Paiyaa (soundtrack)

Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film of the same name, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah. The soundtrack album originally includes five songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 12 February 2010. The release coincided with a promotional event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, India.

Paiyaa
Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released	12 February 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	28:20
Language	Tamil
Label	Think Music Sony Music
Producer	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2009) Paiyaa (2010) Goa (2010)

The soundtrack album was marketed under the Chennai-based Think Music record label, which was founded in 2007, thus becoming their 50th album.[1] During a press conference held by Think Music in mid-March 2010, it was announced that, thanks to the enormous success of the audio, an additional track has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and included in the film at an appropriate place.[2] The new CD including the new track, titled "Yedho Ondru", was released during the release of the film in early April.[3] In 2011, Sony Music got the rights to the soundtrack.

Track listing

Original version (Paiyaa)

All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar.

Paiyaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thuli Thuli"	Haricharan, Tanvi Shah	4:49
2.	"Poongatre Poongatre"	Benny Dayal	5:27
3.	"Adada Mazhaida"	Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi	4:32
4.	"Suthuthe Suthuthe Bhoomi"	Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy	5:01
5.	"En Kadhal Solla"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	4:58
6.	"Yedho Ondru" (Bonus Track)	Yuvan Shankar Raja	3:33
Total length:			28:20

Telugu version (Awara)

Awara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chiru Chiru Chiru"	Chandrabose	Haricharan, Tanvi Shah	4:49
2.	"Mandaara Poovalle"	Bhuvana Chandra	Benny Dayal	5:27
3.	"Arere Vaanaa"	Vennelakanti	Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi	4:32
4.	"Chuttesai Chuttesai"	Bhuvana Chandra	Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy	5:01
5.	"Nee Yadalo Naaku"	Vennelakanti	Yuvan Shankar Raja, Tanvi Shah	4:58
6.	"Yedho"	Vennelakanti	S. P. Charan	3:06
Total length:				24:47

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Behindwoods

The album generally received mixed to positive reviews and responses from critics and audiences alike. The songs got popular among the masses immediately, witnessing grand sales and making it very big in audio markets, due to which even the stocks of audio CDs got over soon.[4] Becoming sensational hits very soon after its release, the songs were topping the Tamil music charts in the following weeks.[1][5][6] The album has reportedly become 2010's biggest selling audio and the top selling ringtone as well.[7] Moreover, as per the report of a national broadcasting agency, the song "Thuli Thuli" has become the first Tamil song to be featured in an all India index of the Top 20 songs on radio for the month of April 2010, indicating this song was played on all Indian FM radio stations more often than any other song in the history of Tamil film music ever.[7] Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as well as his film score were also often cited to be the biggest plus and the backbone of the film besides playing an important role for the film's success.[8][9][10]

Awards

Ceremony	Award	Category	Name	Outcome
2011 Edison Awards[11]	Edison Award	Best Female Playback Singer	Saindhavi	Won
2011 Big Tamil Entertainment Awards[12]	Big Entertainment Award	Best Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won
		Best Lyricist	Na. Muthukumar	Won
2011 Vijay Music Awards[13]	Vijay Music Award	Best Music Director (Jury)	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Nominated
		Best Male Singer (Jury)	Haricharan for Thuli Thuli	Nominated
		Popular Album of the Year 2010	Paiyaa	Nominated
		Popular Song of the Year 2010	Thuli Thuli	Nominated
			En Kadhal Solla	Nominated
		Popular Melody of the Year 2010	Thuli Thuli	Nominated
		Popular Duet of the Year 2010	Rahul Nambiar & Saindhavi for Adada Mazhaida	Nominated
		Popular Song Sung by a Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja for En Kadhal Solla	Won
		Popular Male Singer of the Year 2010	Rahul Nambiar for Adada Mazhaida	Nominated
			Haricharan for Thuli Thuli	Nominated
		Popular Female Singer of the Year 2010	Saindhavi for Adada Mazhaida	Nominated
		Mirchi Listener's Choice of the Year 2010	Yuvan Shankar Raja & Haricharan for Thuli Thuli	Won
58th Filmfare Awards South[14]	Filmfare Award	Best Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Nominated
		Best Male Playback	Rahul Nambiar for Adada Mazhaida	Nominated
		Best Female Playback	Saindhavi for Adada Mazhaida	Nominated
5th Vijay Awards	Vijay Award	Vijay Award for Best Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Nominated
		Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer	Haricharan for Thuli Thuli	Nominated
		Vijay Award for Favourite Song	En Kadhal Solla	Won
Mirchi Music Awards[15]	Mirchi Music Award	Best Album of the Year	Paiyaa	Won
		Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Song of the Year	En Kadhal Solla	Won
		Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Album of the Year	Paiyaa	Won

References

1. "50 film albums & Think Music rocks!". Sify. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
2. "One more song in 'Paiyya'". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
3. "PAIYAA'S NEW CD". Behindwoods. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
4. Mahesh, R. Richard. "Who's making it big in audio markets?". planetradiocity.com. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
5. "TOP 10 SONGS". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
6. "Karthi's Paiyya postponed!". Sify. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
7. Pillai, Sreedhar (19 March 2010). "Yuvan's musical magic!". Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
8. "Movie Review:Paiyaa". Sify. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
9. "Paiyaa Tamil Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
10. "Paiyaa - Tamil Movie Reviews". Behindwoods. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
11. "Simbu, Trisha & Enthiran win Awards". Kollytalk.com. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
12. "Recognising icons of entertainment". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
13. "Rhythmic ripples of 'Mellisai' mark function". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
14. "Nominees of Idea Filmfare Awards South". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
15. "RADIO MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS 2010 – WINNERS LIST". kuraltv.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

External links

• Paiyaa (soundtrack) at the Internet Movie Database