Kabali is the soundtrack album, composed by Santhosh Narayanan for the 2016 Indian Tamil-language action crime film of the same name written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, starring Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte and Winston Chao.

However, Shweta Mohan won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for "Maya Nadhi".

Sharanya CR, from The Times of India, who reviewed the album, stated that it "evokes a subtle intimacy.

"Vaanam Paarthaen" is a slow-paced melody number, sung by Pradeep Kumar, and is about a lost love/lost life.

[8] Initially, producer S. Thanu decided to organise a grand audio launch event in Malaysia,[9] on 30 May, where both the Tamil and Telugu versions will be released.

On 11 June, however, a cthrity-second clip was leaked on the internet, prompting the album to be released a day ahead of schedule.

[38][39] The audio CDs of Kabali had a record breaking sales, which was confirmed by Swaroop Reddy of Think Music in a press interaction.