Kaaviya Thalaivan is the 2014 soundtrack album to the Tamil historical fiction film of the same name, written and directed by Vasanthabalan.

[5] A. R. Rahman revealed that he backed out from the Hollywood fantasy film Seventh Son to compose for Kaaviya Thalaivan,[6][7] because it gave him the scope to innovate with folk music like never before.

Unlike usual recording routes, the composer and singer had an impromptu sort of jamming session.

[10] As per The Hindu, he was quoted saying "It is a period movie about street theatre, I trained myself by listening to legendary singers such as S. G. Kittappa and M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar.

The complete album was supposed to be written by Vaali but his untimely demise, he wrote the track "Alli Arjuna" for the soundtrack, his last poetic contribution to Tamil music.

In October 2013, singer Madhushree announced that she had performed a duet titled "Thamana" with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,[11] however the track eventually did not feature in the soundtrack album.

[1] Vasanthabalan confirmed in early September 2014 that Rahman was working on the background score of the film in his studio in Los Angeles.

An event for the digital release of the album was held at A. R. Rahman's studio was aired through Suryan FM 93.5 across Tamil Nadu on 31 October 2014.

"[23] Vipin of Music Aloud concluded, "One of the year's most awaited soundtracks, and A R Rahman delivers in style.

[26] Avinash Gopalan of Oneindia Entertainment called the soundtrack and background score as the film's backbone.

[28] However, Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote "The film opens with a dedication to legends like S. G. Kittappa and K. B. Sundarambal, but a soundtrack filled with those kinds of voices would be booed off the screen today.

The singers sound lighter, more contemporary, even while rendering bits like Kaayadha Kaanagathe, which was immortalised on screen by T. R. Mahalingam – again, a voice that would most likely make the audience collapse into giggles.

"[29] (Telugu Version) The official track listing was released by Sony Music India on 29 October 2014.

All lyrics are written by Rafeeq AhammedThe soundtrack album for the dubbed Telugu version Premaalayam was released on 25 March 2016.