This was romance, getting the right feeling was the most important thing here and Rahman was bang on target. He made songs that became youth anthems of love. If one says that the music was the single most important factor in the film’s success; that is not far off the mark. When Alai Paayuthe released, love was in the air everywhere. ‘Pachai nirame’, ‘kadhal sadugudu’, ‘snehithane’ evoked emotions that are yet to be replicated by any other composition. Also, the stylish ‘endrendrum punnagai’ was the best entry into films that Madhavan could have asked for.