AR Rahman is now replaced by young talent Sai Abhyankkar. It raises questions if Rahman is looking towards a career break post separation announcement? Scroll down to read more.

In an unexpected move, Sai Abhyankkar has been appointed as the new music director for the much-anticipated Suriya-RJ Balaji collaboration, tentatively titled Suriya 45. Originally, the project had AR Rahman attached as composer,

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.

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)

AR Rahman recently drew a lot of attention when he and his wife, Saira Banu, announced their divorce publicly after staying strong for over two decades. Soon enough, reports started buzzing that the award-winning composer might take a break from his work.

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.

Filming for 'Suriya 45', directed by RJ Balaji and starring Suriya and Trisha, is underway in Coimbatore. However, composer AR Rahman has exited the project, replaced by Sai Abyankkar. Rahman's departure follows his recent divorce announcement,