Enamo Aedho () is a song from the 2011 Tamil film ''
Ko'', composed by
Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He composes soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Telugu and two films in Hindi.
He has been honoured with K ...
. The song was performed by
Aalap Raju
Aalaap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass player from Chennai, India. His rendition of Enamo Aedho from the movie '' Ko'' composed by Harris Jayaraj topped the music charts for several months in 2011 and won him the Filmfar ...
,
Prashanthini
Prashanthini is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of Malaysia Vasudevan and the sister of Yugendran.
Career
Prashanthini first began her playback career with Harris Jayaraj for the movie '' 12B''. H ...
, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz, with lyrics written by
Madhan Karky
Madhan Karky Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, research associate, software engineer, and entrepreneur. A holder of a doctorate in computer science from the University of Queensland, Karky began his professional career as an ass ...
, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz. The song was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 12 January 2011.
The song, which has also been referred to as Kuviyamilla () by the media, was initially released with a thirty-second teaser trailer of the film in 5 November 2010, coinciding with
Diwali
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to positive response.
The song topped the Tamil music charts for months and was honored with the
Vijay Award for Favourite Song
The Vijay for Favorite Song is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil language, Tamil (Kollywood) films. The award is chosen through public voting. Harris Jayaraj is the most frequent winner with three wins .
Th ...
, the
Mirchi Music Award for Best Song and the
Vijay Music Award for Most Popular Song in 2011. The singer of the song,
Aalap Raju
Aalaap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass player from Chennai, India. His rendition of Enamo Aedho from the movie '' Ko'' composed by Harris Jayaraj topped the music charts for several months in 2011 and won him the Filmfar ...
, won many awards for his playback singing, most notably being the
Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil
The Tamil Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine for best playback singer as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Karthik as winner.
Superlatives
Winne ...
.
Production
The lyrics of the song were written by
Madhan Karky
Madhan Karky Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, research associate, software engineer, and entrepreneur. A holder of a doctorate in computer science from the University of Queensland, Karky began his professional career as an ass ...
, whose work won critical acclaim even prior to the release of the audio.
He went on to explain that the term "Kuviyamilla" featured in the song meant "out of focus" in Tamil and it reflected the occupation of the lead character in the film, who plays a photo journalist. The song was sung by a leading bass guitar player in Chennai, Aalap Raju, who initially believed Harris Jayaraj had called him just to play the guitar for the song. The song was predominantly sung by him, whilst
Prashanthini
Prashanthini is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of Malaysia Vasudevan and the sister of Yugendran.
Career
Prashanthini first began her playback career with Harris Jayaraj for the movie '' 12B''. H ...
, Sricharan and Emcee Jesz also performed back vocals with the latter singing English lyrics. The song appears in the film featuring Ashwin (played by
Jiiva
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a ch ...
) singing the tune as well as through montage scenes. The song depicts the character's love for Renuka (
Karthika Nair
Karthika Nair (born 27 June 1992) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked down South in all language films. She made her debut in the 2009 Telugu film '' Josh'', opposite Naga Chaitanya. She rose to fame starring in her second and her f ...
), whilst Saro (
Piaa Bajpai
Pia Bajpiee is an Indian actress and model who appears primarily in Bollywood and Kollywood films. She is best known for her performances as Roshini in Venkat Prabhu's comedy ''Goa'' and Saro in K. V. Anand's political thriller '' Ko''.
Early li ...
) shows affection for him. The song was shot in regions in
Norway
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as well as across
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
.
Release
The song was released as a part of the soundtrack album which was launched on 12 January 2011, at the Image Auditorium in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, with the presence of the film's cast and crew, and other celebrities, which was followed by a press meet the following day, at the Green Park Hotel in Chennai.
The audio event was telecasted on
Kalaignar TV
Kalaignar is an Indian general entertainment satellite television channel based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The channel was launched on 15 September 2007 as Kalaignar in respect of former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi. Malaysia ...
on 26 January 2011, coinciding with
Republic Day
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List
January 1 January in Slovak Republic
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.
Response
The teaser trailer's success prompted the media to claim that the audio soundtrack to the film was "red hot" with reports indicating the pull of the particular song. Initial response dubbed the song as "catchy and cute" with another reviewer claiming that it was set to be "easily the chartbuster of the collection".
After the release of the film, the song won further acclaim from critics, with Pavithra Srinivasan of
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 e ...
.com citing it as the "obvious pick from the album" and Indiaglitz.com agreeing with the statement.
References
External links
Enamo Aedho Song Lyrics
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2011 songs
Indian songs
Songs written for films
Tamil-language songs
Tamil film songs
Songs with lyrics by Madhan Karky