Anisuthide
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{{Infobox song
| name = Anisuthide
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| type =
| artist = Sonu Nigam
| album = Mungaru Male
| released = {{Start date|2006|11|06|df=yes}}
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| recorded = 2006
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| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=36}}
| label = Anand Audio
| composer = Mano Murthy
| lyricist = Jayant Kaikini
| producer =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nlsLKA6hlVQ|"Anisuthide"}}|type=song}}
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"Anisuthide" is a song composed by Mano Murthy for the 2006 Indian Kannada romance musical film Mungaru Male. Directed by Yogaraj Bhat, the film stars Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi in the lead roles. Written by Jayant Kaikini, the song was sung by Sonu Nigam.{{cite web|title=Mungaru Male (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/anisuthide/1031210804?i=1031211768|website=iTunes|access-date=9 October 2015}} It met with frenzied response from fans upon the release of the album and remains very popular among Kannada listeners.{{cite news|title=Fans go amuck as Sonu Nigam sings|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/104926/fans-go-amuck-sonunigam.html|access-date=9 October 2015|work=Deccan Herald|date=14 October 2010}}{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Shyama Krishna|title=Devassy creates an evening to remember and music to cherish|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Devassy-creates-an-evening-to-remember-and-music-to-cherish/2013/08/26/article1751741.ece|access-date=9 October 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=26 August 2013}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Background
In late December 2005, Yogaraj Bhat, ready with the story for his next film Mungaru Male, called on Mano Murthy to score music for it. A US-bound Murthy contacted him back on reaching the US, when they discussed the lyrics and music for the soundtrack at length, for over seven months on phone and email. Murthy worked on the music in the US as filming was on course in India. On his return to India, the music was recorded, sometime after August 2006.{{cite web|author=G. S. Kumar|title=Here's an engineer who makes music|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Heres-an-engineer-who-makes-music/articleshow/7393723.cms|website=The Times of India|date=31 January 2011 |access-date=9 October 2015}}
Recording
File:SonuNigam02.jpg song sung by Sonu Nigam]]
Jayant Kaikini, a poet, and well known then for his romantic songs, was asked to write the lyrics. On scoring for it, Murthy made his wife Lata listen to the tunes and on her suggestion Sonu Nigam was asked to sing. Nigam, who then predominantly recorded Hindi songs and only a handful in Kannada, faced difficulty in the diction. He would pronounce the first word "Hanisuthide" in lieu of "Anisuthide".{{cite web|title=Of foreign notes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/of-foreign-notes/article1434856.ece|website=The Hindu|date=10 July 2008 |access-date=9 October 2015}}
Reception
Following the album's release in November 2006, it topped Kannada music charts, with "Anisuthide" receiving maximum airtime on radio and television.{{cite news|title='Mungaru Male' still tops the charts|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/mungaru-male-still-tops-the-charts/article1843484.ece|access-date=9 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=17 May 2007}} Even five months after the song's release, it continued among the most popular song among listeners.{{cite web|title='Mungaru Male' tops Kannada audio charts|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=704080249&cat=&n_date=20070408|date=8 April 2007|website=Webindia123|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010050730/http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=704080249&cat=&n_date=20070408|archive-date=10 October 2015}}