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{{Infobox album
| name = Arrambam
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Arrambam
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover = Arrambam CD cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 19 September 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:44
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Biriyani (film)|Biriyani]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Vanavarayan Vallavarayan]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
'''''Arrambam''''' is the [[soundtrack album]], composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], to the 2013 film [[Arrambam|of the same name]], directed by [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] starring [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Nayantara]] and [[Taapsee Pannu]]. The album consists of six tracks. [[Pa. Vijay]] penned all lyrics for the songs. It was released on 19 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news |date=2013-09-19 |title=Ajith's 'Arrambam' audio at top |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-19/news-interviews/42217157_1_vishnuvardhan-audio-sony-music |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054333/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-19/news-interviews/42217157_1_vishnuvardhan-audio-sony-music |archive-date=21 September 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The album opened at number one on [[iTunes Store|iTunes India]] within a few minutes after its release at midnight, which, according to ''[[Sify]]'', "no Tamil album has done before".<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |date=Sep 19, 2013 |title=Ajith's 'Arrambam' audio opens at number one! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajiths-arrambam-audio-opens-at-number-one-news-tamil-njtleBcgbgc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920031937/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajiths-arrambam-audio-opens-at-number-one-news-tamil-njtleBcgbgc.html |archive-date=20 September 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Production==
Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed on to compose the film's soundtrack and score, becoming his sixth project starring [[Ajith Kumar]]. In November 2012, Yuvan Shankar Raja composed a new song for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-composes-a-new-song-for-ajith-news-tamil-mlvk9Wgfjja.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121101400/http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-composes-a-new-song-for-ajith-news-tamil-mlvk9Wgfjja.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2012 |title=Yuvan composes a new song for Ajith |website=[[Sify]] |date=21 November 2012 |accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> On 23 April 2013 the composer tweeted that he had completed three songs,{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} and that one of which was a "grand intro song" rendered by [[Shankar Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite news |date=23 April 2013 |title=Ajith gets a grand introduction |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news-interviews/38761865_1_ajith-billa-shankar-mahadevan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428035055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news-interviews/38761865_1_ajith-billa-shankar-mahadevan |archive-date=28 April 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Vijay Yesudas]] stated that he had sung a "celebration song" in the film.<ref>{{cite web |author=Naig |first=Udhav |date=25 April 2013 |title=Dad's the spirit! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dads-the-spirit/article4653613.ece |accessdate=20 September 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

In August 2013 it was reported that [[Vairamuthu]]'s younger son [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]] was enlisted to pen lyrics for a song in the film, his first time working with Yuvan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-10/news-interviews/33136357_1_yuvan-shankar-raja-madhan-karky-eldest-son |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053654/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-10/news-interviews/33136357_1_yuvan-shankar-raja-madhan-karky-eldest-son |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2013 |title=Yuvan works with Kabilan Vairamuthu |date=10 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> His lyrics were scrapped later and all five songs were written by [[Pa. Vijay]] only.

The music rights were sold to [[Sony Music India]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=14 September 2013 |title='?Arrambam' audio on Sep 19! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-14/news-interviews/42061424_1_sep-19-ajith-music-rights |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053843/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-14/news-interviews/42061424_1_sep-19-ajith-music-rights |archive-date=21 September 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Release==
Yuvan Shankar Raja had handed over the master copy of the audio to the film's producer on 21 August and it was reported that the soundtrack would release on 9 September for [[Vinayagar Chaturthi]].<ref>{{cite news |date=22 August 2013 |title=Arrambam gears up for audio launch |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-22/news-interviews/41436593_1_audio-launch-arrambam-theme-songs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825042701/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-22/news-interviews/41436593_1_audio-launch-arrambam-theme-songs |archive-date=25 August 2013 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> On 14 September 2013, Sony Music India announced that the album would be released directly to stores on 19 September, while also revealing the track list.<ref name=":0" />

==Reception==
The album was a commercial success. Upon its release on 19 September, at midnight, the album immediately reached number one spot on the [[iTunes Store|iTunes India store]]. [[Sify]] wrote that no Tamil album had achieved this feat before.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Ashok Parwani, General Manager at Sony Music, stated that it had done "very well from a sales perspective".{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} The CDs were sold out within two days and the second batch of hit the stores on 23 September.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

==Track listing==
All tracks are written by [[Pa. Vijay]] except where noted.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:44
| title1 = Adadada Arrambame
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = En Fuse Pochu
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Ramya NSK]]
| lyrics2 =
| length2 = 4:43
| title3 = Hare Rama (Not featured in the film)
| extra3 = [[Tanvi Shah]], [[Shakthisree Gopalan]]
| lyrics3 =
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Melala Vedikudhu
| extra4 = [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| lyrics4 =
| length4 = 4:32
| title5 = Stylish Thamizhachi
| extra5 = [[M. M. Manasi]], Rubba.Bend (Psycho Unit)
| lyrics5 = Rubba.Bend
| length5 = 4:24
}}

==Personnel==

===Instruments===
* Live Drums & Percussion: V. Kumar
* Additional keyboards: Sivaranjan
* String instruments: R. A. Amalraj
* Flute: Napoleon
* Shenoy: Baalesh

===Production===
* Program Manager: V. Karthik
* Program Co-ordination: A. S. Subbiah
* Recorded at: [[Prasad Studios]] & Unique Studios, Chennai
* Recorded by: M. Kumaraguruparan, Bharani & Prabhakar
* Mixed at Pinkstone Studios, Chennai
* Mixed and mastered by M. Kumaraguruparan

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Yuvan Shankar Raja}}
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[[Category:Yuvan Shankar Raja soundtracks]]
[[Category:2013 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Sony Music India soundtracks]]
[[Category:Tamil film soundtracks]]

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FranciscaFortney at 23:34, 16 January 2026