Gopala Gopala (soundtrack)

Gopala Gopala
Album Cover
Soundtrack album To Gopala Gopala by Anoop Rubens
Released	4 January 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Telugu
Label	Lahari Music
Producer	Anoop Rubens
Anoop Rubens chronology
Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014) Gopala Gopala (2015) Temper (2015)

Gopala Gopala is the feature film soundtrack of the 2015 Telugu satirical drama film of the same name. Anoop Rubens composed the soundtrack. It consists of 4 songs whose lyrics were penned by Chandrabose, Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Anantha Sreeram. It was released on 4 January 2015.

Development

In mid-April 2014, Sohail Sen was selected to compose the music for the film which was his Telugu debut.^[1] He also met the makers in Hyderabad for the music sittings later.^[2] But Anoop Rubens replaced him in June 2014 as the music director of the film. The makers said that he composed and recorded a song before the launch of the film and it was also said that all the songs would be recorded in a week's time from the launch.^[3] The film's soundtrack was reported to feature 3 songs in total and Pawan Kalyan was reported to appear in two of them. A unique audio launch was planned by the makers which was different from routine events.^[4] Kailash Kher completed recording for a special song in the soundtrack on 22 December 2014.^[5] Apart from the single track Bhaje Bhaaje written by Anantha Sreeram, the lyrics for the other two songs were penned by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Chandrabose; Sonu Nigam was the other playback singer apart from Kailash Kher and Haricharan.^[6] The album cover features Pawan Kalyan's character riding a bike with Venkatesh's character sitting behind terrified.

Release

Lahari Music acquired the film's audio rights along with Drushyam for an amount of ₹80 lakh (US$120,000).^[7] In mid November 2014, the soundtrack album was announced to be released in December 2014.^[8] The release date was confirmed as 14 December 2014 in late November 2014.^[9] It was postponed later to 28 December 2014.^[10] The song Bhaje Bhaaje sung by Dhanunjay and Haricharan and penned by Anantha Sreeram was released on 1 January 2015 as a single track.^[11] The song was listened by 1 lakh viewers in YouTube within 10 hours of its release and received 2500 likes, 100 dislikes and 200 comments.^[12] The audio launch event was held on 4 January 2014 at Ramanaidu Studios in Nanakramguda.^[13]

Track listing

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Enduko Enduko"	Chandrabose	Kailash Kher	4:24
2.	"Needhe Needhe"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	Sonu Nigam	4:14
3.	"Bhaje Bhaaje"	Anantha Sreeram	Dhanunjay, Haricharan	4:00
4.	"Gopala Gopala - Flute Theme"	--	Paras Nath	2:36
Total length:				15:14

Critical Reception

The soundtrack received positive reviews. Sasidhar A. S. of The Times of India rated the album 3 out of 5 and selected "Enduko Enduko" as the best song of the soundtrack.^[14] Behindwoods rated the album 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Gopala Gopala is a feel good album from Anup Rubens which works like a charm".^[15] IndiaGlitz rated the album 3.25 out of 5 and called it "An album that has two hummable and enjoyable songs, it has lyrics that are for the discerning as well as the casual listener".^[16]

References

1. "Sohail Sen to tune for Pawan-Venky film". The Times of India. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Bollywood music director for Pawan - Venky film". IndiaGlitz. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Anup Rubens joins Gopala Gopala's team". The Times of India. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. Seshagiri, Sangeetha (11 December 2014). "Pawan Kalyan-Venkatesh's 'Gopala Gopala' Audio Launch on 28 December?". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
5. "Kailash Kher croons for Gopala Gopala". The Times of India. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
6. "Power Packed music launch for Power Star's 'Gopala Gopala'". IndiaGlitz. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
7. "Lahari Music accquires Gopala Gopala audio". The Times of India. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
8. "'Gopala Gopala' first look soon". IndiaGlitz. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
9. "'Gopala Gopala' first look and audio release dates". IndiaGlitz. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
10. "'Gopala Gopala' audio release date". IndiaGlitz. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
11. "'Bhaje Bhaje' - The new festival anthem from 'Gopala Gopala'". IndiaGlitz. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
12. H. Hooli, Shekhar (14 January 2015). "'Gopala Gopala' First Song 'Bhaje Bhaaje' Releases as New Year Treat for Pawan Kalyan, Venkatesh Fans [VIDEO]". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
13. "Pawan Kalyan's fan stabbed at Gopala Gopala audio launch". The Times of India. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
14. Sasidhar, A. S. (9 January 2015). "Music Review: Gopala Gopala". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
15. "GOPALA GOPALA SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
16. "Gopala Gopala - Go, pal, get it". IndiaGlitz. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.