Kadhalan (soundtrack)

Kadhalan (; ) is the soundtrack to the 1994 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Shankar. The soundtrack, features 9 songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, Vaali, Shankar and Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar. The Choreographers were Sundaram – Mugur Sundar and Raju Sundaram. The Hindi version, "Humse Hai Muqabala", sold soundtrack album units in India.
Development.
During the recording of the song "Mukkabla", Rahman wanted Mano's voice to sound like R. D. Burman's as a means to distance him from S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, to who he was frequently compared.
Reception.
This soundtrack earned A. R. Rahman national acclaim. New styles were experimented with, as in the song "Pettai Rap", a Madras bashai song which was written in a rap-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words. Owing to the success and immense national popularity of the song "Mukkabla", the soundtrack was subsequently dubbed in Hindi as "Humse Hai Muqabala" and in Telugu as "Premikudu". Lyrics for this versions were written by P. K. Mishra and Rajashri respectively. The Hindi version of the soundtrack, "Humse Hai Muqabala", sold 2.5 million units in India.
The soundtrack earned Rahman his consecutive third Filmfare Best Music Director Award. P. Unnikrishnan got the break as a playback singer through this film. His rendition of the romantic song "Ennavale Adi Ennavale" won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Popular culture.
In 2014, the song "Urvasi" inspired the song "It's My Birthday" by American rapper will.i.am. In 2016, the song was featured in the film "Lion".It was later recreated by Yo Yo Honey Singh. In 2019, the song "Mukkabla" was subsequently remade by Tanishk Bagchi in Hindi for the film Street Dancer 3D.