

Sify wrote that the gaana songs were "one of the major highlight of the film" and Behindwoods called the Attakathi album an "experimental yet fresh attempt". Both songs went on to become popular, making Gana Bala a star, and were said to have brought back gaana to Tamil cinema. Along with "Aadi Pona Aavani", a second gaana song, "Nadukadalula Kappala" was recorded for the film. Santhosh composed a song in the Gaana genre for the film, "Aadi Pona Aavani", and gave a then-unknown Gana Bala, who had been singing gaana songs at funerals until then, the chance to sing it. He got the opportunity through its producer C. He made his debut as an independent music director in the 2012 Tamil film Attakathi directed by Pa. Through Mani, Santhosh also got to work on a couple of Rahman soundtracks starting with Guru. He composed the music including two original songs for the Telugu short film Advaitham, He was also part of the contemporary folk music band "La Pongal" in which he performed in a few live shows in 2009. After completing his education, he worked as a recording engineer, arranger and programmer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose for films. College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruchirapalli. Santhosh Narayanan completed his B.E., Computer Science & Engineering at J. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian composer and musician in the Tamil film industry.
