"Ulagam Oruvanukka" is the introduction song of the film sung by Ananthu, Santhosh Narayanan, Gana Bala with lyrics written by Kabilan, Vivek and Roshan Jamrock performed the rap portions of the song. The second song, "Maya Nadhi" by Ananthu, Pradeep Kumar, Shweta Mohan written by Umadevi is a melodious song. Sharanya CR, from The Times of India, who reviewed the album, stated that it "evokes a subtle intimacy."[6]
"Veera Thurandhara" is the third song from the film sung by Gana Bala, were Pradeep Kumar lent additional vocals and Lawrence R and Roshan Jamrock performed the rap portions of the film. "Vaanam Paarthaen" is a slow-paced melody number, sung by Pradeep Kumar, and is about a lost love/lost life. "Neruppu Da" is an energetic number sung and written by Arunraja Kamaraj, with dialogues by Rajinikanth.[7]
"Thoondil Meen" is the bonus track of the film, sung by Pradeep, Kalyani and Dhee. It is a reprise of "Vaanam Paarthaen".
Release
Think Music acquired the audio rights for the Tamil version, as well as the dubbed Telugu, Hindi and Malay versions.[8] Initially, producer S. Thanu decided to organise a grand audio launch event in Malaysia,[9] on 30 May, where both the Tamil and Telugu versions will be released.[10] Later, the makers decided to push the audio launch to 11 June,[11] and then to 13 June,[12] and 12 June 2016. On 11 June, however, a cthrity-second clip was leaked on the internet, prompting the album to be released a day ahead of schedule.[13][14] The tracklist of the film had been released a few days earlier, on 9 June 2016.[15]
The event was held at the presence of crew members, director Pa. Ranjith, composer Santhosh Narayanan, producer S. Thanu and Soundarya Rajinikanth in attendance, the first copy of the audio CD was handed over to Soundarya, by the crew members.[16][17] Lyric videos for the songs were released by Think Musicthrough their official YouTube channel on 12 June 2016. The song teaser of "Neruppu Da" was released on 16 June 2016, and it was viewed 9 million times.[18]
The audio of the Telugu version was released on 26 June 2016 at a pre-release event held in Hyderabad.[19][20] A Malay version with two songs was released on 1 July 2016.[21]
An unreleased track "Thoondil Meen", was released on 24 August 2016.[22]
The original background score composed by Santhosh Narayanan was released on 10 August 2016. It features nineteen original compositions used from the film. The scores were released in jukebox format through YouTube, and digitally through all streaming platforms.[23]
Sharanya CR from The Times of India,[6]Behindwoods, Indiaglitz[30]Studioflicks,[31]The Indian Express,[32] and Filmfare[33]all reviewed the album positively[34]Moviecrow rated the album 3.25 out of 5, and praised it for "stay[ing] true to its maternal content".[35]India Today described it as "A phenomenal theme music and an intriguing soundtrack from Santhosh Narayanan."[36]
Chart performance
The album was listened to by people in India, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, UAE and UK.[37] While the lyric videos received 10 million views on YouTube, the song "Neruppu Da" topped the charts of Saavn, on Top 15 Weekly Countdown, iTunes and as well as local radio channels.[38][39] The audio CDs of Kabali had a record breaking sales, which was confirmed by Swaroop Reddy of Think Music in a press interaction.[38]
The album became one of the most streamed songs of Jiosaavn. Paramdeep Singh, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Saavn said."The Kabali album is all set to enter the Top 10 streamed Tamil albums of all timeon Saavn soon. It is clearly one of the most talked about regional albums of the year thus far."[40]
^"It's official: Kabali audio on June 12". Tamil Movie Review, Chennai News, Tamil Cinema News, Tamil News, Tamil Movie News, Power Shutdown in Chennai, Gold Rate in Chennai, Petrol and Diesel Rate in Chennai. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
