{"id":2222652,"date":"2026-01-05T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2222652"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:27:32","slug":"draupathi-2-song-controversy-chinmayi-replaced-by-new-singer-confirms-director-mohan-g-kshatriyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/draupathi-2-song-controversy-chinmayi-replaced-by-new-singer-confirms-director-mohan-g-kshatriyan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Draupathi 2\u2019 Song Controversy: Chinmayi Replaced by New Singer, Confirms Director Mohan G Kshatriyan |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"The song 'Emkoney' from the historical film 'Draupathi 2' will feature a new singer's voice, with makers confirming Chinmayi's version is out. Chinmayi had apologized, citing ignorance of the film's context. Director Mohan G Kshatriyan expressed disappointment, leading to the decision for an alternate vocalist. The film, set in 14th-century South India, is inspired by historical events.\">The song &#8216;Emkoney&#8217; from the historical film &#8216;Draupathi 2&#8217; will feature a new singer&#8217;s voice, with makers confirming Chinmayi&#8217;s version is out. Chinmayi had apologized, citing ignorance of the film&#8217;s context. Director Mohan G Kshatriyan expressed disappointment, leading to the decision for an alternate vocalist. The film, set in 14th-century South India, is inspired by historical events.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The makers of the historical film \u2018Draupathi 2\u2019 have officially confirmed that the song \u2018Emkoney\u2019 will not feature with singer Chinmayi\u2019s vocals when the film releases in theatres.<!-- --> Director Mohan G Kshatriyan and producer Chola Sakkaravarthi shared that they have now selected another singer for the song. They clearly stated that only the new version will be used in the final film print.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Song version change confirmed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As per a report by IANS, producer Chola Shakkaravarthi said in simple words, \u201cThe song will appear in this other person&#8217;s voice in the film.\u201d With this, the makers put an end to all confusion around the song.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>After recording the song, Chinmayi shared a public apology on social media. <!-- -->She explained that she was unaware of the film\u2019s context when she sang the song. She had said, &#8220;At the outset, my heartfelt apologies for &#8216;Emkoney&#8217;. Ghibran is a composer I have known for 18 years since my jingle singing days. When his office called for this song, I just went and sang as I usually do. If I remember right, Ghibran wasn&#8217;t present during this session &#8211; I was given an idea on how to sound tonally for the song; I finished the recording and I left. It is only now that I have got to learn about the context. If I had known beforehand, I would never have collaborated because the ideologies are at complete contradiction to mine. This is the absolute truth.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Why was Chinmayi&#8217;s version removed?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Following this, director Mohan G Kshatriyan expressed his disappointment. He said he waited for a response, but later filed a complaint, stating that the film was spoken about negatively in public without reason. <!-- -->He confirmed that an alternate singer was chosen after this.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>About the film\u2019s story<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Draupathi 2\u2019 is a large historical film set in 14th-century South India. The director shared that the story is inspired by a small history book titled Moondram Vallalla Maharaja. He said the key events shown in the film are based on real facts, while characters are shaped with cinematic freedom.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Richard Rishi plays the lead role, with Rakshana Indusudan as the female lead and Natti Natraj in an important role. Chirag Jani will be seen as Mohammad Bin Tughlaq, introduced as a powerful villain. The film will feature three strong antagonists in total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The film recently completed post-production and has received a U\/A certificate.<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The song &#8216;Emkoney&#8217; from the historical film &#8216;Draupathi 2&#8217; will feature a new singer&#8217;s voice, with makers confirming Chinmayi&#8217;s version is out. Chinmayi had apologized, citing ignorance of the film&#8217;s context. Director Mohan G Kshatriyan expressed disappointment, leading to the decision for an alternate vocalist. 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