Kadhalan (soundtrack)

Kadhalan
CD Front
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	June 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Panchathan Record Inn Chennai, India
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:50
Label	Gentleman Audios Lahari Music
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
May Madham (1994) Kadhalan (1994) Pavithra (1994)
Singles from Kadhalan
"Urvasi Urvasi" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Planet Bollywood	[1]

Kadhalan (transl. Loverboy; pronounced [kaːdalan]) is the soundtrack to the 1994 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Shankar. The soundtrack, features 9 songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Shankar and Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar. The Choreographers were Sundaram – Mugur Sundar and Raju Sundaram.[2][3] The Hindi version, Humse Hai Muqabala, sold 2.5 million soundtrack album units in India. Shankar came to Vaali for one song, as there was a sentiment established that the movie will become hit if Vaali penned just one song for that movie (for e.g., Chikku bukku Rayilu for Shankar's previous directorial venture, Gentleman). Vaali generously accepted Shankar's request and penned Muqabla and Urvashi song which both became chartbusters.

Development

During the recording of the song "Mukkabla", Rahman wanted Mano's voice to sound like R. D. Burman's as a means to distance him from S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, to who he was frequently compared.[4]

Reception

This soundtrack earned A. R. Rahman national acclaim. New styles were experimented with, as in the song "Pettai Rap", a Madras bashai song which was written in a rap-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words. Owing to the success and immense national popularity of the song "Mukkabla", the soundtrack was subsequently dubbed in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala and in Telugu as Premikudu.[5][6] Lyrics for this versions were written by P. K. Mishra and Rajasri respectively. The Hindi version of the soundtrack, Humse Hai Muqabala, sold 2.5 million units in India.[7]

The soundtrack earned Rahman his consecutive third Filmfare Best Music Director Award. P. Unnikrishnan had his breakthrough as a playback singer through this film. His rendition of the romantic song "Ennavale Adi Ennavale" won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Track listing

Original Tamil version (Kadhalan)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ennavale Adi Ennavale"	Vairamuthu	Unni Krishnan, Sujatha Mohan	5:11
2.	"Mukkala Mukkabla"	Vaali	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
3.	"Erani Kuradhani"	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
4.	"Kadhalikkum Pennin""	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, S.P.B. Pallavi	4:48
5.	" Urvashi"	Vairamuthu	A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	5:39
6.	"Pettai Rap"	Shankar	Suresh Peters, Theni Kunjarammal, Shahul Hameed	4:23
7.	"Kollayile Thennai"	Vairamuthu	P. Jayachandran	1:45
8.	"Kaatru Kuthirayile"	Vairamuthu	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
9.	"Indiraiyo Ival Sundariyo"	Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar	Sujatha Mohan, Sunanda, Kalyani Menon, Minmini	1:02

Hindi version (Humse Hai Muqabala)

All lyrics are written by P. K. Mishra

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Muqaala Muqabla"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
2.	"Sun Ri Sakhi"	Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan	5:11
3.	"Sagar Se Milne"	Sujatha Mohan, Sunandha, Minmini	1:02
4.	"Patti Rap"	Suresh Peters, Noel James, Shankar Mahadevan	4:23
5.	"Gopala Gopala"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
6.	"Premika Ne Pyar Se"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, S. P. Pallavi	4:48
7.	"Maine Bheja Hai Sandesh"	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
8.	"Urvashi Urvashi"	A. R. Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Noel James	5:39
9.	"Phoolon Jaisi Pyari"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1:45

Telugu version (Premikudu)

All lyrics are written by Rajasri[8]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Urvasi"	A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	5:39
2.	"Peta Rap"	Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed, Theni Kunjaramma	4:23
3.	"Errani Kurrathani"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
4.	"Andhamaina Premarani"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, S. P. Pallavi	4:48
5.	"Oh Cheliya"	P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan	5:11
6.	"Mukkala Mukabula"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
7.	"Gaali Taragalapai"	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
8.	"Alala Vale Vaana Varada Vale"	Sujatha Mohan, Sunandha, Kalyani Menon, Minmini	1:02
9.	"Muttukunte Kandipoye"	P Jayachandran	1:43

Popular culture

In 2014, the song "Urvasi" inspired the song "It's My Birthday" by American rapper will.i.am.[9] In 2016, the song was featured in the film Lion. It was later recreated by Yo Yo Honey Singh. In 2019, the song "Mukkabla" was subsequently remade by Tanishk Bagchi in Hindi for the film Street Dancer 3D and an unofficial version of Mukkabla is featured on the Pakistani film Love 95 (1996) starting Babar Ali, Jan Rambo, Reema and Sahiba.

References

1. "Music Review: Humse Hain Muqabla". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
2. "Kadhalan Songs – Kadhalan Tamil Movie Songs – Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
3. "Kadhalan by A. R. Rahman". A. R. Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009.
4. Kamath, Sudhish (28 March 2013). "Tune into Mano". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
5. "Humse Hai Muqabala by A. R. Rahman". A. R. Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011.
6. "Premikudu by A. R. Rahman". A. R. Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011.
7. "Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
8. "Premikudu". Spotify. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
9. "A R Rahman collaborates with will.i.am on Urvashi song remake". The Times of India. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.