‘Vinveli Nayaga’ is the music of the second in Tamil Nadu. It is from AR Rahman’s album for the soon-to-release Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan starrer Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam. The music has some stunning poetry by Karthik Netha, woven into its electrifying rhythm. The poet-lyricist has additionally written traces for the music ‘Anju Vanna Poove’ from the movie. An elated Karthik says that he’s blissful his endeavour to carry good poetry into movie songs is being acquired nicely.
Karthik Netha will be credited with coining the title ‘Vinveli nayaga’ for Kamal Haasan. Only just a few months in the past, the actor made information by requesting that he not be known as ‘Ulaganayagan’ that was bestowed upon him by his followers. However, he now has a brand new title that transcends planets.
The spark for the time period got here from Rahman. “He had originally titled the track ‘Space Hero’,” explains Karthik, including that he got here up with an acceptable Tamil time period that match into the music’s tune and necessities. “Rahman sir sent me the track in November 2023 and by January 2024, we were done working on it,” says Karthik.
Karthik Netha will be credited with coining the title ‘Vinveli nayaga’ for Kamal Haasan.
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Working with Mani Ratnam and Rahman, Karthik says, was like “sitting in front of masters to learn”. The 4 months between the finish of 2023 and 2024 when the songs got here alive, Karthik recollects, had been stuffed with moments of studying and surprise. He remembers how when he first heard the monitor ‘Anju Vanna Poove’ in Rahman’s voice, phrases started to move with out himself realising it. “I wrote everything at one go,” he explains, including that after he listened to the monitor, it stayed in his thoughts, and he later edited his traces to go together with the tune.
“Mani sir would explain the situation to me, and I would write the song and send it to him. He would edit it and forward it to Rahman sir,” says Karthik, speaking about how the two songs had been the results of to-and-fro amongst the three of them.
Karthik finds the strategy of writing a music for a pre-composed tune creatively enriching. “A certain rhythm exists in my mind into which my words fit when I set out to write,” he explains, including that this rhythm tends to make him follow his normal voice. “But when a tune comes from outside, I will arrive at a rhythm that is completely new. This triggers the mind to come up with something fresh.”
This alternate between composer and lyricist, Karthik feels, is like an intimate dialog between lovers. “We give the composer’s emotions and feelings words and structure, for every tune has the composer’s soul in it,” he says. In ‘Anju Vanna Poove’, Mani Ratnam’s temporary to the lyricist was to render the feeling of motherly love, tinged with eager for her youngster. “I thought of my mother when I wrote it,” recollects Karthik, “I reflected on how it would be if she sang for me. Thoughts of my son too flashed by.” He provides that one other music that he fondly remembered whereas writing ‘Anju…’ was Kannadasan’s gem, ‘Kaalamidhu Kaalamidhu Kannurangu Magalae’.
Karthik has a number of movies in the line up, and is most excited a few movie Darbuka Siva is directing and composing music for. “I’ve written five songs for the film, and the album is close to my heart,” he says. On the poetry entrance, he’s working on his eighth assortment, that’s set to be launched at the Chennai Book Fair in January subsequent 12 months. While Karthik’s poetry explores themes of philosophy and self-enquiry, his current verses discuss lust from a philosophical perspective. “I have tried to elucidate how powerful desire is,” he says.
Published – May 30, 2025 12:37 pm IST
