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Ko
Soundtrack album by
Harris Jayaraj
Released12 January 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:46
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerHarris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Engeyum Kaadhal
(2010) 		Ko
(2011) 		Force
(2011)

Ko is the soundtrack to the 2011 Tamil-language political thriller film of the same name directed by K. V. Anand, starring Jiiva, Ajmal, Karthika and Piaa Bajpai. Featuring musical score composed by Harris Jayaraj, who previously worked with the director on Ayan (2009), the album features six tracks, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, Madhan Karky, Kabilan, Viveka, Vanamali, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz. Sony Music India acquired the film's music rights and the soundtrack was launched at a public event on 12 January 2011 with the cast and crew. The soundtrack album for the Telugu-dubbed version Rangam was released by Aditya Music on 9 March 2011.

Background

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The music compositions sessions took place in Macau where he had tuned all six tracks for the film.[1][2] In late October 2010, Jayaraj had recorded a club song for the film, while working on three other films.[3] The song was recorded by Emcee Jesz, Vijay Prakash, Tippu, Solar Sai and Ranina Reddy and featured appearances from several Tamil film personalities, including Jayaraj.[4][5]

On the occasion of Diwali (5 November 2010), a teaser featuring the song "Enamo Aedho" was released to acclaim from critics and audience.[6] 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.[6] It further depicts his love for Renuka (Nair) as well as Saro's (Bajpai) affection towards him.[6]

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.[7] He further described the music to be "completely different; young and energetic".[7] The songs were shot in various locations across the world and Jayaraj had been virtually present in all the locations so that he would get feel the feel of the film, and helps him to select appropriate tunes.[8] Anand mentioned that "For the ‘Venpaniyae’ song in ‘Ko’, we went to Harbin, which is in the north-eastern part of China, bordered by Mongolia. Because Harris was insistent on the ambience, the tune was composed there."[9]

Release

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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 up to ₹1 crore (US$120,000).[4] Later Sony Music India acquired the film's music rights, and the audio was initially set to be released on 10 December 2010, but postponed.[4] The soundtrack was launched on 12 January 2011.[10] The audio invitation was designed as a government file with a confidential paper, and having covers with evidence of photographs of the lead actors in various locations and a FIR of the suspects list of the cast and crew, that fictionally accuses them of Labour Law, Act of 2010 by working day and night of the film.[10]

The music release coincided with a promotional event held at Image Auditorium in MRC Nagar, Chennai with the presence of cast and crew and other celebrities and was hosted by Jagan and Dhivyadharshini.[11] The event was preceded with a laser show and a mime act on the life of a photographer with interactions from the cast and crew, and each members received a tabloid regarding information from the film.[11] At the event, each crew members were invited on stage except for the lyricists, which led to Anand apologizing on his social media platforms.[12] The following day, a press meet was held at the Green Park Hotel.[11] The event was telecasted on Kalaignar TV on 26 January 2011, coinciding with Republic Day.[11] The marketing of the film's album cover involved Harris' image over the lead actors.[13]

Track listing

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Tamil

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aga Naga"Pa. Vijay, Vanamali, Emcee JeszVijay Prakash, Tippu, Ranina Reddy, Priya Subramaniam, Solar Sai, Srik, Emcee Jesz05:23
2."Enamo Aedho"Madhan Karky, Sricharan, Emcee JeszAalap Raju, Prashanthini, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz05:36
3."Gala Gala"KabilanTippu, Krish, Haricharan, Sayanora Philip04:53
4."Venpaniyae"Pa. VijaySriram Parthasarathy, Bombay Jayashree05:28
5."Netri Pottil"Madhan KarkyNaresh Iyer02:43
6."Amali Thumali"VivekaHariharan, Shweta Mohan, Chinmayi Sripaada05:43
Total length:29:46

Telugu

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All lyrics are written by Vanamali.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aga Naga"Vijay Prakash, Tippu, Ranina Reddy, Priya Subramaniam, Solar Sai, Srik, Emcee Jesz05:20
2."Endhuko Emo"Aalap Raju, Prashanthini, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz05:31
3."Gala Gala"Tippu, Krish, Haricharan, Sayanora Philip04:51
4."Ee Manchullo"Sriram Parthasarathy, Bombay Jayashree05:25
5."Masthish"Naresh Iyer02:40
6."Nemali Kulukula"Unni Krishnan, Mallikarjun, Shweta Mohan, Chinmayi Sripaada05:45
Total length:29:32

Reception

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The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics. 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.[14] 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."[15] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave a rating of 7 out of 10, calling it as "a middling score from Harris Jayaraj".[16] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote "A couple of Harris Jayaraj's melodies are chartbusters already, but the re-recording, particularly in the climax, is din."[17] N. Venkateswaran of The Times of India added "'Venpaniye', sung by Sriram Parthasarathy & Bombay Jayshree, is the pick of Harris Jayaraj's tunes, followed by the romantic 'Ennamo Yeatho' by Aalaap Raju and Prashanthini and the anthemic 'Netri Pottil' by Naresh Iyer."[18]

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.[19][20]

Accolades

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Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Chennai Times Film Awards 22 December 2011 Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won [21]
Best Male Playback Singer Aalap Raju – ("Enamo Aedho") Won
Filmfare Awards South 7 July 2012 Best Music Director – Tamil Harris Jayaraj Nominated [22]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Aalap Raju – ("Enamo Aedho") Won
Maa Music Awards 2012 Best Dubbing Song "Enduko Emo" Won [24]
Mirchi Music Awards South 4 August 2012 Listener's Choice Award − Song "Enamo Aedho" Won (2nd place) [25]
Listener's Choice Award − Album Ko Won (4th place)
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 13 July 2017 Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won [26]
Vijay Awards 16 June 2012 Favourite Song "Enamo Aedho" Won [27]
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Best Male Playback Singer Aalap Raju – ("Enamo Aedho") Nominated
Best Lyricist Madhan Karky – ("Enamo Aedho") Nominated
Best Background Score Harris Jayaraj Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ "Harris Jayaraj , the man of momemt". The Times of India. 17 December 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Kollywood: Not on track". The Times of India. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Harris Jayaraj is happy man!". Sify. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "KV Anand's Ko audio- Red Hot". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ^ "KV Anand and Jiiva on a song". Sify. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Kuviamilla – out of focus!". The Times of India. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Harris' albums hit the stands". The Times of India. 15 November 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Ko". The Times of India. 21 January 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ "KV Anand on 'Ko'". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b "KV Anand's Ko invite creates a stir". Sify. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Ko audio launched in style!". Sify. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ "KV Anand apologises!". Sify. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Harris Jayaraj is a brand!". Sify. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Nothing original about Ko's music - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (17 January 2011). "Ko (Music review) – Harris Jayaraj". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Ko – Music Review". Music Aloud. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  17. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (24 April 2011). "Tale with a realistic twist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  18. ^ Venkateswaran, N (23 April 2011). "Ko". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Aalap Raju: Double delight". The Times of India. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  20. ^ "On song". The Hindu. 5 July 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  21. ^ "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  22. ^ "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Filmfare. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  23. ^ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)". The Times of India. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Maa Music Awards 2012 - Best Dubbing Song Harris Jayaraj". YouTube.
  25. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards Listener's Choice". Radio Mirchi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  26. ^ "Full list of the Tamil Film Awards from 2009-2014 announced by the TN govt". The Hindu. 13 July 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  27. ^ "6th Annual Vijay Awards: Complete list of winners". CNN-IBN. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  28. ^ "6th Vijay Awards". Vijay Awards. Chennai. 30 June 2012. Star Vijay.
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