The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...

, son of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

, who usually scores the music for a Bala film. The soundtrack was released on 21 October 2001 at Hotel Connemara, Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 by actor Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

 and director Bharathiraja

Bharathiraja

P. Bharathiraja , is a critically acclaimed South Indian filmmaker.He displayed a story-teller's potential from an early age. Bharathiraja is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his movies....

. It features 6 tracks, out of which two were sung by Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

. Interestingly, the lyrics of five songs were written by five different lyricists, the lyrics of "Maayane Andha" being derived from the Thiruppavai

Thiruppavai

The Tiruppavai is a collection of thirty stanzas in Tamil written by Andal, in praise of the Lord Perumal,...

 written and sung by Aandaal.

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration	Lyricist	Notes
1	"Mun Paniyaa"	S. P. Balasubramaniam charan, Malgudi Subha Malgudi Subha Malgudi Subha is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning for two decades, she sang more than 2500 songs....	5:47	Pazhani Bharathi
2	"Or Aayiram Yaanai"	Unnikrishnan	3:35	Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
3	"Engengo Kaalgal Sellum"	Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...	4:09	Pulamaipithan
4	"Maayane Andha"	Rajalakshmi, Madhumitha & Chorus*	2:49	Aandaal	Based on Aandal's Thiruppavai Thiruppavai The Tiruppavai is a collection of thirty stanzas in Tamil written by Andal, in praise of the Lord Perumal,...
5	"Kalli Adi Kalli"	Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... , Madhumitha & Chorus*	4:06	Thamarai Thamarai Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
6	"Amma Endralle"	Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...	4:32	Pa. Vijay

^*The chorus consists of singers Ganga, Kanchana, Febi, Feji and Charulatha Mani

Charulatha Mani

Charulatha Mani is a popular young Carnatic singer. Charulatha has been performing Carnatic concerts for more than 10 years. She has also sung for movies. Charulatha has appeared in numerous TV shows and radio programmes, in India, and overseas. She has recorded many, CD and DVD albums...

Box office

The movie received mostly positive reviews, but only turned to be a hit, unlike Sethu (Bala's earlier film, which was a blockbuster). Nandha was a turning point in Surya's career. It was declared a "above average" grosser but was regarded with high critical acclaim.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2005 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Best Film (Special Prize) Tamil Nadu State Film Award (Special Prizes) The Tamil Nadu State Film Award are given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....	Nandha	Won
	Best Actor Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....	Surya Sivakumar	Won
	Best Cinematographer Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....	R. Rathnavelu R. Rathnavelu Randy Rathnavelu is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films including Thirumalai , Vaaranam Aayiram, and Enthiran....	Won
	Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Rajkiran Rajkiran RajKiran is a film actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 150 Tamil films.-Film career:...	Won