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Kanimaa
"Kanimaa" () is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the soundtrack album of Tamil-language film ''Retro'' (2025). The song was sung by Santhosh Narayanan along with The Indian Choral Ensemble and was written by Vivek. After the success of the film's first single "Kannadi Poove", the expectations for the second was also highly increased. The song was released as the second single on 21 March 2025 through the record label T-Series. The song's lyrical version was released on the YouTube on the same day. The song was also released in Telugu as "Bujjamma", with lyrics written by Shyam Kasarla and in Hindi as "Anarkali" with lyrics written by Raqueeb Alam. The song is part of a 15-minute long single-shot sequence in the film, featuring action, drama, and dance featuring the lead cast. Music composer Santhosh Narayanan made a cameo appearance in the song. Upon its release, the song received positive response and started trending on internet. The hook step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retro (soundtrack)
''Retro'' is the soundtrack album composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the 2025 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name, Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the film stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde. The album, featuring eleven tracks with lyrics written by Vivek, Arunraja Kamaraj, Shan Vincent de Paul and 808Krshna. Kasarla Shyam and Raqueeb Alam wrote lyrics for the dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi languages respectively. The album was split into A-side and B-side, A-side soundtrack consisting 6 tracks was released on 18 April 2025 and B-side soundtrack consisting 5 tracks was released on 23 May 2025 by T-Series. A promotional event was held on the same day in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai to launch the album. The music received positive reception from critics and audience. The tracks "Kanimaa" and "Kannadi Poove" topped the national charts, in all music and video platforms. Development The music and background score are composed by Santhosh Narayanan, in his first col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retro (film)
''Retro'' (taglined ''Love-Laughter-War'') is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Produced by Stone Bench Creations and 2D Entertainment, the film stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. In the film, Paarivel "Paari" Kannan, an orphan raised by a gangster, faces betrayal and a violent cult as he searches for his true origins, fulfils a prophecy, and tries to reunite with his lost love, Rukmini. The film was announced in March 2024 under the tentative title ''Suriya 44'', along with the tagline ''Love, Laughter, War.'' The title was revealed in December 2024. Principal photography commenced in June 2024 and wrapped by early-October. Filming locations included the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ooty, Kerala and Chennai. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Shreyaas Krishna and editing by Shafique Mohamed Ali. ''Retro'' was released on 1 May 2025 in standard and EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek (lyricist)
Vivek Velmurugan, known by his stage name Vivek, is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films. After making his debut in '' Enakkul Oruvan'' (2015), he received critical acclaim for his work in '' 36 Vayadhinile'' (2015), '' Jil Jung Juk'' (2016), '' Mersal'' (2017), '' Sarkar'' (2018), '' Petta'' (2019), '' Bigil'' (2019), '' Jagame Thandhiram'' (2021), '' Varisu'' (2023) and ''Retro'' (2025). His songs " Aalaporan Thamizhan", "Marana Mass", " Verithanam" , "Tum Tum" and "Ranjithame" hit 100 million views on Youtube. Vivek has worked on over 200+ songs. Career After studying Civil engineering and then practising law, Vivek began writing poems after being inspired by the works of Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he firs .... Vivek made his debut as lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan (born 15 May 1983) is an Indian film composer and musician who has predominately worked in Tamil cinema, while also having some Telugu and Malayalam films to his credit. He is known for his collaborations with Pa. Ranjith and Karthik Subbaraj. Early life Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the younger of two children. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. Santhosh Narayanan completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli. After completing his education, he worked as a recording engineer, arranger and programmer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose for films. He composed the music including two original songs for the Telugu short film ''Advaitham'', He was also part of the contemporary folk music band "La Pongal" in which he performed in a few live shows in 2009. Through Mani Ratnam, Santhosh also got to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound. There is usually a resonant head on the underside of the drum. Other techniques have been used to cause drums to make sound, such as the thumb roll. Drums are the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Drums may be played individually, with the player using a single drum, and some drums such as the djembe are almost always played in this way. Others are normally played in a set of two or more, all played by one player, such as bongo drums and timpani. A number of different drums together with cymbals form the basic modern drum kit. Many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B or C trumpet. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to the 2nd Millenium BC. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, appearing in orchestras, concert bands, chamber music groups, and jazz ensembles. They are also common in popular music and are generally included in school bands. Sound is produced by vibrating the lips in a mouthpiece, which starts a standing wave in the air column of the instrument. Since the late 15th century, trumpets have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakdown (music)
In music, a breakdown is a section of a song in which various instruments have solo parts ( breaks). This may take the form of all instruments playing the verse together, and then several or all instruments individually repeating the verse as solo parts. A breakdown is a popular musical section, particularly in bluegrass, notable examples being Earl Scruggs' " Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and Bill Monroe's "Bluegrass Breakdown". Definition and origins According to music historian Allen Lowe the definition of a breakdown is complex and contested, with different shades of meaning in different musical genres, including both white and black American musical history. It is characterized by solo performance, improvisation, and a focus on rhythmic or pentatonic patterns. A Union soldier in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865 recorded that young black people celebrating the end of the American Civil War with joyful singing in the streets "ended their songs with a 'shout' and a 'bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) (formerly Zee Telefilms) is an Indian media conglomerate. Headquartered in Mumbai, it has interests in television, print, internet, film, and businesses related to mobile content, and operates 45 channels worldwide. History Independent era In April 1995, the company launched the premium movie channel Zee Cinema, the first channel of its sort in the country. Until 1999, programming was done by Star TV. In the following years Zee Cinema has also catered to international markets like South-East America, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia and Asia Pacific and the Rest of Africa. Zee Cinema (Canada) is available in Canada as a joint ventures with Ethnic Group. Zee Telefilms launched a Nickelodeon-branded programming block in 1999 as part of a distribution deal between Viacom International and Zee Telefilms. It was replaced by a new Cartoon Network block in 2002. In 2008, Zee Networks launched Zee Motion Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Now
Times Now is an English-language news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters. It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the most viewed English news channel. The channel is widely seen as supportive of Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Times Now has been criticised for reporting misinformation. History In 2016 Arnab Goswami (the earlier editor-in-chief) left the channel to launch Republic TV; S. Sundaram, who had served as the CFO for Times Now between 2005 and 2012, was named the Group CFO. Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now on 1 November 2016, citing editorial differences, lack of freedom and newsroom politics. He hosted the last edition of his show, ''The Newshour Debate'', a fortnight later. This came after the show had been subject to an investigation by Ofcom, the UK broadcasting regulatory authority, in August and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigarthanda DoubleX
''Jigarthanda DoubleX'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and jointly produced by him, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, S. Kathiresan and Alankar Pandian under Stone Bench Films, Five Star Creations and Invenio Origin. The film, a prequel to '' Jigarthanda'' (2014), stars Raghava Lawrence, S. J. Suryah, Nimisha Sajayan, Ilavarasu, Sathyan, Naveen Chandra, Shine Tom Chacko and Aravind Akash. Set in the 1970s, it revolves around an upcoming policeman trying to kill a gangster by going undercover as a filmmaker. The film was officially announced in August 2022, with the tentative title ''Jigarthanda 2'', and the official title was announced in December. Principal photography began the same month in Madurai followed with a schedule in Thandikudi and wrapped by early-July 2023. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Tirru and editing by Shafique Mohamed Ali. ''Jigarthanda DoubleX'' was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahaan (2022 Film)
''Mahaan'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language gangster action thriller film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar under Seven Screen Studio. It stars Vikram and Dhruv Vikram, alongside Simran, Bobby Simha, Sananth, Vettai Muthukumar, Deepak Paramesh and Aadukalam Naren. The film revolves around Gandhi Mahaan's journey from a commerce teacher to a liquor baron, but his journey takes a twist when his son Dadabhai Naoroiji, an extremist Gandhian, vows revenge on Gandhi Mahaan for violating the Gandhian principles and abandoning his family. The film was announced on 1 June 2020 under the tentative title ''Chiyaan 60'', it is Vikram's 60th film as a leading actor and the official film title was announced on 20 August 2021. The music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinematography and editing being handled by Shreyaas Krishna and Vivek Harshan. Principal photography began on 10 March 2021. After some days the filming was stopped due to the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagame Thandhiram
''Jagame Thandhiram'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by YNOT Studios together with Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Dhanush, James Cosmo, Joju George, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Kalaiyarasan. It follows Suruli, a gangster from Madurai, who is recruited to help Peter Sprott, a British crime lord, to take down a rival, but later gets caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow. The project was initially announced in April 2016 with Thenandal Studio Limited attached to the project, but got shelved due to the financial problems surrounding the production house. It was revived in February 2018, with YNOT Studios acquiring the production rights. After an official launch in July 2019, the film began production in September 2019, with shooting taking place across London, Madurai, Rameshwaram, and Jaipur and concluded by December 2019. The songs and background score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
