A. R. Rahman's inclusion in the project was confirmed by December 2013, marking his second collaboration with Silambarasan and Gautham Menon after their critically acclaimed Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa soundtrack.

As per the urgency of shooting, a single track with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky was recorded within three hours by the composer at his studio in Los Angeles.

[5] In an interview with The Times of India, Menon confirmed four tracks on the soundtrack album, one being Idhu Naal Varaiyil.

[11] Owing to the popularity of Thalli Pogathey, Silambarasan recorded and released a cover version of the song on 14 January 2016.

"[19] India Today gave favourable reviews resulting that "In Achcham Enbathu Madamaiyada, director Gautham Menon, actor Simbu and the Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman have collaborated for the second time after the success of Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya.

Going by the cult status of VTV, the album of Achcham Enbathu Madamaiyada is likely to repeat the magic of the Gautham-Rahman combination.

"[20] Sify rated the album 4 out of 5, viewing that "‘Acham Yenbathu Madamaiyada’ has AR Rahman in scintillating form with 5 masterpiece songs.

GVM's success ratio with his music composers is intact and the album is bound to be renowned for the quality of lyrics it has produced.

"[21] BollywoodLife gave a rating of 4 out of 5 stating that "AYM is definitely one of the best AR Rahman albums we have heard in recent times and he has really surpassed his previous work in 24.