Kannalane "Kannalane" is based on
Qawwali, a form of Islamic
Sufi music.
K. S. Chithra won the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for the song "Kannalane". Backing vocals were sung by A. R. Rahman,
Sujatha Mohan, Ganga and Reshmi. "Kehna Hi Kya", like the other songs on the
Hindi soundtrack, was written by
Urdu lyricist
Mehboob. "Kehna Hi Kya" was included in
The Guardians list of "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". and in
Julian Schnabel's
Miral (2010). Rahman reused the track as "Bombay Theme Intro" in the score of the 1996 film,
Fire, by
Deepa Mehta. It also appeared on a French TV commercial for
Volvic starring
Zinedine Zidane in 2000. Theme is inbedded in the Song "Still Nr. 1" by Artist Neophyte. The theme was also sampled by the
German band
Löwenherz for their song "Bis in die Ewigkeit", and by the American rapper
Lloyd Banks for his song "
Rather By Me" (2009).
Humma Uyire The track "Uyire" was among the most popular and acclaimed songs of the 1990s. It was sung by
Hariharan, who believes it is the best one he has ever sung. After composing the song, Rahman had three choices for the vocalist -
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,
K. J. Yesudas and Hariharan. Rahman says: "I had three options for that song. SPB sir, Yesudas sir, Hariharan. Then I imagined all of them singing it. Since I had not heard Hari in a non-ghazal kind of song, I decided to take the gamble. Then when he did, he had a whole new flavour for the song." The song also incorporates elements of
Sufi music. The female vocals have been provided by
K. S. Chithra for Tamil and Telugu, and the Hindi version was sung by
Kavita Krishnamurthy. The song was called "Tu Hi Re" in
Hindi while it was called "Urike Chilaka" in
Telugu. The Hindi version was first sung by
K.S.Chithra but music company wanted Hindi singer to sing henceforth it was sung by
Kavita Krishnamurthy. The background voice was by
Hariharan &
Sunandha The song was shot at Bekal Fort in Kerala. ==Track listing==