*Singer Shakthisree Gopalan Makes a Stell ar Debut as Music Director with Netflix’s Te st – Wins Critical Acclaim*
Renowned playback singer Shakthisree Go palan takes an inspiring leap forward in her artistic journey with her debut as music dire ctor in Test, the much-awaited
Tamil feature film produced by YNOT Studio s and helmed by director Sashikant. Starrin g acclaimed actors R. Madhavan, Siddharth, Nayanthara, and Meera Jasmine, the film ha s received widespread aclaim — with parti cular praise for its evocative and genre-de fying musical score.
Celebrated for her distinctive voice and a p ortfolio of chart-topping songs featured in soundtracks of Indian films across Tamil, T elugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, Sha kthisree brings the same signa tureartistry and emotional depth to her work as a comp oser. The soundtrack of Test is a vibrant fu sion of sounds, featuring a diverse lineup of talent including legendary rapper Yogi and Shakthisree herself, creating a truly global sonic land scape.
Reflecting on her experience, Shakthisree shared:
“Working on Test has been a journey of cr eative growth, collaboration, and meaning ful connections. I’m grateful to director Sas hikant for brining me on board as a collabo rator to craft the musical narrative of Test and for giving me the opportunity to be a p art of this project.
It has been an honor and privilege to be par t of this film featuring such brilliant a rtists as R. Madhavan, Siddharth, Nayanthara, an d Meera Jasmine, alongside an incredible team that includes editor Suresh, cinema tographer Viraj Singh, sound designer Kun al, and sound engineer Rajakrishnan sir.
I felt a strong connection to the charact ers and their stories, and engaging with the em otional depth of the characters and collabo rating with Sashikant to shape the music ar ound their journeys has be en a rewarding creative process.
My heartfelt thanks to my gurus, my fa mily, and all the incredible artists and collabora tors who contributed to this project.”
Audiences and critics have unanimously pr aised the freshness, emotion, and inno ovat ive spirit of the album. Blending classical in fluences with a contemporary sensibility, S hakthisree’s transition from singer to comp oser has been both seamless and impact ful.
With Test, Shakthisree Gopalan embarks on a promising new chapter in her mu sical car eer — one that redefines her art istry and se ts a compelling precedent for the future of music direction in Indian cinema.