Aalaporaan Thamizhan
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"Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Song credits
Personnel
- Composer & Producer - A. R. Rahman
- Lyrics - Vivek
- Performers - Kailash Kher, Pooja Vaidyanath, Sathyaprakash Dharmar, Deepak Blue
- Additional Vocals - Veena Murali, Maalavika, Deepthi Suresh, Soundarya, Anu Subbhaiya, Vishnupriya, Yaamini, Aishwarya Kumar
Musician
- Flute - Naveen Kumar
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah
- Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
- Sitar - Kishore
- Indian Rhythm - T Raja, Kumar, Lakshmi Narayanan, Raju, Vedha, Neelakandan,
- Thavil - M Venkatesh Subramanian, Kaviraj, S Sundar, Purushothaman
- Kombu - Alex, Kali, Shankar, Viji
- Live Strings - Chennai Strings Orchestra, Sunshine Orchestra (conducted by V J Srinivasamurthy)
Sound Engineers
- Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai- Suresh Permal, Karthik Sekaran, T R Krishna Chetan, Srinidhi Venkatesh, Jerry Vincent, Santhosh Dhayanidhi, Vinay Sridhar, Ishaan Chhabra
- AM Studios, Chennai- S Sivakumar, Kannan Ganpat, Krishnan Subramanian, Pradeep Menon, Manoj Kumar
Production
- Additional Programming - T R Krishna Chetan, Kumaran Sivamani, Santhosh Dayanidhi, Hari Dafusia, Pawan CH, Kaashif AH, Jim Sathya
- Choral Arrangement - Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abhyankar
- Additional Choral Supervisor - Srinivas Doraiswamy
- Mixed by - T R Krishna Chetan
- Mastered by - Suresh Permal
- MfiT - S. Sivakumar
- Musicians Coordinators - Vijay Iyer, Noel James, TM Faizuddin
- Musicians Fixer - Samidurai R
- Music Label -
Reception
Critical reception
The Times of India stated that "[t]he song was released as the first single on August 10, 2017, and received massive applause from the audience. The number is all about Tamil pride, and that struck a chord with listeners. It used a lot of native instruments in the background score and Vivek’s lyrics spoke about the history and what it means to be a Tamizhan. Despite so many months, it remains a favourite among Vijay fans."[6] Behindwoods wrote "Be it the folk beats, the indigenous instruments, the melodious portion delivered by Pooja or the native percussions, the song has a lot to offer. It is not an out and out mass number that is centred by folk elements but serves to be a song rich in a lot of aspects. With Rahman’s chords haunting the listener, Aalaporaan Tamizhan is an overall delight for both his fans and for fans of actor Vijay."[7]
Views
Aalaporaan Tamizhan has gained 170 million views on YouTube.[8]
Live performances
Mersal Audio Launch
On 1 September 2017, filmmakers launched Mersal album on live program. A. R. Rahman performed the song live.[9]
Concerts
Among all the songs played at Rahman's Netru Indru Naalai concert held in Chennai.[11]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Awards | 26 February 2018 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sathyaprakash for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Won | [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 16 June 2018 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Nominated | [13] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 14 – 15 September 2018 | Best Lyricist | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Won | [14] |
| Techofes Awards | 19 February 2018 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sathyaprakash for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Won | [15] |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Pooja Vaidyanath for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Won | |||
| Vijay Awards | 3 June 2018 | Best Lyricist | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Nominated | [16] |
| Favourite Song | Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Won |
References
- ^ Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video | Vijay | A.R. Rahman, retrieved 25 December 2021
- ^ a b SonyMusicSouthVEVO (17 November 2017), Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video | Vijay | A.R. Rahman, retrieved 11 March 2019
- ^ South, Sony Music (8 August 2017). "The first single #AalaporaanThamizhan from #Mersal releases tomorrow. @actorvijay @arrahman @Atlee_dir @ThenandalFilms @Lyricist_Vivekpic.twitter.com/pwnR7xWBHN". @SonyMusicSouth. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views". The Times of India. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "A. R. Rahman - The Official Site". arrahman.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Vijay, AR Rahman and Atlee's Mersal single Aalaporaan Tamizhan review". 10 August 2017.
- ^ SonyMusicSouthVEVO (17 November 2017), Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video | Vijay | A.R. Rahman, retrieved 22 May 2019
- ^ Sony Music India (22 August 2017), Mersal Audio Launch - Live Performance A R Rahman | Vijay | Samantha, Kajal, Nithya Menen | Atlee, retrieved 25 May 2019
- ^ BToS Productions (14 June 2019), Aalaporaan Tamizhan - AR Rahman Live in Chennai, retrieved 15 June 2019
- ^ "AR Rahman thanks Thalapathy Vijay for 'Mersal' reach". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Edison Awards". edisonawards.in. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Kannada Winners: Filmfare Awards South 2018 | List of Kannada Filmfare Award Winners". filmfare.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | nominations | |". siima.in. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ admin (20 February 2018). "Techofes Awards 2018: Complete list of Techofes Awards 2018 winners". MovieNews360. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara And Vijay Sethupathi Bag Top Honours". www.filmibeat.com. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.