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{{Infobox album
| name = Godfather
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover = Godfather Kannada Album Cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Original CD cover
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2012|06|02}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios]], [[Chennai]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 41.37
| language = [[Kannada]]
| label = Ashwini Media Networks
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Ekk Deewana Tha (soundtrack)|Ekk Deewana Tha]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[People Like Us (soundtrack)|People Like Us]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

'''''Godfather''''' is the soundtrack album of the [[Kannada films of 2012|2012]] [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[drama film]] [[Godfather (2012 film)|of the same name]], directed by cinematographer-turned-director [[Sethu Sriram]], starring actor [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] in a triple role. The soundtrack album consists of eight songs composed by [[Academy Award]]-winning composer [[A. R. Rahman]], and lyrics penned by [[K. Kalyan]], Devappa Hassan and [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]].<ref>Bart Plantenga ''Yodel in Hi-Fi: From Kitsch Folk to Contemporary Electronica'' 2013 0299290530 Page 247 "Godfather (2009) features the jovial music of A. R. Rahman, "The Mozart of Asia". "</ref> The background score of the film is composed by Rajesh Ramanath. Rahman retained most of the tracks from the [[Varalaru|original version]], which also featured musical score by him. The audio was launched in a grand manner at Chancery Hotel, [[Bengaluru]] on 2 June 2012. The album received positive critical reception upon release.

==Development==
Cinematographer [[P. C. Sreeram]] insisted his longtime friend [[A. R. Rahman]] to compose the music for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_ar-rahman-to-compose-godfather-s-music-for-rs1-5-crore_1547770|title=AR Rahman to compose Godfather's music for Rs 1.5 crore |publisher= DNA |date= 26 May 2011 |access-date=26 May 2011 }}</ref> Rahman retained most of his compositions from the Tamil version and composed one fresh track for the Kannada version, "Aalapane Mellane".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31244717_1_godfather-rahman-tamil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711073907/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31244717_1_godfather-rahman-tamil|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2012|title=Upendra’s 'Godfather' embellished by Rahman’s melodies |date= 27 March 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 March 2012 }}</ref> The soundtrack features eight songs; five have lyrics penned by [[K. Kalyan]], one by Devappa Hassan,<ref>http://www.facebook.com/devappa.hassan</ref> [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]] and [[Blaaze]]. Considering the budget limitations of the Kannada film industry, the composer hardly accepted any remuneration for the project. A crore expenditure was accounted for the studio, artists, instruments, recording and re-recording. The score was completed in a span of six months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007478_1_kannada-film-ar-rahman-oscar-winning-composer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930061113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007478_1_kannada-film-ar-rahman-oscar-winning-composer |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 |title=AR Rahman does Kannada film for free|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|date= 4 June 2012 |access-date=17 June 2012 }}</ref>
The melancholic song "Laali Laali Amma" crooned by [[Naresh Iyer]], describes a mother-son relationship, sang from a perspective of a son who loves his mother and is willing to support and protect her all her life. This song features [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and Catherine Tresa in their respective roles. The song with classical melodies is based on ''Raagas Charukesi'', Sarasangi. The track titled "Sarigama Sangamave" is based on the raaga ''Udayaravichandrika''. The tune of this track is adapted from the track "Nannede Shruthiyalli". The song "Ee Mani" is a duck mix while Upendra wake-ups and dances in the early morning at his room. The songs "Deepavali" and "Neene Ee Kanna" are not featured in the film.

==Release==
Initially, the audio launch was scheduled on 31 May 2012 on Palace Grounds, [[Bengaluru]] but was postponed due to "India closed".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-03/news-and-interviews/31985211_1_music-composer-rahman-kannada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034226/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-03/news-and-interviews/31985211_1_music-composer-rahman-kannada |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |title=1.5 crore for Rahman’s Kannada flick|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|date= 3 June 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012 }}</ref> The audio launch was held in a grand manner in Chancery Hotel, [[Bengaluru]] on 2 June 2012. While the music composer made an appearance at the event, the cast and crew of the film, veteran actor [[Ambareesh]], top composers and lyricists of the Kannada film industry were also present at the occasion. Singers [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Swetha Mohan]] and [[Naresh Iyer]] each performed one song live at the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/45346/sandalwood/ar-rahman-at-godfather-audio-release-news-details |title=AR Rahman at 'Godfather' Audio Release |publisher=Super Good Movies |date=3 June 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603224644/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/45346/sandalwood/ar-rahman-at-godfather-audio-release-news-details |archive-date=3 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The audio rights were acquired by Samartha Ventures' label Ashwini Media Networks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sushuppi.blogspot.in/2012/06/god-father-audio-released-rehaman.html |title=God Father Audio Released – Rehaman Felicitated |publisher= sushuppi.blogspot.in |date= 3 June 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/45239/sandalwood/ar-rehman-to-grace-the-audio-release-of-god-father-news-details |title=AR Rehman to grace the audio release of 'God Father' |publisher=Super Good Movies |date=31 May 2012 |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601221052/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/45239/sandalwood/ar-rehman-to-grace-the-audio-release-of-god-father-news-details |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2012/ar-rahman-godfather-audio-release-096141.html |title=Confirmed: AR Rahman to launch Godfather audio |publisher= Oneindia Entertainment |date= 1 June 2012 |access-date=1 June 2012 }}</ref> The soundtrack album received generally positive reviews from critics. Rahman was nominated for the [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|Best Music Director]] category in the [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|2nd SIIMA Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=SIIMA |title=SIIMA Award Nominees 2013 |url=http://www.siima.in/nominees.html |year=2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710160743/http://www.siima.in/nominees.html |archive-date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=SIIMA|title=SIIMA Award Winners 2013|url=http://siima.in/winners-2012.php|year=2013|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713131505/http://www.siima.in/winners-2012.php|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The soundtrack album received positive critical reception. ''MusicAloud'' commented that the soundtrack as usual is a great piece from Rahman, particularly praising the songs "Laali Laali Amma", "Nannede Shruthiyalli", "Sarigama Sangamave" and "Neene Ee Kanna", stating that the tunes were unique for Kannada soundtracks generally, thus giving it a rating 9 out of 10. ''Indiaglitz'' stated that it is a great album, yet it is missing some core ingredients of Kannada film songs, especially noting the uniqueness of the song "Sanchari Manasu", which lacks the Sandalwood touch of music, giving the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5. ''OneIndia'' stated, "A R Rahman has given a good album, which might not go well with the masses. Especially, for those who are used to the Bhat and Harikrishna's kind of music, the album might just appear to be very minor, as the strength of the album is classical or slow songs. In fact, it has gone against the current trend. However, the songs Nannede Shruthiyalli, Sarigama Sangamave and Neene Ee Kanna are very nice and pleasant to hear."

==Track listing==
The complete track listing was revealed on A. R. Rahman's official website on 28 May 2012. All lyrics written by [[K. Kalyan]], except where noted.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 41:37

| title1 = Aalapane Mellane
| extra1 = [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]], [[Maria Roe Vincent]], [[Blaaze]]
| length1 = 3:53
| note1 = Rap lyrics: [[Blaaze]]

| title2 = Sanchari Manasu
| extra2 = [[Nivas]], [[Shweta Mohan|Swetha Mohan]]
| length2 = 5:32

| title3 = Laali Laali Amma
| extra3 = [[Naresh Iyer]]
| length3 = 6:17

| title4 = Sarigama Sangamave
| extra4 = [[Shweta Mohan|Swetha Mohan]], [[Megha (singer)|Megha]]
| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Deepavali
| extra5 = [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]], [[Sonu Kakkar]], Apoorva, Swetha Majethiya, Arun Haridas Kamath
| length5 = 5:38

| title6 = Nannede Sruthiyalli
| extra6 = [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Chinmayi]]
| length6 = 6:33
| note6 = Lyrics: Devappa Hassan

| title7 = Neene Ee Kanna
| extra7 = [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]], [[Chinmayi]]
| length7 = 6:03
| note7 = Lyrics: [[Kaviraj (Lyricist)|Kaviraj]]

| title8 = Oh Oh Ee Mani
| extra8 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Blaaze]]
| length8 = 4:07
| note8 = Lyrics: [[Blaaze]]
}}

==Personnel==
'''Backing Vocals'''<ref>{{cite web |publisher=A R Rahman |title=Godfather (Official track list) |url=http://www.arrahman.com/discography/films-kannada-godfather.html |year=2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417032140/http://www.arrahman.com/discography/films-kannada-godfather.html |archive-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>
*Nannede Shruthiyalli – Ghulam Murtaza Khan, Ghulam Qadir Khan, Renuka, Pooja, Prof. Srini on [[Bol (music)|Hindustani bols]] and Srinivas on Sollukattu
*Deepavali (Kids Chorus) – Sai, Vignesh, Shyam, Jakshman, Rishi

'''Personnel'''
*[[Mridangam]] – Seenu
*[[Ghatam]] – Karthik
*[[Pakhawaj]] – Sreeni, Yograj

'''Sound engineers'''

Suresh Perumal, Hentry Kuruvilla, Srinidhi Venkatesh, Jerry Vincent, Pradeep, Kannan Ganpat, Karthik, Dinesh Ramalingam

'''Mixing and mastering'''

S. Sivakumar

'''Additional mixing'''

T. R. Krishna Chetan

'''Vocal Supervision'''

V. J. Srinivasa Murthy, Srinivas Doraisamy

'''Musician's fixer'''

R. Samidurai

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
| rowspan="1"|[[Udaya Film Awards]]
| [[Udaya Film Awards#Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| rowspan="3"|[[A. R. Rahman]]
| rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|Best Music Director
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[South Scope|South Scope Awards]]
|-
| Best Album
| rowspan="2"|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|-
| Best Album (Listener's Choice)
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[Godfather (2012 film)|Godfather]]
*[[A. R. Rahman discography]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{A. R. Rahman}}

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