Vikram (soundtrack)

Vikram
Soundtrack album cover
Soundtrack album by
Released15 May 2022 (2022-05-15)
Recorded2021–2022
StudioAlbuquerque Records, Chennai
Krimson Avenue Studios, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:52
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music India
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Don
(2022)
Vikram
(2022)
Thiruchitrambalam
(2022)
Singles from Vikram
  1. "Pathala Pathala"
    Released: 11 May 2022

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.[1][2] Produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, the film features an ensemble cast with Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in lead roles. The film marks Anirudh's second collaboration with Lokesh after Master (2021), and his first with Haasan, respectively.[3]

Haasan, along with Vishnu Edavan and Heisenberg, wrote lyrics for the five-song soundtrack. The first track from the film, "Pathala Pathala", sung by Haasan was released as the lead single from the album on 11 May 2022, and the album was released by Sony Music India on 15 May and received several million views on YouTube.[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.

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  3. ^ "Vikram is a fanboy sambavam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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