Saivam (soundtrack)

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Saivam
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Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released28 May 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length20:26
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Naan Sigappu Manithan
(2014)		Saivam
(2014)		 Irumbu Kuthirai
(2014)

Saivam is the soundtrack album to the 2014 film of the same name directed by A. L. Vijay starring Nassar and Sara Arjun. The film's musical score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and the soundtrack featured five songs with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar. The album was released through Sony Music India on 28 May 2014. The music received positive reviews, particularly the song "Azhagu". Uthara Unnikrishnan, who made her singing debut with the song, won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer, becoming the youngest recipient of the award, and Na. Muthukumar also won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

The soundtrack and score were composed by Vijay's norm collaborator G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics for the songs being written by Na. Muthukumar. Prakash stated that he wanted to create an album like R. K. Narayan Malgudi Days and treated the music as the narrative of the short story. [3] The music emphasized classical ragas and folk tunes. [4] Singer P. Unnikrishnan's eight-year-old daughter Uthara recorded the song "Azhagu". [5] Unnikrishnan was further present in the recording studio to guide her while singing. [6] The song is composed in the Kanada raga. [7] The album featured three songs and two instrumentals; one is a version of the "Azhagu", both instrumentals were performed by Navin Iyer. [8]

Release

The soundtrack was distributed by Sony Music India and released on 28 May 2014 at GRT Convention Center in T. Nagar, Chennai. [9] An ambience of a village was created outside the venue, while all male guests were asked to wear a dhoti to the event. [10] The venue saw the attendance of directors P. Samuthirakani, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vasanth and R. Parthiban, actors Ravi Mohan, Vijay Sethupathi and Siddharth, and actresses Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul and Saranya Ponvannan. [11] Each song from the film was introduced to the audience by different film personalities, before the album was launched. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Azhagu" Uthara Unnikrishnan 5:41
2."Kokkara Kozhi" Chinna Ponnu, Gaana Bala, Ashwitha, Harish, Aishwarya3:09
3."Moments of Life" (Theme)Navin Iyer2:49
4."Ore Oru Ooril" Haricharan 4:47
5."Azhagu" (Instrumental)Navin Iyer3:59
Total length:20:26

Reception

The album received positive reviews from critics. Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog reviewed it as "a short, sweet and sincere sounding album from GV Prakash Kumar, headlined by Uthara’s singing debut!" [12] A reviewer from Top10Cinema stated as "The songs of ‘Saivam’ come as a package of mellifluous and folk treat. After a long time, we have a pleasant touch of chords from GV Prakash and he does all the best that can favour his favourite pal Vijay. Of course, this duo is sure to get over the top again with this album." [13] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu called "Azhagu" as the best song from the album. [4]

S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com noted "G V Prakash's music is appropriate and pleasant, especially the Azhagu number, sung by singer Unnikrishnan’s eight-year-old daughter Uthara." [14] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle noted "GV Prakash’s rerecording warrants mention". [15] Anil Srinivasan of Scroll.in noted on the use of Kanada raga in "Azhagu" which is "usually associated with a more languorous, detailed rendition, but here it is contextualized to fit a song sung by a child in the film" praising Prakash for his "tremendous variety in his oeuvre." [7]

Awards and nominations

Award [a] Date of ceremony [b] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Filmfare Awards South 26 June 2015 Best Lyricist – Tamil Na. Muthukumar  – ("Azhagu")Won [16]
[17]
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Uthara Unnikrishnan  – ("Azhagu")Won
Mirchi Music Awards South 23 July 2015Best Music Director – Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar  – ("Azhagu")Nominated [18]
[19]
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Uthara Unnikrishnan  – ("Azhagu")Nominated
Best Lyricist – Tamil Na. Muthukumar  – ("Azhagu")Won
Song of the Year – Tamil"Azhagu"Nominated
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year – Tamil Uthara Unnikrishnan  – ("Azhagu")Won
National Film Awards 24 March 2015 Best Lyrics Na. Muthukumar  – ("Azhagu")Won [20]
[21]
[22]
Best Female Playback Singer Uthara Unnikrishnan  – ("Azhagu")Won
South Indian International Movie Awards 6–7 August 2015 Best Lyricist – Tamil Na. Muthukumar  – ("Azhagu")Nominated [23]
[24]
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Uthara Unnikrishnan  – ("Azhagu")Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners". News18 . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Complete List of The 62nd National Film Awards". The New Indian Express . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (15 June 2020). "GV Prakash Kumar And His Musical Collaborations With Directors". Film Companion South . Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Kumar, S. R. Ashok (14 June 2014). "Saivam: Ragas and rustic tunes". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eight-year old Uthara croons for 'Saivam'". Sify . 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Singer Unnikrishnan's daughter debuts". Sify . 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 Srinivasan, Anil (6 November 2016). "Festive playlist: Five film songs that introduce you to classic Carnatic ragas". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saivam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Saivam audio launched". The Times of India . 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Saivam takes the traditional route". The Times of India . 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Saivam audio launch, a family function!". Sify . 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (28 May 2014). "Saivam (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar". Milliblog . Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Saivam music review". Top10Cinema. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Saraswathi, S. (27 June 2014). "Review: Saivam is worth a watch". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  15. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (27 June 2014). "Movie review: 'Saivam' is an inspiring feel good family drama". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare . 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Winners list: 62nd Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India . 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Mirchi Music Awards South 2014 on Vijay TV - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards: List of Winners". NDTV . 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards: The complete list of winners from the south". Deccan Chronicle . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards: Tamil movies bag eight honours". The Times of India . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "SIIMA 2015 nominations". South Indian International Movie Awards . 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2015 Tamil winners list". The Times of India . 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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