 Produced by Venu Ravichandran, the score was composed by Harris Jayaraj, making "Vaaranam Aayiram" his final project with Gautham Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in "Yennai Arindhaal" (2015).It won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.The film was also a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career at that time.