Spirit of Chennai

"Spirit of Chennai" is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language single composed by C Girinandh and directed by Vikram. The song was made as a flood relief anthem in response to the 2015 South Indian floods which affected Chennai, and was stated by the makers to be a "tribute to all the volunteers".

Production
Following the 2015 South Indian floods which affected Chennai in early December 2015, actor Vikram planned a flood relief anthem to pay homage to the volunteers during the crisis and to celebrate the spirit of the city. Titled "Spirit of Chennai", he worked on composing a song and approached C. Girinandh and his band, Oxygen, to work on a tune for the anthem. The song was composed within two hours, and Vikram called up several prominent singers to record their voices as a part of the track. The lyrics for the song were written by Madhan Karky, Gana Bala and Rokesh. Vikram subsequently began directing a video song for the anthem featuring several actors from the Indian film industry. The song was unveiled online via Sony Music India on 2 January 2016.

Singers

 * Akshita Vikram
 * Anthony Daasan
 * Aruna Sairam
 * Chinmayi Sripaada
 * Darshana
 * Devnath Bhaskara
 * Dhruv Vikram
 * Haricharan
 * Hariharan
 * 'Kaaka Muttai' Ramesh
 * Karthik
 * Gana Bala
 * Gopal Rao
 * Manikka Vinayagam
 * Marana Gana Viji
 * Naresh Iyer
 * Parthiban
 * S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
 * S. P. B. Charan
 * Shakthisree Gopalan
 * Shankar Mahadevan
 * Shweta Mohan
 * Siddharth
 * Suchitra
 * Sujatha
 * Vijay Gopal
 * Vijay Prakash
 * Vikram

Actors and actresses

 * Source


 * Abhishek Bachchan
 * Amala Paul
 * Ashok Selvan
 * Bharath
 * Bobby Simha
 * Jayam Ravi
 * Jiiva
 * 'Kaaka Muttai' Ramesh
 * Karthi
 * Khushbu
 * Mumtaj
 * Narain
 * Nayantara
 * Nithya Menen
 * Nivin Pauly
 * Prabhu Deva
 * Prithviraj
 * Siddharth
 * Sivakarthikeyan
 * Suriya
 * Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
 * Vijay Sethupathi
 * Vikram
 * Vikranth
 * Vishnu
 * Yash

Technicians

 * Director: Vikram
 * Producer: Vikram
 * Studio: The Chiyaan Foundation
 * Music composer: C. Girinandh
 * Lyricists: Gana Bala, Madhan Karky and Rokesh
 * Cinematographer: Om Prakash and Vijay Milton
 * Editor: Anthony
 * Choreographer: Sridhar

Musicians

 * Piano & Programming : C. Girinandh
 * Melodion: Harish
 * Electric Violin : Karthick Iyer
 * Flute: Vijay Gopal
 * Mridangam, Kanjira & Ghatam : Ramana
 * Indian Rhythms : Sharath Ravi
 * Big Drums & Additional programming : Bharath
 * Guitars: Bob Phukan
 * Bass Guitar : Carl Fernandes
 * Nadhaswaram : Balasubramani
 * Violin : Balaji
 * Violas : Vinaykumar & Balaji
 * Cello : Srinivasan
 * Song Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Aura Studios Chennai, by Bob Phukan
 * Sound Engineers: Saurabh Muthusami, Kathiravan & Sukriti