ALBUM - Humse Hai Muqabala

Kadhalan is a 1994 Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma, while Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Vadivelu play other pivotal roles. The film was released in Telugu with the title Premikudu and in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala.

 

Prabhu, a student leader, falls in love with the Governor's daughter, Shruti, while on a visit to his residence. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in a terrorist plot and tries to thwart it.

 

The background music score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features nine songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics written by Vaali, Vairamuthu and director Shankar who penned the "Pettai Rap" number. The song Mukkabla became popular and was plagiarised freely by Bollywood's tunesmiths and nearly a dozen versions of the song were churned out, a feat that earned Mukkabla and Rahman a place in the Limca Book of Records.