Composer Ratheesh Vega’s Sanskrit track in Praana gets attention

Written by BK Harinarayanan, the song is based around the concept of prana, meaning ‘breath’ or ‘life’

Ratheesh Vega

Over six-lakh views and counting. Composer Ratheesh Vega can’t stop gushing about the response for the music video of his title track for

Praana , VK Prakash (VKP)’s multilingual film starring Nithya Menen. “2018 wasn’t a productive year for me as a composer in Malayalam. Therefore I am ecstatic that my first release of 2019 has been welcomed by listeners,” says Ratheesh.

The highlight of the track is that it is in Sanskrit. Written by BK Harinarayanan, the song is based around the concept of prana, meaning ‘breath’ or ‘life’, and the emotions related to it. “Since the film is releasing in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada we needed a universal language for the track and that’s why we went with Sanskrit. It was challenging for me because of the theme. The video showcases the five elements of nature,” says Ratheesh.

Shilpa Raj, who has sung the track, features in the video. She had shot to fame with her duet with P Jayachandran, ‘Sharadambaram’, in Ennu Ninte Moideen . Praana ’s other tracks have been composed by Arun Vijay and Louis Banks.

Ratheesh’s upcoming projects include Anoop Menon’s

King Fish and Guinness Pakru’s Ilayaraja , directed by Madhav Ramdas, who made the critically-acclaimed Melvilasam and Apothecary .

“There are seven songs in

Ilayaraja and I have high hopes about the work,” Ratheesh signs off.