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{{Infobox album
| name = Mugangal
| type = studio
| artist = [[Anita Udeep|Anita Chandrasekharan]], [[Mahesh Shankar]]
| cover = Mugangal.jpg
| released = 2002 <small>([[India]])</small>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Indian pop]]
| length =
| label = Dreams Audio
| producer =
}}
'''''Mugangal''''' ({{Translation|Faces}}) is a 2002 Tamil-language album performed by [[Anita Udeep|Anita Chandrasekharan]] and composed by [[Mahesh Shankar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/film-forays/article28460107.ece|title=Film forays|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Suresh|last=Krishnamoorthy|url-access=subscription|date=30 December 2003|access-date=31 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251231230620/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/film-forays/article28460107.ece|archive-date=31 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idlebrain.com/movie/showcase/knockknock.html|title=Indian cinema showcase - Knock Knock I am looking to marry! by Anita Udeep|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>

== Production ==
While studying for her master's in the United States, [[Anita Udeep|Anita Chandrasekharan]] sang "Kaadhal", which was composed by her college mate [[Mahesh Shankar]], to her parents for their 25th wedding anniversary. Their appreciation for the song prompted Anita Chandrasekharan and Mahesh Shankar to create the album ''Mugangal''.<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/straight-answers/articleshow/19695438.cms|title=Straight Answers|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 August 2002|access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/15/stories/2002071501590200.htm|title=Singing the emotions of youth|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|url-status=dead|first1= Karthik|last1= Subramanian|first2=K. V. |last2=Srinivasan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021218220053/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/15/stories/2002071501590200.htm|archive-date=18 December 2002|access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref> The decision to make it about emotions was so that it could have a universal appeal.<ref name="N1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/feature/sigaram/mugangal.html|title=The aspiring pop-stars of today|author=NirmalaDoss|website=Nilacharal|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030708115602/http://www.nilacharal.com/feature/sigaram/mugangal.html|archive-date=8 July 2003|access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref>

The album comprises six songs, each relating to a different emotion that you experience throughout life.<ref name="T"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/maheshshankar.html|title=Interview with Mahesh Shankar|date=23 April 2009|location=Hyderabad|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=31 December 2025|archive-date=3 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103095613/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/maheshshankar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "Kaadhal" (Love) is about a girl lost in the thought of love while "Inbam" (Happiness) is about a girl who finds pleasure in the little things in life. The songs contrasted each other with some of the songs like "Kaadhal" having a Carnatic rhythm with violin and mrindangam while other songs like "Pidivadham" (Stubbornness) appealed to the younger generation and had a western influence.<ref name="T"/><ref name="N1"/> The other three songs were "Sanchalam" (Apprehension), "Thunicchal" (Courage), and "Sogam" (Sadness), respectively.<ref name="M1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mugangal.com/songs.htm|title=MUGANGAL|work=Mugangal|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002031019/http://www.mugangal.com/songs.htm|archive-date=2 October 2002|access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="N2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nilacharal.com/enter/review/mugangal.html|title=Mugangal – Music Review|first=Vignesh|last=Ram|website=Nilacharal|access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing<ref name="M1"/><ref name="M2">{{Cite web|url=http://mugangal.com/faces.htm|title=The Faces|work=Mugangal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021207234926/http://mugangal.com/faces.htm|archive-date=7 December 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref>
| all_lyrics = Ramesh Chellamani
| all_music = [[Mahesh Shankar]].
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kaadhal
| extra1 = [[Anita Udeep|Anita Chandrasekharan]]
| length1 = {{Emdash}}
| title2 = Inbam
| extra2 = Anita Chandrasekharan
| length2 = 4:29
| title3 = Sanchalam
| extra3 = Anita Chandrasekharan
| length3 = {{Emdash}}
| title4 = Thunicchal
| extra4 = Anita Chandrasekharan
| length4 = {{Emdash}}
| title5 = Sogam
| extra5 = Anita Chandrasekharan, Deepak Mahadevan
| length5 = {{Emdash}}
| title6 = Pidivadham
| extra6 = Anita Chandrasekharan, Ramesh Chellamani
| length6 = {{Emdash}}
| total_length = {{Emdash}}
}}

== Reception and legacy ==
Vignesh Ram of ''Nilacharal'' wrote, "It's monotonous to hear all the songs in her voice. Though the concept taken in hand is to bring different emotions in the songs, her voice fails to express them". He concluded, "Anyway it is a good effort by the team and could have performed well with more involvement. Expecting a better album from them next time".<ref name="N2"/>

Cassettes for the album were sold in Chennai and CDs were sold online.<ref name="N1"/> According to Anita Chandrasekharan, the album did "pretty well" both in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/anita/20031226.htm|title=Target: Generation X|first=Shobha|last=Warrier|author-link=Shobha Warrier|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=26 December 2003|access-date=31 December 2025|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620164908/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/anita/20031226.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="N1"/> After listening to the album, [[J. D.–Jerry]] gave Anita Chandrasekharan the opportunity to sing "Azhagiya Asura" in ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mugangal.com/ananda_vikatan.jpg|title=ஒவ்வொரு உணர்வுக்கும் ஒருமுகம்!|language=ta|trans-title=A face for every emotion|work=[[Ananda Vikatan]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030718084112/http://www.mugangal.com/ananda_vikatan.jpg|archive-date=18 July 2003|access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref> The song "Inbam" was reused in the first season of ''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]''.<ref name="SC"/>

== Credits and personnel ==
''Source''<ref name="SC">{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/maheshshankar/inbam-from-the-ost-of-the-family-man?in=ahilesh-m/sets/famous|title=Inbam - From the OST of The Family Man|work=[[SoundCloud]]|first=Mahesh|last=Shankar|author-link=Mahesh Shankar|access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="M2"/>
{{div col}}
* Vocals - [[Anita Udeep|Anita Chandrasekharan]], Ramesh Chellamani, Deepak Mahadevan
* Composed, Programmed and Arranged by [[Mahesh Shankar]]
* Lyrics - Ramesh Chellamani<ref name="T"/>
* Guitar - Brendan Neutra
* Additional Sequencing - Nandakumar Mahadevan
* Violin - Anuradha Sridhar
* Mrindangam and [[Kanjira|Gajeera]] - Sriram Brahmanandam
* Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Spark Studios, Emeryville, CA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mugangal.com/links.htm|title=Links|work=Mugangal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002030527/http://www.mugangal.com/links.htm|archive-date=2 October 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021001212401/http://mugangal.com/ Official website]
*[https://soundcloud.com/maheshshankar/inbam-from-the-ost-of-the-family-man?in=ahilesh-m/sets/famous "Inbam"]

[[Category:2002 debut albums]]
[[Category:Pop albums by Indian artists]]
[[Category:Tamil music]]

Mugangal - Revision history

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