Theri

Theri ( Spark) is the soundtrack album composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2016 Tamil thriller film of the same name, written and directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by S. Thanu, starring Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson, while Mahendran, Prabhu and Raadhika play supporting characters. Pulamaipithan, Na. Muthukumar, Pa. Vijay, Kabilan, Rokesh, R. Thiyagarajan and Arunraja Kamaraj wrote the lyrics for the songs. The album was launched on 20 March 2016, and received positive reviews from critics and was declared an 'all-time blockbuster' by audiences and critics. Production This film marks the second collaboration of G. V. Prakash Kumar with both Atlee and Vijay, after Raja Rani and Thalaivaa. In addition, the album also marked Prakash's 50th film as a music composer. In November 2014, During the pre-production phase, Prakash started working on the film's music soon after his inclusion in the project. Both the composer and director went to Russia for a music composing session in the end of November. In March 2015, the duo also went to Goa and continued the music sessions. Prakash further revealed in his micro-blogging page saying that all the tracks in the album are "trend-setting". In April 2015, Uthara Unnikrishnan, daughter of playback singer P. Unnikrishnan, reportedly sung for one of the tracks in the film. This marked her second collaboration with Prakash, after her debut song "Azhagu" from Saivam (2014), composed by Prakash, which fetched her a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. In June 2015, Prakash recorded an introductory song with veteran composer Deva (later deciphered as "Jithu Jilladi"), with Rokesh writing the lyrics. It was said to be a "thara-local" number and the shooting for the song began during July 2015. It was rumoured that A. R. Rahman would also sing one of the tracks for the film, which did not materialize.