 The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman.In an interview in 2001, Surya earlier stated that Deva had composed ten songs for the film, but he was later replaced by Rahman.director requested Rahman to remix the 1964 hit Tamil song "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the movie "Padagotti" but Rahman was not happy with the idea and next day he came up with completely new and fresh tune.