# 36 Vayadhinile (soundtrack)

36 Vayadhinile is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Rosshan Andrrews; a remake of the Malayalam film How Old Are You (2014), the film stars Jyothika, Rahman, Abhirami, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Siddhartha Basu. The film's musical score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, whose soundtrack featured 11 songs, accompanying karaoke versions and instrumental themes; three songs were written by Vivek. The album was released on 6 April 2015 under the Think Music label. The music received positive reviews from critics and received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

## Background

In November 2014, it was announced that Santhosh Narayanan would compose the musical score and soundtrack to 36 Vayadhinile. When Suriya, the film's producer, asked Andrrews to suggest a composer, the latter mentioned Santhosh's name to which Suriya promptly agreed.
It was reported that unlike the original film which had two songs, the remake would consist of more songs in the film. But the film also featured two songs like the original, with a promotional song "Happy" being used in the background score. The accompanying soundtrack, however, consisted of five instrumental themes used in the background score and karaoke versions of the three songs.
Lalitha Vijayakumar, Carnatic singer and mother of musician Pradeep Kumar, made her debut in playback singing through "Rasathi". Lalitha stated that Santhosh was her family friend in Tiruchirappalli, and the latter knew her musical background. While recording the film's music at Sydney, Santhosh contacted Lalitha's husband to inquire whether she was interested to sing a song, to which Lalitha agreed. He provided her the demo to sing and she recorded the song at a studio in Chennai, while Santhosh monitored the recording in Sydney. She finished recording the song within a couple of hours. Describing the recording experience, Lalitha stated that Santhosh wanted her to record casually and liked the tune as well.

## Release

The film's soundtrack was distributed by Think Music and was released at a launch event held at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai on 6 April 2015. With the cast and crew in attendance, the event further saw the attendance of actors Suriya, Karthi and Sivakumar, directors Bala, Vasanth, Radha Mohan, Pandiraj, Venkat Prabhu, Dharani and K. S. Ravikumar and was hosted by Dhivyadharshini. The film's trailer and two songs, "Rasathi" and "Happy – Naalu Kazhudha" were performed live by Santhosh at the event.

## Reception

The album received positive reviews. Siddharth K. of Sify gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Santhosh Narayanan delivers another terrific album adding to the list of his impressive filmography. Although he gets carried away and tries to be too funky with the choice of his singers in his recent albums, his tunes are fresh. 36 Vayadhinile has a good collection of some catchy songs & soothing background score which is a great attribute to the movie." Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "Santhosh's short soundtrack is Happy Rasathi." Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote "The film's biggest plus is Santhosh Narayanan's songs and background score, which go well with the flow of the film." S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com called the music "enjoyable" and "deserves special mention". M Suganth of The Times of India described the score being "more evocative".

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vivek – ("Rasathi") | Nominated | [14] [15] [16] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vivek – ("Rasathi") | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil | Lalitha Vijayakumar – ("Rasathi") | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Album of the Year – Tamil | 36 Vayadhinile | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Song of the Year – Tamil | "Rasathi" | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Music Composer of the Year – Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan – ("Pogiren") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Lyricist of the Year – Tamil | Vivek – ("Pogiren") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Female Vocalist of the Year – Tamil | Lalitha Vijayakumar – ("Rasathi") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Female Vocalist of the Year – Tamil | Kalpana Raghavendar – ("Pogiren") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Upcoming Lyricist of the Year – Tamil | Vivek – ("Pogiren") | Won | [19] [20] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 8 April 2015 | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year – Tamil | Lalitha Vijayakumar – ("Rasathi") | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 28 April–1 May 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer | Lalitha Vijayakumar – ("Rasathi") | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Lyricist | Vivek – ("Rasathi") | Won | [22] [23] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Female Playback Singer | Kalpana Raghavendar – ("Pogiren") | Won | [22] [23] |