Aaduvari Matalaku Ye Mera Jahaan song entire credit goes to Pawan Kalyan: AM Ratnam
on Dec 27, 2022
Ahead of Kushi re release, the legendary producer AM Ratnam interacted with media. And he revealed intriguing things in the interview while reminiscing his best moments.
The decision to re-release Kushi in theatres
We ideally wanted to release Kushi for Pawan Kalyan’s birthday in 2022 but didn’t want it to clash with Jalsa. So many current-generation directors, from Bobby to Krish, whistled in theatres as fans at the time of its release. In most of the films I produced, from Jeans to Premikula Roju to Boys and Kushi, I chose stories that were ahead of the times and that’s why they’re so fresh even today.
Talking about Ye Mera Jahaan song, he said "Some of Pawan Kalyan ideas were brilliant, like the decision to compose a full-fledged Hindi song in a Telugu film, to match the character’s Kolkata backdrop. I liked the idea immediately and we brought Abbas Tyrewala on board and got him to write Ye Mere Jahaan.
Ye Mere Jahaan isn’t any regular introduction song. It has patriotic undertones and is about a youngster who loves his country, stands up for his people whenever he sees anything wrong around him and also questions the manipulative nature of politicians. Abbas Tyrewala finished writing the song in an hour. It was a very novel idea that was equally appreciated by music lovers all over. Pawan Kalyan deserves full credit for the popularity of the song.
While there was a brief delay in releasing Telugu films in Tamil Nadu back then, Kushi was released in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the same day. Several leading technicians in Tamil Nadu, including Mani Ratnam, watched the film in theatres. Kushi was also the first ever Telugu film to release in London.
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