Thiruda Thiruda

Thiruda Thiruda is a 1993 Tamil action comedy film cowritten by Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma. The film directed by Mani Ratnam, had its soundtrack and background score composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. The film opened to positive critical reception, and it did not do too well at the box office but achieved cult status over the following years. In 1994, the film was premired at the Toronto International Film Festival.

J. D. Chakravarthy was initially meant to play the role of Kadhir, and actress Kushboos brother, Abdullah, had also taken a screen test for the role, before Anand was selected. Salim Ghouse, a renowned theatre artist, was roped into play an antagonist in a rare commercial film appearance. Aishwarya, daughter of actress Lakshmi, was also approached for a role in the film but refused the opportunity. K. V. Anand was among P. C. Srirams assistant cinematographers in the film.The soundtrack featuressongs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The album, along with that of Roja is regarded as a masterpiece from the acclaimed musician with many fans considering it among his best work, and helped establish Rahman as one of the top artistes in South India.Composer Amit Trivedi considers this album an inspiration to him. The films songs are notable for two reasonsthe introduction of relatively unknown vocalists into mainstream Tamil playback singing and the extensive use of experimental sounds, including Western orchestral elements and techno instrumental music in familiar Indian cinematic music settings. While vocalist Anupama in the technopop song Chandralekha and the Chinese singer Caroline in Thee Thee sang their first mainstream songs, the late singer Shahul Hameed was roped in to sing Raasathi. Major innovations in Indian music include A capella extensive instrumental use of human voices in Thee Thee and Raasathi and the incorporation of operatic and techno elements in the main theme and in Chandralekha. The song Veerapandi Kottayile became a big hit across South India, inspiring the tune for a popular Malayalam slogan, Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu. ........

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