Bheemla Nayak (soundtrack)

Bheemla Nayak is the soundtrack album composed by S. Thaman for the 2022 Indian Telugu-language film of the same name, directed by Saagar K. Chandra from a screenplay written by Trivikram Srinivas.

"[4] As the film is set in the forest regions of Andhra Pradesh, Thaman believed that "every musical sound has to come from natural habitat, and they should not seem fancy".

Kinnera-instrumentalist Darshanam Mogilaiah hailing from Lingala, Mandavalli mandal, located in Nagarkurnool crooned the opening verses of the track.

In an interview with ABN Andhra Jyothi, Thaman had revealed about his inclusion in the title track, saying:[5]"Pawan Kalyan told Trivikram about Mogilaiah and his work.

"[5]Kumari Durgavva, a singer hailing from Kotapally, Mancherial crooned the track "Adavi Thalli Maata" along with Sahithi Chaganti.

[10] Vaishnavi Kovvuri, a contestant of the Telugu edition of Indian Idol was chosen to record vocals for the track "Bheemla Back on Duty".

Thaman, who was also one of the judges of the reality show appreciated her performance and chose her to croon for the song along with other singers: Pratyusha Pallapothu, Rachitha Rayaprolu, Parnika, Rita Thygarajan, Lakshmi Meghna.

[13][14] The song had lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry and sung by Sri Krishna, Prudhvi Chandra and Ram Miriyala, with backing vocals by Alphons Joseph.

[15] The promotional music video for the song was shot in Annapurna Studios, and eventually ₹40 lakh (US$46,000) has been spent for the visual effects and sets.

[23] On New Year's Eve (31 December 2021), the makers launched the DJ version of the track "Lala Bheemla" as a single, which was not featured in the film.

"[32] Sankeertana Varma of Firstpost opined that "the score complements the story and brings it alive" and appreciated Thaman calling him "as the film's biggest asset".

[33] Ram Venkat Srikar in his review for The New Indian Express wrote "Thaman is truly in his prime and continues his golden streak with this film.

"[34] However, Balakrishna Ganesan of The News Minute, who gave a negative review for the film said "Music director Thaman S tries to keep the movie engaging with his energetic background score.

[3] Thaman was further appreciated for the initiative of bringing folk singers Kumari Durgavva and Darshanam Mogulaiah for rendering a track in the album.

[7] Mogulaiah received popularity soon after the single release, who was later given ₹2 lakh (US$2,300) aid from Pawan Kalyan,[36] said in an interview to The Indian Express: "I am very happy that a lot of people recognise my artform now.