Malayalam blockbuster Pulimurugan created record yet again as two super hit songs from the movie got featured in the list of 70 songs eligible for Oscar nomination in the Original Score category.
Lyricist Rafeeq Ahamed is clearly elated at this achievement of the Mohanlal-starrer as it was he who penned the soulful lines of ‘Kadanayum Kaalchilambe’ which is one of the two songs selected for the Oscar race.
Rafeeq said that he was extremely happy that the songs from Pulimurugan got featured in the list and that it was a great achievement. He said, “when the director narrated the story, he wanted the lyrics to express the intensity and beauty of the woods.”
The songs, composed by Gopi Sunder and sung by hummed by millions after the movie became a block buster. The fact that the songs from Pulimurugan are the only songs from an Indian movie to have made it to the prestigious list makes this achievement extra special for its makers.
Rafeeq Ahmed’s mellifluous lines are admired by music lovers for its beauty and depth. The lyricist has also penned the lines for the songs in Mohanlal’s next, Odiyan.
Rafeeq hopes that the songs from Pulimurugan achieve new glories at an international venue. Good wishes are pouring in for the writer from his friends who have heard the news from the media.
Two songs, 'Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe' and 'Maanathe Maarikurumbe' from the Malayalam movie, composed by Gopi Sundar are part of the Original Score list in the Oscar race.
