One
of
the
highly
anticipated
films
99
Songs
has
released
today
(April
16,
Friday)
in
theatres.
Directed
by
Vishwesh
Krishnamoorthy,
the
multi-lingual
film
is
backed
by
AR
Rahman
under
his
production
banner
YM
Movies.
The
musical
drama
co-produced
by
Ideal
Entertainment
features
debutants
Ehan
Bhat
and
Edilsy
Vargas
in
lead
roles.
With
its
release
today,
the
film
has
been
getting
rave
response
from
theatres.
The
story
of
99
Songs
that
revolves
around
a
struggling
singer
who
wants
to
become
a
successful
music
director,
has
clicked
quite
well
with
the
audience.
As
expected,
the
film's
songs
have
garnered
the
most
attention
with
many
appreciating
its
music
composer
AR
Rahman
and
the
singers.
Ehan
Bhat's
portrayal
as
the
struggling
singer
and
his
chemistry
with
Edilsy
Vargas
is
also
receiving
applause
from
both
the
audiences
and
critics
alike.
Also
starring
Tenzin
Dalha,
Aditya
Seal,
Lisa
Ray,
Manisha
Koirala,
Thomson
Andrews,
Ranjit
Barot,
Rahul
Ram,
Remo
Fernandes,
Kunal
Kamra,
and
Kurush
Deboo,
the
film
has
released
in
3
different
languages-
Tamil,
Hindi
and
Telugu.
With
story
jointly
written
by
AR
Rahman
and
Vishwesh
Krishnamoorthy,
99
Songs
has
dialogues
penned
by
Hussain
Dalal
(Hindi),
Gautham
Vasudev
Menon
(Tamil)
and
Kiran
(Telugu).
The
technical
team
of
the
musical
drama
includes
Tanay
Satam
and
James
Cowley
as
cinematographers,
and
Akshay
Mehta
and
Shreyas
Beltangdy
as
editors.
For
the
unversed,
99
Songs
which
was
first
announced
in
2015,
had
its
world
premiere
at
the
24th
Busan
International
Film
Festival
in
2019,
where
the
film
was
screened
in
the
Open
Cinema
category.
Meanwhile,
director
Vignesh
Shivan
has
praised
the
film.
Calling
it
an
honest
and
relatable
story,
the
young
director
tweeted,
"#99Songs
is
a
beautiful
concoction
of
various
emotions
like
hope,
love,
melancholy,
anticipation,
betrayal&pain
blended
with
breathtaking,
rich
visuals
enriched
more
by
The
almighty
@arrahman
sir's
Mind-blowing
music
for
his
earnest,honest&relatable
story.
Well
executed😇
@arrameen."
#99Songs
is
a
beautiful
concoction
of
various
emotions
like
hope,love,melancholy,
anticipation,
betrayal&pain
blended
with
breathtaking,rich
visuals
enriched
more
by
The
almighty
@arrahman
sir’s
Mind-blowing
music
for
his
earnest,honest&relatable
story
Well
executed😇
@arrameen
#99songs
pure
bliss!
Transcendental!
Cerebral!
Deep!!
Loved
every
inch
of
it!
Joy,
Truth,
Journey,
Suffering
and
Purpose
everything
portrayed
musically
n
beautifully
in
this
2:15
hours
marvel
!
It
is
experiential
!@arrahman
sir
thank
you
so
much
for
this
experience!