In November 2010, he left the project due to "money and time issues" and was replaced by Selvaraghavan's norm collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Subsequently, tracks from the album played on air upon its launch, and a contest being held with participants winning audio CDs autographed by the film's team.

[9] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave 7.5/10 saying "G V Prakash Kumar continues his good form, dishing out another appealing soundtrack for Mayakkam Enna.

[11] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote "G V Prakash has tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands and has risen to the challenge.

"[12] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "Despite inconsistent lyrics, Mayakkam Enna is a mighty competent soundtrack, at least music-wise".