Selfie Pulla
"Selfie Pulla" is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the 2014 Tamil action drama film Kaththi, directed by AR Murugadoss, that starred Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and was performed by the lead actor Vijay alongside Sunidhi Chauhan, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky. The song was shot in Mumbai, featuring the lead actors, was choreographed by Shobi.
The song released as a part of the soundtrack album on 24 September 2014 through the Eros Music label. However, a rough cut of the track was leaked, days before the official release. "Selfie Pulla" received positive response from music listeners and became a huge hit among youngsters. The track crossed a million views upon release in 2014, and had garnered about 113 million views as of February 2022.
Production
The track was composed during late-April 2014, and by mid-June, Vijay was reported to sing for this track. While, it was initially deciphered as a "love kuththu" number, the lyricist of the track Madhan Karky stated it as a "stylish folk number". Karky wrote the lyrics for the track in August 2014. The same month, guitarist Keba Jeremiah too worked on this track. Vijay started recording for the track in September 2014, alongside Sunidhi Chauhan. The title for the song was officially revealed as "Selfie Pulla".Release
Before the official album release, a rough cut of the track was leaked onto the internet. The track, along with the film's soundtrack album, was exclusively released on 23 September 2014 through the iTunes music platform, and was mass released on 24 September 2014. The release coincided with the film's audio launch held at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai. Anirudh and Sunidhi Chauhan performed the song live on stage with the film's musical team.Reception
Durgesh Haridas in his review for The Indian Express stated that the song "is by far the most expected one by fans and Vijay doesn’t disappoint. Trendy lyrics from Madhan Karky, addictive guitars by Keba really carry the song" and concluded "Selfie Pulla is certainly a number that even kids will be humming". K. Siddharth of Sify wrote "the title hook of the song is pretty addictive but the song does follow the pattern of songs like 'Kattu Kattu' from Thirupaachi and 'Gandi Baat' from R... Rajkumar. Vijay does an impressive job with his singing and seems to have had lot of fun while singing this number. The lyrics do focus on the current generation common terms like Instagram, Photoshop much along the lines of Google Google. Get your dancing shoes on!"Vipin Nair of Music Aloud said that the track is "custom-made for Vijay’s limited vocal skills Vijay does deliver it the right way though, alongside Sunidhi Chauhan, and the techno-kuthu fusion arrangement too is engaging".