[1][2] The number "Kannae Kalaimane", which is based on the Kapi raga,[3] was written by Kannadasan in about two or ten minutes' time, after listening to the film's story and the situation for the song.

[6] Thyagarajan said that, during the recording, Kannadasan called his assistant and told him to write down the lines, "which flowed from him like water from a stream" and he "gave us four options for the pallavi and we all loved Kanne Kalaimaane the best and froze it.

[7] According to Kannadasan's daughter Kalaiselvi, the song was written with his wife in mind; the lines "Kaathal kondaen kanavinai valarthen ... kanmani unai naan karuthinil niraithen ... unakke uyiraanen ennaalum enai nee maravaathey..." were meant for her.

The song "Ponmeni Uruguthey" that was picturised on Kamal Haasan and Silk Smitha developed cult status.

[14] G. Dhananjayan, in his book The Best of Tamil Cinema called the music "outstanding",[15] further saying that the songs contributed significantly to the success of the film.