Vedalam (soundtrack)

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Vedalam
Vedhalam album cover.jpeg
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)
Recorded2015
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length18:33
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music India
Producer Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Naanum Rowdydhaan
(2015)		Vedalam
(2015)		 Thanga Magan
(2015)

Vedalam is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the 2015 Tamil film of the same name, written and directed by Siva starring Ajith Kumar in the titular lead role. The film marks Anirudh's first collaboration with Ajith and Siva. The album featured five songs (including a theme track) and lyrics were written by Madhan Karky, Rokesh, Viveka and Siva. [1] The soundtrack album was released on 21 October 2015 through the Sony Music India record label. [2]

Contents

Development

In November 2014, Yuvan Shankar Raja who worked with Ajith in several projects, was speculated to compose the music for the film. [3] Later G. V. Prakash Kumar too was reported to be on-board. [4] On 19 March 2015, Anirudh Ravichander was roped in to compose music for the film and was officially confirmed his inclusion for the project. [5] He started working for the film's music during mid-April 2015. [6] [7]

On 1 May 2015, coinciding with Ajith's birthday, Anirudh reported to social media, that the introduction song and theme music for the film has been completed. [8] [9] "Veera Vinayaka", the introductory number is based on the Vinayagar Chathurthi celebrations, similar to "Maha Ganapathi" from Amarkalam (1999) and "Pillayarpatti Hero" from Vaanmathi (1996). [10] [11] The theme track of the film is rumoured to be titled "Verithanam" which was proved untrue. [12] Lyricist Rokesh in an interview to The Hindu , said that "Aaluma Doluma" means a 'sneaky troublemaker' in colloquial Tamil-language in North Chennai. He saw few women fight for water in his locality, which made him to write the song. [13] Anirudh roped in Punjabi-rapper Badshah, in his first Tamil song for the track "Aaluma Doluma". [14] [15]

Anirudh recalled in 2021 at the Super Singer reality show, saying that he was not impressed with the tune he came for "Aaluma Doluma". He called Siva not to shoot for the song and convinced him that he would give another song for the situation. The following day, when Anirudh called Siva, saying that he had liked the track and had finished shooting for the song. [16] He later added that the track became a viral hit and was convinced with the success of the song. [17]

Release

The marketing rights for the musical album were purchased by Sony Music India. [18] [19] The film's incomplete track list featuring the song titles, was released through Anirudh's Twitter handle on 12 October 2015, [20] and the official track list was unveiled shortly after two days. [21] [22] It was reported that the soundtrack album will be released during the composer's birthday on 16 October 2015. [23] [24] But the album was eventually released on 21 October 2015, coinciding with Dusshera. [25] [26] Shortly after the audio release, the song teasers of "Aaluma Doluma" and "Veera Vinayaka" were released on 25 and 30 October. [27] [28] Within 12 hours, the former garnered over 4 million views on YouTube. [29] An extended version of the track featuring Anirudh and rapper Badshah was released on 31 October. [30]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."Veera Vinayaka" Viveka Anirudh Ravichander, Vishal Dadlani 4:22
2."Don't You Mess With Me" Madhan Karky Shruti Haasan, Shakthisree Gopalan 4:56
3."Uyir Nadhi Kalangudhey"VivekaRavi Shankar3:03
4."The Theri Theme" Siva Anirudh Ravichander1:52
5."Aaluma Doluma" Rokesh Anirudh Ravichander, Badshah 4:18
Total length:18:33

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BehindwoodsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [31]
IndiaGlitzStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [32]
MoviecrowStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [33]
BollywoodLifeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [34]
India.comStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [35]

The album received mixed response from critics. Reviewing for The Times of India , Sharanya CR wrote "After giving a hit album like Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Anirudh effortlessly changes his game in this mass album." [36] Behindwoods gave the album, a rating of 2.75 out of 5 saying "Anirudh serves it hot for Ajith fans!" [37] Milliblog reviewed it as a "punchy" and "likeable commercial soundtrack." [38] Indiaglitz gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and stated the album as "Modern", "youthful" and "energetic". [39] In contrast, Bollywoodlife.com gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated the album as "okayish", [40] while India.com rated the same and opined that "the album is a let down and the four songs and the theme fail to meet expectations." [41] Reviewing for Moviecrow, Ramesh S Kannan who gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stated that "Anirudh has got mired into an unimpressive set of tunes with occasional highs in terms of orchestration. Overall, songs don't do justice to the high expectations or the legacy of the immensely innovative composer." [42] Despite the mixed response, the song "Aaluma Doluma" became a viral hit upon release. [43] India Today chose the track as one of the "top 15 Tamil songs of 2015". [44] The Times of India called it as "one of the best dance numbers of the decade", [45] as was DT Next which published the special edition of "10 iconic dance numbers in Tamil cinema" on the International Dance Day (29 April 2021), included the song in the list. [46]

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