He had also recommended the actress to be a part of Shankar's Gentleman, while the director had met with Prashanth and his father Thyagarajan, while considering the casting for Kadhalan.
Meanwhile A. S. Laxmi Narayanan and V. S. Murthy won an award for Best Audiography, B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan for Best Editing while Venky picked up an award for Best Special Effects.
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The soundtrack, released as Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, features 9 songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics scored by Vaali, Vairamuthu and S.Shankar who penned the Pettai Rap number.
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Although he started as an independent editor he associated himself with his assistant V. T. Vijayan and the duo went on to work together in a number of films during the 80s and 90s including Nayakan, Geethanjali, Anjali and Kadhalan, which won them the National Film Award for Best Editing.