![]() Only if I prove to myself that I can do an album like Thunivu, can I respect myself (smiles)." Thunivu not having a melody told me that this is my time to give this a shot. My prowess over melodies gave Maara and Taanakkaran just like how Ratsasan gave me the confidence to do thrillers. It's like Bruce Lee's theory about the one punch. "What I realised is that such new genres can be excelled at with the right amount of practice. Ghibran's discography is replete with melodies and it's quite fascinating that a landmark film like Thunivu gave him the space to also experiment. Compared to such experiences, Thunivu was a breeze," says a smiling Ghibran. When so many people discuss it and give inputs, the process becomes difficult so, I walked out of the project. For a Telugu film, I had mailed my work to the director who forwarded it to a dozen people, including me by mistake. ![]() "It's always up to me and Vinoth, and if the director is happy, they will be too. I'm also Ajith sir's fan so when I was back, I wanted to do what I love and enjoy the process." Interestingly, Ghibran is vocal about how the pressure never came from Ajith or the film's producer, Boney Kapoor. Mentally, I exited the project once and got back on board. But it's the trust that others had in me which made me stick to it. Moreover, Yuvan and Anirudh have set a benchmark, and it's been a while since I worked on such a project, so the pressure was emotional. What pressurises us is how people would come up and say 'We know you'd ace this'. The trip was so intense that I was almost on the verge of quitting it. Ghibran calls the pressure of composing such a film an "emotionally draining experience. I heard that Ajith sir is happy with the album and the background music." That idea made us formulate the term Gangstaa with a different spelling. ![]() Oru baddie, aana nalladhukkaaga kettadhu panra nallavan. Composer, singer and my friend of 15 years, Shabir Sulthan was the one who helped me with it. "Be it the edit pattern, getting inspired by Instagram reels and having words unique to indie music, they bring in a sense of freshness to songs." Ask him if catering to the masses and fans of a huge star is why a song titled Gangstaa got filled with positive sentiment, and he says, "Absolutely. Vaisagh's Kaaka Kadha is a vibe that thrills Vinoth and me in ways that film songs sometimes don't," says the composer. I know what the current vibe is and I've always believed that the indie scene will take over soon. "We realised we can have realistic goals only when we do what we like. Ghibran started off his work for this album with certain expectations, only to realise that it came with its share of pressure. With him, you can give any recommendations, and if he is convinced, he will take them." "Vinoth is happy to work with those with no talent too, as long as they give it their all to do something new. That's when we went ahead with a song for the story and Kasethan Kadavulada happened," adds the composer who attributes his success to the camaraderie he shares with the director. Those who wanted something similar to My Name is Billa have Gangstaa while those who preferred Aaluma Doluma have Chilla Chilla. "When Gangstaa worked out well, we wanted to explore different genres and Chilla Chilla happened thanks to our search for a mass song. Script-wise, we didn't need songs, but structure-wise, the placement of Chilla Chilla or Gangstaa added to the following action," says Ghibran whose hunt to find a track to set the tone, gave him Gangstaa. "We thought the same too and decided to not force songs into the film unnecessarily. Given how Thunivu is loyal to its genre, it's natural to assume that adding songs to this film might have been a task as well. The film's tagline is 'No Guts, No Glory', but in my case, they had the guts to choose me and have given me glory." I know that I don't feature on this list (laughs). The reason I asked is, every film has a certain budget and to get that reach, a certain set of cast and crew members are required. This time, I asked Vinoth if Ajith sir was ok with me to which he said sir was happy with my work in Valimai. "When Thunivu came up, I was obviously excited. ![]() It needed a larger-than-life score and all I did was ' kadamaiyai sei, palanai edhir paakathey'," says Ghibran. I assumed Yuvan was busy and the team had a deadline. "I have never asked him why he chose me to work on the music of Valimai. After working with director H Vinoth in Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru and scoring the background music for Valimai (the music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja), the duo returns for Ajith's Thunivu.
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