Cobra (soundtrack)

Cobra is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film of the same name,[1] directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, starring Vikram, Srinidhi Shetty, Irfan Pathan, Roshan Mathew, Miya George, Mirnalini Ravi and K.S. Ravikumar in lead roles. The film marks Rahman's fourth collaboration with Vikram after composing for Pudhiya Mannargal (1994), Raavanan (2010) and I (2015).[2] The songs for the film featured lyrics written by Thamarai, Pa. Vijay, Vivek and Vignesh Shivan.[3]

Cobra
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Rahman
Released2022
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length9:02
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Heropanti 2
(2022)		 Cobra
(2022)		 Ayalaan
(2022)
Singles from Cobra
  1. "Thumbi Thullal"
    Released: 22 June 2020
  2. "Adheeraa"
    Released: 22 April 2022

Production

The album is reported to have five tracks. Out of which, "Thumbi Thullal" was the first song composed by Rahman for this flick in mid-2019.[4] Gnanamuthu mentioned he wanted the track to have celebratory tunes with lyrics that have "a deeper meaning and are emotional". Shreya Ghoshal provided female vocals and Nakul Abhyankar provided male vocals on track. Abhyankar only song the scratch portions of the track, until his version was finalised for the album.[5] He worked on Cobra's soundtrack and sang chorus portions of the songs until the male charanam.[4] As per him, the vocal harmony was recorded to sound like "gumbala paadara maadhihri irukkanum" (transl. It should sound like chorus singing).[4] He further added the track "is a new age track with a tinge of classical Indian music and he [Rahman] is the master of doing such music, right from Roja (1992), where he was able to mash up and seamlessly blend two different genres".[6]

Initially, the track was recorded with gibberish and hummings.[4] The lyrics were penned later. For the Malayalam lyrics, playback singer Jithin Raj brainstormed with the team (Rahman, Vivek and Gnanamuthu) who briefed him to centralise lyrics on a festival theme. Later, he was called to record vocals in Malayalam.[7] Raj said that, he had no idea on writing lyrics for the tracks, but, as he was a Malayali, he went with the overall theme of the song, that could fit with the film's music.[7] The track spans around 4 minutes and half more; is spaced with orchestral strings, the score transcriptions were written by Shubham Bhat.[8] The improvised nadaswaram notes written were based on composition by Sheik Chinna Moulana.[8] Further, prominent instruments on the track are flute, sitar, thavil and continuum.[8]

Release

The first single titled "Thumbi Thullal" was released on 22 June 2020.[9][10] The second single titled "Adheeraa" was released on 22 April 2022.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thumbi Thullal"Vivek, Jithin RajShreya Ghoshal, Nakul Abhyankar4:43
2."Adheeraa"Pa. VijayVagu Mazan, Thoughts for Now4:19
Total length:9:02

Reception

For the track "Thumbi Thullal", Humming Heart reviewed that "The song has a very busy arrangement of classical instruments throughout, complex structuring and a tune that is not often easy to follow amidst several sounds fighting for attention. But when Shreya Ghoshal lands the opening ‘Thumbi Thumbi’ note following a meandering tune and onomatopoeic sounds, the song materializes and how.[12] The Indian Express stated "Thumbi Thullal is partially a Malayalam song like "Jiya Jale" from Dil Se ("Nenjinile" from Uyire) which has a catchy Malayalam chorus followed by Tamil lyrics."[13] The News Minute also wrote about the track, saying "This song has plenty of AR Rahman tropes in it, especially in its chorus, and comes across as a perfect blend of the evolution of his composing styles, from the '90s to now. One can discern a whiff of his Bombay, Uyire, Varalaru and O Kadhal Kanmani albums mixed into this song."[10]

References
  1. "Vikram's next with Ajay Gnanamuthu titled 'Cobra'". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 26 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "AR Rahman to compose music for Vikram's next with Ajay Gnanamuthu". The News Minute. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. The Hindu Net Desk (13 July 2019). "AR Rahman joins team of 'Vikram 58'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. Lakshmi, V (27 June 2020). "Nakul Abhyankar recorded Shreya Ghoshal's voice for ARR's Thumbi Thullal song". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. Sudevan, Praveen (8 July 2020). "'I thought I was singing only the scratch track': Nakul Abhyakar on ARR's 'Thumbi Thullal' single". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. "'Thumbi Thullal' is a straight-from-heart melody: Nakul on singing for AR Rahman". The News Minute. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. Ramamoorthy, Preethi (24 July 2020). "Jithin Raj on penning lyrics for AR Rahman's 'Thumbi Thullal'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. Cobra – Thumbi Thullal Lyric | Chiyaan Vikram | AR Rahman | Ajay Gnanamuthu | 7 Screen Studio, retrieved 8 October 2021
  9. A.R. Rahman – Thumbi Thullal (From "Cobra"), Tidal, 22 June 2020, retrieved 4 July 2020
  10. "AR Rahman's festive 'Thumbi Thullal' from Vikram's 'Cobra' is out". The News Minute. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. Desk, Online. "Cobra second single: 'Adheeraa' became a melodious party number". DT next. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. "LISTEN | AR Rahman's 'Thumbi Thullal' from Cobra". A Humming Heart. 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. "Cobra song Thumbi Thullal: AR Rahman delivers a Jiya Jale-esque track". The Indian Express. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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