Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada is the soundtrack album for the 2016 Tamil film of the same name. Starring Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan in lead roles, the film was directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and has music composed by A. R. Rahman, collaborating with Silambarasan and Gautham Menon once again, after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010). The song titles were revealed by Menon in March 2016. The soundtrack album consisting of five songs were released by Ondraga Entertainment and Divo on 7 October 2016.
Development
A. R. Rahman's inclusion in the project was confirmed by December 2013, marking his second collaboration with Silambarasan and Gautham Menon after their critically acclaimed Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa soundtrack. As per the urgency of shooting, a single track with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky was recorded within three hours by the composer at his studio in Los Angeles. Recording of the songs recommenced from February 2015. By September 2015, recording of all the five tracks by A. R. Rahman was completed. For the sixth track, Rahman was yet to see the film and score it, which was later on added as the theme music.
The soundtrack album has five songs, all placed in the first half of the film. In an interview with The Times of India, Menon confirmed four tracks on the soundtrack album, one being Idhu Naal Varaiyil. The first track Showkali, is a hip-hop music portrays a group of bikers' debate on girls and bikes. The song teaser was released on 5 May 2016 feat. ADK and Sri Rascol. Silambarasan has sung and rapped out some of the lines which only featured in the film. The track Avalum Naanum, sung by Vijay Yesudas, was used in the first teaser of the film. Rasaali is set in the tunes of 90s.
The fifth track is Thalli Pogathey which features vocals by Sid Sriram. It framed the score for the film's official trailer. The song was recorded in the second week of December 2015. On 31 December 2015, the vocals on the track were fine-tuned. According to the singer: "The song is about a guy’s longing to express himself to a girl; but not knowing how to go about it and thus, having an inner conversation with himself." The song has rap-vocals by Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam and backing vocals by Aparna Narayanan. The song Thalli Pogathey which was featured in the first trailer instantly became a sensation and went viral. The lyric video has crossed over 20 million views in YouTube. Owing to the popularity of Thalli Pogathey, Silambarasan recorded and released a cover version of the song on 14 January 2016. Gautham Vasudev Menon released the song titles through his official Twitter handle on 1 March 2016.
Track listing
Marketing and release
The music rights were purchased by Ondraga Entertainment and Divo. Initially, the first single track "Thalli Pogathey" was about to release on the first week of January 2016, since the lyric video of the song which was released on 31 December 2015, became popular. But, director Gautham Vasudev Menon confirmed that the single will not release on A. R. Rahman's birthday. The single was released on 26 January 2016. Simbu recorded a cover version of the song which released on 13 January 2016.