The Malayalam version of Ramayana's "Ravana Tandav" song is out as "Ravana Tandavam", with lyrics by Malayali lyricist Vinayak Sasikumar and vocals by Yadu Krishnan K. The song features Yash as Ravana, and AR Rahman composed the music.
The Malayalam upload went live on the T-Series Malayalam and World Of Ramayana channels early on October 21, a few hours after the Hindi version dropped on Dussehra. The makers call it "a powerful expression of devotion to Lord Shiva".
Song: Ravana Tandavam (Malayalam)
Singer: Yadu Krishnan K
Lyrics: Vinayak Sasikumar
Music: AR Rahman
Music supervisors: A.R. Ameen, Hiral Viradia
Label: T-Series
Film: Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari
Release: November 5
The Hindi original
The Hindi "Ravana Tandav" is sung by Vishal Dadlani, with lyrics by Kumar Vishwas, according to the official upload. Rahman is credited as composer on both uploads.
The players behind the track
The Malayalam credits list percussion by Sivamani and Sai Shravanam, among others, veena by Haritha Raj S and sitar by Asad Khan. The orchestra was recorded at AIR Studios, London, conducted by Gavin Greenaway, and the track was mixed and mastered by Vinay Sridhar.
A busy week for Vinayak Sasikumar
Vinayak is also the lyricist on Ahammed Khabeer's Many Many Happy Returns, starring Kalidas Jayaram, whose Kerala distribution deal with Bhavana Studios was announced on October 20.
Ramayana, produced by Namit Malhotra, stars Ranbir Kapoor and Yash. The Malayalam dub has already had its own trailer, which we covered in our Malayalam trailer story. Before its theatrical release, the film premieres at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles on October 27.
Also read: Ramayana Part 1 bookings open today, 16 days before its Nov 5 release
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