It looks like AR Rahman's 3rd association with Vijay is turning out to be a great success already. The first single track Aalaporaan Thamizhan was an instant hit. Neethanae, the second song from the album was released yesterday, 17th August.
Like all Rahman melodies, it doesn't strike you instantly but the song grows on you with time. Nevertheless, its a soothing melody that is liked by many.
Here are few celebrity tweets that had some nice things to say about the song:
Trisha - "Neethane....๐ณ......sigh......โค๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐โฃ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐"
Thaman - "I so love โค๏ธ#arr after #nenjukulla this #Neethanae frm #Thalapathy 's #Mersal is not getting of my brain #simple ♥๏ธ#deeplystuck @arrahman"
Srinivas - "Needhaane from Mersal is a slice of AR's heart that he has been dishing out since 1992.. The tune, the vocals, the strings, the slide guitar(Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt) take us on an ethereal trip ,and we just don't want the song to end.. Sheer magic!!!!"
Sibiraj - "Mesmerising #Neethanae song from #Mersal is here to stay for decades to come!Best melody in recent times!๐๐".
Atlee in fact dedicated the song to his wife Priya - "Song dedicated to you (Priya) โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ"
World Music Awards says Neethanae is now India's No 1 song, "#Neethanae" from #Mersal" with #ARRahman, #ShreyaGhoshal, #Vijay, #Samantha, #KajalAgarwal FC & #NithyaMenen is the #1 Song in India!๐โ๏ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ". It was said Aalaporan Thamizhan was the previous No 1 song.
On seeing that lyricist Vivek tweeted in excitement, "The name is @arrahman. Arr Sir-Vj Sir ruling d hearts. For 2nd time in a row No 1 song in India. After #AalaporaanThamizhan its #Neethanae ๐". While Atlee took to his Twitter to say, "Proud moment #Mersal".
*Tweets are not spell-checked