A R Rahman To Make His Acting Debut

CHENNAI -Oscar winner and one of India’s finest music directors, A R Rahman, is set to make his acting debut in director Manoj N S’s upcoming film ‘Moonwalk’, which features Prabhudeva in the lead.

The makers of the film, produced by Behindwoods Productions, recently unveiled 14-character posters, significantly adding to the growing anticipation around the project.

For the first time in his legendary career, A R Rahman has sung all five songs in ‘Moonwalk’, lending a unified musical voice to the soundtrack. More notably, the film also marks Rahman’s much-awaited acting debut, in which the Oscar-winning composer will be seen playing a fictional “angry young film director”, and not himself as a music director, adding a unique meta-layer to the narrative.

Speaking about this special collaboration, director Manoj N S said, “It was a wonderful experience shooting the song ‘Mayile’ with Prabhudeva sir and A R Rahman sir. The song has turned out very well and is sure to be a feast for movie lovers in theatres. Prabhudeva sir has delivered one of his best dance performances for this song, and I sincerely thank choreographer Sekhar Master for making it truly special.”

He added, “A R Rahman sir appears throughout the song, adding a cute charm and a very special vibe to it. When I later presented an extended role to him after the song, he graciously accepted it. This will be a surprise scene for movie lovers, and I thoroughly enjoyed directing him in his first-ever movie scene. I am deeply grateful to him for supporting our project ‘Moonwalk’ wholeheartedly right from day one. The entire set was filled with happiness seeing ARR sir having fun as an actor. It will be a scene people will not expect.”

Equally noteworthy is Prabhudeva’s presence in a multifaceted avatar. Widely regarded as one of Indian cinema’s most influential performers, choreographers and filmmakers, he will be seen playing ‘Babootty’, a young film choreographer. The role is said to blend performance and humour, making it one of the most intriguing characters in the film.

The makers plan to release the full-length comedy feature in theatres in May 2026. (IANS)