Music
The original score and songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, who, like in several films earlier, had used the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra in Budapest. Ilaiyaraaja used live orchestration for the score. It took three months for Ilaiyaraaja to complete the background score. The soundtrack album was released by Think Music on 25 September. The soundtrack received mixed to negative critical reviews and "did not go the way that it was expected". Following the setback of the soundtrack album, Ilaiyaraaja stated that he was not satisfied with the lyrics of poet O. N. V. Kurup, who penned two songs for the film. These comments lead to many controversies. Ilaiyaraaja won the National Film Award for Best Background Score
- Track listing
All lyrics written by O. N. V. Kurup, Gireesh Puthenchery and Kanesh Punoor, all music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mathangananamabjavasa" (Lyrics: Traditional Sanskrit Sloka) | K. J. Yesudas | 1:16 | |
| 2. | "Kunnathe Konnaykum" (Lyrics: O. N. V. Kurup) | K. S. Chithra | 5:12 | |
| 3. | "Aadiushassandhya Poothathivide" (Lyrics: O. N. V. Kurup) | K. J. Yesudas, M. G. Sreekumar, Chandra Sekharan, Vidhu Prathap | 5:29 | |
| 4. | "Ambum Kombum Komban Kattum" (Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery) | Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari, Kuttappan | 4:59 | |
| 5. | "Odathandil Thalam Kottum Kattil" (Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery) | Chandra Sekharan, Sangeetha | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "Aalamadankala Mythavanalle" (Lyrics: Kanesh Punoor) | M. G. Sreekumar, Vidhu Prathap, Ashraf Thayineri, Edavanna Gafoor, Faisal Elettil, Krishnanunni | 4:47 |
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