Nanban (soundtrack)
{{Short description|2011 soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nanban
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Harris Jayaraj
| cover = Nanban (soundtrack).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = 23 December 2011
| recorded = 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 26:58
| language = Tamil
| label = Gemini Audio
| producer = Harris Jayaraj
| prev_title = 7aum Arivu
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
| next_year = 2012
}}
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.{{Cite news |last=TNN |date=4 December 2010 |title=Tamil 3 Idiots' actors do style test |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Tamil-3-Idiots-actors-do-style-test/articleshow/7036000.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013100053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Tamil-3-Idiots-actors-do-style-test/articleshow/7036000.cms |archive-date=13 October 2018 |access-date=11 December 2010 |work=The Times of India}} Produced by Gemini Film Circuit, the film as an adaptation of Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009).{{Cite news |title=Nanban: A remake of 3 Idiots |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nanban-a-remake-of-3-idiots/1/165548.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226094157/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/nanban-a-remake-of-3-idiots-149690-2011-12-23 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=23 December 2011 |publisher=Indiatoday}}{{Cite web |title=It's a clean 'U' for 'Nanban'! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/76162.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106162154/https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil |archive-date=6 January 2019 |access-date=2 January 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}} 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,{{Cite web |date=26 July 2010 |title=Here are the 3-Idiots in Tamil |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58900.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213114718/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58900.html |archive-date=13 December 2010 |access-date=4 January 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}} while Shankar chose the former, whom he had worked in Anniyan (2005). This film also marks Jayaraj's first collaboration with Vijay.{{Cite web |date=1 October 2010 |title=The HUMAN Touch |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-human-touch/690070/0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004203123/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-human-touch/690070/0 |archive-date=4 October 2010 |access-date=13 September 2011 |publisher=The Indian Express}} Albeit being a remake, Jayaraj and Shankar did not want to reuse any tracks from the original film,{{Cite news |date=2017-01-14 |title=Success doesn't affect me: Jayaraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/success-doesnt-affect-me-jayaraj/articleshow/8923381.cms?from=mdr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122111217/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/success-doesnt-affect-me-jayaraj/articleshow/8923381.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} and had composed six tunes in the process intended to fulfill fan's expectations.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-06-22 |title=Harris talks about 'Nanban' music |url=https://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/06/harris-talks-about-nanban-music.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111170634/https://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/06/harris-talks-about-nanban-music.html |archive-date=2012-11-11 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=KollyInsider}}{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=2018-12-28 |title=If you instantly recognise a Harris song, that is my success: Harris Jayaraj |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/if-you-instantly-recognise-a-harris-song-that-is-my-success-harris-jayaraj/article25849331.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107083226/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/if-you-instantly-recognise-a-harris-song-that-is-my-success-harris-jayaraj/article25849331.ece |archive-date=2020-11-07 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} Karky penned two songs for the film "Asku Laska" and "Enthan Kan Munne", the former is his 25th song as a lyricist.{{Cite news |date=2011-10-23 |title=Karky's experimental song for Nanban |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karkys-experimental-song-for-nanban/articleshow/10463831.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122104615/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karkys-experimental-song-for-nanban/articleshow/10463831.cms |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} To experiment with the lyrics, he penned the first stanza in more than 16 different languages, expressing the word 'love'.{{Cite news |date=2011-12-29 |title=A bouquet of love for Madhan Karky |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/a-bouquet-of-love-for-madhan-karky/articleshow/11290322.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122105057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/a-bouquet-of-love-for-madhan-karky/articleshow/11290322.cms |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite news |date=2011-05-05 |title=Carry on Karky |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/carry-on-karky/article1993594.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325054559/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/carry-on-karky/article1993594.ece |archive-date=2014-03-25 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2011-11-30 |title=Krish on a musical note |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/krish-on-a-musical-note/articleshow/10929010.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122105533/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/krish-on-a-musical-note/articleshow/10929010.cms |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} 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".{{Cite news |date=2011-12-06 |title=Harris Jayaraj's special friendship song for Nanban |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/harris-jayarajamp39s-special-friendship-song-for-nanban/articleshow/10993621.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122105213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/harris-jayarajamp39s-special-friendship-song-for-nanban/articleshow/10993621.cms |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Release
The soundtrack album was released on 23 December 2011.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2011 |title='Nanban' audio from December 23! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/75430.html |access-date=14 December 2011 |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819104908/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/75430.html |url-status=live }} The release coincided with the Harris: On The Edge concert tour held at the Hindusthan College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.{{Cite news |date=2011-12-24 |title=Nanban audio CD released in the city |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/nanban-audio-cd-released-in-the-city/article2742213.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122111046/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/nanban-audio-cd-released-in-the-city/article2742213.ece |archive-date=2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} Preceded by the cast and crew and other celebrities, the event was attended by around 19,000 fans.{{Cite web |title=The audio launch of Nanban |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/the-audio-launch-of-nanban-11573 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427011429/https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/the-audio-launch-of-nanban-11573 |archive-date=2013-04-27 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=NDTV.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Snehitudu music launch |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-snehitudu.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215114945/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-snehitudu.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=20 January 2012 |publisher=Idlebrain.com}}{{Cite web |title='Nanban' Telugu audio launch – A star-studded affair |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/76951.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123040041/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/76951.html |archive-date=23 January 2012 |access-date=20 January 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}}
Track listing
= Tamil =
{{Track listing
| headline =
| title9 =
| extra5 = Vijay Prakash, Javed Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan
| lyrics5 = Pa. Vijay
| length6 = 4:25
| title6 = Nalla Nanban
| extra6 = Ramakrishnan Murthy
| lyrics6 = Na. Muthukumar
| title10 =
| length5 = 5:10
| title5 = Irukana
| lyrics4 = Madhan Karky
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title2 = Heartile Battery
| total_length = 26:58
| length1 = 3:57
| title1 = En Frienda Pola
| extra1 = Krish, Suchith Suresan
| lyrics1 = Viveka
| length2 = 5:35
| extra2 = Hemachandra, Mukesh Mohamed
| extra4 = Aalap Raju
| lyrics2 = Na. Muthukumar
| length3 = 6:21
| title3 = Asku Laska
| extra3 = Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi, SuVi
| lyrics3 = Madhan Karky
| length4 = 2:10
| title4 = Enthan Kan Munne
| length10 =
}}
= Telugu =
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra3 = Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi, SuVi
| extra6 = Ramakrishnan Murthy
| title6 = Ne Vupiri Ne Sonthama
| length6 = 4:25
| extra5 = Vijay Prakash, Javed Ali, Sayanora Philip
| lyrics5 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| title5 = Ileana Chitti Belliana
| length5 = 5:10
| extra4 = Aalap Raju
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| title4 = Toli Adugaina Padalede
| length4 = 2:10
| lyrics3 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title3 = Asku Laska
| length3 = 6:21
| extra2 = Hemachandra, Mukesh
| lyrics2 = Vanamali
| title2 = Heartu lo Battery
| length2 = 5:35
| extra1 = Krish, Suchith Suresan
| lyrics1 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| title1 = Mana Friendalle
| length1 = 3:35
| total_length = 26:58
| lyrics6 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
}}
Reception
IndiaGlitz.com described at as a "mesmerizing" music album.{{Cite web |date=26 December 2011 |title=Nanban Music Review songs lyrics |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/13080.html |access-date=5 January 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185623/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/13080.html |url-status=live }} Behindwoods.com labelled it a "winner all the way", with Jayaraj's successful streak continued with this film.{{Cite web |title=Nanban Music Review – Behindwoods.com |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/dec-11-04/nanban-music-review.html |access-date=5 January 2012 |website=Behindwoods.com |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185331/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/dec-11-04/nanban-music-review.html |url-status=live }} Vipin Nair of Music Aloud called it as a "commendable job" from the composer.{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vipin |date=2011-12-24 |title=Nanban – Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack) |url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2011/12/24/nanban-music-review-tamil-movie-soundtrack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181226/https://www.musicaloud.com/2011/12/24/nanban-music-review-tamil-movie-soundtrack |archive-date=2014-02-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Music Aloud}} 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".{{Cite web |date=27 December 2011 |title=Review: Nothing new about the music in Nanban – Rediff.com |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-nanban/20111227.htm |access-date=5 January 2012 |website=Rediff.com |archive-date=8 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108022345/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-nanban/20111227.htm |url-status=live }}
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