nominated [28]
[29]
[30]
Best Lyricist – Tamil Yugabharathi for "Solitaley"Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Haricharan for "Ayayayo Aananthamey"Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Shreya Ghoshal for "Solitaley"Nominated
Best Dance Choreographer – TamilNoble for "Ayyayayo Aananthamey"Nominated
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 13 July 2017 Best Music Director D. Imman Won [31]
[32]
Best Male Playback Singer Ranjith for "Solitaley"Won
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal for "Solitaley"Won
Vijay Awards 11 May 2013 Best Music Director D. Imman Won [33]
[34]
Best Male Playback Singer Haricharan for "Ayayayo Aananthamey"Nominated
Best Lyricist Yugabharathi for "Solitaley"Nominated
Favourite Song "Solitaley"Nominated

Notes

  1. 1 2 The name of the singer(s) were undisclosed by Solomon
  2. ↑ Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.
  3. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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