The film, directed by Gnana Rajasekaran starred Abhinay Vaddi in the lead role and featured an ensemble cast of Suhasini Maniratnam, Bhama, Kevin McGowan, Abbas Mirza, Nizhalgal Ravi and Michael Lieber.

The songs featured vocals performed by Vani Jairam, P. Unnikrishnan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Karthik Suresh, Vinaya and Vinayakam himself.

Much of the music being conceptualized with the help of old-world sounds using instruments from the early 20th century and the background score which blends contemporary and classical styles were utilized with the help of an orchestra.

The album was released on 13 June 2014 through digital and physical formats and received positive reviews from critics with praise for the instrumentation, soundscape and setting.

For the first segment, Vinayakam composed the gamakas in tune with the period, but as the storyline progresses from Madras to London, he utilized modernistic music with European sounds.

[4] The soundtrack album of Ramanujan was released at the Suryan FM radio station in Chennai on 13 June 2014 with the cast and crew in attendance.

[11] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud rated 9 out of 10 and summarized "Ramesh Vinayakam expertly draws from Carnatic and Western classical styles to produce one of the finest period film soundtracks ever".

[18] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Ramesh Vinayagam’s carnatic and western blend of music beautifully sync with the mood of the film and one of the highpoints of the movie.