En Kadhal Solla

"En Kadhal Solla" (transl. To express my love) is a song from the 2010 Tamil film Paiyaa, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 12 February 2010.^[1] The lover sings desperately to himself unable to express his love, the video is picturized on the lead actors Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The song was a very popular chartbuster,^[2] which stayed in the charts up to 10 months,^[3][4] and in the Radio Mirchi charts even one year after its release. The song played a substantial role in the film's success as did other songs from the album.^[5]

"En Kadhal Solla"
Song by Yuvan Shankar Raja (composer and performer)
from the album Paiyaa (soundtrack)
Language	Tamil
Released	12 February 2010
Recorded	2009, Kalasa Studios, Chennai
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	4:49
Label	Think Music
Songwriter(s)	Yuvan Shankar Raja (music), Na. Muthukumar (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Yuvan Shankar Raja

Background

Director N. Linguswamy at an awards ceremony in May 2011 disclosed that the song was not originally composed for Paiyaa. When composing the songs for this film, Yuvan Shankar Raja disclosed that he also had composed some numbers for a private album, one of them was this song. Linguswamy listened to the song and was so impressed by it that he immediately requested Yuvan to give him the song for the film.^[5]

Awards

Award	Category	Name	Outcome
2011 Vijay Music Awards[6]	Popular Song of the Year 2010	"En Kadhal Solla"	Nominated
	Popular Song Sung by a Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja for "En Kadhal Solla"	Won
5th Vijay Awards[7]	Favourite Song	"En Kadhal Solla" by Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won
Mirchi Music Awards[8]	Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Song of the Year	"En Kadhal Solla"	Won

Other versions

The songs' tune was later taken by Bangladeshi composer Arfin Rumey who used it as the theme song, "Jole Utho", for the Bangladesh national cricket team.^[9] The song was reused in the Kannada remake Ajith (2014) as "Nanna Aaseyanu".^[10]

References

1. "10 years for Suriya, 2 for Karthi". Behindwoods.com. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
2. "Yuvan to stop singing!". Sify. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
3. "Paiyaa - Top Ten Songs". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
4. G.Shreya. "Kadhal Anukkal from Endhiran tops the Chart this week". Cinefundas.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
5. "Lingusamy's lucky deal". The Times of India. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
6. "Rhythmic ripples of 'Mellisai' mark function". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
7. "5th Vijay Awards winners list". Oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

   • "Vijay awards Nominees list announced". Sulekha. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
8. "Radio Mirchi Music Awards 2010 – Winners List". kuraltv.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
9. "Yuvan's tune ripped off?". The Times of India. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
10. "Yuvan Shankar Raja's music for Paiyaa remake". The Times of India. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.