Oohalu Gusagusalade (soundtrack)

Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 film of the same name directed by Srinivas Avasarala in his directorial debut, featuring Naga Shaurya, Raashii Khanna and Avasarala. The album featured four songs composed by Kalyani Malik with lyrics written by Anantha Sriram and Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and was released through Vel Records on 28 April 2014.

Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Released28 April 2014
Recorded2013
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:13
LanguageTelugu
LabelVel Records
ProducerKalyani Malik
Kalyani Malik chronology
Anthaku Mundu Aa Taruvatha
(2013)
Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2014)
Bandipotu
(2015)

The soundtrack met with positive response from critics and Sunitha Upadrashta received Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for "Em Sandeham Ledhu". The soundtrack also won six awards at the Mirchi Music Awards South in the Telugu branch, including Album of the Year.

Development

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Kalyani Malik was selected to compose the film's music and background score in his maiden association with Avasarala. Malik commenced the film's recording at Hyderabad on 1 October 2013 even before the start of the film's production.[1] The first song was recorded by Sunitha during the recording session.[1] Initially, Anantha Sriram was the sole lyricist of the film contributing two songs for the album, but Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry also wrote the song "Inthakante Vere" which had two versions recorded by Hemachandra and Karunya, respectively.[2] Malik felt that the film's music was reminiscent of Salil Chowdhury's compositions for Chhoti Si Baat (1976).[3]

Release

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The film's soundtrack was released under the Vel Records label on 28 April 2014.[4] The release coincided with a promotional event held at Hyderabad, with the film's cast and crew in attendance along with S. S. Rajamouli, V. V. Vinayak, Boyapati Srinu, Allari Naresh, Nani, Mohana Krishna Indraganti, B. V. Nandini Reddy, D. Suresh Babu, amongst others.[5][6] On 21 June 2014 (World Music Day), Malik released a press note dedicated the film's soundtrack to music lovers.[7]

Reception

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The soundtrack received positve response from critics. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu described Malik's musical score and soundtrack as an asset to the film.[8] Critic based at The Times of India summarized "Kalyani Koduri's music and background score is beautiful and it captures the essence of Srini's sharp writing."[9] Sandhya Rao of Sify called the music "melodious".[10] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "The under-rated Kalyani Koduri proves that he deserves to shed that tag".[11] Analyzing the trends of Telugu film music in the past decade, Krishna Sripada of The Hindu wrote "Melody lovers would have really appreciated Kalyani Koduri's Oohalu Gusagusalade with its dulcet and calming tunes."[12]

Track listing

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Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Emiti Hadavidi"Anantha SriramDeepu, Shravani V.03:26
2."Inthakante Vere" (Version 1)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryHemachandra03:45
3."Em Sandeham Ledu"Anantha SriramKalyani Malik, Sunitha Upadrashta03:52
4."Inthakante Vere" (Version 2)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryKarunya04:09
Total length:15:13

Accolades

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Accolades for Oohalu Gusagusalade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards South 26 June 2015 Best Music Director – Telugu Kalyani Malik Nominated [13]
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Best Lyricist – Telugu Anantha Sriram – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Hemachandra – ("Inthakante Vere") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Sunitha Upadrashta – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Won
Mirchi Music Awards South 23 July 2015 Album of the Year – Telugu Oohalu Gusagusalade Won [15]
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Song of the Year – Telugu "Em Sandeham Ledu" Won
Music Composer of the Year – Telugu Kalyani Malik – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Won
Lyricist of the Year – Telugu Anantha Sriram – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Won
Male Vocalist of the Year – Telugu Kalyani Malik – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Won
Female Vocalist of the Year – Telugu Sunitha Upadrashta – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Won
South Indian International Movie Awards 6–7 August 2015 Best Lyricist – Telugu Anantha Sriram – ("Em Sandeham Ledu") Nominated [17]
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Notes

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  1. ^ Awards are in Alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  2. ^ "Vaaraahi chalana chitram Production 3& 4 movies launch". Idlebrain.com. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Oohalu Gusa Gusalaade reminded me of Choti Si Baat, Kalyani Koduri says". The Times of India. 28 April 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Oohalu Gusa Gusalaade's audio launch on April 27". The Times of India. 23 April 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ ""Oohalu Gusagusalade" audio launched". IndiaGlitz. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ Oohalu Gusagusalade Audio Launch Live - Srinivas Avasarala, Naga Shourya, Raashi Khanna (in Telugu). Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Oohalu Gusagusalade is a tribute to music lovers - Kalyan Koduri". 123telugu.com. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (20 June 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalade: Love has its way". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Oohalu Gusagusalade movie review". The Times of India. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ^ Rao, Sandhya (21 June 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalade review". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  11. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (6 May 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalaade (Music review), Telugu – Kalyani Koduri". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ Sripada, Krishna (30 December 2019). "2010 to 2019: Telugu cinema's music that enthralled us all". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  15. ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Mirchi Music South Awards Telugu winners 2014". Idlebrain.com. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ "SIIMA 2015 nominations". siima.in. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  18. ^ H. Hooli, Shekhar (11 August 2015). "SIIMA Awards 2015: 'Manam' Tops Telugu Winners List, Beating 'Race Gurram', '1: Nenokkadine'". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.