24 (soundtrack)

This article is about the soundtrack album to the Indian film 24. For American television series soundtrack, see 24: The Soundtrack.

2016 soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman

24: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by

A. R. Rahman

Released| 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)
Recorded| 2014–2016
Studio| Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai
A M Studios, Chennai
A R Studios, Mumbai
Panchathan Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles
Length| 25:52
Language| Tamil
Telugu
Hindi
Label| Eros Music
Producer| A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
| Muhammad: The Messenger of God
(2015)  | 24: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2016)  | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada / Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo
(2016)

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Singles from  24

1. "Kaalam Yen Kadhali"
Released: 22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)[1]
2. "24 Carat"
Released: 19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)[2]

24 is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman with song lyrics by Vairamuthu and Madhan Karky, to the 2016 Tamil film of the same name, produced by Suriya and directed by Vikram Kumar. The album features six tracks and was released on 9 April 2016 by Eros Music.

## Background

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In November 2014, A. R. Rahman was announced as the film soundtrack and score composer, working with Suriya for the third time after Aayutha Ezhuthu and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal.[3] Rahman had a six-hour script narration session with Suriya and Vikram Kumar before signing the project.[4] Recording of the track "Punnagaye" written by lyricist Vairamuthu was completed by February 2015.[5] In an interview with The Hindu, Suriya told that the recording of one more track was completed by September 2015.[6] According to lyricist Madhan Karky, for the track "Naan Un":[7] Rahman was trying out a tune on his piano and Karky was writing the lyrics while listening to him. He wrote a line in Tamil, "Undhan Azhagil Iraivanai Kaankiraen" that translates to, "In Your Beauty, I See God." An inspiration before composing tunes, Rahman had read the same line from the Prophetic books before composing that track.[8] However, the track was initially composed for some other film.[8] Later, it was reworked to suit the film soundtrack.[8] An additional composition written by Madhan Karky titled, "Dangerskku Hi5 Podu, Daredevilkku Vaanam Podu." was as an intro song only in the film score.[9] However, the track was released as a bonus single under the title "24 Carat" on 19 May 2016.[10]

## Release

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The original and Telugu versions of the album were released at separate events held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai[4] and Shilpkala Vedika in Hyderabad[4] respectively on 9 April 2016.[4] At the launch of original version of the album, there were live performances of songs from the film. Singer Benny Dayal sang the track "Kaalam En Kadhali", followed by Chinmayi singing "Naan Un". Shakthisree Gopalan was next with the track "Aararoo" and the Telugu version "Laalijo" was sung by actress Nithya Menen with A. R. Rahman playing the keyboard.[11] The songs were released a day before the launch on 8 April.[citation needed]

## Critical response

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Gulf News based critic Mythily Ramachandran stated: "A. R. Rahman's music grows on you and is refreshing."[12] Latha Srinivasan of DNA India mentioned: "A. R. Rahman's songs and score add tremendous value to this script as well."[13] Sify quoted: "Rahman's songs are big plus for the film and the maestro scores well in the BGM of Athreya's sequences, especially in the pre-climax portion."[14] Critical review board based at Behindwoods praised the music: "The score in typical A. R. Rahman style sets the mood right for the tale."[15] Mani Prabhu of NDTV Movies called the songs "eye popping" that fits into the entertainment."[16] Anupama Subramaniam of Deccan Chronicle stated: "AR Rahman's background score elevates the proceedings while the songs are already a hit."[17] Subha Shetty Saha of Mid-Day stated that the film has "melodius music" by A. R. Rahman.[18]

Critic S. Saraswathi of Rediff stated: "The beautifully composed songs by Rahman are well picturised, but act as speed breakers to the narrative."[19] Sreedhar Pillai, in his review for Firstpost wrote: "A. R. Rahman's background music is in sync with the theme of the film, though songs are barely hummable".[20] In his review for The Indian Express, Goutham VS writes: "A R Rahman's background score blended perfectly with the scenes, especially when Mani's wonderstruck mind was seeking answers about the mysterious watch, but Rahman seems to have lost his magic when it comes to the songs."[21] For his review to Filmibeat, Avinash Gopinath noted: "AR Rahman's music is not up to the mark. While background score is only average, his songs are made bearable by brilliant visuals."[22]

Baradwaj Rangan, in his review for The Hindu, wrote that the numbers by A. R. Rahman are lead up to only for the film.[23] M. Suganth of The Times of India wrote: "AR Rahman disappoints with a rather serviceable score."[24] Arathi Kanan for the online newspaper Manorama wrote: "Rahman interludes are welcome. However, the routine placement of the songs are boring."[25]

## Track listing

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Note–The order of tracks on the digital and physical versions of the album are different. The track listing below is according to the digital versions of the soundtrack album.

### Tamil

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24 (Tamil) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack][26]No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Aararoo"| Madhan Karky| Shakthisree Gopalan| 3:41
2.| "Mei Nigara"| Madhan Karky| Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty, Jonita Gandhi| 5:16
3.| "Punnagaye"| Vairamuthu| Haricharan, Shashaa Tirupati| 4:16
4.| "Naan Un"| Madhan Karky| Arijit Singh, Chinmayi Sripada| 4:48
5.| "My Twin Brother"| Vikram Kumar| Srinivasa Krishnan, Hriday Gattani| 3:28
6.| "Kaalam Yen Kadhali"| Vairamuthu| Benny Dayal, Shashwat Singh, Abhay Jodhpurkar| 4:23
Total length:| 25:52

24 (Tamil)  – Bonus track[2]No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "24 Carat"| Madhan Karky| Arjun Chandy| 3:40
Total length:| 29:34

### Telugu

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All lyrics are written by Chandrabose, except track 5.

24 (Telugu) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack][27]No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Laalijo"| Nithya Menen| 3:42
2.| "Manasuke"| Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty, Jonita Gandhi| 5:17
3.| "Deivam Raasina Kavitha"| Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi| 4:17
4.| "Prema Swaramulalo"| Hriday Gattani, Chinmayi Sripada| 4:49
5.| "My Twin Brother"| Srinivasa Krishnan, Hriday Gattani| 3:29
6.| "Kaalam Na Preyasile"| Benny Dayal| 4:23
Total length:| 25:57

24 (Telugu)  – Bonus track[28]No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "24 Carat"| Madhan Karky| Arjun Chandy| 3:40
Total length:| 29:39

### Hindi

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All lyrics are written by Ashok Paliwal.

Time Story (24 - Hindi) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack][29]No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Jaanam Tum Jo Mile"| Anil Ban & Ananya| 4:35
2.| "Main Deewana"| Anil Ban & Ananya| 4:08
3.| "Masti Mein Life"| Anil Ban| 4:03
Total length:| 12:47

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD liner notes of the soundtrack album.[30]

Backing Vocals Dr. Narayanan, D. Sathya Prakash, Nivas, Santhosh Hariharan, Deepak, Maalavika Sundar, Pooja Vaidyanath, Sharanya Srinivas, Sowmya Mahadevan, Suzanne D'Mello, S. Kousihan, Gary Mesquitta, Alan D'Souza, Hrishikesh Kamerkar, Lara Pinto, Keshia Braganza, Poorvi Koutish

Personnel

* Strings: The Sunshine Chamber Group
* Indian Rhythm: T. Raja Kumar, Neelagandhan, Vedha, Chinna Prasad
* Flute: Kareem, Kamalakar
* Guitars: Keba Jeremiah
* Cello: V. Sekar
* Kora: Keba Jeremiah

Production

* Record Producer: A. R. Rahman
* Mastering: Suresh Permal
* Strings conductor: V. J. Srinivasamurthy (at AM Studios, Chennai)
* Engineers:

* Suresh Permal, Vinay Sridhar, Srinidhi Venkatesh, Karthik Sekaran, Vinay Sridhar (at Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai)
* S. Sivakumar, Pradeep Menon, Kannan Ganpat, Krishnan Subramanian, Karthik Sekaran (at AM Studios, Chennai)
* Nitish R. Kumar, Hari Krishnan (at A R Studios)
* Tony Joy, Kevin Doucette (at Panchathan Hollywood Studios)

* Mixing: T. R. Krishna Chetan, Nitish R. Kumar, Ishaan Chhabra
* Additional Programming: Hentry Kuruvilla, T. R. Krishna Chetan, Ishaan Chhabra, Jerry Vincent, Samir D. Santhosh
* Music co-ordinators: Noell James, Vijay Iyer
* Musicians' fixer: R. Samidurai

## References

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* v
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A. R. Rahman

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Vande Mataram (1997)
* Jana Gana Mana (2000)
* Connections (2008)
* Raunaq (2014)

Soundtracks|

* Roja (1992)
* Kaadhalan (1994)
* Rangeela (1995)
* Bombay (1995)
* Muthu (1995)
* Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998)
* Padayappa (1999)
* Alai Payuthey (2000)
* Lagaan (2001)
* Swades (2004)
* Water (2005)
* Rang De Basanti (2006)
* Guru (2007)
* Sivaji (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
* Delhi-6 (2009)
* Couples Retreat (2009)
* Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)
* Ye Maaya Chesave (2010)
* Raavanan (2010)
* Puli (2010)
* Enthiran (2010)
* Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010)
* 127 Hours (2010)
* Rockstar (2011)
* People Like Us (2012)
* Ekk Deewana Tha (2012)
* Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
* Kadal (2012)
* Godfather (2012)
* Maryan (2013)
* Raanjhanaa (2013)
* Highway (2014)
* Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
* Million Dollar Arm (2014)
* Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014)
* The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
* Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014)
* Lingaa (2014)
* I (2015)
* O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
* Tamasha (2015)
* Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
* 24 (2016)
* Mohenjo Daro (2016)
* Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016)
* Kaatru Veliyidai (2017)
* Mersal (2017)
* Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
* Sarkar (2018)
* Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019)
* Bigil (2019)
* Dil Bechara (2020)
* 99 Songs (2021)
* Mimi (2021)
* Atrangi Re (2022)
* Cobra (2022)
* Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
* Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022)
* Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023)
* original score (2024)
* Maamannan (2023)
* Ayalaan (2024)
* The Goat Life (2024)
* Raayan (2024)
* Amar Singh Chamkila (2024)
* Chhaava (2025)

Songs|

* "Urvasi Urvasi" (1994)
* "Humma Humma" (1995)
* "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (1998)
* "O... Saya" (2008)
* "Jai Ho" (2008)
* "Tu Hai" (2016)
* "Ruby Ruby" (2018)
* "Wako Naam Fakir" (2019)
* "Singappenney" (2019)

Musicals|

* Bombay Dreams (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings (2006)

Live albums|

* Classic Incantations (2012)

Concert tours|

* A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour (2010)

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