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{{Short description|2011 soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}{{Infobox album
| name = Ko
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 12 January 2011
| recorded = 2010–2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 29:46
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| producer = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| prev_title = [[Engeyum Kaadhal]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Force (2011 film)|Force]]
| next_year = 2011
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| name = Rangam
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
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| released = 9 March 2011
| recorded = 2010–2011
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 29:32
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| producer = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
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'''''Ko''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the 2011 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[political thriller film]] [[Ko (film)|of the same name]] directed by [[K. V. Anand]], starring [[Jiiva]], [[Ajmal Ameer|Ajmal]], [[Karthika Nair|Karthika]] and [[Piaa Bajpai]]. Featuring musical score composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]], who previously worked with the director on ''[[Ayan (film)|Ayan]]'' (2009), the album features six tracks, with lyrics written by [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Madhan Karky]], [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]], [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]], [[Vanamali]], Sricharan, Emcee Jesz. The audio was launched at a public event on 12 January 2011 with the cast and crew. [[Sony Music India]] released the album through digital and physical formats. The soundtrack album for the Telugu-dubbed version ''Rangam'' was released by [[Aditya Music]] on 9 March 2011.

== Background and release ==
The music compositions sessions took place in [[Macau]] where he had tuned all six tracks for the film.<ref>{{cite web|date=31 August 2010|title='Ko', a political thriller|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59757.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901060832/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59757.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2010|access-date=7 February 2011|website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> On the occasion of [[Diwali]] (5 November 2010), a teaser featuring the song "[[Enamo Aedho]]" was released to acclaim from critics and audience. The song was initially titled as "Kuviyamilla" which lyricist Madhan Karky termed as "out of focus" in Tamil, that refers to the protagonist Ashwin's (Jiiva) occupation as a photojournalist. But was later renamed to the original title. It further depicts his love for Renuka (Nair) as well as Saro's (Bajpai) affection towards him.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-01-12 |title=Kuviamilla – out of focus! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-19/news-interviews/28371180_1_audio-release-focus-teaser-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527142121/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-19/news-interviews/28371180_1_audio-release-focus-teaser-trailer |archive-date=2012-05-27 |access-date=2011-09-15 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The album featured a song sung "Munpaniya" sung by [[Bombay Jayashri]] and [[Sriram Parthasarathy]] (later deciphered to be "Venpaniye") which Jayaraj claimed as one of his favourites from the album, and a club song sung by Emcee Jesz, [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Solar Sai and [[Ranina Reddy]] that featured appearances from several Tamil film personalities, including Jayaraj.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date= |title=KV Anand's Ko audio- Red Hot |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kv-anand-s-ko-audio-red-hot-news-tamil-kmbjPpcdfjd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204051749/http://sify.com/movies/kv-anand-s-ko-audio-red-hot-news-tamil-kmbjPpcdfjd.html |archive-date=2010-12-04 |access-date=2011-09-15 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

The teaser's success prompted media to claim the soundtrack was "red hot" in audio sales due to the pull of the particular song, with the producers quoting upto {{INRConvert|1|c}}.<ref name=":1" /> Later [[Sony Music India]] acquired the film's music rights, and the audio was initally set to be released on 10 December 2010, but postponed.<ref name=":1" /> The soundtrack was launched on 12 January 2011 at the Image Auditorium in [[Chennai]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2011-01-11 |title=Ko Audio Launch on January 12 |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jan-11-03/ko-jiiva-18-01-11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006043503/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jan-11-03/ko-jiiva-18-01-11.html |archive-date=2011-10-06 |access-date=2020-07-08 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> with the presence of the cast and crew and other celebrities, with a press meet held the following day at the Green Park Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-01-13|title='KO' Audio comes in style|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/63234.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121183530/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/63234.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2011|access-date=2011-02-07|website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The event was telecasted on [[Kalaignar TV]] on 26 January 2011, coinciding with [[Republic Day]].<ref name=":0" />

== Track listing ==

=== Tamil ===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline =
| total_length = 29:46
| length1 = 05:23
| title1 = Aga Naga
| extra1 = [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Ranina Reddy]], Priya Subramaniam, Solar Sai, Srik, Emcee Jesz
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Vanamali]], Emcee Jesz
| length2 = 05:36
| title2 = [[Enamo Aedho]]
| extra2 = [[Aalap Raju]], [[Prashanthini]], Sricharan, Emcee Jesz
| lyrics2 = [[Madhan Karky]], Sricharan, Emcee Jesz
| length3 = 04:53
| title3 = Gala Gala
| extra3 = Tippu, [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], [[Haricharan]], [[Sayanora Philip]]
| lyrics3 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| length4 = 05:28
| title4 = Venpaniyae
| extra4 = [[Sriram Parthasarathy]], [[Bombay Jayashree]]
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
| length5 = 02:43
| title5 = Netri Pottil
| extra5 = [[Naresh Iyer]]
| lyrics5 = Madhan Karky
| length6 = 05:43
| title6 = Amali Thumali
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]], [[Chinmayi Sripaada]]
| lyrics6 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
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=== Telugu ===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Vanamali]]
| headline =
| total_length = 29:32
| length1 = 05:20
| title1 = Aga Naga
| extra1 = [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Ranina Reddy]], Priya Subramaniam, Solar Sai, Srik, Emcee Jesz
| length2 = 05:31
| title2 = Endhuko Emo
| extra2 = [[Aalap Raju]], [[Prashanthini]], [[NC Karunya]], [[Sri Krishna (singer)|Sri Krishna]], [[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]], [[Sreeram Chandra]], [[Sunitha Upadrashta]], Sricharan, Emcee Jesz
| note2 =
| length3 = 04:51
| title3 = Gala Gala
| extra3 = Tippu, [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], [[Haricharan]], Sayanora Philip
| length4 = 05:25
| title4 = Ee Manchullo
| extra4 = [[Sriram Parthasarathy]], [[Bombay Jayashree]]
| length5 = 02:40
| title5 = Masthish
| extra5 = [[Naresh Iyer]]
| length6 = 05:45
| title6 = Nemali Kulukula
| extra6 = [[Unni Krishnan]], [[Mallikarjun]], [[Shweta Mohan]] & [[Chinmayi Sripaada]]
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== Reception ==
The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics. C. Karthik from ''Behindwoods.com'' gave 2.5 out of 5 claiming that Harris tried to re-create the magic of ''[[Ayan (film)|Ayan]]'' (2009), and "acheived it to an extent".<ref name="bh">{{Cite web |last=C. |first=Karthik |title=KO MUSIC REVIEW |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/ko-music-review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307151337/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/ko-music-review.html |archive-date=7 March 2011 |access-date=20 May 2015 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave a 2 out of 5, complimenting "Enamo Aedho" as "sweety and melodius" while other numbers are being "mish-mashed versions" of Jayaraj's earlier hits.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-01-25 |title=Nothing original about Ko's music - Rediff.com Movies |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-music-review-ko/20110125.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230618/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-music-review-ko/20110125.htm |archive-date=2012-01-16 |access-date=2011-09-15 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> A reviewer from ''Indiaglitz'' said, "Ko's music is vivacious with different genres of romantic songs, hip hop and nevertheless even poetic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/11894.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116183835/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/11894.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 November 2010 |title=Ko Music Review songs lyrics |website=IndiaGlitz |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Karthik Srinivasan from ''Milliblog'' reviewed "KV Anand may be a master storyteller, but his music sense continues to be strictly average; Harris doesn't help either."<ref>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=17 January 2011 |title=Ko (Music review) – Harris Jayaraj |url=https://milliblog.com/2011/01/17/ko-music-review-tamil-harris-jayaraj/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503110121/https://milliblog.com/2011/01/17/ko-music-review-tamil-harris-jayaraj/ |archive-date=2023-05-03 |access-date=2020-07-08 |website=Milliblog}}</ref> Vipin Nair of ''Music Aloud'' gave a rating of 7 out of 10, calling it as "a middling score from Harris Jayaraj".<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-01-17 |title=Ko – Music Review |url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2011/01/17/ko-music-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331191311/https://www.musicaloud.com/2011/01/17/ko-music-review/ |archive-date=2014-03-31 |access-date=2020-07-08 |website=Music Aloud}}</ref>

Irrespective of the mixed reception, the song "Enamo Aedho" was reviewed positively by film critics and received a breakthrough for its lead vocalist [[Aalap Raju]], who initially worked as a bass guitarist, and becoming a playback singer.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-01-29 |title=Aalap Raju: Double delight |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28365370_1_bass-singers-double-delight |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527142132/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28365370_1_bass-singers-double-delight |archive-date=2012-05-27 |access-date=2011-09-15 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-07-05 |title=On song |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/on-song/article4884108.ece |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050030/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/on-song/article4884108.ece |archive-date=2014-11-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Award{{efn|Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[The Times of India|Chennai Times Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |22 December 2011
|Best Music Director
|[[Elred Kumar|Harris Jayaraj]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 2012 |title=The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-Chennai-Times-Film-Awards-2011/articleshow/14318349.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811133040/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-Chennai-Times-Film-Awards-2011/articleshow/14318349.cms |archive-date=11 August 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[Aalap Raju]] – ("[[Enamo Aedho]]")
|{{won}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="2" |[[59th Filmfare Awards South|7 July 2012]]
|[[Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)|Best Music Director – Tamil]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 2012 |title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list) |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811102950/http://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><br/><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2012 |title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2011South/articleshow/14742576.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811103446/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2011South/articleshow/14742576.cms |archive-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil|Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil]]
|[[Aalap Raju]] – ("[[Enamo Aedho]]")
|{{Won}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[CineMAA Awards|Maa Music Awards]]
|2012
|Best Dubbing Song
|"Enduko Emo"
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Maa Music Awards 2012 - Best Dubbing Song Harris Jayaraj |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1KZdZtk-U |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Mirchi Music Awards South]]
| rowspan="2" |4 August 2012
|Listener's Choice Award − Song
|"[[Enamo Aedho]]"
|{{won}} (2nd place)
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirchi Music Awards Listener's Choice |url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/tamil/listners_choice.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811131053/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/tamil/listners_choice.html |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |publisher=Radio Mirchi}}</ref>
|-
|Listener's Choice Award − Album
|''Ko''
|{{won}} (4th place)
|-
! scope="row" |[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|13 July 2017
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-13 |title=Full list of the Tamil Film Awards from 2009-2014 announced by the TN govt |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row" |[[Vijay Awards]]
| rowspan="4" |[[6th Vijay Awards|16 June 2012]]
|[[Vijay Award for Favourite Song|Favourite Song]]
|"[[Enamo Aedho]]"
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2012 |title=6th Annual Vijay Awards: Complete list of winners |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/6th-annual-vijay-awards-complete-list-of-winners-483185.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811113839/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/6th-annual-vijay-awards-complete-list-of-winners-483185.html |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref><br/><ref name="Winners">{{cite web |date=9 June 2012 |title=6th Annual Vijay Awards |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/82978.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620195003/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/82978.html |archive-date=20 June 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |publisher=India Glitz}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Aalap Raju]] – ("[[Enamo Aedho]]")
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Madhan Karky]] – ("[[Enamo Aedho]]")
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Background Score
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|{{nom}}
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2011 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Tamil film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Harris Jayaraj soundtracks]]
[[Category:Sony Music India soundtracks]]

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