Bangalore Days is the soundtrack to the 2014 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Anjali Menon. It Stars Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim in lead roles. The musical score composed and produced by Gopi Sundar, featured six songs with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed, Santhosh Varma, Anna Katharina Valayil and Sundar. The soundtrack through Muzik 247 label on 30 April 2014, with the song "Maangalyam" preceded as a single on 9 April 2014. The music was well received by critics and audiences and won numerous accolades.
Reception Critic based at Deccan Chronicle summarised that "the soundtrack is filled with a lively Caribbean music". Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog complimented "Gopi in his elements, as usual". Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute felt that Gopi Sundar's music "captured the energy of the lively characters and its stories".
A critic from The Indian Express described the song "Maangalyam" sets the tone for the film with the introduction of the main characters and the story. Singer Divya S. Menon, who performed "Maangalyam" with Vijay Yesudas and Sachin Warrier, emerged breakthrough and later croon for several Malayalam songs.
Plagiarism issues Despite the critical reception of the soundtrack, Sundar was criticised for plaigiarising some of the tunes for his film. In September 2014, Canadian musician Bryan Adams, whom Sundar claimed as his inspiration, sued him for copyright violation as the song "Namma Ooru Bengaluru" had a strong resemblance to his song "Summer of '69" from the 1984 album Reckless. Sundar defended that he only adapted the guitar notes from that song while the melody was different. He further admitted, he used to listen to "Summer of '69" in his early days and with the admiration he had for Adams, he decided to adapt the same guitar notes for "Namma Ooru Bengaluru".
Track listing No. Title Singer(s) Lyricist Length 1 "Aethu Kari Raavilum" Haricharan Rafeeq Ahamed 5:29 2 "Maangalyam" Vijay Yesudas, Sachin Warrier, Divya S. Menon Santhosh Varma 3:53 3 "Thumbi Penne" Siddharth Menon Santhosh Varma 5:05 4 "Ente Kannil Ninakkai" Nazriya Nazim, Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar, Anna Katharina Valayil, Rafeeq Ahamed, Santhosh Varma 5:18 5 "Namma Ooru Bengaluru" Gopi Sundar Santhosh Varma 3:01 6 "Baby I Need You" Gopi Sundar, Anna Katharina Valayil Gopi Sundar, Anna Katharina Valayil 3:07 7 "Maangalyam (Instrumental)" — — 3:53
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Asianet Film Awards11 January 2015 Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahamed ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") Best Male Playback Singer Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") Asiavision Awards14 November 2014 Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Filmfare Awards South26 June 2015 Best Music Director – Malayalam Gopi Sundar Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") Vijay Yesudas & Sachin Warrier ("Maangalyam") South Indian International Movie Awards6—7 August 2015 Best Music Director – Malayalam Gopi Sundar Best Lyricist – Malayalam Rafeeq Ahamed ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") Best Dance Choreographer – Malayalam Brinda ("Maangalyam") Vanitha Film Awards15 February 2015 Popular Song of the Year "Maangalyam"
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