Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is the soundtrack album composed by Thaman S for the 2020 Telugu film of the same name starring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film marks Thaman's second collaboration with Trivikram after Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018) and third collaboration with Allu Arjun after Race Gurram (2014) and Sarrainodu (2016). The album consists of six songs with Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Kasarla Shyam, Krishna Chaitanya, Ramajogayya Sastry, Kalyan Chakravarthy and Vijay Kumar Bhalla penning the lyrics. The soundtrack album released digitally on 6 January 2020 on the Aditya Music label. It is the first Indian feature film soundtrack to have more than 1 billion-views on YouTube.^[1] On YouTube's Top 10 Indian Music Videos, "Butta Bomma" and "Ramuloo Ramulaa" became the only South Indian songs that have been listed in 2020.^[2]

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Soundtrack album by Thaman S
Released	17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	21:56
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Thaman S
Thaman S chronology
Prati Roju Pandage (2019) Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) Disco Raja (2020)
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
"Nee Kallani Pattuku (2018 song) Nee Kallani (Male version)" Released: 27 September 2018 "Ramuloo Ramulaa" Released: 4 October 2018 "Naa Story Cheppalenu" Released: 21 November 2018 "Inthakanna Manchi Polikedi" Released: 23 December 2018 "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Nagarilo" Released: 6 January 2019 "Sitharala Sirapadu" Released: 17 January 2019

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"Samajavaragamana"

A glimpse of the first single "Samajavaragamana" featuring Sid Sriram's voiceover, was released in all social media platforms on 25 September 2019.^[3] A minute video featuring composer S. Thaman and lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, who penned the lyrics for the song, who shared their opinions about the song was released later in media platforms. The full song was released on 27 September 2019 and went viral within an hour of its launch.^[4] Rather than the usual lyrical video, the YouTube video had a band, including singer Sid Sriram and composer Thaman, performing the song on a flashy stage with shots of Pooja Hegde and Allu Arjun, and others, from the film.^[5][6] On 1 December 2019, it became the fastest Telugu song to 100 million views on YouTube,^[7] less than two weeks after it became the first Telugu song to hit 1 million likes on YouTube.^[8][9] The female version of the song sung by Shreya Ghoshal was released on 3 January 2020. The song was shot at the exotic locations across Paris,^[10][11] and was also shot at the Lido de Paris dance show, becoming the first South Indian film to shoot at this location.^[12] It was reported that the makers have spent more than ₹5 crore for the song shoot.^[13]

"Ramuloo Ramulaa"

The song teaser of the second single "Ramuloo Ramulaa" was released on 21 October 2019.^[14][15] The lyrics for the song written by Kasarla Shyam and sung by Anurag Kulkarni and Mangli Satyavati. The single was released on 25 October 2019, with the occasion of Diwali.^[16] The YouTube video included lyrics, footage of the musicians, an Allu Arjun voice-over,^[17] clips of the actual dance number from the movie, behind the scenes footage, and members of the cast wishing fans a happy Diwali at the end.^[18][19] In December 2019, it became the second fastest Telugu song followed by "Samajavaraagamana" to cross 100 million views.^[20]

"OMG Daddy"

The song teaser of the third single "OMG Daddy"^[21] was released on 14 November 2019, as a Children's Day treats from the team. The teaser features Allu Arha and Allu Ayaan, children of Allu Arjun.^[22] The song performed by Rahul Sipligunj, Rahul Nambiar, Roll Rida, Blaaze and Lady Kash with lyrics by Krishna Chaitanya was released on 21 November 2019.^[23]

"Butta Bomma"

The promo of the fourth single titled "Butta Bomma" written by Ramajogayya Sastry and sung by Armaan Malik was released on 22 December 2019,^[24] and the full song was released on 23 December 2019.^[25] The song "Butta Bomma" was a huge hit and went on to become the most viewed Telugu song on YouTube with over 700 million views.^[26][27]

In order to celebrate the success of the songs, the makers planned for a special musical concert on 6 January 2020, at Yousufguda Police Grounds in Hyderabad.^[28] Composer Thaman, singers Anurag Kulkarani, Armaan Malik, Sid Sriram, amongst others performed the songs live at the event, which saw the attendance of the film's cast and crew among other celebrities.^[29]

The film's soundtrack album received mostly positive reviews from critics and listeners, becoming one of the biggest hits in Telugu music.^[31]

123telugu stated that "There is no denying the fact that the music album of Ala Vaikunthapuramlo is the best in recent times. Thaman is in the form of his life and churns out a blockbuster album that everyone looks forward from a big film. Every song is special and has its own charm. Very rarely does it happen that all the songs of an album click in a big way and Ala Vaikunthapuramlo is one example. The songs have taken the film’s buzz to another level and Thaman needs to be especially credited for doing a terrific job."^[32]

IndiaGlitz wrote that "This one is one of the best from Thaman and carries features of carnivalesque and soulful music. One of the most riveting coming together of singers and lyricists".^[33]

The background score was arranged and composed by Thaman S.