The film's musical score and soundtrack were composed by Santhosh Narayanan and featured six songs written by Vivek, Muthamil and Mani Amudhavan. The album was released under the Sony Music India label on 15 April 2016 to positive reviews from critics.
Development
The film's soundtrack and score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan in his second consecutive collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj after Pizza (2012) and Jigarthanda (2014).[1] The song "Onnu Rendu" was recorded first with S. J. Suryah in his second stint as a singer. Santhosh had worked with various musicians from Chennai and Sydney for the film's music.[2][3] On the occasion of Women's Day (8 March 2016), Santhosh recorded a song dedicated to women titled "Manidhi", with his mother Mahalakshmi Rajagopalan singing for the song.[4] While four songs were added during the production, Santhosh had composed two more songs, including "Manidhi" were composed after watching the final edit.[3] Santhosh further added the additional songs would be released after the film.[3]
Release
The film's soundtrack was distributed by Sony Music India and released on 15 April 2016 at a launch event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, with the film's cast and crew in attendance.[5][6]
Siddharth K of Sify gave 3.5 out of 5 to the album and stated "Santhosh Narayanan is back in style".[7]Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "Less album-friendly (perhaps more situational) soundtrack from Santhosh."[8] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com wrote "Santhosh Narayanan has outdone himself with the stunning background score and great songs."[9] Kirubakar Purushothaman of India Today wrote "If Batman is what Gotham needs him to be, then Santhosh Narayanan is what Karthik wants him to be. It's hard to fathom the dedication of a music director who can churn out chartbusters, but composes a song like 'Solla Thudikuthu Manasu', just because the script needs it. From the BGM to the song Dushta, Santhosh has delivered what the film has demanded; nothing less, nothing more."[10] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Santhosh Narayanan songs are passable, while the BGM is good."[11]
On 3 June 2021, five years after the film's release, the original score album featuring 15 tracks were released by Sony Music India. The album also featured an original song "Kaatril" which had vocals by Santhosh Narayanan and written by Vivek.[12]
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