Ye Maaya Chesave (soundtrack)

Ye Maaya Chesave
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	29 January 2010 (2010-01-29)
Recorded	2009–2010
Studio	Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	35:03
Language	Telugu Malayalam English
Label	Sony Music
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) Raavan (2011)

Ye Maaya Chesave is the soundtrack album of the 2010 Telugu romantic drama film of the same name, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The original score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman; lyrics are penned by Anantha Sreeram, along with Kalyani Menon and Kaithapram, the latter penning the Malayalam lyrics in the album. This is the sixth time that A. R. Rahman composed music for a direct Telugu film and the fourth time that he composed the entire soundtrack for a Telugu film. This also marked Rahman's comeback into Telugu cinema after six years.

The album was released on 29 January 2010 through Sony Music. The same tunes of the Tamil version (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) were retained in the Telugu version and the Hindi remake (Ekk Deewana Tha) of the film. The album was met with many extremely positive responses and received high critical acclaim. The album was ranked among the best musicals of 2010 and 2011 in Asia and was also the most successful soundtrack album in India, mainly Andhra Pradesh. Ye Maaya Chesave is one of Rahman's most successful soundtracks and is his most successful Telugu album; with it, he won his first Filmfare Award in Telugu.^[1][2] The melodious background score also received overwhelming positive critical reception. The soundtrack album and background score were also nominated for various other awards.