Sony acquires Mangaatha audio for a record price

Sony Music has acquired the audio rights of Ajith Kumar's Mangaatha for a record price. The audio company is reportedly releasing it on Thala's birthday (May 1).

According to reports, the Sony Music has bagged it for Rs.1 crore. It faced a tough competition from other audio companies. In the recent times, the company has bagged other much-hyped movies like Engeyum Kadhal and 7 Aum Arivu.

Mangaatha has nine songs, which includes a theme song and one club-mix number. Yuvan Shankar has scored the music for which Vaali, Gangai Amaranand, renowned poet Subramanya Bharathi's grandson, Niranjan Bharathi have penned the lyrics.

The highlight of the album is that, for the first time, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Ilaiyaraaja have crooned a song together. However, Venkat Prabhu directorial film features Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan and Arjun Sarja in the key roles and Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Premji Amaren, Ganesh Venkatraman, Sona Heiden in supporting cast.