The song features additional vocals by Vivek Agarwal, Dr. Narayan, V. V. Prasanna and Haricharan and chorus by K. M. Music Conservatory.
In the 2012 Hindi remake of the film, Ekk Deewana Tha the song was written by Javed Akhtar sung by Leon D'Souza and Maria Roe Vincent and the interlude Hosanna humming by Suzanne D'Mello.
", (But in Hindi it uses a She'r "Dil hote jo mere seene mein do Doosra dil bhi main tumhe deta todne ko" which means "If there were two hearts in my chest I'd give you the second heart as well to break it.." having almost similar meaning in context of Love ) but soon gain its pace with the lines starting Entha Mandhi/Andha Neram, (But in Hindi it uses a She'r "Dilkash thi woh shaam pehle pehal Jab tumse mili thi nazar" which means "that evening was lovely when for the first time my eyes met yours.." The Tamil lyrics were written by director Gautham Vasudev Menon's usual associate Thamarai and the Telugu lyrics were written by Anantha Sreeram, whilst the lyrics for the rap portion were written by the Blaaze.
It was sung in those movies - Leon D'Souza, Ekk Deewana Tha, and Vijay Prakash, Blaaze (rap lyrics) from the 2010 Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa / Ye Maaya Chesave.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was one of the most anticipated soundtracks as it was Rahman's first album he composed after his double Oscars win.
In 2012, members of an organization called Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) objected to the song, claiming that "Hosanna" is a sacred word.