Uppena (soundtrack)

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Uppena
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Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length27:09
Language Telugu
Label Aditya Music
Producer Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Alludu Adhurs
(2021)		Uppena
(2021)		 Rang De
(2021)
External audio
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Singles from Uppena
  1. "Nee Kallu Neeli Samudram"
    Released: 2 March 2020
  2. "Dhak Dhak Dhak"
    Released: 9 March 2020
  3. "Ranguladhukkuna"
    Released: 11 November 2020
  4. "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu"
    Released: 31 January 2021

Uppena is the soundtrack album composed by Devi Sri Prasad for the 2021 Indian Telugu-language film of the same name starring Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty in lead roles, directed by Bucchi Babu Sana. The album consists of eight songs with Sri Mani, Devi Sri Prasad, Chandrabose and Raqueeb Alam penning the lyrics. On 17 February 2021, the soundtrack album was released digitally on the Aditya Music label. "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" and "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu" are the biggest hits of the album. After a brief setback, Devi Sri Prasad reclaimed success through the album. [1] [2]

Contents

Background and development

Sukumar's regular collaborator Devi Sri Prasad was signed on to compose the film's soundtrack album and background score. [3] The film marks their eighth collaboration, after producing popular albums such as 100% Love and Rangasthalam. Music sessions of the film began in February 2020. [4] For the first time, Devi used qawwali-inspired music for the track "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram".

Release

The soundtrack album features eight tracks. A glimpse of the first single "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" was unveiled on 1 March 2020, and the full song was released by Aditya Music the following day, on 2 March 2020. The song was penned by Sri Mani with Hindi lyrics were written by Raqueeb Alam and sung by Javed Ali and Srikanth Chandra. [5] [6] The second single "Dhak Dhak Dhak" was released on 9 March 2020, which was written by Chandrabose and sung by Sarath Santhosh and Hari Priya. [7] On 11 November 2020, Mahesh Babu unveiled the third single "Ranguladhukkuna" through social media platforms. [7] Sung by Yazin Nizar and Hari Priya, it is touted to be a soothing melody number. [8] The fourth song "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu" sung by Jaspreet Jasz and Shreya Ghoshal, was released by Vijay Devarakonda on 31 January 2021. [9] Full video version of "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" was released on 6 February 2021. In April 2021, two deleted songs - "Ravoyi" and "Jeebu Garu Sundaramma" - were released in the Mythri Movie Makers YouTube chhannel.

Marketing

Pre-release event of the film was held on 7 February 2021 where several artistes performed the eight songs of the album. The soundtrack album was released on 17 February 2021 during the success meet of the film at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. [10] [ failed verification ]

Track listing

Original Motion Picture Track List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" Sri Mani, Raqueeb Alam Javed Ali, Sreekanth Chandra5:12
2."Dhak Dhak Dhak" Chandrabose Sarath Santosh, Hari Priya1:45
3."Ranguladhukkuna"Sri Mani Yazin Nizar, Hari Priya4:23
4."Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu"Sri Mani Shreya Ghoshal, Jaspreet Jasz 4:13
5."Eswara"Chandrabose Devi Sri Prasad 3:28
6."Sandram Lone Neerantha" Devi Sri Prasad Sean Roldan 3:58
7."Ninne Naa Ninne"ChandraboseSameera Bharadwaj1:28
8."Silaka Silaka"Sri Mani Kailash Kher 3:26
Total length:27:09

Reception

On a whole, the album has streams of over 400 million (40 crore) views. Cinematography of the song "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu" was praised. Shreya Ghoshal, Jaspreet Jasz, Javed Ali, Devi Sri Prasad and Sreekanth Chandra received positive response for their performance in the soundtrack album.

Critics

123Telugu wrote that "Devi Sri Prasad blends the Aalap style with his mainstream modern music to bring out this soothing as well as a somewhat boisterous melody. Yazin Nizar and Haripriya effectively bring out the unconventional mindset of the lovers that the lyrics project in Ranguladdhukunna. DSP chooses a female singer with an ultra-soft voice for a reason."

IndiaGlitz stated "Devi Sri Prasad blends the Aalap style with his mainstream modern music to bring out this soothing as well as a somewhat boisterous melody.  Srikanth Chandra's Hindi vocals kick off the song, with Javed Ali taking the baton forward with melodic ease.  Shreemani's lyrics are full of life.  The line 'Nee oohale, oopiraina picchodini, nee oopire praanamaina pilladini' of Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram song is high in terms of touching meaning.  An appropriate song that positions 'Uppena' as a musical love story laced with intense emotions." [11] Writing to Idlebrain.com , Jeevi praised DSP's work and said that "Devi Sri Prasad deserves a huge pat for his outstanding music for the songs in this film." [12] Another critic cited it as a "musical hit". [13]

Audience

The album received predominantly positive response from audiences. Upon the release of lyrical version the first track "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" on the video-sharing platform YouTube on 2 March 2020, it has more than 215 million (21.5 crore) views as of May 2021. [14] It was featured on the national music charts of the year and was one of the most streamed Telugu songs of the year. [15] "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu", which was released on 31 January 2021, received wide response. Within a short period, it made its debut on national music charts in February. [16] It has more streams on platforms such as Spotify, JioSaavn, Wynk Music, Gaana, etc. than the regular popular platform YouTube. [17] [18] The track also became one of the most streamed songs in Spotify, a week during its release. [19] Another devotional-style track "Eswara" written by Chandrabose and performed by Devi Sri Prasad was released on 6 February 2021. The track got good response, especially for the vocals performed by DSP. [20]

Album credits

Credits adapted from Aditya Music [21]

Producer(s)

Devi Sri Prasad

Songwriter(s)

Performer(s)

Javed Ali, Devi Sri Prasad, Sreekanth Chandra, Sarath Santosh, Hari Priya, Yazin Nizar, Sameera Bharadwaj, Shreya Ghoshal, Jaspreet Jasz, Sean Roldan, Kailash Kher

Musician(s)

Sound Engineers

Personnel

Production

Music label - Aditya Music Pvt. Ltd.

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