Madras
What it is about…
Studio Green’s K.E. Gnanavelraja presents
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Producer K.E. Gnanavelraja: Actor Karthi who happened to read Pa. Ranjith’s script told us that he was interested in doing the film. I asked director Ranjith to meet the star. The film has come out well.
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Hero Karthi: After Paruthiveeran , I was doing more of urban-oriented films. When I saw the script of Madras , I felt like doing it as it is a gritty action drama. Not only will it prove to be a change for me, I also feel that the script has scope for me to showcase different emotions. There is also a brick wall which is an important character in the film. All the co-artists are talented and we attended a workshop to familiarise ourselves with our characters.
Music director Santhosh Narayanan: Ranjith who gave me my first break in Tamil is coming out with a project under a big banner and I was happy to score the music for it. When you share a good rapport with the director, work becomes easy. The re-recording will be the highlight of the film. My favourites in the album are ‘Kakidha Kappal’ and ‘Agayam Theepiditha,’ both of which are sure to win the hearts of listeners.
Music Highlights: There are seven numbers in the album. Two are instrumental versions — they are the ‘Suvar theme’ and the ‘Kaali Love Theme’ performed by The Studio Orchestra of Sydney featuring Pradeep Kumar on the acoustic guitar. Both are pleasant on the ear. The title song ‘Madras’ sung by Hariharasudhan and Meenakshi Iyer is good; it has the ‘Oor Side Artists’ vocal group performing to the lyrics of Kabilan. The lyricist has written another number ‘Agayam Theepiditha’ where guitarist Pradeep Kumar plays as well as sings. Gana Bala has written and sung two numbers — ‘Kakidha Kappal’ and ‘Irandhidava’. “Kakidha’ is one of the hit songs in the album with Sean Roldan, Tholkappiyan and the composer lending vocal support. ‘Irandhidava’ can be categorised under Savu Gana, which is sure to be a hit with the masses. ‘Naan Nee’ written by new lyricist Uma Devi and sung by Shakthishree and Dheekshitha is interesting.