Sita Ramam (soundtrack)

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Sita Ramam
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Soundtrack album by
Vishal Chandrashekhar
Released3 August 2022
Recorded2021–2022
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length20:18
Language Telugu
Label Sony Music India
Producer Vishal Chandrashekhar
Vishal Chandrashekhar chronology
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(2022)		Sita Ramam
(2022)		 Soppana Sundari
(2023)
Singles from Sita Ramam
  1. "Oh Sita Hey Rama"
    Released: 9 May 2022
  2. "Inthandham"
    Released: 1 July 2022
  3. "Kaanunna Kalyanam"
    Released: 15 July 2022
  4. "Oh Prema"
    Released: 3 August 2022
  5. "Eppudo Ninnu"
    Released: 12 August 2022
  6. "Tharali Tharali"
    Released: 19 August 2022

Sita Ramam is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language soundtrack album to the film of the same name composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar. The film's musical score is composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar in his third collaboration with Raghavapudi after Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016) and Padi Padi Leche Manasu (2018).

Contents

Sita Ramam featured nine songs in the film, which had lyrics written by Ananta Sriram, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and Krishna Kanth. For the dubbed versions, Madhan Karky (Tamil), Arun Alat and Vinayak Sasikumar (Malayalam), Kumaar, Jai Atre, Mandar Cholkar, Varun Grover, Vaibhav Joshi, Neha Shitole and Vishal Chandrashekhar (Hindi), were the lyricists. The soundtrack album only had four songs which are released as singles.

The soundtrack album was also released by Sony Music India on 3 August 2022. The soundtrack and score consisted of "organically rich" tunes which Chandrashekhar had attempted for the film, and has influences of Indian music from the 1960s to 1980s, interpreting traditional classical and orchestral music. The music received positive response, with praise on Chandrashekhar's composition.

Background

For the music of Sita Ramam, Raghavapudi met his regular collaborator Chandrashekhar and narrated the script, which the latter called it as "fantastic story that has good situations which require songs", and added that "If the music has to be good, the story needs to demand music. One such film is Sita Ramam. The plot made me give exceptional music." [1] [2] Chandrashekhar opined that for a situation, he would conceive nearly three to four tunes, and as the film keeps developing, the preference of that particular tune might change. As he wanted to produce "organically rich music" for the film, he extensively researched on Indian music originated from the 1960s to 1980s. He was also devoid on using synthetic sounds for the film, to authenticate the musical setting. [3] [4]

Since Sita Ramam was initially planned to be simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil, the musical team had to work on composing the songs in both languages, and made several changes to ensure the uniqueness of the album. [3] For the track "Inthandham", the tune of the original Telugu version was different from that of the dubbed Tamil version. The Tamil version of the song did not have the choral part in the initial recording. As Chandrashekhar was impressed with the choral tunes, he immediately recorded those portions for the Tamil. Each tracks had different tunes for multiple versions of the album. [4] About the lyric writing process, he explained "Words are pronounced differently in different languages. I have a basic sense of how words are pronounced and how to make them sound the best in a song." [3] Most of the songs in the film were based on Hindol raga, as according to Chandrashekhar, "songs not using that ragam used to become hits at that time." [3] [2]

The track "Kaanunna Kalyanam", the lyrics pattern has been followed in Malayalam and Hindi version songs. But in Tamil version song "Kannukkulle" the lyrics pattern was different. As there was a change over of male and female lyric part compare to Telugu version. To match the lip sync, the song was reshot in Tamil version alone. [5]

Chandrashekhar hired nearly 140 musicians from different countries, who were instructed to play instruments specific to that country, which he stated as: "If we are using a specific German electronic instrument, it was played by a German musician and not an Indian. It's because only a native practitioner can play it authentically." [3] Chandrashekhar's wife and playback singer, Sinduri Vishal had recorded three songs for the film in multiple languages, had also coordinated the music, with the entire team of musicians. [2]

Release

Vishal Chandrashekhar stated that the film had nearly nine songs, while the album only had four songs. The first track "Oh Sita Hey Rama" was released as a single on 9 May 2022. [6] [7] It was also released in Tamil as "Hey Sita Hey Rama" and in Malayalam as "Pen Poove Thenvande". [7] S. P. Charan, who sang the male portions of the song in Telugu and Tamil, called the song as "timeless" and "beautiful", appreciating Chandrashekhar's composition, lyrics, music, programming. [8] The second single track "Inthandham" was released on 1 July, and also released as "Kurumugil" in Tamil and "Aaromal" in Malayalam, respectively. [9] [10] The third single, "Kaanunna Kalyanam" was released on 15 July, alongside the Tamil and Malayalam versions, titled "Kannukkulle" and "Kannil Kannil", respectively. [11] [12] The fourth song "Oh Prema" (in Telugu), "Piriyadhey" (in Tamil) and "Thirike Vaa" (in Malayalam), were released alongside the album on 3 August. [13]

Post the film's release, the song "Eppudo Ninnu" was released as a bonus single through YouTube on 12 August. [14] The video song "Tharali Tharali" was released on 19 August. [15] The soundtrack of the Hindi version, released on 1 September 2022, featuring all the nine songs from the album, including the film's theme music.

Track listing

Telugu

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Sita Hey Rama" Ananta Sriram S. P. Charan, Ramya Behara 4:06
2."Inthandham"KrishnakanthS. P. Charan3:38
3."Kaanunna Kalyanam" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Anurag Kulkarni, Sinduri Vishal3:51
4."Oh Prema"Krishnakanth Kapil Kapilan, Chinmayi Sripada 3:28
Total length:20:18
Extended Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
5."Eppudo Ninnu"Ananta Sriram Yazin Nizar 2:51
6."Nene Aa Nene"Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Hariharan, K. S. Chithra, Sinduri Vishal3:58
7."Evarini Adaganu"KrishnakanthYazin Nizar2:28
8."Tharali Tharali"Krishnakanth Sunitha Upadrashta 1:17
9."Ninnati Theepi"KrishnakanthSunitha Upadrashta2:45
10."Sita Ramam (Theme)"——3:34
Total length:20:18

Tamil

All lyrics are written by Madhan Karky

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Hey Sita Hey Rama"S. P. Charan, Sinduri Vishal4:06
2."Kurumugil" Sai Vignesh 3:38
3."Kannukkulle" Haricharan, Sinduri Vishal3:51
4."Piriyadhey"Kapil Kapilan, Chinmayi Sripada3:28
Extended Soundtrack
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
5."Uraiyum Theeyil"Yazin Nizar2:51
6."Thoodha"Hariharan, K. S. Chithra, Sinduri Vishal3:58
7."Kurunchiragu"Aravind Annestt2:28
8."Azhagin Azhagu"Sinduri Vishal1:17
9."Kaalangal Thaandi"Sinduri Vishal2:45
10."Sita Ramam (Theme)"—3:34
Total length:20:18

Malayalam

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pen Poove Thenvande" Arun Alat Sharreth, Nithya Mammen 4:06
2."Aaromal" Vinayak Sasikumar Sooraj Santhosh 3:38
3."Kannil Kannil"Arun Alat K. S. Harisankar, Sinduri Vishal3:51
4."Thirike Vaa"Vinayak SasikumarKapil Kapilan, Anne Amie 3:28
Extended Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
5."Ariyum Thorum"Vinayak SasikumarYazin Nizar2:51
6."Njaanai" Anwar Ali Yazin Nizar, K. S. Chithra, Sinduri Vishal3:58
7."Oru Karayarike"Arun AlatShibi Srinivasan2:28
8."Naa Dhir Dhi"Arun AlatSinduri Vishal1:17
9."Oru Yugam"Arun AlatSinduri Vishal2:45
10."Sita Ramam (Theme)"——3:34
Total length:32:01

Hindi

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Sita" Kumaar Hrishikesh Ranade, Anweshaa 4:00
2."Dil Ka Pata"Jai Atre Abhay Jodhpurkar, Sinduri Vishal3:49
3."Dil Se Dil"Mandar CholkarMandar Cholkar, Shashwat Singh3:32
4."Ishq Karu"Kumaar Arunita Kanjilal, Shashwat Singh3:22
5."Aaja Sajna"Vishal ChandrashekharAanandi Joshi1:20
6."Chitthi" Varun Grover Yazin Nizar 2:49
7."Jane Kis Mod Pe"Mandar CholkarMandar Cholkar, Rahul Mukherjee2:27
8."Aise Dhale Raat Re"Vaibhav JoshiAanandi Joshi, Shivam Pathak 3:55
9."Khwab Tere" Neha Shitole Aanandi Joshi, Neha Shitole 2:45
10."Sita Ramam (Theme)"——3:34
Total length:31:36

Reception

Vishal Chandrashekhar's music for Sita Ramam, received positive response from critics, who called it as an "integral part of the storyline". [16] The songs and the visual picturization also received praise. [17] Behindwoods wrote "Vishal Chandrasekhar has indeed elevated the film with his timely musical cues." [18] Indiaglitz wrote "The composition has been deliberately made to let the listener rejoice in the Ilaiyaraaja-era nostalgia." [19] Pinkvilla 's review for the song "Oh Sita Hey Rama" stated "Bringing back memories of a vintage Ilayaraja SP Balasubrahmanyam's musical, this is a soothing melody that is a perfect song for lovers and will make you play the song on loop." [7]

Outlook wrote "Vishal Chandrashekar's music, be it for the background score or for the songs, work big time. The songs in this film have considerable retention value and that credit must go entirely to Vishal. His background score is also apt." [20] Firstpost -based critic Priyanka Sundar, called the music as "sweet and charming, just like the film which stops short of being a classic." [21] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote "The musical score by Vishal Chandrasekhar is the soul of the film and if not for the great tracks, this would’ve been a lifeless tale of love". [22] After the film's release, Dulquer Salmaan praised Chandrashekhar for the compositions, calling him as the "heartbeat of Sita Ramam". [23]

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