Template:Infobox 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. The song's lyrics were written by Vivek and sung by Kailash Kher, Sathyaprakash, Pooja AV, and Deepak. The song's music video is pictured upon actor Vijay.[1] The song was released as first single track of the film on 10 August 2017.[2] As of October 2020, the video song has grossed 132 million of views in YouTube.[3] The song portrays about the popularity of Tamil speaking people all over the world. The song features Vijay as Vetrimaaran, praising 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."[4]
Song credits
Personnel
- Composer & Producer - A. R. Rahman
- Lyrics - Vivek
- Performers - Kailash Kher, Pooja Vaidyanath, D. Sathyaprakash, 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 - Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.[5][1]
Music video
- YouTube
Aalaporaan Tamizhan has amassed almost 156 million views on YouTube, in three videos including Lyrics Video, Full Video & Vertical Video.[6][7][8] 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.[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 | Template:Won | [12] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 16 June 2018 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Nom | [13] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 14 – 15 September 2018 | Best Lyricist | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Won | [14] |
| Techofes Awards | 19 February 2018 | Best Male Playback Singer | Sathyaprakash for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Won | [15] |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Pooja Vaidyanath for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Won | |||
| Vijay Awards | 3 June 2018 | Best Lyricist | Vivek for Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Nom | [16] |
| Favourite Song | Aalaporaan Thamizhan | Template:Won |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video | Vijay | A.R. Rahman(2017-11-17).
- ↑ The first single #AalaporaanThamizhan from #Mersal releases tomorrow. @actorvijay @arrahman @Atlee_dir @ThenandalFilms @Lyricist_Vivekpic.twitter.com/pwnR7xWBHN, South, Sony Music. @SonyMusicSouth(8 Aug 2017). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views. The Times of India(11 April 2019).
- ↑ Aalaporan Thamizhan clocks in 100M views - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ↑ A. R. Rahman - The Official Site. arrahman.com. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ↑ Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Vertical Video (Tamil) | Vijay | A.R. Rahman(2018-09-19).
- ↑ Mersal - Aalaporan Thamizhan Tamil Video | Vijay | A.R. Rahman(2017-11-17).
- ↑ Mersal - Aalaporaan Thamizhan Tamil Lyric Video | Vijay | A R Rahman | Atlee(2017-08-11).
- ↑ Mersal Audio Launch - Live Performance A R Rahman | Vijay | Samantha, Kajal, Nithya Menen | Atlee(2017-08-22).
- ↑ Aalaporaan Tamizhan - AR Rahman Live in Chennai(2019-06-14).
- ↑ AR Rahman thanks Thalapathy Vijay for 'Mersal' reach. Sify. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ↑ Edison Awards. edisonawards.in. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ Kannada Winners: Filmfare Awards South 2018 | List of Kannada Filmfare Award Winners. filmfare.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | nominations | |. siima.in. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ Techofes Awards 2018: Complete list of Techofes Awards 2018 winners, admin. MovieNews360(2018-02-20). Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara And Vijay Sethupathi Bag Top Honours. www.filmibeat.com(2018-06-04). Retrieved 2019-05-22.