The lyrical video ‘Manna Maamanna’, from the Kollywood film Maamannan, launched on Tuesday, has the followers excited because it brings collectively for the primary time the legendary music composer A.R. Rahman and rapper-lyricist Arivu. Rahman has composed the music, written and sung by the rapper, for Maamannan, directed by Mari Selvaraj and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin, Vadivelu, Fahadh Faasil and Keerthy Suresh within the lead.
The lyrical video options black-and-white visuals of Arivu recording the music with just a few glimpses of Udhayanidhi Stalin and Vadivelu from what look like the units of the film. The visuals had Vadivelu and Udhayanidhi Stalin getting suited up and posing with a lot swag.
The preliminary traces of the music counsel the emergence of a personality’s revolt and his eventual liberation from his troubled previous. The lyrics deal with the phrase ‘oosa’, which suggests voice—the voice that comes from inside; the voice of race, of place, of the whole lot that individuals use to discriminate towards others. The lyrics additional discuss heeding to the voice from inside and the way this voice prompts one to let go of the previous.
The title of the music, ‘Manna Maamanna’ is launched fairly late within the observe, however when it lastly arrives, it dominates the complete composition, making the observe fairly memorable.
‘Manna Maamanna’ additionally marks the primary collaboration between Rahman and Mari Selvaraj.
Ever because the film was introduced, Maamannan, touted to be a political thriller, has been garnering a lot curiosity as it’s the third film from Mari Selvaraj, after the hard-hitting Pariyerum Perumal and Karnan, each of which denounced caste oppression that continues to persist in Tamil Nadu. There are expectations that Maamannan may also be in an analogous vein.
Maamannan could have Vadivelu essaying a severe character, of a father and politician—a never-before-seen avatar for the actor who has largely been restricted to taking part in comedic roles. Throughout the audio launch of the movie not too long ago, the director revealed that he drew inspiration for Vadivelu’s character in Maamannan from the function the actor performed in Kamal Haasan’s Thevar Magan, Esaki, and re-imagined Esaki because the hero.
The primary single from the film, ‘Raasa Kannu’, sung by Vadivelu, was launched on Could 19. The impromptu jamming session of Vadivelu and Rahman in the course of the audio launch of the film on June 2 was the spotlight of the occasion, attended by celebrities like Kamal Haasan, Vetrimaaran, Pa Ranjith, A.R. Murugadoss, H. Vinoth, Mysskin, Pandiraj, Vignesh Shivan, and S.J. Suryah amongst others.
Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin underneath the banner of Purple Big Motion pictures, Maamannan is scheduled to hit cinemas in June. Maamannan would be the final time Udayanidhi Stalin taking part in the lead in a film because the actor needs to take a break from movies to totally deal with his function as a minister and on his political profession.
About Arivu
Arivu hit headlines with the indie hit music, ‘Take pleasure in Enjaami’ that clocked nearly 19 million views in simply over per week of its launch on YouTube – an outstanding achievement for impartial Tamil music.
Hailing from a middle-class household, Arivarasu Kalainesan aka Arivu was uncovered to conventional folklore as he had no entry to TV and radio throughout his childhood. Throughout his faculty days, he used to put in writing poems about caste oppression and poverty. His lyrics grew to become all of the extra political when he entered school.
Arivu met director Pa. Ranjith when he was doing his MBA. The director gave him a much-required break in Rajinikanth-starrer Kaala (2018), and the lyrics ‘Urimayai meetpom’ catapulted the teen to fame. Later, he joined Ranjith’s band, The Casteless Collective.
Through the years, he launched a number of impartial songs and likewise composed music for plenty of Tamil movies. Certainly one of his notable collaborations was with music producer OfRo, for the studio album Therukural (Voice of the road). He teamed up with Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan underneath the music label Maajja, an impartial platform launched by Rahman, to provide you with the sensational ‘Take pleasure in Enjaami’ in March 2021. As of June 2023, the music has over 469 million views on YouTube.
Different notable movies of Arivu embody Jai Bhim, Grasp, Soorarai Pottru and Annaatthe.
