Theri (soundtrack)

Theri (English: Spark) is the soundtrack album composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, for the 2016 Tamil action film of the same name, written and directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by S. Thanu, starring Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while Mahendran, Prabhu and Raadhika play supporting characters. Pulamaipithan, Na. Muthukumar, Pa. Vijay, Kabilan, Rokesh, R. Thiyagarajan and Arunraja Kamaraj wrote the lyrics for the songs. The audio rights of the film, were acquired by Think Music. The album was launched on 20 March 2016, and received positive reviews from critics.
Production.
This film marks the second collaboration of G. V. Prakash Kumar with both Atlee and Vijay, after "Raja Rani" and "Thalaivaa". It is G. V. Prakash's 50th film as a music composer. Both the composer and director went to Goa in March 2015 for a music composing session. Uthara Unnikrishnan recorded one song and Deva has recorded the introduction song for the film. Vijay recorded the song "Chella Kutti" along with Neeti Mohan. T. Rajendar has also recorded one song for the film. The Sanskrit verses in the song "En Jeevan" were written by L. Anandhan, a Sanskrit teacher at Modern Senior Secondary.
Release.
The audio launch event for the film took place on 20 March 2016 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai with Vijay, director Atlee, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, producer Thanu and other film's cast and crew, attended the event. Samantha did not attend the audio launch. Actor Vijay gave an impressive and enthralling speech at the event. The event was telecasted on Star Vijay on 3 April 2016.
Background score.
The original background score was released on 22 June 2016, coinciding with Vijay's birthday. The album features 23 tracks in total.
Reception.
"Behindwoods" gave the album a rating of 3.25 out of 5, stating that "GV Prakash and Atlee combination after a very successful outing in Raja Rani have shown that they are an addition to musically successful director-music director pair with Theri." and gave a verdict "An amalgamation of some mass and class tunes, tailor made for Vijay!" "Sify" gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5, and summarised it as "Commercial cocktail in store for both Vijay & GV’s fans!" "Indiaglitz" gave the album a rating of 3.75 out of 5. "BollywoodLife" rated with 3.5 out of 5, stars with a statement "GV Prakash delivers an impressive, dynamic album that Vijay fans will really enjoy!"
Legacy.
The song "Eena Meena Teeka" was reused in the Sinhala film "Goree" (2019).