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Darshana (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Darshana
| cover = Darshana.jpg
| alt =
| language = Malayalam
| caption = Cover
| type = single
| artist = Hesham Abdul Wahab and Darshana Rajendran
| album = Hridayam
| released = 25 October 2021
| misc =
| recorded = 2019
| studio =
| venue = Omer Avci Studios, Istanbul
My Studio, Kochi
| genre = Melody, Indian classical music
| length = 3:45
| label = Think Music
| composer = Hesham Abdul Wahab
| lyricist = Arun Alat
| producer = Hesham Abdul Wahab
}}
"'Darshana'" is a Malayalam-language song composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. The song was featured in the 2022 film 'Hridayam', directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran. It was written by Arun Alat and sung by Wahab and the lead actress Darshana. The title of the track was also derived from the actress' name and the character of the film, itself. It was picturised on Arun Neelakantan (Pranav) and Darshana and their romance during their days in college. Released as a single on 25 October 2021, the track was one of the most popular Malayalam songs of the year, and received positive response from music critics and listeners alike.
Background
The track was recorded during July 2019, in an in-built studio located at Wahab's house, with Wahab singing for the track. He also used several instruments from the Middle Eastern territories, with this track, he made use of duduk in it. Singer-musician Arun Alat wrote the track in his second song as lyricist after writing one of the tracks from 'Safe' (2019). But, it was his second work to be released as he worked on 'Home' (2021), where, he wrote all the tracks for the film, which were composed by Rahul Subramanian. He wrote this track, when he travelled on the way from Ernakulam to Kasaragod during September 2019.
V. Harishankar of My Studio (Kochi) handled sound mixing for the track, along with all the songs from the album. The song was mixed and mastered for around 35 times before the approval of the final version.
Release and reception
It was released as a single on 25 October 2021, to coincide with the reopening of theatres in Kerala after statewide lockdown due to the second wave of COVID-19 in Kerala. The track received positive response from the audiences and became viral in music and streaming platforms. The track was featured in the A-side of the film's soundtrack released on 31 December (New Year's Eve).
Nithya Mammen, who won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the track "Vathikkalu Vellaripravu" featured in 'Sufiyum Sujatayum' (2020), listed "Darshana" as one of her favourite picks of the "Top 10 Malayalam Songs of 2021" in her interview to 'The Times of India'. Mammen had stated it as "a very refreshing song, which also has a positive energy". Celebrities such as Dulquer Salmaan too praised the track. Vipin Nair of 'Music Aloud' stated about the track saying "Hesham himself leads the singing in this one, and Darshanas echoing voice makes for a neat addition in the second half [...] the bass groove though, spruced up by the 'oud,' 'baglama' etc as it progresses."
Personnel
Credits adapted from Think Music
* Hesham Abdul Wahab composer, producer, playback singer, musical arrangements
* Darshana Rajendran playback singer
* Arun Alat lyricist
* Selim Boyaci oud
* Onur Cicin qanun
* Cem Ekmen duduk
* Adem Tosunoglu baglama
* Harishankar V audio mixing (My Studio, Kochi)
* Akshay Kakkoth mixing assistance
* Biju James audio mastering (Inspired One Studios, Chennai)
* Omer Avci recording engineer (Omer Avci Studios, Istanbul)
* Sai Prakash recording engineer (My Studio, Kochi), audio technical assistance
* Vipin Nair audiographer
* KD Vincent musicians co-ordinator
References
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