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{{Infobox album
| name = Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover = Kumari 21F (soundtrack).png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|10|30}}
| recorded = 2015
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:13
| language = [[Telugu (language)|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Devi Sri Prasad
| prev_title = [[Shivam (2015 Telugu film)|Shivam]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Nenu Sailaja]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

'''''Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' is the [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]] to the 2015 [[Romance film|romantic drama film]] [[Kumari 21F|of the same name]] directed by [[Palnati Surya Pratap]], written and produced by [[Sukumar]], starring [[Raj Tarun]] and [[Hebah Patel]]. The film's musical score is composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]] and featured lyrics written by Prasad, Ramanjaneyulu, [[Krishna Kanth]] and [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], [[Sri Mani]] and [[Anantha Sreeram]]. The soundtrack was released under the [[Aditya Music]] label on 30 October 2015 to positive reviews from critics.

== Development ==
Sukumar's norm collaborator Devi Sri Prasad signed in as the film's composer during October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2014 |title=Sukumar to produce Raj Tarun's next |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sukumar-to-produce-Raj-Taruns-next/articleshow/44961219.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111094732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sukumar-to-produce-Raj-Taruns-next/articleshow/44961219.cms |archive-date=11 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> After reading the script, Prasad agreed to score the film without charging any renumeration.<ref name="idlebrain1">{{Cite web |last=Jeevi |date=25 November 2015 |title=Interview with R. Rathnavelu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/rathnavelu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125040811/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/rathnavelu.html |archive-date=25 November 2015 |access-date=16 November 2018 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Rentala Jayadeva">{{Cite web |last=Jayadeva |first=Rentala |date=20 November 2015 |title=చాలా మెచ్యూరిటీ అవసరం..! |trans-title=Requires a lot of Maturity..! |url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/family/requires-a-lot-of-maturity-292239 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123140646/http://www.sakshi.com/news/family/requires-a-lot-of-maturity-292239 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |website=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]] |language=te}}</ref> All the songs were unconventional and fresh to the theme and storyline.<ref name=":0" />

Besides composing, Prasad wrote the lyrics for the song "Bang Bang Bangkok", which he sang with [[Ranina Reddy]] and [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]], and also handled choreography.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |date=2 October 2015 |title=DSP turns choreographer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151002/entertainment-tollywood/article/dsp-turns-choreographer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123145920/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151002/entertainment-tollywood/article/dsp-turns-choreographer |archive-date=23 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-10-07 |title=DSP turns choreographer with Kumari 21F |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/dsp-turns-choreographer-with-kumari-21f/articleshow/49255538.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713162102/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/dsp-turns-choreographer-with-kumari-21f/articleshow/49255538.cms |archive-date=2018-07-13 |access-date=2024-09-22 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Prasad composed a few signature steps during the composition of the song which Sukumar and cinematographer [[R. Rathnavelu]] liked and insisted him to choreograph the entire song.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2015 |title=ఇప్పటి వరకూ కాపీ కొట్టలేదు |trans-title=I did not copy anything till now |url=http://www.prajasakti.com/MoviePage/Movies/1717542 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125041604/http://www.prajasakti.com/MoviePage/Movies/1717542 |archive-date=25 November 2015 |access-date=25 November 2015 |website=[[Prajasakti]] |language=te}}</ref> Ramanjaneyulu wrote the lyrics for the song "Love Cheyyala Vadda" which insists the thoughts of love from a boy's point of view and is sung by Narendra. The song "Baby U Gonna Miss Me" featured lyrics written by [[Krishna Kanth]] and sung by Prasad's brother [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]]. The song "Break Up Patch Up" featured lyrics written by [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], who previously did the same for the albums in Sukumar–Prasad combination and is sung by [[M. M. Manasi]].<ref name=":0" />

For "Meghaalu Lekunna", which was sung by [[Yazin Nizar]], [[Sri Mani]] wrote the [[pallavi]] and [[Anantha Sreeram]] wrote the [[charanam]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 November 2015 |title=కుమారి అబద్దం చెబుతోందా..? |trans-title=Is Kumari lying..? |url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/pages/cinema_article?SID=167849 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124150731/http://www.andhrajyothy.com/pages/cinema_article?SID=167849 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |website=[[Andhra Jyothy]] |language=te}}</ref> "Meghaalu Lekunna" was recorded using a live orchestra, which Nizar found "rare these days".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=11 March 2016 |title=The music makers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-music-makers/article8337799.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311141230/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-music-makers/article8337799.ece |archive-date=11 March 2016 |access-date=11 March 2016 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
The soundtrack album was released on 30 October 2015 at [[Shilpakala Vedika]], Hyderabad, with actor [[Allu Arjun]] attending the event as the guest of honour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Ankita |date=30 October 2015 |title='Kumari 21F' audio launch watch live: Allu Arjun to release music of Raj Tharun's film [VIDEO] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kumari-21f-audio-launch-live-streaming-allu-arjun-music-raj-tharuns-watch-video-652699 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124153932/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kumari-21f-audio-launch-live-streaming-allu-arjun-music-raj-tharuns-watch-video-652699 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |website=[[International Business Times|International Business Times India]]}}</ref> [[Aditya Music]] marketed the film's soundtrack album through digital and physical formats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2015 |title=Kumari 21 F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/kumari-21-f-original-motion/1054879631 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124161646/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kumari-21-f-original-motion/id1054879631 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |url-status=live |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
[[Karthik Srinivasan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said the song "Meghaalu Lekunna", "sounds at best like the Telugu version of a song by the Hindi pop band Euphoria", that the tune is "similarly lush and folkish", and that Prasad does "some interesting things in the interludes—the use of violins and solo-violin in the first and second interludes, to be specific".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=21 November 2015 |title=Hitman: Songs you must listen to this week |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/hitman-songs-you-must-listen-to-this-week/article7903716.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124152110/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/hitman-songs-you-must-listen-to-this-week/article7903716.ece |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> In his review for ''[[Milliblog]]'', he further described the album as a "strictly ho-hum material from Devi Sri Prasad".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=2015-11-04 |title=Kumari 21F (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad |url=https://milliblog.com/2015/11/04/kumari-21f-music-review-telugu-devi-sri-prasad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516075656/https://milliblog.com/2015/11/04/kumari-21f-music-review-telugu-devi-sri-prasad/ |archive-date=2018-05-16 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=[[Milliblog]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Madhavi Tata of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]]'' called Prasad's music, particularly "Love Cheyyala Vadda" ("To love or not to"), a "winner".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tata |first=Madhavi |date=23 November 2015 |title=Hyderabad Blues |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/hyderabad-blues/295943 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124153010/http://www.outlookindia.com/article/hyderabad-blues/295943 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the soundtrack 2 stars out of 5 and said the album "falls desperately short" of the standards expected from Prasad. The reviewer called "Meghaalu Lekunna" a "beautiful and melodious track, courtesy the tantalising acoustic guitar, violin and flute sounds", and praised Nisar's rendition of it.<ref name="TOI R">{{Cite web |date=21 November 2015 |title=Music Review: Kumari 21F |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/Music-Review-Kumari-21F/articleshow/49756003.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124153500/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/Music-Review-Kumari-21F/articleshow/49756003.cms |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=24 November 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[The Hans India]]'' described the film's music and background score to be "impressive".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-21 |title=Kumari 21F Review, rating: This Kumari connects to youth |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-11-20/Kumari-21F-Review-rating-This-Kumari-connects-to-youth/187760 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042846/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2015-11-20/Kumari-21F-Review-rating-This-Kumari-connects-to-youth/187760 |archive-date=2018-06-21 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 20:13
| title1 = Bang Bang Bangkok
| lyrics1 = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| extra1 = [[Devi Sri Prasad]], [[Ranina Reddy]], [[Rita Thyagarajan|Rita]]
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Meghaalu Lekunna
| lyrics2 = [[Sri Mani]], [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra2 = [[Yazin Nizar]]
| length2 = 4:59
| title3 = Love Cheyyala Vadda
| lyrics3 = Ramanjaneyulu
| extra3 = Narendra
| length3 = 3:23
| title4 = Baby U Gonna Miss Me
| lyrics4 = Krishna Kanth
| extra4 = Sagar
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Break Up Patch Up
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra5 = [[M. M. Manasi]]
| length5 = 4:19
}}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Accolades for ''Kumari 21F (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
! scope="col"| Award{{efn|Awards 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)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[CineMAA Awards]]
| 12 June 2016
| Best Music Director
| [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Also for ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' and ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2016 |title=CineMAA Awards 2016 winners list: 'Baahubali' bags 13 awards; Chiranjeevi steals show with his dance [PHOTOS] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/cinemaa-awards-2016-winners-list-photos-live-update-chiranjeevi-perform-dance-live-stage-682355 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421071246/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/cinemaa-awards-2016-winners-list-photos-live-update-chiranjeevi-perform-dance-live-stage-682355 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |access-date=25 August 2020 |work=International Business Times}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="2" |[[63rd Filmfare Awards South|18 June 2016]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist – Telugu]]
| [[Anantha Sriram]] – ("Meghaalu Lekunna")
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2016 |title=Nominations for the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13750.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224221/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13750.html |archive-date=6 September 2017 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2016 |title=Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821211823/https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html |archive-date=21 August 2017 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu]]
| [[Yazin Nizar]] – ("Meghaalu Lekunna")
| {{nom}}
|-
! rowspan="10" scope="row" | [[Mirchi Music Awards South]]
| rowspan="10" | 27 July 2016
| Album of the Year
| rowspan="2" | ''Kumari 21F'' – [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Nominations |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/nominations-telugu-2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202145223/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/nominations-telugu-2015/ |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=Mirchi Music Awards}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Winners |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/winners-telugu-2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202152824/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/winners-telugu-2015/ |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=Mirchi Music Awards}}</ref>
|-
| Listeners Choice – Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Song of the Year
| "Bang Bang Bangkok"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |"Meghaalu Lekunna"
| {{nom}}
|-
|Listeners Choice – Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Music Composer of the Year
| [[Devi Sri Prasad]] – (Meghaalu Lekunna")
| {{nom}}
|-
|Lyricist of the Year
| [[Anantha Sriram]] – ("Meghaalu Lekunna")
| {{nom}}
|-
| Male Vocalist of the Year
| [[Yazin Nizar]] – ("Meghaalu Lekunna")
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Female Vocalist of the Year
| [[Ranina Reddy]] – ("Bang Bang Bangkok")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[M. M. Manasi]] – ("Break Up Patch Up")
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Santosham Film Awards]]
| [[14th Santosham Film Awards|14 August 2016]]
| [[Santosham Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]]
| [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Also for ''Srimanthudu''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2016 |title=Complete Winners List of Santosham Movie Awards 2016 |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/145927/Complete-Winners-List-of-Santosham-Movie-Awards-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119092908/https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/145927/Complete-Winners-List-of-Santosham-Movie-Awards-2016 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=India Herald}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Devi Sri Prasad}}

[[Category:2015 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Devi Sri Prasad soundtracks]]
[[Category:Telugu film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Aditya Music soundtracks]]

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