Vikram is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film of the same name directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.
[4][5] The release coincided with a promotional event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai,[6] featuring the cast and crew, and other prominent celebrities in attendance.
[7][8] The soundtrack received positive response from critics and audiences appreciating Anirudh, for the compositions, musical approach and style.
It was intended to be his second film with the actor as Anirudh had previously signed to score for S. Shankar's Indian 2 and had composed all the tunes during December 2017 and 2018.
[26] "Porkanda Singam" is performed by Ravi G,[27] who previously sang the tracks "Uyir Nadhi Kalangudhe" from Vedalam (2015) and "Naan Pizhai" from Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) composed by Anirudh.
[32] The tracks were written by Vishnu Edavan,[33] an assistant of Lokesh, who previously wrote two songs for the Master soundtrack.
[35] The album also featured, two songs with English lyrics, "Wasted" and "Once Upon a Time", both were written by Heisenberg and sung by Anirudh.
[39][40] In May 2022, the producers officially announced that the film's audio launch event will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai on 15 May 2022.
[47][48] In June 2022, Lokesh Kanagaraj insisted fans that the film's original soundtrack will be released into a separate album.
[56] Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express wrote "'Pathala Pathala' again shows Kamal's command over Madras’ slang, something which he had perfected during his collaboration with late iconic screenwriter Crazy Mohan.
[59] Srivatsan S of The Hindu stated "When there are no guns or deafening explosions, Anirudh's background score does the talking",[60] while Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times wrote that Anirudh's music and background score play a pivotal role "in amplifying the overall experience of watching Vikram on the big screen".
[65] He also claimed that a petition will be filed at the High court to stall the film's release if the objectionable lyrics were not removed.