"Spirit of Chennai" is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language single composed by C Girinandh and directed by Vikram. The song was made as a flood relief anthem in response to the 2015 South Indian floods which affected Chennai, and was stated by the makers to be a "tribute to all the volunteers".
Production Following the 2015 South Indian floods which affected Chennai in early December 2015, actor Vikram planned a flood relief anthem to pay homage to the volunteers during the crisis and to celebrate the spirit of the city. Titled "Spirit of Chennai", he worked on composing a song and approached C. Girinandh and his band, Oxygen, to work on a tune for the anthem. The song was composed within two hours, and Vikram called up several prominent singers to record their voices as a part of the track. The lyrics for the song were written by Madhan Karky, Gana Bala and Rokesh. Vikram subsequently began directing a video song for the anthem featuring several actors from the Indian film industry. The song was unveiled online via Sony Music India on 2 January 2016.
Artists Singers
Akshita Vikram Anthony Daasan Aruna Sairam Chinmayi Sripaada Darshana Devnath Bhaskara Dhruv Vikram Haricharan Hariharan 'Kaaka Muttai' Ramesh Karthik Gana Bala Gopal Rao Manikka Vinayagam Marana Gana Viji Naresh Iyer Parthiban S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. P. B. Charan Shakthisree Gopalan Shankar Mahadevan Shweta Mohan Siddharth Suchitra Sujatha Vijay Gopal Vijay Prakash Vikram
Actors and actresses SourceSilver Screen India
Abhishek Bachchan Amala Paul Ashok Selvan Bharath Bobby Simha Jayam Ravi Jiiva 'Kaaka Muttai' Ramesh Karthi Khushbu Mumtaj Narain Nayantara Nithya Menen Nivin Pauly Prabhu Deva Prithviraj Siddharth Sivakarthikeyan Suriya Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Vijay Sethupathi Vikram Vikranth Vishnu Yash
Technicians Director: Vikram Producer: Vikram Studio: The Chiyaan Foundation Music composer: C. Girinandh Lyricists: Gana Bala, Madhan Karky and Rokesh Cinematographer: Om Prakash and Vijay Milton Editor: Anthony Choreographer: Sridhar
Musicians
Piano & Programming : C. Girinandh Melodion: Harish Electric Violin : Karthick Iyer Flute: Vijay Gopal Mridangam, Kanjira & Ghatam : Ramana Indian Rhythms : Sharath Ravi Big Drums & Additional programming : Bharath Guitars: Bob Phukan Bass Guitar : Carl Fernandes Nadhaswaram : Balasubramani Violin : Balaji Violas : Vinaykumar & Balaji Cello : Srinivasan Song Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Aura Studios Chennai, by Bob Phukan Sound Engineers: Saurabh Muthusami, Kathiravan & Sukriti
References
External links Spirit of Chennai Official Song on Youtube