In August 2021, the producers revealed the film's prelimnary cast and crew with Thaman being confirmed to be the music director.
[3] "Dum Masala" is the first song from the album which was performed by Sanjith Hegde, with additional vocals by Jyoti Nooran.
[9][10] Performed by Sri Krishna and Sahiti Chaganti, the song also featured Poorna in a special appearance as Ramola.
[12] The fourth song "Mawaa Enthaina" is a dance number picturized on Ramana, which was performed by Krishna, Komanduri Ramachari and Rahul Sipligunj.
"[26] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express described the songs being a "delight" and the background score, "while powerful, seems somewhat disconnected from the visuals and narrative, particularly in the more intense moments".
[29] Film Companion-based critic Ram Venkat Srikar and Firstpost-based Priyanka Sundar criticised the background score being "flat" and "did not even gain miniscule attention".
[37] Ramajogayya Sastry, the song's lyricist, posted a series of tweets replying the trolls online and eventually deactivated his X account as a result of the backlash.