Music
Director Mani Ratnam's usual associate music composer, A. R. Rahman composed the songs as well as the background score for the film. The lyrics of three songs were penned by Vairamuthu, other three by his son Madhan Karky and remaining one by rapper Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam, making the album feature seven tracks in the soundtrack album. The album was scheduled to release on 17 December 2012 but due to tremendous pre-booking orders, the audio label advanced the release by two days. The original (Tamil) version of the album was released on 15 December 2012 by the record label Sony Music. It opened up with extremely positive reviews, topping the Indian music charts, especially iTunes India. The Telugu version of the soundtrack album was released direct to stores on 26 December 2012 and was also launched in a grand event at H.I.C.C. Novotel, Hyderabad on 10 January 2013.
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