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{{short description|2017 song by A. R. Rahman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Aalaporan Tamizhan
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| album = [[Mersal (film)|Mersal]] : [[Music from the Motion Picture]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| released = 10 August 2017
| recorded = 2017
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn]], [[Chennai]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Filmi]], [[pop-folk]], [[traditional music]]
| length = 5:48
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| writer = '''[[Music]]:''' [[A. R. Rahman]] '''[[Lyrics]]:''' [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
| producer = [[A.R. Rahman]]
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xsbLtHql4g8|"Aalaporaan Tamizhan"}}|type=song}}
}}
'''''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''''' (English: ''Tamizhan going to rule'') is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language]] song composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], from the music album of ''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]''. The song's lyrics were written by [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]] and sung by [[Kailash Kher]], Sathyaprakash, [[Pooja Vaidyanath|Pooja AV]], and Deepak. The song's music video is pictured upon actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|last=SonyMusicSouthVEVO|title=Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video {{!}} Vijay {{!}} A.R. Rahman|date=2017-11-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbLtHql4g8|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> The song was released as first single track of the film on 10 August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SonyMusicSouth/status/895171239286906880|title=The first single #AalaporaanThamizhan from #Mersal releases tomorrow. @actorvijay @arrahman @Atlee_dir @ThenandalFilms @Lyricist_Vivekpic.twitter.com/pwnR7xWBHN|last=South|first=Sony Music|date=8 Aug 2017|website=@SonyMusicSouth|language=en|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref> As of October 2020, the video song has grossed 132 million of views in [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/aalaporan-thamizhan-clocks-in-100m-views/articleshow/68834345.cms|title=Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 April 2019|accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref> The song portrays about the popularity of Tamil speaking people all over the world. The song features [[Vijay(actor)|Vijay]] as Vetrimaaran, praising [[Tamil people|Tamil]] heritage and pride following a wrestling match in [[Punjab]].

==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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/aalaporan-thamizhan-clocks-in-100m-views/articleshow/68834345.cms|title=Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref>

== Song credits ==
'''Personnel'''

* Composer & Producer - [[A. R. Rahman]]
* Lyrics - [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
* Performers - [[Kailash Kher]], [[Pooja Vaidyanath]], D. Sathyaprakash, Deepak Blue
* Additional Vocals - [[Veenaa-Murali|Veena Murali]], Maalavika, Deepthi Suresh, Soundarya, Anu Subbhaiya, Vishnupriya, Yaamini, Aishwarya Kumar

'''Musician'''

*Flute - [[Naveen Kumar (musician)|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 - [[Sony Music Entertainment]] India Pvt. Ltd.<ref name="A. R. Rahman - The Official Site">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=300|title=A. R. Rahman - The Official Site|website=arrahman.com|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Music video ==
;YouTube
''Aalaporaan Tamizhan'' has amassed almost 156 million views on [[YouTube]], in three videos including [[Lyrics]] Video, Full Video & Vertical Video.<ref>{{Citation|last=Sony Music India|title=Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Vertical Video (Tamil) {{!}} Vijay {{!}} A.R. Rahman|date=2018-09-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOaShqGEb90|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=SonyMusicSouthVEVO|title=Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video {{!}} Vijay {{!}} A.R. Rahman|date=2017-11-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbLtHql4g8|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Sony Music India|title=Mersal - Aalaporaan Thamizhan Tamil Lyric Video {{!}} Vijay {{!}} A R Rahman {{!}} Atlee|date=2017-08-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XmrZaVVUpc|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> Its full video crossed 112 million views.

== Live performances ==
===''Mersal Audio Launch''===

On 1 September 2017, filmmakers launched ''Mersal'' album on live program. [[A. R. Rahman]] performed the song live.<ref>{{Citation|last=Sony Music India|title=Mersal Audio Launch - Live Performance A R Rahman {{!}} Vijay {{!}} Samantha, Kajal, Nithya Menen {{!}} Atlee|date=2017-08-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BVDDwe_RN8|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

=== Concerts ===
*''Netru Indru Naalai'' concert (12 January 2018), [[Chennai]]<ref>{{Citation|last=BToS Productions|title=Aalaporaan Tamizhan - AR Rahman Live in Chennai|date=2019-06-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5whGzowMQro|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>

Among all the songs played at Rahman's Netru Indru Naalai concert held in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ar-rahman-thanks-thalapathy-vijay-for-mersal-reach-news-tamil-sbnqF6ahiicij.html|title=AR Rahman thanks Thalapathy Vijay for 'Mersal' reach|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award
!Date of ceremony
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref
|-
![[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]
|26 February 2018
|Best Male Playback Singer
|Sathyaprakash<nowiki/> for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=34|title=Edison Awards|website=edisonawards.in|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
|-
![[Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[65th Filmfare Awards South|16 June 2018]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil|Best Lyricist – Tamil]]
|[[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]] for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2018/kannada/winners|title=Kannada Winners: Filmfare Awards South 2018 {{!}} List of Kannada Filmfare Award Winners|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
|-
![[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|14 – 15 September 2018]]
|Best Lyricist
|Vivek for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://siima.in/nomination.php|title=SIIMA AWARDS {{!}} 2018 {{!}} nominations {{!}} {{!}}|website=siima.in|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Techofes|Techofes Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |19 February 2018
|Best Male Playback Singer
|Sathyaprakash<nowiki/> for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.movienews360.com/techofes-awards-2018-complete-list-techofes-awards-2018-winners/|title=Techofes Awards 2018: Complete list of Techofes Awards 2018 winners|last=admin|date=2018-02-20|website=MovieNews360|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|[[Pooja Vaidyanath]] for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{Won}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Vijay Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[10th Vijay Awards|3 June 2018]]
|[[Vijay Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|Vivek for ''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2018/vijay-awards-2018-nayanthara-and-vijay-sethupathi-bag-top-honours-274146.html|title=Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara And Vijay Sethupathi Bag Top Honours|date=2018-06-04|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Favourite Song|Favourite Song]]
|''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''
|{{Won}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Tamil film songs]]
[[Category:Tamil-language songs]]
[[Category:Songs written for films]]
[[Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:Telugu film songs]]

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