Template:Infobox album Madharaasi is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander to the 2025 Tamil-language psychological action thriller film of the same name directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sri Lakshmi Movies, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Rukmini Vasanth, Vidyut Jammwal, Biju Menon, Vikranth and Shabeer Kallarakkal. The album featured nine songs with lyrics written by Super Subu, Vignesh Shivan, Adesh Krishna, Vishnu Edavan, Vivek and Kwame Fyah. Two singles—"Salambala" and "Vazhiyiraen"—preceded the album on 31 July and 23 August 2025, respectively. The soundtrack was released on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi (27 August) under the Junglee Music label.
Background
The soundtrack is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, in his third collaboration with Murugadoss after Kaththi (2014) and Darbar (2020); eighth with Sivakarthikeyan.[1]Template:Efn The album featured nine tunes: three themes and six songs, with lyrics written by Super Subu, Vignesh Shivan, Adesh Krishna, Vishnu Edavan, Vivek and Kwame Fyah.[2] The songs were performed by Sai Abhyankkar,[3][4] Anirudh, Ravi G, Shilpa Rao and Fyah.[2]
Release
The film's music rights were acquired by Junglee Music.[2][5] The first single, "Salambala", was released on 31 July 2025.[6][7] The second video single "Vazhiyiraen" was released on 23 August 2025.[8]
The audio launch event was held on 24 August 2025 at Sai Leo Muthu Indoor Stadium at Sri Sai Ram Engineering College in Chennai, with the cast and crew in attendance.[9][10] However, the film's soundtrack was released on streaming platforms three days later, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.[2][11] The album was further released in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.[12]
Track listing
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Background Score
The album consists of 19 songs in the background score album which was released on 28 November 2025. Template:Track listing
Reception
Arjun Menon of The Indian Express wrote "Anirudh Ravichandaran is the saving grace, who single-handedly elevates the stakes and vibes in this one with his eclectic score."[13] Niranjan S of DT Next wrote "The film is further lifted with Anirudh’s now-trademark background score, which complements the narrative."[14] A reviewer based at Deccan Chronicle wrote "Anirudh Ravichander, expected to elevate the film with catchy tunes and a pulsating background score, surprisingly falls short."[15] M. Suganth of The Times of India wrote "Anirudh, who usually delivers in energetic fashion, surprisingly, contributes with just a functional score and not-so-catchy songs."[16] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute wrote "Anirudh, often a saving grace in weaker projects, fails to elevate this one. The songs feel misplaced and disrupt the flow, while the background score lacks punch."[17]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Junglee Music:[18] Template:Div col
- Composer, producer, arranger and programmer: Anirudh Ravichander
- Additional programming: Kalyan, Ganesan Sekar, Nivin Raphael, Arish, Ravi G, Raja Ravivarma, Dan Kristen, Karthik Vamsi, Jishnu Vijayan
- Additional music production: Ganesan Sekar, Narendar Sankar
- Music advisor: Ananthakrrishnan
- Creative consultant: Sajith Satya
- Music coordinator: B Velavan
- Instruments
- Backing vocals: Deepthi Suresh
- Acoustic and electric guitar: Keba Jeremiah
- Bass guitar: Naveen Napier, Keba Jeremiah
- Shehnai: S. Ballesh
- Trumpets and trombones: Rakesh MS
- Esraj: Arshad Khan
- Mandolin: Vishwas Hari
- Harmonies: Jishnu Vijayan
- Studios
- Albuquerque Records: Srinivasan M, Shivakiran S, Vinay Sridhar, Rajesh Kannan (recording and mixing)
- Vibe N Studios: Lokesh Vijayakumar (recording)
- Mix Magic: Rupendar Venkatesh (mixing and mastering)
- Studio LMI: Luca Pretolesi, Alistair Pintus (mastering)
Notes
References
- ↑ Sivakarthikeyan Teams Up with AR Murugadoss for 'SK23'. Film Companion(25 September 2023). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Madharaasi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Apple Music(2025-08-27). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Anirudh and Sai Abhyankkar join for the first single for Sivakarthikeyan's 'Madharaasi'?. The Times of India(2025-07-29). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Sai Abhyankkar Joins Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh for Madharaasi, First Single Salambala. Filmfare(2025-07-30). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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- ↑ The 'Salambala' song from Sivakarthikeyan's 'Madharasi' drops with a bang; fans groove to the beat!. The Times of India(31 July 2025). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ 'Salambala' from Madharaasi out: Sivakarthikeyan dusts himself off after a break-up in this peppy kuthu, Kumar, Akshay. Cinema Express(2025-07-31). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ 'Vazhiyiraen' from Madharaasi is a foot-tapping number about love. Cinema Express(23 August 2025). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ Sivakarthikeyan dances to Madharasi song, Anirudh Ravichander hugs him in viral video. India Today(25 August 2025). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ From GOAT scene with Vijay to working with AR Murugadoss: 4 things Sivakarthikeyan said at the Madharaasi audio launch, B, Jayabhuvaneshwari. Cinema Express(2025-08-25). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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- ↑ Madharaasi dubbed version soundtracks:
- Madharaasi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Telugu). Apple Music(2025-08-30). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- Dil Madharaasi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Apple Music(2025-08-30). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- Madharaasi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Kannada). Apple Music(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- Madharaasi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Malayalam). Apple Music(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Madharaasi movie review: This Sivakarthikeyan starrer is too formulaic and old fashioned for its own good, Menon, Arjun. The Indian Express(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Madharaasi review: Sivakarthikeyan is convincing in AR Murugadoss' template action entertainer, A, Niranjan. DT Next(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Movie Review | Madhrasi Fails to Pack a Punch Due to Dreary Narration. Deccan Chronicle(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Madharaasi Movie Review: Sivakarthikeyan, Murugadoss deliver a smartly packaged commercial entertainer, Suganth, M. The Times of India(2025-09-05). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ Madharaasi review: Sivakarthikeyan's action-entertainer is fun in parts, Ganeshan, Balakrishna. The News Minute(2025-09-07). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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