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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Irfan Malik Kumaraguruparan |
| Services | Music |
| Owner | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
U1 Records is an Indian music company, founded by music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. [1]
Yuvan Shankar Raja launched his own music label, U1 Records, and public YouTube page in 2015. [2] The label has associated itself with film soundtrack albums and singles by independent artists. [3] Yuvan launched the website for U1 Records on 10 February 2021, in order to facilitate independent talents to reach the label to show their talent to the world along with exclusive news and pictures.
| Year | Movie | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Yaakkai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| 8 Thottakkal | K. S. Sundaramurthy | ||
| Thondan | Justin Prabhakaran | ||
| Sathriyan | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| Kurangu Bommai | Ajaneesh Loknath | ||
| 2018 | Graghanam | ||
| Padaiveeran | Karthik Raja | ||
| Sollividava | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Semma Botha Aagathey | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | |||
| Thiripuram | |||
| Rendaavathu Aattam | |||
| Genius | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| Savarakathi | Arrol Corelli | ||
| 2019 | Super Deluxe (OST) | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| 2020 | Maayanadhi | Bhavatharini | |
| 2021 | Nenjam Marappathillai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| Maanaadu | |||
| 2022 | Maamanithan | ||
| Coffee with Kadhal | |||
| Laththi | |||
| 2023 | Paramporul |
| Year | Title | Composer | Lyrics | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rain song | Bhavatharini | Shalini Singh | Tamil | |
| 2017 | This Is Love | Bhavatharini | Sathya | ||
| Selvom Vaa | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy | |||
| Morada | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy | |||
| 2018 | Vidaiyilla Vinaa | Vivek & Jeshwanth | Anbu Chezhian | ||
| Iniyazh | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy | |||
| Can You Hear The World | Bhavatharini | Lady Kash | |||
| Kadhal Kanavu | Sai Bhaskar | Vivek Ravichandran | |||
| Wonder Woman | SUVI | Alpha Something | |||
| Tholai Thoorathil | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy | |||
| Nadakum Pathaiyile | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy, Jaya Easwar Ragavan | |||
| Imai | Syed Subahan & Jones Rupert | Navin | |||
| Vizhiyile | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Oviya Oommapathy | |||
| 2019 | Singariye | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Santhana Bharathy | ||
| Chennai Ponnu | M.S.Jones | Yugaa | |||
| Seruvoma | SOS Productions & Ramya Raj | Ramya Raj | |||
| Oh Megame | Madhu Iyer | Bala | |||
| Muthamida | Jaya Easwar Ragavan | Yaalini Chander | |||
| MIA | Ashwin Johnson | Govardhan Palaniswamy | |||
| Thozhane | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy | Suthan Bala | |||
| Thuli Thee | Priya Mali | V R Mali | |||
| Marupiranthaal | Yeldho P. John | Ruxeena Musthafa | |||
| 2020 | Yaa Nabi | Rizwan | Rizwan | ||
| 2021 | Tala Al Badru Alayna | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Original Arabic Lyrics: People Of Madinah Tamil Lyrics: Zafroon Nizar | Tamil, Arabic | Sung by A. R. Ameen & Yuvan |
| Thappu Pannitten | AK Priyan | Vignesh Ramakrishna | Tamil | Sung by Silambarasan (ft.Kalidas Jayaram & Megha Akash) | |
| Mohammed Rasoolae | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Rizwan | |||
| Ennam Pol Vazhkai | Edwin Louis Viswanath | Kavitha S | |||
| 2022 | Candy | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil: Arivu Hindi: Kunaal Vermaa | Tamil, Hindi | Sung by Dhvani Bhanushali. (Ft.Bhanushali & Yuvan) |
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed EDM and jazz. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" and the "Young Maestro" of Tamil Film Music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Karthik Raja is an Indian composer based in Chennai. He made his debut as a film composer in the tamil film Pandiyan (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed feature films.
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is an unreleased Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Ramya, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's score and soundtrack. The cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Leo John Paul, respectively. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010. The film was jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, who are now not in the film-making business. Hence the movie remains unreleased.
Pathinaaru (transl. Sixteen) is a 2011 Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, who previously directed the films V.I.P (1997), Punnagai Poove (2003) and A Aa E Ee (2009). It stars Shiva and Madhu Shalini. The film's background score and soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. After being launched in October 2008 under the title 16, the film was shot for over one year, wrapping in early 2010. A year after completion, Kalaipuli S. Thanu bought the distribution rights and released the film on 28 January 2011 under his V. Creations banner. However, it was financially unsuccessful and disappeared without a trace from the box office. Despite that, it was remade as Jolly Boy in Kannada language.
The Blast is the first Indipop studio album by Indian musician Yuvan Shankar Raja, released in July 1999. It features 12 tracks, which were all composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Goa is the soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja to the 2010 romantic comedy film of the same name, directed by Venkat Prabhu, and produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios, starring Jai, Vaibhav, Premji Amaran, Sneha, Piaa Bajpai and Melanie Marie Jobstreibitzer in prominent roles.
"Evan Di Unna Pethan" is a song by Indian artist and film composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. A part of the soundtrack album to the 2011 film Vaanam, it was released as a single track on 1 December 2010.
Mankatha is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2011 film of the same name, directed by Venkat Prabhu starring Ajith Kumar. The album features eight tracks, with lyrics penned by Vaali, Gangai Amaran, and Niranjan Bharathi. Following a number of postponements, it was finally released on 10 August 2011 by Sony Music India.
Billa II is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, for the 2012 film of the same name, directed by Chakri Toleti that stars Ajith Kumar as the title character. The album consists of six tracks; five songs and a theme music track. Na. Muthukumar penned all lyrics for the songs.
Arrambam is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Vishnuvardhan starring Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee Pannu. The album consists of six tracks. Pa. Vijay penned all lyrics for the songs. It was released on 19 September 2013. The album opened at number one on iTunes India within a few minutes after its release at midnight, which, according to Sify, "no Tamil album has done before".
Biriyani is the soundtrack album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, to the 2013 black comedy film of the same name, directed by Venkat Prabhu starring Karthi, Hansika Motwani, Premgi Amaren and Mandy Takhar. It is the 100th album of Yuvan Shankar Raja. In this album, there are 6 songs and two remixes with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, Vaali, Madhan Karky, Psycho.unit, Gaana Bala, Tanvi Shah and Yuvan Himself. The film also features Karthi, its protagonist, debuting as a Playback singer. After multiple postponements, the soundtrack album was released on 21 August 2013.
Padaiveeran (transl. Soldier) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Dhana. The film stars Vijay Yesudas and debutant Amritha Aiyer, with Bharathiraja and Akhil in supporting roles. The film features music composed by Karthik Raja, editing by Bhuvan Srinivasan, and cinematography by Rajavel Mohan. Padaiveeran was released on 2 February 2018.
Divo is an Indian-based record label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They are known for film music and digital media productions.
Genius is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Suseenthiran and produced by the actor Roshan who also stars. It features newcomers. It has cinematography by R. B. Gurudev and music by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The movie examines the after effects that arise from the unwanted academic pressure that parents put on their children.
Maanaadu is the soundtrack for the 2021 Tamil-language science fiction action thriller film of the same name, starring Silambarasan, and S. J. Suryah. The film is directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Suresh Kamatchi of V House Productions. The film's soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, after regularly collaborating with Prabhu and Silambarasan and lyrics are written by Madhan Karky and Arivu. The album featured two songs: "Meherezylaa" and "Voice of Unity", which did not feature in the film. These tracks were released as singles on 21 June and 3 November 2021; coinciding a promotional pre-release event held in Chennai. The music album consisting of 7 tracks, including few instrumentals being used in the background score was released on 7 November 2021 by U1 Records, and received positive response from critics and audiences.
Super Deluxe is the soundtrack to the 2019 Tamil-language film of the same name, co-written, co-produced and directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja. The album featured 18 instrumental pieces, composed, arranged, produced and programmed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, eventually marking his second collaboration with Kumararaja after Aaranya Kaandam (2011). Unlike, his first film which had no songs, Kumararaja demanded to include a soundtrack having lyrical songs, but later abandoned. This film, eventually marked Yuvan's third musical which did not contain any songs. The team, however reused licensed compositions from yesteryear films.
Sarvam is the soundtrack album for the 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film of the same name starring Arya and Trisha directed by Vishnuvardhan. The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who renewed his previous association with Vishnuvardhan, for whom he had earlier created successful musical albums in Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Pattiyal (2006) and Billa (2007). The album featuring five songs had lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, which released on 14 February 2009 to positive response.
Valimai is the soundtrack album composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2022 Tamil-language action thriller film of the same name, directed by H. Vinoth. Produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios, starring Ajith Kumar. The soundtrack album featured five songs written by Vignesh Shivan, Thamarai and Arivu and released by Sony Music India on New Year's Day.
Moondru Per Moondru Kadal is the soundtrack album for 2013 Indian Tamil-language romance film of the same name starring Arjun, Cheran, Vimal, Surveen Chawla, Muktha Bhanu and Lasini. The film features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Vasanth hired him as the composer, with whom he had previously worked in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and his last project Satham Podathey (2007).
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal is the soundtrack to the 2018 film of the same name directed by debutant Elan, starring Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson. The soundtrack to the film features 12 songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Niranjan Bharathi, Vivek, Madhan Karky, Mohan Rajan, Oviya Oompathy and Elan himself. It was preceded with two singles: "High On Love" and "Dope Track", before the full album being released through Yuvan's music label U1 Records and Divo on 29 July 2018.