Nanban (soundtrack)

Nanban
Nanban
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released	23 December 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	26:58
Language	Tamil
Label	Gemini Audio; Rajshri Tamil
Producer	Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology

Nanban is the soundtrack to the 2012 Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film of the same name directed by S. Shankar, starring Vijay, Jiiva, and Srikanth.^[1] Produced by Gemini Film Circuit, the film as an adaptation of Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009).^[2]^[3] The soundtrack to the film, features six tracks composed by Harris Jayaraj and lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, Viveka, Na. Muthukumar and Madhan Karky. The film's soundtrack was launched on 23 December 2011 through the company's subsidiary Gemini Audio. For the Telugu-dubbed version, Snehitudu, the album features six tracks written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Vanamali, Ramajogayya Sastry. The soundtrack was also released on 19 January 2012.

Development

Harris Jayaraj and Yuvan Shankar Raja were initially approached to compose the film's music,^[4] while Shankar chose the former, whom he had worked in Anniyan (2005). This film also marks Jayaraj's first collaboration with Vijay.^[5] Albeit being a remake, Jayaraj and Shankar did not want to reuse any tracks from the original film,^[6] and had composed six tunes in the process intended to fulfill fan's expectations.^[7]^[8] Karky penned two songs for the film "Asku Laska" and "Enthan Kan Munne", the former is his 25th song as a lyricist.^[9] To experiment with the lyrics, he penned the first stanza in more than 16 different languages, expressing the word 'love'.^[10]^[11] The track "Heartile Battery" penned by Na. Muthukumar is a folk song set in Shuddha Dhanyasi raga. The film's teaser featured the song "En Frienda Pola" which received appreciation from audiences.^[12] The song is a montage number, which is based on friendship and the track also featured couple of English lyrics penned by Viveka, after the internet phenomenon of "Why This Kolaveri Di".^[13]

Release

The soundtrack album was released on 23 December 2011.^[14] The release coincided with the Harris: On The Edge concert tour held at the Hindusthan College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.^[15] Preceded by the cast and crew and other celebrities, the event was attended by around 19,000 fans.^[16] The soundtrack to Snehithudu was launched at another event on 20 January 2012 in Hyderabad. It saw the attendance of the cast and crew, along with Ram Charan Teja and Dil Raju (the film's distributor). Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Sharman Joshi, who were part of the original film 3 Idiots, were also present at the event.^[17]^[18]

Track listing

Tamil

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"En Frienda Pola"	Viveka	Krish, Suchith Suresan	3:57
2.	"Heartile Battery"	Na. Muthukumar	Hemachandra, Mukesh Mohamed	5:35
3.	"Asku Laska"	Madhan Karky	Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi, SuVi	6:21
4.	"Enthan Kan Munne"	Madhan Karky	Aalap Raju	2:10
5.	"Irukana"	Pa. Vijay	Vijay Prakash, Javed Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:10
6.	"Nalla Nanban"	Na. Muthukumar	Ramakrishnan Murthy	4:25
Total length:				26:58

Telugu

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mana Friendalle"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Krish, Suchith Suresan	3:35
2.	"Heartu lo Battery"	Vanamali	Hemachandra, Mukesh	5:35
3.	"Asku Laska"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi, SuVi	6:21
4.	"Toli Adugaina Padalede"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Aalap Raju	2:10
5.	"Ileana Chitti Belliana"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Vijay Prakash, Javed Ali, Sayanora Philip	5:10
6.	"Ne Vupiri Ne Sonthama"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Ramakrishnan Murthy	4:25
Total length:				26:58

Reception

IndiaGlitz.com described at as a "mesmerizing" music album.^[19] Behindwoods.com labelled it a "winner all the way", with Jayaraj's successful streak continued with this film.^[20] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud called it as a "commendable job" from the composer.^[21] On the contrary, Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff said that Harris Jayaraj had "obviously taken the safe route, sticking to his usual template for most of the songs in this album".^[22]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony^[a]	Category	Recipient(s) and Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
The Chennai Times Film Awards	4 November 2013	Best Lyricist	Madhan Karky for "Asku Laska"	Nominated	^[23] ^[24]
		Best Singer – Male	Vijay Prakash for "Asku Laska"	Won
		Best Singer – Female	Chinmayi for "Asku Laska"	Nominated
Filmfare Awards South	20 July 2013	Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil	Chinmayi for "Asku Laska"	Nominated	^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
South Indian International Movie Awards	12–13 September 2013	Best Lyricist – Tamil	Madhan Karky for "Asku Laska"	Nominated	^[28] ^[29]
Vijay Awards	11 May 2013	Best Music Director	Harris Jayaraj	Won	^[30] ^[31]
Vijay Awards	11 May 2013	Best Male Playback Singer	Vijay Prakash for "Asku Laska"	Nominated	^[30] ^[31]

Notes

^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

^ TNN (4 December 2010). "Tamil 3 Idiots' actors do style test". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
^ "Nanban: A remake of 3 Idiots". Indiatoday. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ "It's a clean 'U' for 'Nanban'!". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^ "Here are the 3-Idiots in Tamil". IndiaGlitz. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ "The HUMAN Touch". The Indian Express. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
^ "Success doesn't affect me: Jayaraj". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Harris talks about 'Nanban' music". KollyInsider. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (28 December 2018). "If you instantly recognise a Harris song, that is my success: Harris Jayaraj". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Karky's experimental song for Nanban". The Times of India. 23 October 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "A bouquet of love for Madhan Karky". The Times of India. 29 December 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Carry on Karky". The Hindu. 5 May 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Krish on a musical note". The Times of India. 30 November 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Harris Jayaraj's special friendship song for Nanban". The Times of India. 6 December 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "'Nanban' audio from December 23!". IndiaGlitz. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Nanban audio CD released in the city". The Hindu. 24 December 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "The audio launch of Nanban". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Snehitudu music launch". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ "'Nanban' Telugu audio launch – A star-studded affair". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ "Nanban Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Nanban Music Review – Behindwoods.com". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ Nair, Vipin (24 December 2011). "Nanban – Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Review: Nothing new about the music in Nanban – Rediff.com". Rediff.com. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 nominations". The Times of India. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 goes to..." The Times of India. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Filmfare Awards 2013 (South): Complete List of Nominees". International Business Times. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Nominations". Filmfare. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Winners List – 2013". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (15 September 2013). "SIIMA 2013 Winners List: Dhanush, Pawan Kalyan, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar Bag Awards". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Stars, big and small". The Hindu. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ "Thuppakki sweeps Vijay Awards!". The Times of India. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[23] Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

[1] TNN (4 December 2010). "Tamil 3 Idiots' actors do style test". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[Remake-2] "Nanban: A remake of 3 Idiots". Indiatoday. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

[Novel-3] "It's a clean 'U' for 'Nanban'!". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

[4] "Here are the 3-Idiots in Tamil". IndiaGlitz. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

[5] "The HUMAN Touch". The Indian Express. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

[6] "Success doesn't affect me: Jayaraj". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[7] "Harris talks about 'Nanban' music". KollyInsider. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[8] Ramanujam, Srinivasa (28 December 2018). "If you instantly recognise a Harris song, that is my success: Harris Jayaraj". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[9] "Karky's experimental song for Nanban". The Times of India. 23 October 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[10] "A bouquet of love for Madhan Karky". The Times of India. 29 December 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[11] "Carry on Karky". The Hindu. 5 May 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[12] "Krish on a musical note". The Times of India. 30 November 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[13] "Harris Jayaraj's special friendship song for Nanban". The Times of India. 6 December 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[14] "'Nanban' audio from December 23!". IndiaGlitz. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[15] "Nanban audio CD released in the city". The Hindu. 24 December 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[16] "The audio launch of Nanban". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[17] "Snehitudu music launch". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[18] "'Nanban' Telugu audio launch – A star-studded affair". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[19] "Nanban Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[bw-20] "Nanban Music Review – Behindwoods.com". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[21] Nair, Vipin (24 December 2011). "Nanban – Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[r-22] "Review: Nothing new about the music in Nanban – Rediff.com". Rediff.com. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[24] "Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 nominations". The Times of India. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[25] "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 goes to..." The Times of India. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[:4-26] "Filmfare Awards 2013 (South): Complete List of Nominees". International Business Times. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[27] "60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Nominations". Filmfare. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[28] "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[29] "Winners List – 2013". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[30] Seshagiri, Sangeetha (15 September 2013). "SIIMA 2013 Winners List: Dhanush, Pawan Kalyan, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar Bag Awards". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[31] "Stars, big and small". The Hindu. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[:2-32] "Thuppakki sweeps Vijay Awards!". The Times of India. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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