| "The Madras Song" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Shakthisree Gopalan | |
| Released | 18 August 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Length | 4:18 |
| Composer(s) | Vijay Prabakaran |
| Lyricist(s) | Subu |
| Producer(s) | Murugappa Group |
"The Madras Song" is a song by vocalist Shakthisree Gopalan and produced by the Murugappa Group as a tribute to the city of Madras. It was launched in commemoration of the 375th anniversary of the founding of Madras, which was celebrated in August 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
A sequel to this song by Opus G7 for The Hindu group called Madras Beats in 2016 was launched on the eve of 377th anniversary celebrations of Madras Day.[7]
Storyline[edit]
The story[8] is of a female protagonist, Ruchi Kumar, who misses her flight back home and is stuck in Madras. With three days in hand, she turns to social media to help her discover the city of Madras.
The song features actor/model Yasmin Ponnappa,[9] as the protagonist Ruchi Kumar, apart from the many other stars from different walks of life like Viswanathan Anand, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sudha Raghunathan, Naresh Iyer, Aalap Raju, Haricharan, Priyadarshini Govind, RJ Balaji, “Crazy" Mohan and "Maadhu" Balaji.
Team[edit]
- Writer / director: Vijay Prabakaran
- Music director: Vishal Chandrashekhar
- Lyricist: Subu
- Singer: Shakthisree Gopalan
- Cinematographers: GVS Raju & Imran Ahmedh KR
- Lead actress: Yasmin Ponnappa
- Executive producer: Krishna Ramkumar
- Associate director: Swathi Raghuraaman
- Assistant directors: Meera.Karthik, Keerthi Raju
- Production assistant:RM Ramesh kumar
- Camera assistant: Baskar
- Stylist: Yasmin Ponnappa
- Post-production: Red Studio
- Editor: Vijay Prabakaran
- Colorist: Madan
- Logo design: Hakuhodo Percept, Chennai
- Produced by the Murugappa Group
- Radio partner: 92.7 BigFM
References[edit]
- ^ "Celebrating Chennai at 375 with The Madras Song". The Hindu Business Line. 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Around the City in Four Minutes". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Celebrating a city". Business Standard. 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Resonating with the spirit of the metropolis". The Hindu. 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Madras by day, by night and by song". The Hindu. 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Word play in namma Madras". The Hindu. 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Beat Of the City". Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Madras in four minutes". The Hindu. 25 August 2014.
- ^ "'Shooting The Madras Song was a fantastic experience'". The Hindu. 21 August 2014.
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