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Massu Engira Masilamani (soundtrack)

Masss is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film Massu Engira Masilamani directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Studio Green, starring Suriya, Nayanthara, Pranitha Subhash, Premgi Amaren, Parthiban and Samuthirakani. Prabhu's norm collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's soundtrack and score while Gangai Amaran, Madhan Karky and Viveka wrote the lyrics.

Masss
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released8 May 2015
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length32:10
LanguageTamil
LabelEros Music
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Idam Porul Yaeval
(2014) 		Masss
(2015) 		Yatchan
(2015)
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack was released under the Eros Music label on 8 May 2015 to positive reviews from critics. One song "Sema Masss" was tuned by S. Thaman as the guest composer, which was not included in the film. Despite the film's title change, the album was released under the same name as the film's previous title.

Development

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Prabhu's norm collaborator and cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja involved in the film's technical crew during the film's announcement in mid-2014.[1][2] Shortly thereafter, Yuvan started working on the film's music the following month.[2] He stated in an interview, that "I know the title will mislead a lot of people into thinking the songs will be commercial, but the sounds that I've played with for this film will take the audience by surprise" describing the music to be "completely wacky".[3] In November 2014, Tanvi Shah had recorded a song for the film but was not included.[4][5] At an award function later that month, Yuvan told that he was working on a special track based on the lines of "Thriller" by Michael Jackson as a tribute to the pop star.[6][7] The song was later revealed to be "Poochandi" with lyrics by Gangai Amaran.[7]

In March 2015, an article from Sify reported that Yuvan was no longer part of the project and S. Thaman would compose the remaining songs and the background score.[8] Venkat Prabhu, however, denied the news.[9] Speaking to Janani Karthik of The Times of India, Yuvan later admitted that Prabhu needed a kuthu dance number with Suriya and Nayanthara, but he could not work on the song as he was re-recording the film score for Idam Porul Yaeval. Since he had to shoot the song quickly because of the availability of the actors' dates, he composed a tune and contacted Thaman to orchestrate it.[10] He further added "We are good friends and Thaman always used to tell me we should work together. That's how he got into that particular song."[10] That song was deciphered as "Sema Masss"—a remix of the tune from the Hindi song "Gandi Baat" from R... Rajkumar (2013)—with Thaman being credited as the composer.[11] Yuvan started working on the film's background score during late-April 2015.[12]

Release

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The film's music rights were acquired by Eros Music.[13] Yuvan submitted the master copy of the audio to the executives of Eros Music on 24 April 2015, which announced the film's music launch to be held by early May 2015.[14] The film's track list was released on 7 May 2015, and the audio was released directly through music streaming platforms, the following day, without a promotional audio launch event.[15][14] The songs were aired live through FM stations, on the day of the launch.[16] A promotional event to release the music for the film's Telugu version Rakshasudu, was however held on 14 May 2015 at a grand event held at Hyderabad, with Nagarjuna, S. S. Rajamouli and Prabhas attending the event as chief guests.[17]

The song "Sema Masss" was neither included in the film nor in the soundtrack album. However, the Telugu version of the song "Super Masss" was included in that album. "Sema Masss" was separately and officially uploaded in YouTube, and also as a bonus track, after the film's release.[18][19]

Track listing

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Tamil

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Masss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Therikkudhu Masss"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar RajaShankar Mahadevan, Ranjith, Yuvan Shankar Raja04:43
2."Naan Aval Illai"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar RajaChinmayi, Karthik04:36
3."Poochandi"Gangai AmaranYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja, Pooja Vaidyanath04:55
4."Con Man Theme"—Yuvan Shankar RajaInstrumental02:23
5."Piravi"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar RajaVaikom Vijayalakshmi04:37
6."Masss Theme"—Yuvan Shankar RajaInstrumental02:02
7."Sema Masss" (Additional Track)VivekaS. ThamanM. M. Manasi, Nivas03:28
8."Therikkudhu Masss" (Gasa Gasa Mix)Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren (remix)Shankar Mahadevan, Ranjith, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren05:51

Telugu

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Rakshasudu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Masss"Ramajogayya SastryYuvan Shankar RajaKarthik, Sooraj Santosh04:43
2."Nee Needavutha"VennelakantiYuvan Shankar RajaKarthik, Chinmayi04:36
3."Boochi Boochai"Rakendu MouliYuvan Shankar RajaRakendu Mouli, Pooja Vaidyanath04:58
4."Jananam Nichi"VennelakantiYuvan Shankar RajaMalathy Lakshman04:37
5."Masss" (Remix)Ramajogayya SastryYuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi AmarenKarthik, Sooraj Santosh, Premgi Amaren05:51
6."Super Masss"Sri ManiS. ThamanM. M. Manasi, Nivas03:28
7."Masss Theme"—Yuvan Shankar RajaInstrumental02:02
8."Con Man Theme"—Yuvan Shankar RajaInstrumental02:23

Reception

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The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics.[20] Behindwoods rated the soundtrack 3.25 out of 5 and noted that Prabhu and Yuvan's successful collaboration "strike again, this time with more experimentation and vivacity".[21] Indiaglitz gave it 3 out of 5 and described it as "a reviving, soulful and definitely a chart-topper material".[22] Subramanian Harikumar of Bollywoodlife.com also gave it three out of 5 "Yuvan's album has one or two standout numbers [...] which will stay with you even after a while you are done listening."[23]

Akilan Nagarajan of Moviecrow gave 2.75 out of 5 to the album and stated "This album provides the right amount of coolness one would expect from a Yuvan Shankar Raja-Venkat Prabhu collaboration, but it just doesn't pull off the "awe" that these two have been providing all over the years. Not the powerhouse we wanted, but definitely the fun we needed."[24] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it as "the weakest soundtrack among all Venkat Prabhu-Yuvan combos."[25]

M Suganth of The Times of India found the songs to be "plain indulgences (the Thriller-like Poochandi is visually interesting but brings the story to a halt)".[26] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com wrote "Yuvan Shankar Raja's music keeps up with the tempo of the film."[27] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Yuvan's background score warrants mention."[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Suriya's Venkat Prabhu film titled Masss". Sify. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Reddy, T. Krithika (16 August 2014). "The Yuvan Wave". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ Vandhana (12 August 2014). "Masss Will Have Wacky Music, Says Yuvan". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Tanvi Shah croons for Yuvan in Masss". Sify. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Tanvi Shah enjoyed recording for 'Masss'". The Times of India. 10 January 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (24 November 2014). "Michael Jackson-inspired number in Suriya's Masss". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Yuvan's ode to MJ for Suriya Masss". Sify. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: Thaman replaces Yuvan in Masss!". Sify. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Yuvan not replaced in Masss". The Times of India. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b Karthik, Janani (31 March 2015). "Yuvan on Islam, marriage and Ilayaraja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. ^ "மாஸ் படத்தில் ரீமேக்காகும் கந்தி பாத் பாடல்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Yuvan working on Masss BGM". The Times of India. 23 April 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ^ L. M., Kaushik (26 April 2015). "Suriya is super-impressed by Yuvan's Masss theme". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024. The music rights of Suriya - Venkat Prabhu's much-expected Masss has reportedly been bagged by Eros Music.
  14. ^ a b "Masss audio on May 8?". The Times of India. 3 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Mass tracklist". The Times of India. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. ^ Kanagaraj, Christopher (3 May 2015). "Masss Audio Release Date Freezed". StudioFlicks. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  17. ^ Rakshasudu Audio Launch LIVE - Suriya | Nayanthara | Pranitha Subash | Venkat Prabhu. Shreyas Media. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Sema Masss Full Audio Song Masss". Youtube. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Sema Masss Full Video Song Masss". Youtube. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  20. ^ V.P, Nicy (9 May 2015). "'Masss' Music Review Review Round-Up: Yuvan Shankar Raja's Composition Impresses Critics [AUDIO]". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Masss Songs Review". Behindwoods. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  22. ^ "Masss – Nailed it". IndiaGlitz. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  23. ^ Harikumar, Subramanian (14 May 2015). "Masss Music Review: Yuvan scores a crowd-pleasing album for Suriya starrer". Bollywood Life. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  24. ^ "Masss Songs - Music Review". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  25. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (8 May 2015). "Masss (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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  28. ^ "Movie review 'Masss': This film is certainly watchable". Deccan Chronicle. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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