Remo (soundtrack)

2016 soundtrack album by Anirudh Ravichander

Remo

Soundtrack album cover

Soundtrack album by

Anirudh Ravichander

Released| 5 September 2016
Recorded| 2015–2016
Studio|

* Albuquerque Records, Chennai
* AM Studios, Chennai

Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 28:12
Language| Tamil
Label| Sony Music India
Producer| Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
| Thanga Magan
(2015)  | Remo
(2016)  | Rum
(2016)

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Singles from  Remo

1. "Remo Nee Kadhalan"
Released: 23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
2. "Senjitaley"
Released: 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
3. "Sirikkadhey"
Released: 18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
4. "Come Closer (Sirikkadhey Reprise)"
Released: 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
5. "Veshangalil Poiyillai (Additional Song)"
Released: 16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)

Remo is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, for the 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film of the same name, starring Sivakarthikeyan.

## Development

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Anirudh Ravichander composed the soundtrack album and background score for Remo in which he collaborates with Sivakarthikeyan for the fifth time. He joined as the film's composer in June 2015. The album consists of seven songs with one bonus track composed by Anirudh Ravichander and lyrics were written by Vignesh Shivan, Vivek, Ku. Karthik, Inno Genga and L. H. Harish Raam. The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India. Before the album release, three singles were released from the movie, with lyrics written by Vignesh Shivan.[1] The former two singles were rendered by Anirudh himself, while the latter was sung by Bollywood singer Arjun Kanungo,[2] who made his debut in Tamil as singer alongside Srinidhi Venkatesh. Composer Santhosh Narayanan, also crooned one song for the film, in his first collaboration with Anirudh.[3]

## Marketing and release

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The first single from the movie, titled "Remo Nee Kadhalan" was initially supposed to be released on 9 June 2016,[4] but the song was released 23 June, at the film's first look and motion poster release event,[5] which was telecasted live on the official YouTube channel of Sony Music South, and Anirudh gave a live stage performance of the song. The second single "Senjitaley" was launched on 1 July 2016, which performed by Anirudh Ravichander at the 5th South Indian International Movie Awards, held at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore, and was launched by actor Vikram.[6][7]

The third single "Sirrikadhey" was launched in a form of a promotional video song on 18 August 2016.[8] The promo was directed by Prabhu Radhakrishnan, featuring the music composer Anirudh, singers Arjun Kanungo and Srinidhi Venkatesh and music technicians. Another single, "Come Closer" was released on 26 August 2016, which was written and rendered by Inno Genga. The song was a reprised international version of "Sirikkadhey".[9]

The entire album was launched on 5 September 2016, by composer A. R. Rahman, and it was made available to download on the internet.[10][11] Post-release, an additional song "Veshangalil Poiyillai" written by L. H. Harish Raam and composed and sang by Anirudh was released on 16 October 2016, coinciding with his birthday.[12]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Behindwoods| [13]
IndiaGlitz| [14]
Moviecrow| [15]
Studioflicks| [16]

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. Behindwoods rated the album 3.25/5 stating that "Remo's music is definitely a Cupid's arrow from Anirudh".[17] IndiaGlitz rated the album 3.5 out of 5, with a verdict "Some beats, a little melody, and a whole lot of fun, Remo is soulful jukebox. Another badge on young man's shoulder, Anirudh's Remo album shakes up the inner spirit and gets your heart lively and beating. Here we look forward to the movie even more cheerfully now!"[18] Cinemaplus News gave a favourable review with a statement "Entertaining and engaging!"[19] Top 10 Cinema rated that "Anirudh comes up with some energetic numbers, but in many places they sound so much stereotypical as his erstwhile numbers. Maybe for certain seasons, teen audiences would love his musical score, but he has to attempt trying with different genres".[20] Moviecrow rated the album 3 out of 5 and stated "Anirudh delivers another fun filled album which is sure to satiate the fans and though devoid of standout experimental tracks, the feel of the album is vibrant enough to elevate the overall mood of the movie."[21] Studioflicks rated the album 3 out of 5, and stated "Remo songs completely belong to the usual style of Anirudh as he ritually comes up with the tunes to savour the teen groups. But it would be nicer if he can redirect towards different musical genres rather than playing the same tunes to his fans, which might get time worn after some time."[22] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog stated "Anirudh makes all the right moves in the music of Remo!."[23]

## Controversy

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The song "Senjitaley" irked criticism for the glorification of stalking in the song. According to Sudhir Srinivasan, in an article on The Hindu, he stated about the lines from the song "Enakku nee easy-ah laam venaam[...]" which romanticises harassment.[24] The News Minute summarised about this stating "The comments section on YouTube has discussions on the music and how good the song is but barely anything on how problematic it is."[25]

## Track listing

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The tracklist of the film was released in the form of an album preview on 1 September 2016, through the official YouTube channel of Sony Music India.[26] The full soundtrack album was released directly through iTunes on 5 September 2016, without hosting any formal launch event.[27]

Track list[28]No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Remo Nee Kadhalan"| Vignesh Shivan| Anirudh Ravichander| 4:03
2.| "Senjitaley"| Vignesh Shivan| Anirudh Ravichander| 4:11
3.| "Sirikkadhey"| Vignesh Shivan| Arjun Kanungo, Srinidhi Venkatesh| 4:05
4.| "Meesa Beauty"| Vivek| Richard, Anirudh Ravichander| 4:10
5.| "Daavuya"| Ku. Karthik| Santhosh Narayanan| 4:27
6.| "Tamilselvi"| Vignesh Shivan| Nakash Aziz| 3:50
7.| "Come Closer (Sirikkadhey Reprise)"| Inno Genga| Inno Genga| 3:26
Total length:| 28:12

## Background score

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Remo Special (Original Background Score + Additional Song)

Film score by

Anirudh Ravichander

Released| 21 October 2016
Recorded| 2015–2016
Studio|

* Albuquerque Records, Chennai
* AM Studios, Chennai

Genre| Film score
Length| 21:52
Label| Sony Music
Producer| Anirudh Ravichander

The original background score of the film was released on 21 October 2016, post-release of the film. It contains eighteen original scores, and a bonus track "Veshangalil Poyillai" which was written by Harish Raam L. H. and sung by Anirudh.[29]

All music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander

Remo Special (Original Background Score + Additional Song)[30]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "First Sight"| 1:39
2.| "SK's First Proposal"| 1:13
3.| "A Broken Heart"| 1:22
4.| "Lovestruck"| 0:40
5.| "The Feeling of Love"| 1:02
6.| "Saw Her Again"| 1:07
7.| "Remo is a Magician"| 0:39
8.| "Nurse Fight Theme"| 1:43
9.| "Almost Won Her Love"| 0:33
10.| "Happy Birthday"| 2:04
11.| "SK Reveals Himself"| 0:33
12.| "The Love Bug Has Bitten"| 1:06
13.| "Following Her"| 1:08
14.| "At the Saree Store"| 1:05
15.| "Unexpected Sleepover"| 0:56
16.| "The Bus Diaries"| 1:30
17.| "Engagement Ring"| 1:50
18.| "SK Fight Theme"| 1:25
19.| "Veshangalil Poiyillai" (Bonus Track; Written by Harish Raam L. H. and sung by Anirudh Ravichander)| 1:04
Total length:| 22:40

## Album credits

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### Producer(s)

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Anirudh Ravichander

### Songwriter(s)

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Anirudh Ravichander (Composer, Arranger)

Vignesh Shivan, Vivek, Ku. Karthik, Inno Genga, Harish Raam L. H. (Lyrics)

### Performer(s)

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Anirudh Ravichander, Arjun Kanungo, Srinidhi Venkatesh, Richard, Santhosh Narayanan, Nakash Aziz, Inno Genga, Ajesh Ashok, Ranjith

### Musicians

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* Guitars – Keba Jeremiah, Godfray Immanuel
* Tavil – Sundhar
* Tabla – M.T Aditya
* Mandolin & Banjo – Seenu
* Ganjeera – S. Swaminathan
* Flute – Kareem Kamalakar, Naveen Kumar
* Shehnai – Balesh
* Nadaswaram – D. Balasubramani
* Udukkai – Krishna Kishore
* Beatbox done by Hardee Bee (Malaysia)
* Additional Beat Box sampled from YouTube Chorus – Santhosh Hariharan, Nivas, Deepak Blue, Sai Charan, Shakthisree Gopalan, Nadisha Thomas, Kavitha Thomas, Sanjana Rajnarayan, Shenbagaraj, Maalavika, Veena Murali
* Piano Synth, Rhythm & Electronic Programming – Anirudh Ravichander
* Additional Rhythm – Shashank Vijay

### Personnel

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* Music Advisor – Ananthakrishnan
* Musician Coordinators – Samidurai, Velavan
* Modular Synths recorded at – Park Street Studios, Downtown, New York

### Sound Engineers

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* Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrishnan, Vinay Sridhar
* AM Studios, Chennai – S. Sivakumar, Pradeep Menon, Kannan Ganpat, Krishnan Subramaniyan, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS

### Production

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* Music Supervisor – Harish Raam L. H.
* Mixed By Vinay Sridhar
* Mastered by Shadab Rayeen @ New Edge Studios, Mumbai
* Mastered for iTunes by Vinay Sridhar
* Music Label – Sony Music India. Pvt. Ltd.

## References

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2. ^ "Arjun Kanungo Makes His Tamil Debut With 'Remo' - Filmibeat". www.filmibeat.com. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
3. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan records a song by Anirudh for upcoming 'Remo'". www.thenewsminute.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
4. ^ "Remo title song to be released on June 9". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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6. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (1 July 2016). "Sivakarthikeyan's 'Senjitaley' song from 'Remo' released [Song+Lyrics]". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
7. ^ "Sivakarthikeyans Remo to have a big release in Singapore-Telugu News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
8. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (18 August 2016). "Sivakarthikeyan's 'Sirikkadhey' song from 'Remo' released [VIDEO]". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
9. ^ Remo - Come Closer Music Video | Anirudh Ravichander | Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthi Suresh, retrieved 17 March 2020
10. ^ "A.R Rahman Releases Remo Album Through His Twitter Account!". FilmiBeat. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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23. ^ Karthik. "Remo (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh – Milliblog!". Retrieved 21 April 2024.
24. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (5 August 2016). "A crush-ing portrayal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
25. ^ "'Senjitaley' from 'Remo': Yet another Tamil song that confuses stalking with love". The News Minute. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
26. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan's Remo Album Preview". FilmiBeat. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
27. ^ "No audio launch for Siva Karthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh starrer Remo". Behindwoods. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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