Chuttamalle
"Chuttamalle" is an Indian Telugu-language song composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry, and recorded by Shilpa Rao, for the soundtrack album of the 2024 film Devara: Part 1. It was released on 5 August 2024 as the second single from the album, through T-Series. The full video song, featuring scenes directly from the film, was released on 26 October 2024 on YouTube.
"Chuttamalle" experienced large amounts of commercial and critical success due to the vocals by Shilpa Rao, music composition by Anirudh Ravichander and the dance steps choreographed by Bosco Martis.
The song was also released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages with the title "Dheere Dheere", "Paththavaikkum", "Kanninathan Kamanottam" and "Swaathimutthe Sikkangaithe" respectively, and was included in the respective dubbed versions of the film. The Hindi and Tamil versions were also successful along with the original version.
Production, lyrics and recording
has collaborated with Anirudh Ravichander for the third time after "Chaleya" and "Kaavaalaa". She has recorded the song in Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages along with the original Telugu version. Deepthi Suresh has recorded the song in Tamil language. Unlike the other songs from the soundtrack, "Chuttamalle" is a romantic melody that is presented from the perspective of the female lead.The song was compared with the Sri Lankan song "Manike Mage Hithe" for the similar instrumental arrangements and compositions. Anirudh received significant criticism over the music plagiarism. Acknowledging the issue, original composer, Chamath Sangeeth, has responded through social media and wrote: "Always been an admirer of Anirudh’s work. I’m happy to see my song ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ has inspired him to create something similar". Anirudh Ravichander, Ramajogayya Sastry and Shilpa Rao have not responded to the controversy.
Critical reception
Calling it a "glamourous number", Telugucinema.com praised Anirudh's work with a particular praise for Shilpa Rao's vocals. India Today appreciated Shilpa Rao's vocals and the dance sequences writing that "The choreography, crafted by Bosco Martis, enhances the song's appeal, featuring dance moves that perfectly complement the song's sensual vibe", while also praising the performance of the lead cast in the music video. Pratyusha Sista of Telangana Today wrote in her review that the song "composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with lyrics penned by Ramajogayya Sastry and vocals by Shilpa Rao, promises to be a chartbuster". Cinema Express called it a "sultry yet playful love song".Music video
Background and production
As part of the film's production, the scenes involved in the music video of the song were shot in Krabi, Thailand. The scenes were shot in June 2024 after completing a schedule in Goa.Bosco Martis has choreographed the dance sequences.
Synopsis
The music video is a direct clip from the scenes in Devara: Part 1. The scenes feature N. T. [Rama Rao Jr] and Janhvi Kapoor.Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube.- Anirudh Ravichander composer, keyboard, synth and rhythm
- Ramajogayya Sastry lyrics
- Shilpa Rao vocals
- Bosco Martis choreography
- Keba Jeremiah electric & acoustic guitar and charango
- Ananthakrrishnan solo violin and music advisor
- Shashank Vijay rhythm producer
- Karthik Vamsi additional rhythm and percussions programmer
- Arish additional keyboard programmer
- Beven additional keyboard programmer
- Narendar S additional keyboard programmer
- Sajith Satya creative consultant
- Srinivasan M engineer and mix engineer
- Shivakiran S engineer
- Vinay Sridhar mix engineer
- Luca Pretolesi mastering engineer
- Alistair assistant mastering engineer
- Velavan B music coordinator
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