Veteran Tamil actor and comedian R.S. Shivaji, who was last seen in the Yogi Babu-starrer Luckyman released on September 1 and is known for his work in the 2020 Suriya-starrer film Soorarai Pottru, died at the age of 66 in Chennai on Friday.
For Bharath, the big challenge was to ensure the music matched the tenor of the political satire.
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Bharath Sankar, a member of the four-man rock band Oorka, which also includes Pradeep Kumar (bass), Jhanu Chanthar (guitar) and Tapass Naresh (drums), made music for the Yogi Babu-starrer Mandela. Having only tested the waters in Dharala Prabhu, for which he had composed one song and penned lyrics for another, Bharath was surprised to get a call from debutant director Madonne Ashwin. “He offered me the project right after our first meeting. His faith in me made me double my efforts,” the composer tells us. Save for the climactic number featuring Yogi Babu, which called for “big emotions”, the instructions were to keep things simple and easy on the ears.