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Avan Ivan (soundtrack)

The soundtrack for the 2011 Tamil-language film Avan Ivan features five songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar. The film, starring Vishal and Arya, is directed by Bala and produced by AGS Entertainment. The soundtrack accompanies ethnic instrumentation with elements of folk and orchestral music which had been recorded live. The album was released by Sony Music India on 18 April 2011 and met with positive reviews from critics.

Avan Ivan
Original CD cover
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released18 April 2011
Recorded2010–2011
StudioPrasad Studios, Chennai
Sasi Studios, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:56
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Jolly Boy
(2011) 		Avan Ivan
(2011) 		Mankatha
(2011)

Development

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Bala's norm collaborator Ilaiyaraaja was initially considered to be scoring the film, but the former chose his son Yuvan Shankar Raja as the composer; he felt that since Avan Ivan was a "youth-centric film", Yuvan would bring the right feel to the music.[1] It is the second collaboration between Yuvan and Bala following Nandha (2001).[1]

Yuvan refrained from using Western musical elements such as synths and auto-tune, his usual style of compositions.[2] Instead he went ahead with ethnic Indian sounds,[3] and further disclosed that the entire album and score was recorded live.[4] Yuvan recorded the orchestral portions in one take, after few rehearsals, inspired from Ilayaraaja's work.[5] On Independence Day (15 August 2010), he recorded an intense pathos song ("Mudhal Murai") with vocals by Vijay Prakash,[6] while the following month, he recorded several different Indian folk drums with 40 people.[7][8] Yuvan revealed that he was given over two months time for composing each song,[9] while Bala later commented that his work was of "international standard".[10] Na. Muthukumar penned the lyrics for all the tracks. The song "Oru Malayoram" featured vocals by children Priyanka, Srinisha Jayaseelan and Nithyashree, who were participants in the second season of the reality-based singing-competition Airtel Super Singer Junior.[11]

Release

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The soundtrack rights were acquired by Sony Music India.[12] Yuvan handed the master recording of the album on 18 March 2011.[12] The soundtrack album was released exactly one month later, on 18 April 2011 by Bala's mentor Balu Mahendra in a grand event held at the Residency Towers, Chennai.[9][13] However, the songs had been leaked to the internet few days before the official release, after Sony Music had sent the master copies to abroad earlier.[14][15] Only one songs from the soundtrack, "Dia Dia Dole", was used in its entirety, along with an altered shorter version of "Rasathi" and parts of "Mudhal Murai", while "Avanapathi" and "Oru Malayoram" were completely left out. Yuvan composed a small bit song "Adi Kavakara Kiliye" as of 1 minute.[16][17] The film, however, featured two additional tracks, not included in the soundtrack, which would be released in a second edition.[18]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rasathi"Haricharan4:53
2."Dia Dia Dole"Suchitra4:02
3."Oru Malayoram"Vijay Yesudas, Priyanka, Srinisha Jayaseelan, Nithyashree5:43
4."Mudhal Murai"Vijay Prakash3:37
5."Avanapathi"T. L. Maharajan, Sathyan5:41
6."Adi Kavakara Kiliye"Sathyan1:16
Total length:23:56

Reception

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The album received positive reviews from music critics. Richard Mahesh from Behindwoods gave a 2.5 out of 5 rating and said "Yuvan Shankar Raja has experimented with a new-dimensional music that sounds good on the whole" and described the album as "different but a laudable show by Yuvan"[19] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff gave 3 out of 5 stars, saying "Yuvan has voluntarily tried to move out of his comfort zone, given up on his template and experimented, particularly with the instrumental arrangement and most times, it works."[20] Indiaglitz said "Songs from Bala's films never failed to disappoint us. The director has repeated the magic this time too and the credit goes to Yuvan Shankar Raja."[21] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "Yuvan nails the sound perfectly in Avan Ivan".[22]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Mirchi Music Awards South 4 August 2012 Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year Priyanka, Srinisha Jayaseelan and Nithyashree for "Oru Malayoram" Won [23]
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Notes

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  1. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Avan Vishal, Ivan Arya". IndiaGlitz. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ^ "'Avan Ivan' thrills Yuvan". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Yuvan's new experiment for 'Avan Ivan'". Top 10 Cinema. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Vishal for 'Guinness Record'". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Yuvan's orchestra in one take!". The Times of India. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Yuvan records on Independence Day". IndiaGlitz. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Avan Ivan, Yuvan". Behindwoods. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Yuvan's Avan Ivan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Avan Ivan audio launched in style". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  10. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (28 May 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Seriously FUNNY!". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Lots to listen to". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  12. ^ a b Yuvan Shankar Raja [@Raja_Yuvan] (19 March 2011). "Giving the master cd of Avan Ivan" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2011 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Watch Out For Avan Ivan's Audio!". Behindwoods. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Yuvan's Avan Ivan music leaked". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Piracy Strikes Avan Ivan!". Behindwoods. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Avan Ivan Review". Behindwoods. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Avan Ivan | Movie Review". Top 10 Cinema. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Yuvan's Additional Bonanzas". Behindwoods. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Avan Ivan Music Review". Behindwoods. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  20. ^ "Review: Avan Ivan's music is impressive". Rediff. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  21. ^ "Avan Ivan Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  22. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (15 April 2011). "Avan Ivan (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards Background". Radio Mirchi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards Winners". Radio Mirchi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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