"''Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal''" (

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: , ) is a romantic Tamil song from the

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film, '' I''. Composed by

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, the song is sung by

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and

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, with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky. The music video of the track features actors Vikram and

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. The song was re-dubbed in two other languages. The Hindi version of the song "Tu Chale", sung by

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and Ghoshal is written by

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while the Telugu version of the song "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" was sung by Haricharan and Ghoshal and the lyrics for the version is penned by

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. The music video of the song was shot in several locations of China. Original version of the song was released on 10 September 2014, while the Hindi version of the song was released on 26 December 2014 and the Telugu version on 30 December 2014. Upon its release, "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" was met with positive reviews from critics; most of the critics praising the vocals by Haricharan and Ghoshal and its "simple yet beautiful" composition by Rahman. Commercially, the song fared well, peaking at three in the

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n Charts, ''

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'' Mirchi Tamil Top 20 Chart; the song also peaked at four in the

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Background

The song is composed by

, which marks the tenth time Rahman collaborated with the director of the song and film,

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. The song is sung by

and

while the lyrics is penned by Madhan Karky. The song was released in two other languages. The Hindi version of the song titled "Tu Chale" was rendered by

and Ghoshal while the lyrics for the version is penned by

. The Telugu version of the song "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" was sung by Haricharan and Ghoshal and the lyrics for the version is written by

. Scenes in the song were shot in scenic locales—

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and on

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. Shooting of the song was completed over a month. It is choreographed by Bosco-Caesar. The song is composed using instruments like

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and Haiku with programmed beats and blues type

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riff. The sound of dripping water is added into the guitar-led arrangement of the song.

Release

The song was released on 10 September 2014, and was available for digital download and on music-streaming platforms at the same day of release. The musical promo video of the song was released on 8 October 2014, and the full video of the song unveiled on 24 January 2015. The Hindi version of the song was released on 26 December 2014, while the Telugu version of was released on 30 December 2014. Singer

, performed the song live at the grand music launch event of the album held at

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on 12 September 2014, where other tracks of the album released at the event.

Critical reception

Reviewers from ''

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'' called the song "The album's melody quotient". He praised the lyrics by Madhan Karky and vocals by the lead singers: "The way

's humming has been used in the first interlude laced with classical improvisations is top-notch". ''Behindwoods'' Review Board commented: "

's crystal clear voice, Shreya's Hindustani driven singing lead to a chart-buster, here".

Telugu and Hindi versions

Background

replaced

in the Hindi version of the song, titled "Tu Chale" while the female vocalist,

was retained in the version along with the Telugu version of the song. The song marks the second collaboration of Singh with composer

, the first where Singh dubbed for Hindi version of "Medhuvaagathaan", titled "Dil Chaspiya" from ''

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'' (2014). Ghoshal and Rahman had earlier worked during the year, in the film ''Kochadaiiyaan'' where she rendered the song "Mera Gham" which is the Hindi version of the Tamil song "Idhayam", originally sung by

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. She also worked with Rahman in the song "Kismat Se" from his

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'', released in 2014.

Release

The song was released as a single on 26 December 2014. The music rights of the Hindi version of the album were acquired by T-Series. The full audio song was uploaded to

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account of T-Series, within the day of release. The dubbed Hindi version of the music video was released officially on 10 January 2015. The full song video released on 28 February 2015.

Views

As of 22 February 2019, the song has 16,025,144 views.

Track listing

*Digital download # "Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal" – 5:08 # "Tu Chale" – 5:08 # "Poolane Kunukeyamantaa" – 5:06

Release history

References

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