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{{Infobox song

| name = Urvasi Urvasi

| cover =

| alt =

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| artist = A. R. Rahman feat. Suresh Peters and Shahul Hameed

| album = Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

| released = 1994

| recorded = 1994
Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai

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| genre =

| length = 5:39

| label = Pyramid

| writer = A. R. Rahman (composer)
Vairamuthu (lyrics)

| producer = A. R. Rahman

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"'Urvasi Urvasi'" is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by A. R. Rahman and written by Vairamuthu for the soundtrack of the 1994 film 'Kadhalan'. The song features vocals by Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed and A. R. Rahman himself. "Urvasi" was the first song composed for the film. The song was a chartbuster in contemporary Tamil music, and became one of the most popular songs of all time. The Hindi version of the song was similarly successful across India.

Other versions



The song was later dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. The Hindi version of the 'Kadhalan' soundtrack, called 'Humse Hai Muqabala', sold 2.5 million units in India, with "Urvasi" being one of its most popular tracks. It inspired the title of Rajsirpy's 1996 film 'Take It Easy Urvasi'

In 2014, American hip hop recording artist will.i.am and singer Cody Wise, re-created "Urvasi Urvasi" as 'It's My Birthday'. 'It's My Birthday' topped the charts in the United Kingdom, becoming will.i.am's tenth chart-topper there (including five as a member of The Black Eyed Peas).Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/JuM7hObGjWI Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528071646/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuM7hObGjWI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: In 2016, this song was featured in the Australian movie 'Lion'.

Yo Yo Honey Singh released a cover version called "Urvashi" in 2018. It was also re-used in online pharmacy application named pharmEasy's commercial.

See also



*Kadhalan (soundtrack)

References



Category:1994 songs

Category:Indian songs

Category:Songs written for films

Category:Tamil-language songs

Category:Tamil film songs

Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman

Category:Songs with lyrics by Vaali (poet)

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