Karthikeya (soundtrack)
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Released | 28 May 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 18:52 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Shekar Chandra | |||
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Karthikeya is the soundtrack album to the 2014 film of the same name directed by Chandoo Mondeti, starring Nikhil Siddhartha and Swathi Reddy.[1] The film score and soundtrack were composed by Shekar Chandra with lyrics provided by Ramajogayya Sastry, Vanamali and Krishna Chaitanya. It was released under the Aditya Music label on 28 May 2014. The soundtrack was further released in Tamil under the title Karthikeyan, with lyrics provided by Na. Muthukumar, Mani Amudhavan and Nandhalala.
Release
[edit]The soundtrack was initially scheduled for release on late April 2014, which did not happen.[2] The film's audio launch was held at the Taj Deccan in Hyderabad on 28 May 2014,[3] with the cast and crew in attendance, along with Varun Sandesh, Manchu Manoj, Sudheer Babu, Allari Naresh, Aadi Saikumar and director Sudheer Varma felicitating the event.[4][5] The Tamil version of the soundtrack was launched at the Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai on 18 June 2014, which saw the attendance of directors Mohan Raja, N. Lingusamy, producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu amongst others.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Reviewing the soundtrack, The Times of India wrote "All in all, Shekhar Chandra tunes are youthful and fresh. The tunes can easily generate interest among music lovers" and rated the album 3 out of 5.[7] Sify wrote "Sekhar Chandra has given decent background score for this maintaining the required tempo of the narration. Songs are not really needed in a thriller. Here it is such a waste."[8] Suresh Kaviyarani of Deccan Chronicle noted that: "[a] plus point of this film is the background music by Sekhar Chandra. The film has a few songs but no regular romantic ones."[9] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com added "Background music by Sekhar Chandra is good. But songs are wasted as there is no scope for songs in this thriller."[10] A reviewer from OTTPlay added "Shekhar Chandra’s background score is another asset to the film."[11]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Prasnante" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Benny Dayal | 3:51 |
2. | "Saripovu" | Vanamali | Haricharan | 4:04 |
3. | "Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo" (Male) | Krishna Chaitanya | Naresh Iyer | 4:20 |
4. | "Punnami Vennelake" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Haricharan | 2:45 |
5. | "Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo" (Female) | Krishna Chaitanya | Chinmayi | 2:31 |
6. | "Rise of Karthikeya" | – | Shekar Chandra | 1:21 |
Total length: | 18:52 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thedamal" | Mani Amudhavan | Ranjith | 3:50 |
2. | "Penne Unnal Indre" | Na. Muthukumar | Haricharan | 4:04 |
3. | "Vennila" | Mani Amudhavan | Naresh Iyer | 4:18 |
4. | "Kangalum Kandadhilai" | Nandhalala | Haricharan | 2:44 |
5. | "Thandavee" | Mani Amudhavan | Chinmayi | 2:31 |
6. | "Rise of Karthikeyan" | – | Shekhar Chandra | 1:21 |
Total length: | 18:48 |
Accolades
[edit]Award[a] | Date of ceremony[b] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Lyricist – Telugu | Vanamali – ("Saripovu") | Nominated | [12] [13] |
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Haricharan – ("Saripovu") | Nominated | |||
Mirchi Music Awards South | 23 July 2015 | Lyricist of the Year – Telugu | Krishna Chaitanya – ("Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo") | Nominated | [14] |
Male Vocalist of the Year – Telugu | Haricharan – ("Saripovu") | Nominated | |||
Female Vocalist of the Year – Telugu | Chinmayi – ("Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo") | Nominated | |||
South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Lyricist – Telugu | Vanamali – ("Saripovu") | Nominated | [15] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rajamani, Radhika (24 February 2014). "First Look: Nikhil and Swati pair up again for Karthikeya". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Karthikeya audio to release this month". The Times of India. 14 April 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Karthikeya music launch - Telugu cinema news". Idlebrain.com. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Karthikeya audio launch on May 28". The Times of India. 28 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Nikhil at the audio launch of Karthikeya at Hotel Taj Deccan in Hyderabad". The Times of India. 28 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Karthikeya music launched". The Times of India. 19 June 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Karthikeya music review". The Times of India. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Movie Review: Karthikeya". Sify. 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (25 October 2014). "Movie review: 'Karthikeya' is not a regular song-and-dance film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Karthikeya jeevi review". Idlebrain.com. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Revisiting Karthikeya: What explains the allure of this Nikhil Siddhartha, Swathi Reddy starrer?". OTTPlay. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "SIIMA 2015 nominations". siima.in. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.