Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman has been replaced in Suriya's upcoming action thriller, tentatively titled Suriya 45. The makers have roped in Aasa Kooda singer Sai Abhyankkar as the music director.

Why was AR Rahman replaced as the music composer for Suriya 45, and how did Sai Abhyankkar, known for the hit Katchi Sera, step into this highly anticipated project?

Academy Award music composer AR Rahman has now been replaced from Suriya's big-budget with RJ Balaji by Aasa Kooda singer Sai Abhyankkar

Filming for 'Suriya 45', directed by RJ Balaji and starring Suriya and Trisha, is underway in Coimbatore. However, composer AR Rahman has exited the p

Sai Abhyankkar replaces AR Rahman as the music director, adding excitement to the films already high anticipation. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film also features the reunion of Suriya and Trisha Krishnan after nearly two decades.

The music for Suriya 45 will be composed by Sai Abhyankkar, who recently rose to fame with his solo song Katchi Sera, which Spotify Wrapped claims is the most-streamed Tamil song of 2024. Earlier AR Rahman was the music director of Suriya starrer.

However, over the years, AR Rahman has stepped away from several films, often due to scheduling conflicts or other challenges. Let’s take a look at some notable films that underwent a replacement after initially having AR Rahman on board.

We had previously reported that Tamil superstar Suriya is teaming up with actor-director RJ Balaji for his new film, tentatively called Suriya 45, with Oscar-winner AR Rahman on board as the music composer. Now, the latest is that youth sensation Sai Abhyankkar of ‘Katchi Sera’ and ‘Aasa Kooda’ fame has replaced Rahman as the composer.

Katchi Sera and Aasai Kooda composer Sai Abhyankkar has been roped in to score music for RJ Balaji's film with actor Suriya. Earlier, AR Rahman was roped in as the composer.

Son of singers Tippu and Harini, Sai Abhyankkar is a young singer and music composer. He has replaced AR Rahman as the composer of Suriya 45.

The film, tentatively titled as Suriya 45 was initially launched with AR Rahman as the composer, marking the actor and composer's first collaboration since 24 (2016)