Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack)
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Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is the soundtrack of the 2010
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 romance film
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 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, directed by Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

. The original score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

, first time collaborating with Gautham Menon. Lyrics are penned by Menon's usual associate, Thamarai
Thamarai
Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...

 along with Kalyani Menon and Kaithapram, the latter penning the Malayalam lyrics in the album.

The album was released on 19 December 2009 in London with several film personalities participating at the grand function. It was the first time that a Tamil film audio release was held in London. An audio lauch function was also held in Chennai. Sony Music released the album worldwide. The album was met with positive responses and was appreciated. The audio also received overwhelming pre-release response and was marked as #1 in Asia, in terms of advance bookings. The album was ranked among the best musicals of 2011.

Unofficial versions

Before the official audio release on 19 December 2009 in London
London
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 and 12 January 2010 in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, "Hosanna
Hosanna (song)
"Hosanna" is a Tamil song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Thamarai and Blaaze. The song features vocals by Suzanne, Blaaze and Vijay Prakash, who is the main vocalist. It also features additional vocals by Vivek...

" track was leaked onto the internet. Later the track was officially released with the same singer but another strophe had been added to the song.

Official version

The official audio of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was released in London on 19 December 2009. On 12 January 2010, another audio release function was held in Chennai with several film personalities participating in the grand function, after which the original audio cassettes and CDs were available in stores. The audio was released by Kamal Hassan, who has previously acted in Gautham's direction in the film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
The soundtrack of the film consists of 5 songs, composed by Harris Jayaraj and the songs were appreciated very much as soon as the audio was launched. Behindwoods was highly pleased with the album commenting,"The album has not let down expectations. It is the usual mix by Harris...

. The CD's & cassettes cover had an image of three Silambarasan's and on the right side a Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...

. All the lyrics are penned by Menon's usual associate, Thamarai and the Malayalam lyrics by Kaithapram and Kalyani Menon. The first song in the album, is "Omana Penne", which features Silambarasan dancing with Trisha
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...

. It is set to picturize him dancing and singing while they meet together. The song was sung by, Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...

 and Kalyani Menon.

The second song in the album, is entitled, "Anbil Avan" which is sung by Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...

 and Devan Ekambaram. The song was picturized in Malta
Malta
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. The third song is "Mannipaaya", which was picturized in New York City
New York City
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, with sets at a cost of three Indian Crores. The song has National Award winning singer Shreya Ghoshal along with A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

 himself singing.

The fourth song in the album is "Hosanna
Hosanna (song)
"Hosanna" is a Tamil song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Thamarai and Blaaze. The song features vocals by Suzanne, Blaaze and Vijay Prakash, who is the main vocalist. It also features additional vocals by Vivek...

" and is sung by Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

, Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello, formerly known as Suzie Q, is one of India's Top Female Vocalists. Gifted with a rich, warm and velvety voice, Suzanne's music spans a broad canvas, ranging from Solo Hits in Bollywood, Remixes, Advertisement Jingles to Live Performances with renowned musicians at prestigious...

 and Blaaze
Blaaze
Blaaze is a rap artist and a popular playback singer in Indian films. An Indian by birth, born in Chennai, he grew up in Zambia and later did his education in England and in the US...

, which already made huge waves before the official audio release. The fifth song is titled "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa", which name is the album's title. The voice was rendered by Karthik
Karthik (singer)
Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...

. The sixth song is named, "Kannukkul Kannai" - one being a peppy number sung by Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...

. The final song in the album, is entitled, "Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...

" sung by the Music Director Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph is a music director and playback singer in the Malayalam film industry who got a break as a film music composer after composing for the film Vellithira. Alphons is also noted for singing the famous song "Aaromale" from the film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which was composed by A. R...

, with Kaithapram's Malayalam lyrics. After the songs became successful in the music charts, the Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa team has planned to put more efforts to strike the audience with a good choreography of the hit song Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...

. So the producers have called Trisha and Silambarasan for this shooting.

Special edition

A collectors's edition special pack, titled A. R. Rahman Collectors' Edition Pack of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, was released by Sony Music on 13 November 2010. This edition included two additional songs, BAFTA audio premiere, A. R. Rahman T-shirt and liner notes of the songs. The additional songs, a female version of "Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...

" and "Jessie's Land" were performed by Shreya Ghoshal and Megha respectively.

Telugu version

The same soundtrack was also used in the Telugu version of the film, Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic drama written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions, and features a very successful music soundtrack...

, which was simultaneously made and released with the Tamil version. The Telugu version of the soundtrack was released on 3 February 2010. It also had the same set of vocalists except for Rahman, who was replaced by Karthik
Karthik (singer)
Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...

 for the Telugu version of "Mannipaaya". The lyrics were penned by Anantha Sreeram.

Track listing

# Title Singers Picturization Length (m:ss) Lyrics Notes
1 "Omana Penne" Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...

, Kalyani Menon
Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 
5:32 Thamarai
Thamarai
Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...

 
Also featuring Malayalam lyrics by Kalyani Menon
2 "Anbil Avan" Devan Ekambaram
Devan Ekambaram
Devan Ekambaram or Devan is an Indian playback singer, actor and a Film composer. He began his career as a playback singer in Tamil films and later branched out to many other south Indian languages as well like Telugu, Kannada and has so far sung over 150 songs.-Education:Devan pursued his higher...

, Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...

 
USA  4:11
3 "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa" Karthik
Karthik (singer)
Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...

Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 
3:12 Additional vocals by Vivek Agarwal
4 "Hosanna
Hosanna (song)
"Hosanna" is a Tamil song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Thamarai and Blaaze. The song features vocals by Suzanne, Blaaze and Vijay Prakash, who is the main vocalist. It also features additional vocals by Vivek...

"
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

, Suzanne
Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello, formerly known as Suzie Q, is one of India's Top Female Vocalists. Gifted with a rich, warm and velvety voice, Suzanne's music spans a broad canvas, ranging from Solo Hits in Bollywood, Remixes, Advertisement Jingles to Live Performances with renowned musicians at prestigious...

, Blaaze
Blaaze
Blaaze is a rap artist and a popular playback singer in Indian films. An Indian by birth, born in Chennai, he grew up in Zambia and later did his education in England and in the US...

Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 
5:30 Also featuring lyrics by Blaaze
Additional vocals by Vivek Agarwal, Dr. Narayan, V. V. Prasanna, Haricharan Sesh
5 "Kannukkul Kannai" Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...

 
Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 
3:52
6 "Mannipaaya" A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

, Shreya Ghoshal
Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 
6:56
7 "Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...

"
Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph is a music director and playback singer in the Malayalam film industry who got a break as a film music composer after composing for the film Vellithira. Alphons is also noted for singing the famous song "Aaromale" from the film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which was composed by A. R...

 
Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 
5:46 Kaithapram  Featuring Malayalam lyrics
Additional tracks
8 "Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...

"
Shreya Ghoshal  - 4:33 - Featured in the collector's edition pack only
9 "Jessie's Land" Megha - 1:58 - Featured in the collector's edition pack only

Accolades

Award Category Recipients and nominees Outcome
BIG Tamil Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Male Singer Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

 for "Hosanna"
Edison Awards Best Male Singer Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

 for "Hosanna"
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

Best Music Director
Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given to film composers by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1992, A. R. Rahman being the first recipient of this award for his film score and soundtrack of Roja.There have been...

A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

Best Lyricist
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (Tamil)
The Tamil Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films.The award was first given in 2005...

Thamarai
Thamarai
Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...

 for "Mannipaaya"
Best Male Playback
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil)
The Tamil Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Karthik as winner....

Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

 for "Hosanna"
Vijay Awards
Vijay Awards
The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards"...

Best Music Director
Vijay Award for Best Music Director
The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:...

A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

Best Female Playback Singer
Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer
The Vijay for Best Female Playback Singer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :...

Shreya Ghoshal for "Mannipaaya"
Best Male Playback Singer
Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The Vijay for Best Male Playback Singer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:...

Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

 for "Hosanna"
Vijay Music Awards Popular Album of the Year Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
Best Music Director A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

Best Female Singer Shreya Ghoshal for "Mannipaaya"
Best Male Singer Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...

for "Hosanna"
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