The makers of actor Manikandan's upcoming film Makkal Kaavalan released the first song from it on Wednesday. Titled 'Ignore,' it is a fast-paced rap number blending elements of folk music that has composition by Nivas K Prasanna and lyrics by MK Balaji. The song has vocals by rapper Yogi B, in addition to composer Nivas K Prasanna himself and actor Aditi Shankar. In the video, Aditi can also be seen singing the folk portions of the track.
'Ignore' reunites Nivas K Prasanna with Aditi Shankar after their recent collaboration on the independent single 'Iruvar,' which notably has lyrics by actor Vijay Sethupathi. Nivas composed the music for 'Iruvar,' whereas Sooraj Santhosh sang it with Aditi.
On Wednesday, Aditi Shankar shared her excitement about singing 'Ignore' with rapper Yogi B for the upcoming Manikandan starrer. Sharing stills from the recording session with the rapper, the actor wrote, "Got to sing a few lines with the GOAT Yogi B for Nivas K Prasanna. Thank you so much for this one! It’s super special."
Written and directed by Santhosh Kumar, Makkal Kaavalan stars Manikandan in the role of a police officer. The film brings him back as a cop after 2017's Madhavan-Vijay Sethupathi starrer Vikram Vedha, where he plays a police constable.
The upcoming film also stars Vaagai Chandrasekar, Divya Sripada, A Venkatesh, RK Vijaymurugan, Shanmugam Muthusamy, Sabumon, Unnimaya Prasad, Jenson Dhivakar, Lallu, Gemini Mani and Raghu.
On the technical front, the film also has cinematographer Pratheepan Selvaratnam, editor Arul Moses A, art director Pappanadu C Uthayakumar, and stunt choreographer Don Ashok.
Makkal Kaavalan is produced by Ananya Birla and Priti Shahani of Birla Studios in association with Pa Ranjith and Aditi Anand of Neelam Studios. The film is slated for a December 04 release in theatres.
