Andhagan is the soundtrack album to the 2024 film of the same name directed by Thiagarajan; a remake of the Hindi film Andhadhun (2018), the film stars Prashanth, Simran and Priya Anand. The musical score and soundtrack are composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics written by Vivek, Uma Devi, Vairamuthu and Ekadasi. The soundtrack was released under the Sony Music India label on 9 July 2023.

Development

In December 2020, Thiagarajan announced that Santhosh Narayanan would scored the score and soundtrack.[1] Speaking of Santhosh's inclusion, Thiagarajan said that he wanted someone who could match Amit Trivedi's work for Andhadhun and had found Santhosh to be the perfect fit, due to his versatility in multiple genres and the predominant usage of orchestral music.[1][2] He also added that he was impressed by his re-recording for Cuckoo, Jigarthanda (both 2014), Kabali (2016) and Kaala (2018), that resulted in his inclusion.[1][2]

Thiagarajan further wanted to experiment with the musical treatment, resulting in it being completely different from the original version.[1] Once his involvement was confirmed, Santhosh started working on the film's music and composed the song "En Kadhal" first, for which Prashanth played keyboard.[1][2] The score and soundtrack was recorded for three years, with Santhosh handling multiple projects.[2] The film also featured the song "Chandirane Sooriyane" composed by Adithyan for the gangster film Amaran (1992) which starred Karthik.[3][a] The audio rights were bought by Sony Music India.[6]

Release

The album was preceded by the first single "En Kadhal" released on 7 March 2022.[7][8] The second single, "Yosichi Yosichi", was released on 27 May.[9] The third single "Kannile" was released on 23 June 2023.[10][11] The soundtrack was released under the Sony Music India label on 9 July 2023.[12]

Afterwards, a promotional song "The Andhagan Anthem" was released by Vijay on 24 July 2024.[13][14] The song featured vocals by Anirudh Ravichander and Vijay Sethupathi and choreographed by Prabhu Deva.[15]

Track listing

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."En Kadhal"VivekSid Sriram4:06
2."Yosichi Yosichi"VivekHaricharan4:06
3."Chandirane Sooriyane"VairamuthuP. Unnikrishnan1:49
4."Kannile"Uma DeviAdithya RK3:02
5."Yaaro Nee"VivekBenny Dayal2:00
Total length:15:40
Extended soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
6."The Andhagan Anthem"Uma Devi, EkadasiAnirudh Ravichander, Vijay Sethupathi3:24
Total length:15:40

Reception

Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Music director Santhosh Narayanan is known for his spectacular songs and BGM but in Andhagan the songs are just terrible. Krish is a talented musician and plays at a bar for his livelihood but the songs he sings are tacky to say the least. This was quite unexpected from this talented music director who just gave us the massive Kalki 2898 AD."[16] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "While the film's songs don't manage to stay put in our memory, the fantastic piano compositions stand apart."[17]

Controversies

Soon after the release of "The Andhagan Anthem", Santhosh called out the record label for crediting the song to him, saying it was not the actual song he composed.[18][19][20] Speaking to M A Fahad Hussain of The Times of India, he added that the arrangements, lyrics, singers, mix and master and the tune were different from what he oversaw, and even the composition featured in the trailer was not his. He was also disappointed with the label for making changes without consulting him. Thiagarajan, when questioned about the issue, claimed ignorance and refused to comment.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ Karthik also made a special appearance in the film.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Santhosh Narayanan roped in for the Tamil remake of Andhadhun". The Times of India. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Rajendran, Gopinath (17 December 2020). "Santhosh Narayanan to compose music for Tamil remake of 'Andhadhun'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ Andhagan The Pianist | CHANDIRANE SOORIYANE Video Song | Prashanth | Thiagarajan | SanthoshNarayanan. Sony Music South. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "SYNOPSIS | ANDHAGAN THE PIANIST". staarmovies.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Cast". staarmovies.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sony Music South India [@SonyMusicSouth] (18 February 2022). "A stunning @Music_Santhosh musical coming your way 🔜 Delighted to be associated with #Andhagan 🎶" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "En Kadhal, the first single from Prashanth's Andhagan The Pianist out". Cinema Express. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "'அந்தகன்' படத்திலிருந்து என் காதல் பாடல் வெளியானது". Dinamani (in Tamil). 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  9. ^ Sangeetha, P (27 May 2022). "Yosichi Yosichi from Prashanth's Andhagan is a peppy number". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  10. ^ "WATCH: பிரஷாந்த்தின் 'அந்தகன்' படத்திலிருந்து 'கண்ணிலே' மியூசிக் வீடியோ இதோ". News18 (in Tamil). 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  11. ^ R, Chandhini (23 June 2023). "Kannile song from Andhagan is out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Andhagan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 9 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay To Release The Upcoming Single From Prashanth-starrer Andhagan". News18. 23 July 2024. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Vijay launches Prashanth's The Andhagan Anthem song". DT Next. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  15. ^ "'Andhagan Anthem' song from the Prashanth-starrer is a foot-tapping number". Cinema Express. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  16. ^ Srinivasan, Latha (9 August 2024). "Andhagan movie review: Prashanth and Simran's film is faithful but unengaging remake of Andhadhun". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  17. ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (9 August 2024). "'Andhagan' movie review: Prashanth makes a splendid comeback with this imperfect yet satisfactory remake". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan upset with 'The Andhagan Anthem'; not the master I delivered, says the composer". The Times of India. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan calls out Prashanth's 'Andhagan' for not using music he delivered". The Hindu. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Tamil composer Santhosh Narayanan: The 'Andhagan Anthem' is not what I delivered". India Today. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  21. ^ Hussain, M A Fahad (27 July 2024). "I don't want to use my name for someone else's work: Santhosh Narayanan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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