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New Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Shane Nigam's Balti gets a release date
Sai Abhyankkar, currently among the most sought-after composers in Tamil cinema, is making his Malayalam debut with Balti, handling both the film's music and background score. The makers have got Shivkumar V Panicker, best known for work in Kill and Uri: The Surgical Strike, to edit the film. Alex J Pulickal, who also shot Shane's RDX, is the cinematographer.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Music sensation Sai Abhyankkar's 6 star-studded films awaiting to hit big screens
It's raining big projects one after another for young musician Sai Abhyankkar. Just in his early twenties, Sai Abhyankkar has four indie music tracks to his credits, and has already bagged six prestigious projects in the making. Son of singers Tippu and Harini, Sai Abhyankkar rose to fame with the single track Katchi Sera. After the song went viral, he released three tracks till date, Aasa Kuda, Sithiri Puthiri and Vizhi Veekura, in all of which he performed and sang. With the young musician the current sensation in Tamil cinema, it looks like Sai Abhyankkar has his kitty filled with some of the most expected projects. While six projects have been officially announced, there is also Atlee-Allu Arjun film and Sivakarthikeyan-starrer that are yet to formally confirm Sai Abhyankkar's presence. Young musician Sai Abhyankkar Enjoy watching films that introduce you to good music? Stream JioHotstar's OK Kanmani, Kaaviya Thalaivan, and more that give you earworms, with OTTplay Premium subscription With just 4 indie music tracks, Sai Abhyankkar bags 6 top films Benz Benz is the first project that officially announced Sai Abhyankkar as composer. Backed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, the film features Raghava Lawrence and Nivin Pauly in the lead roles. After Kaithi, Vikram and Leo, Benz will join the LCU line-up of films. This means Sai Abhyankkar will join the list of Anirudh Ravichander and Sam CS who scored for LCU films earlier. Karuppu Karuppu, starring Suriya in the lead role, will have music scored by Sai Abhyankkar. While it is to be noted that the makers had first announced that Karuppu's music will be done by AR Rahman, for reasons unknown, Sai Abhyankkar has replaced him. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film also features Trisha, Swasika, Indrans, Yogi Babu, Sshivada, Natty Subramaniam and others. Dude The team of Dude vibrates with youthful energy, given the film is directed by debutant Keerthiswaran, while it stars Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles. Sai Abhyankkar scores the music for the film which is backed by Mythri Movie Makers. Dude is set to release in theatres for Diwali this year. STR49 STR 49 is an upcoming project starring Silambarasan in the lead role. The film is helmed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan who made his debut with the critically acclaimed film Parking. Sai Abhayankkar is scoring music once again for a biggie, which also stars Kayadu Lohar and Santhanam. Balti Balti will mark the Malayalam debut for Sai Abhyankkar. Featuring Shane Nigam in the lead role, the film is eyeing for an Onam release. Balti is a sports drama and marks Shane's 25th film. It was only recently the makers of Balti introduced Sai Abhyankkar into their project, as a promo video showed the young musician getting a call from Mohanlal. Marshal Marshal is the latest project to officially confirm Sai Abhyankkar's presence. Headlined by Karthi and directed by Tamizh of Taanakkaran fame, Marshal is touted to be a period drama set against the coastal regions. Actors Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Lal, John Kokken, Murali Sharma, Easwari Rao and others are also cast in Marshal. This means Sai Abhyankkar will be scoring for both the brothers; Suriya in Karuppu and Karthi in Marshal.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When I got the idea, I felt it would work well with STR sir: Ramkumar Balakrishnan
After the acclaimed Parking , director is now all set to start the shoot of his next film, which will star , and in the lead roles. In a short interview with us, the filmmaker talks about why he wanted to do a film that's in a totally different genre to Parking , what made him rope in STR and how Santhanam agreed to be part of this project… 'I WROTE WITH STR IN MIND' The filmmaker begins by saying that his new film, referred to as #STR49, will be set in a college in Chennai and STR would be playing the role of a college student. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Quiz him why he chose the star, and he says, 'When I got the idea, I felt it would work well with STR sir, but didn't know whether that would materialise or not. Still, when writing, I did write with him in mind. Luckily, I got a chance to narrate the script to him, and he, too, loved it. It all felt like a dream.' He says that the script needed a star like STR. 'I needed to tell a lot of backstories to narrate this story. But when a star like him plays this character, I don't have it,' he says. He adds, 'STR's screen presence and the fact that he is going to play a college student again help elevate my idea. I've enjoyed his films like Manmadhan and Vallavan in which he played a college student, so this film will help connect him even more with the Gen Z kids. He will be sporting a stylish look in the film, different from his current look.' 'SANATHANAM SIR'S CHARACTER IS NOT ONE THAT EXISTS FOR THE SAKE OF COMEDY' Ramkumar has pulled off a casting coup by getting Santhanam, who has only been playing lead roles for almost the past 10 years, to be part of this project. Sharing how he got the actor on board, he says, 'I'd worked with Santhanam sir in Dikkiloona , so we know each other. And after watching Parking , he used to reach out to me and praise me now and then. I felt he'd be right for a role in this film, and since he has a good impression of me, he agreed to listen to the narration. Moreover, Simbu sir and he share a great bond, and they have been meaning to work together again.' He clarifies that the actor's will not be a comedian role. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'This will be a second lead type of role, which will also have moments of emotion, and not a character that just exists for the sake of comedy,' he says. 'I WANTED TO MAKE AN OUT-AND-OUT ENTERTAINER' Ramkumar says his film 'will be totally different from Parking '. 'I didn't want to be slotted as a filmmaker who makes films only in a specific genre — thriller — so I decided to do a big-scale out-and-out entertainer led by a star that would offer a complete theatrical experience. My only motive with this film is to fully entertain the audience,' he signs off. 'Sai Abhyankkar has composed all the songs' On getting hotshot composer Sai Abhyankkar to do the music, the director says, 'I've found Sai Abhyankkar's songs very interesting and Simbu sir, too, suggested we roped him in for the music. He's very sweet and comfortable to work with. We have finished composing the songs and the lyrics are getting ready now.'
