# Bangalore Days (soundtrack)

Bangalore Days is the soundtrack to the 2014 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Anjali Menon. It Stars Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim in lead roles. The musical score composed and produced by Gopi Sundar, featured six songs with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed, Santhosh Varma, Anna Katharina Valayil and Sundar. The soundtrack through Muzik 247 label on 30 April 2014, with the song "Maangalyam" preceded as a single on 9 April 2014. The music was well received by critics and audiences and won numerous accolades.

## Reception

Critic based at Deccan Chronicle summarised that "the soundtrack is filled with a lively Caribbean music". Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog complimented "Gopi in his elements, as usual". Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute felt that Gopi Sundar's music "captured the energy of the lively characters and its stories".
A critic from The Indian Express described the song "Maangalyam" sets the tone for the film with the introduction of the main characters and the story. Singer Divya S. Menon, who performed "Maangalyam" with Vijay Yesudas and Sachin Warrier, emerged breakthrough and later croon for several Malayalam songs.

## Plagiarism issues

Despite the critical reception of the soundtrack, Sundar was criticised for plaigiarising some of the tunes for his film. In September 2014, Canadian musician Bryan Adams, whom Sundar claimed as his inspiration, sued him for copyright violation as the song "Namma Ooru Bengaluru" had a strong resemblance to his song "Summer of '69" from the 1984 album Reckless. Sundar defended that he only adapted the guitar notes from that song while the melody was different. He further admitted, he used to listen to "Summer of '69" in his early days and with the admiration he had for Adams, he decided to adapt the same guitar notes for "Namma Ooru Bengaluru".

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Asianet Film Awards | 11 January 2015 | Best Music Director | Gopi Sundar | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 11 January 2015 | Best Lyricist | Rafeeq Ahamed ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") | Won | |
| Asianet Film Awards | 11 January 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer | Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") | Won | |
| Asiavision Awards | 14 November 2014 | Best Music Director | Gopi Sundar | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Music Director – Malayalam | Gopi Sundar | Won | [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") | Won | [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Vijay Yesudas & Sachin Warrier ("Maangalyam") | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6—7 August 2015 | Best Music Director – Malayalam | Gopi Sundar | Won | [17] [18] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6—7 August 2015 | Best Lyricist – Malayalam | Rafeeq Ahamed ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6—7 August 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam | Haricharan ("Aethu Kari Raavilum") | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6—7 August 2015 | Best Dance Choreographer – Malayalam | Brinda ("Maangalyam") | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Vanitha Film Awards | 15 February 2015 | Popular Song of the Year | "Maangalyam" | Won | |