Maari (soundtrack)

Maari
Maari album cover
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released7 June 2015
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:15
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Kaaki Sattai
(2014) 		Maari
(2015) 		Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
(2015)

Maari is the soundtrack album for the 2015 Tamil film of the same name, starring Dhanush and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, directed by Balaji Mohan. The soundtrack album was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with three songs written by Dhanush, and the rest of the songs written by Vignesh Shivan and G. Rokesh. The film marks the third collaboration between Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander. The audio rights were purchased by Sony Music India and the soundtrack album was released on 7 June 2015, receiving positive reception.

Background

Maari's soundtrack and score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander in his third collaboration with Dhanush after 3 (2012) and Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), and first with Mohan;[1] previously Anirudh was supposed to collaborate with Mohan for Vaayai Moodi Pesavum before he had opted out of the project.[2][3] Anirudh began composing the film's music by March 2015.[4] The recording of the songs progressed for two months,[5] with folk and dappankuthu numbers were prioritised owing to the rustic setting.[6] Anirudh also composed mass themes based on the character's image. In mid-May, Dhanush revealed the lyrics of the titular track which had significance to the pigeon racing themes.[7] He had written three songs for the album, while the rest of the songs were written by Vignesh Shivan and Rokesh.[8] Malayalam actor-singer Vineeth Srinivasan has also sung a number "Oru Vidha Aasai" which was not included in the film.[8]

Release

The film's music rights were purchased by Sony Music India.[9] Initially, the film's audio was scheduled to be launched on 25 May 2015,[10] but the album was eventually launched on the midnight of 7 June 2015.[11] A teaser from one of the songs and the theme music were unveiled closer to the film's theatrical release.[12][13]

Reception

Sharanya CR of The Times of India claimed that "the album sounds less Anirudh and more local".[14] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud rated the album 7 out of 10, and stated that "Out-and-out dancy soundtrack from Anirudh. And an engaging one at that."[15] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog called it a "so-so" album, except for the two songs "Don'u Don'u Don'u" and "Oru Vidha Aasai" which he considered the best from the album;[16] he reviewed the former as a "captivating call-and-response duet featuring Anirudh and Alisha Thomas" and the latter as "a wonderfully articulated 80s swagger".[16]

Sify rated the album 3 out of 5, and stated that "Although the album sticks to the genre it promised, the tunes coupled with jarring arrangements make this album sound monotonous. Tracks like 'Maari Thara Local' & 'Donu Donu' work like typical Anirudh tracks but the catchiness is missing in the remaining tracks. One hopes that the album grows among listeners with repeated listening. Would probably go down as Anirudh's weakest album till date."[17] Lakshmikanth Jaganmohan of Rediff.com stated that "the album will appeal to Gen Y [youngsters]".[18] Aditya Iyer of Hindustan Times wrote "Apart from Oru Vidhu Aasai, Maari's soundtrack doesn't hold any surprises for those familiar with Anirudh's signature Thara Local sound. It is, nonetheless, fun and peppy. If the film is anything like its music, it promises to be an entertaining ride."[19]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maari Thara Local"DhanushDhanush, Anirudh Ravichander3:50
2."Oru Vidha Aasai"DhanushVineeth Sreenivasan3:11
3."Don'u Donu'u Don'u"DhanushAnirudh Ravichander, Alisha Thomas3:15
4."Bagulu Odayam Dagulu Mari"RokeshDhanush1:06
5."The Maari Swag"—Instrumental0:30
6."Thappa Dhaan Theriyum"Vignesh ShivanDhanush, Chinna Ponnu, Magizhini Manimaaran3:20
Total length:15:15

Accolades

Awards Date of ceremony[a] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards South 18 June 2016 Best Music Director – Tamil Anirudh Ravichander Nominated [20]
[21]
IIFA Utsavam 24–25 January 2016 Best Music Director – Tamil Nominated [22]
[23]
Best Lyricist – Tamil Dhanush – ("Don'u Don'u Don'u") Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Anirudh Ravichander – ("Don'u Don'u Don'u") Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  4. ^ "What are Anirudh and Dhanush doing on mottamaadi?". The Times of India. 8 March 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Anirudh works round-the-clock for Maari". The Times of India. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "GV Prakash and Anirudh get Thara local". The Times of India. 9 May 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Here's the title track of Maari". The Times of India. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Dhanush pens three songs for Maari". The Times of India. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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  10. ^ "Dhanush's Maari audio on May 25". The Times of India. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Maari audio launched". The Times of India. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Maari theme music at 6 pm today". The Times of India. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Maari's tharalocal song teaser". The Times of India. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. ^ CR, Sharanya (26 June 2015). "Music Review: Maari". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. ^ Nair, Vipin (6 June 2015). "Maari – Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ^ a b Srinivasan, Karthik (9 June 2015). "Maari (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Maari' Audio review". Sify. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ Jaganmohan, Lakshmikanth (14 June 2015). "Review: Maari music will appeal to the youth". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  19. ^ Iyer, Aditya (3 July 2015). "Maari music review: Fun and peppy, but it's nothing unusual". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  20. ^ "Nominations for the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  22. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2015 Nominees — Tamil". IIFA Utsavam. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  23. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2015". IIFA Utsavam. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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