Spirit of Chennai explained

"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".^{[1] [2]}

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.^{[3] [4]} The song was unveiled online via Sony Music India on 2 January 2016.^{[5] [6] [7]}

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

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• 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

External links

• Spirit of Chennai Official Song on Youtube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vikram's flood-relief anthem 'Spirit of Chennai' song released [VIDEO] |website=Ibtimes.co.in |date=2016-01-02 |access-date=2016-01-13].
2. Web site: Chiyaan Vikram directs a song for the spirit of Chennai . Behindwoods.com . 2015-12-31 . 2016-01-13.
3. Web site: Vikram's appreciation of the Chennai spirit . The Hindu . 2016-01-06 . 2016-01-13.
4. Web site: Celebrating the spirit of Chennai - Tiruchirapalli . The Hindu . 2016-01-09 . 2016-01-13.
5. Web site: 'Spirit of Humanity' song released . The Hindu . 2016-01-05 . 2016-01-13.
6. Web site: A song saluting Chennai's spirit, directed by Vikram . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2015-12-30 . 2016-01-13.
7. Web site: A hashtag that stands for resilience . The Hindu . 2015-12-28 . 2016-01-13.
8. https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/slew-of-stars-in-vikrams-spirit-of-chennai-tribute-song/ Silver Screen India