# Paiyaa (soundtrack)

Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The soundtrack album originally includes five songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 12 February 2010. The release coincided with a promotional event held at SPI Cinemas in Chennai.
The soundtrack album was marketed under the Chennai-based Think Music record label, which was founded in 2007, thus becoming their 50th album. During a press conference held by Think Music in mid-March 2010, it was announced that, thanks to the enormous success of the audio, an additional track has been composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and included in the film at an appropriate place. The new CD including the new track, titled "Yedho Ondru", was released during the release of the film in early April. In 2011, Sony Music India got the rights to the soundtrack.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Behindwoods | |
The album received positive responses from critics and was successful in the market. The songs were topping the Tamil music charts in the following weeks. The album has reportedly become 2010's biggest selling audio and the top selling ringtone as well. Moreover, as per the report of a national broadcasting agency, the song "Thuli Thuli" has become the first Tamil song to be featured in an all India index of the Top 20 songs on radio for the month of April 2010, indicating this song was played on all Indian FM radio stations more often than any other song in the history of Tamil film music ever. Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as well as his film score were also often cited to be the biggest plus and the backbone of the film besides playing an important role for the film's success.

## Awards

| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
| 2011 Edison Awards | Edison Award | Best Female Playback Singer | Saindhavi | Won |
| 2011 Big Tamil Entertainment Awards | Big Entertainment Award | Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Won |
| 2011 Big Tamil Entertainment Awards | Big Entertainment Award | Best Lyricist | Na. Muthukumar | Won |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Best Music Director (Jury) | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Best Male Singer (Jury) | Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Album of the Year 2010 | Paiyaa | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Song of the Year 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Song of the Year 2010 | "En Kadhal Solla" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Melody of the Year 2010 | "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Duet of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Song Sung by a Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja for "En Kadhal Solla" | Won |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Male Singer of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Male Singer of the Year 2010 | Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Popular Female Singer of the Year 2010 | Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated |
| 2011 Vijay Music Awards | Vijay Music Award | Mirchi Listener's Choice of the Year 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja & Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Won |
| 58th Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare Award | Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated |
| 58th Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare Award | Best Male Playback | Rahul Nambiar for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated |
| 58th Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare Award | Best Female Playback | Saindhavi for "Adada Mazhaida" | Nominated |
| 5th Vijay Awards | Vijay Award | Vijay Award for Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Nominated |
| 5th Vijay Awards | Vijay Award | Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer | Haricharan for "Thuli Thuli" | Nominated |
| 5th Vijay Awards | Vijay Award | Vijay Award for Favourite Song | "En Kadhal Solla" | Won |
| Mirchi Music Awards | Mirchi Music Award | Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa | Won |
| Mirchi Music Awards | Mirchi Music Award | Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Song of the Year | "En Kadhal Solla" | Won |
| Mirchi Music Awards | Mirchi Music Award | Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa | Won |