Oopiri (soundtrack)

Oopiri
Soundtrack album by
Gopi Sundar
Released14 February 2016
Recorded2015–2016
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:36
LanguageTelugu
LabelJunglee Music
ProducerGopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar chronology
Bangalore Naatkal
(2016) 		Oopiri
(2016) 		Kali
(2016)

The soundtrack to the 2016 bilingual comedy-drama film Oopiri / Thozha is composed by Gopi Sundar with lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry and Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry in Telugu, and Madhan Karky in Tamil. The film, directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by PVP Cinema, starring Karthi and Nagarjuna. The soundtrack to the Telugu version was released on 14 February 2016, followed by the Tamil version which released a week later. Both the albums were marketed by Junglee Music.

Development

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Gopi Sundar was signed as the film's composer in February 2015, marking his maiden collaboration with Director Vamshi Paidipally and Hero Karthi.This is the first time Gopi Sundar Composing the Songs in Tamil and Telugu Launguages.[1][2] Karthi and Paidipally wanted Thozha's songs to suit the Tamil audience's sensibilities.[3] Hence, all the lyrics in Oopiri except "Door Number Okati" had different meanings in Thozha, according to Karky where "the translations were very literal, the lyrics in both the albums weren't desperately trying to sound similar, even the letters with which, the stanzas started or ended."[3] Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry collaborated with Ramajogayya for the album, with the latter writing "Ayyo Ayyo".[3] Anirudh Ravichander performed the title track Karthi's "Thozha" for the Tamil version, jointly with Haricharan; while Haricharan was the sole singer for the Telugu version "Podham".[4]

Release

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The soundtrack rights for both Oopiri and Thozha were acquired by Junglee Music.[5] Oopiri's album was unveiled on 14 February 2016 (Valentine's Day)[6] at the Hitex Convention Centre in Hyderabad,[5] while the soundtrack to Thozha was released on 21 February 2016,[7] at St. Bede's School in Chennai with the presence of the cast and crew among other celebrities.[8][9]

Track listing

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Telugu

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Baby Aagodhu"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryShankar Mahadevan2:39
2."Oka Life"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryKarthik4:46
3."Ayyo Ayyo"Ramajogayya SastryRanjith, Suchitra3:48
4."Nevvemicchavo"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryVijay Prakash2:07
5."Podham"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryHaricharan4:45
6."Door Number Okati"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryGeetha Madhuri4:05
7."Eppudu"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryKarthik4:47
Total length:27:36

Tamil

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All lyrics are written by Madhan Karky

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Baby Odadhe"Shankar Mahadevan2:39
2."Pudidha"Karthik4:46
3."Eiffel Mele"Ranjith, Suchitra3:48
4."Enadhuyire"Vijay Prakash2:07
5."Thozha"Anirudh Ravichander, Haricharan4:45
6."Door Number One"Geetha Madhuri4:05
7."Nagarum"Karthik4:47
Total length:27:36

Reception

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Critic based at The Times of India gave Oopiri's soundtrack four stars, calling it a "winner on all counts" and Sunder is "increasingly becoming a force to be reckon with in [Telugu cinema]".[10] IndiaGlitz gave three stars to Oopiri's soundtrack with Sunder's "refreshing approach" to the album does justice to Sirivennela's "imaginative lyrical world".[11] 123Telugu-based critic wrote "every song has a purpose and the beautiful lyrics only enhance them".[12] Reviewing for both Oopiri and Thozha's soundtrack, Ramesh S. Kannan of Moviecrow described the songs being "lively casual" and "flows well without major glitches" giving three stars to both albums.[13][14]

Karthik Srinivasan, writing for The Hindu, praised Sunder's usage of solo violin pieces and chorus hooks in Thozha's "Pudhidhaa" ("Oka Life" in Oopiri).[15] Srinivasan's review for the soundtrack in Milliblog is described as "punchy" and "fluffy".[16] Siddharth K of Sify noted that the soundtrack of Thozha has influences of Malayalam film soundtracks in the slow-paced songs despite being designed keeping the Telugu and Tamil sensibilities in mind. He found the songs "Baby Odathey" ("Baby Aagodhu" in Telugu), "Nagarum" ("Eppudu" in Telugu), and "Eiffel Mele" ("Ayyo Ayyo" in Telugu) likeable and gave the soundtrack three stars.[17] Behindwoods also gave Thozha's soundtrack three stars calling it as "lively, fun and refreshing".[18]

Accolades

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Date of ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
28—29 March 2017 IIFA Utsavam Best Music Director – Telugu Gopi Sundar Nominated [19]
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Best Lyricist – Telugu Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry ("Podham") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Haricharan ("Podham") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Suchitra ("Ayyo Ayyo") Nominated
17 June 2017 Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist – Telugu Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry ("Oka Life") Nominated [21]
[22]

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, Hemanth (11 February 2015). "Gopi Sunder to score music for Karthi's film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (11 March 2016). "The music makers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Nadadhur, Srivathsan (7 April 2016). "Keeping a song's spirit intact". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Anirudh sings a song for Karthi's 'Thozha'". DNA India. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b H. Hooli, Shekhar (14 February 2016). "Nagarjuna-Karthi's 'Oopiri' audio launch live streaming: Watch its music release online". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ Sunder, Gopi (14 February 2016). "Oopiri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ Sunder, Gopi (21 February 2016). "Thozha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Thozha audio launched amid much fanfare". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Suriya, a bigger star outside Tamil Nadu too: Nagarjuna". The Indian Express. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Music Review: Oopiri". The Times of India. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Oopiri Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Music Review : Oopiri – Soothing Album". 123telugu.com. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  13. ^ S. Kannan, Ramesh (14 February 2016). "Oopiri Music Review". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ^ S. Kannan, Ramesh (21 February 2016). "Thozha Music Review". Moviecrow. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (25 April 2016). "Hitman". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (21 February 2016). "Thozha (Music review), Tamil – Gopi Sundar". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  17. ^ Siddharth, K (24 February 2016). "'Thozha' audio review". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Thozha (aka) Thozha songs review". Behindwoods. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  19. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 Telugu nomination list". International Business Times. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  20. ^ "IIFA Utsavam: Complete winner's list". Indian Express. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  21. ^ "64th Filmfare South Awards 2017 Nominations". International Business Times. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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