Following the success of "Captain Miller," Tamil actor Dhanush is set to make a grand comeback with his second film this year, "Raayan," which also marks his sophomore project as a director. Featuring a stellar cast and crew, the action thriller is scheduled to hit the screens on Friday.

A notable contributor to the project is AR Rahman, who composed the film’s background score and songs. Rahman accepted the film despite already working on 30 other movies. “When I called Rahman sir, I informed him that this was my 50th film and wished to see the tag ‘An AR Rahman Musical’ alongside it. He asked for two days to respond. When he called back, Rahman sir told me that he was working on as many as 30 films at that moment. ‘It’s a very tough yes, but I am giving you a yes,’ he said. I will always cherish the memories of working with you,” Dhanush shared during Raayan’s audio launch event.

Recalling their interactions for the movie, the actor-filmmaker said, “Whenever I needed a tune, I would play one of his songs and ask for a similar one. He would listen and say, ‘I have already done many like that. Let’s create something new.’ His willingness to constantly produce fresh work, even after achieving such great heights, amazed me. You are the only music director who has a punch dialogue, ‘Ella pugazhum iraivanukke (all glory to God).’ Those who heard the BGM are already saying, ‘Ella pugazhum Rahmanukke (all glory to Rahman).’ Thank you so much, sir.” Rahman and Dhanush have previously collaborated on films like "Maryan" (2013), "Raanjhanaa" (2013), and "Atrangi Re" (2021).

"Raayan" also stars SJ Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Aparna Balamurali, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in key roles. The film has been bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. Dhanush’s first movie as a director was the comedy-drama "Pa Paandi" (2017), starring Rajkiran and Revathi in the lead roles.

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