 The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.The song "Nalla Idam" contains the lines "Nalla Idam, Nee Vandha Idam" (Good place, the place you have come), which writer R. Kannan interpreted as meaning Jayalalithaa had moved on from acting exclusively with M. G. Ramachandran.Malathi Rangarajan of "The Hindu" wrote "Together with Nagesh, Sivaji Ganesan made watching "Galatta Kalyanam" a memorable experience".