Here's Why Shankar Chose Anirudh Over AR Rahman For Indian 2 (Image-Instagram/arrahman)

Amidst the buzzing excitement over the release of the vigilante sequel Indian 2, there looms the question over the choice of director Shankar choosing composer Anirudh over the legendary musician AR Rahman.

Music composer Anirudh Ravichandran was given the task of composing music for Shankar’s upcoming film Indian 2. Since the announcement, the question has been hovering around the hearts of the fans over the replacement of the legendary musician AR Rahman, who composed for the prequel, Indian.

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As the absence of Rahman became the topic of discussion, Anirudh hilariously addressed the issue on the audio launch of Indian 2 quoting an iconic dialogue of superstar Rajinikanth stating, “Six ku apram seven da.. Rahman sir ku apram evan da (Just like after six there comes seven.. but who comes after Rahman sir),” earning laughs and claps from fans of both the musical talents.

Director Shankar also addressed the question in one of his interviews, where the filmmaker stated that Indian 2 was created at the time of Superstar’s 2.0 when the story was narrated to Kamal Haasan.  And Rahman was busy with the 2.0 music compositions. Since AR Rahman was working day and night on the film, I didn’t feel like asking him.” The director also mentioned that he liked Anirudh’s music, which made him approach the music composer.

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The 1996 released prequel Indian was a massive hit at the box office, and so was the music. And the soundtrack of the blockbuster, scored by the musical genius AR Rahman, earned its fan base. According to the records, the Tamil soundtrack of the film was a major success, selling about 600,000 hitting records within days of release. The Hindi soundtrack called Hindustani had sold a further 1.8 million units, which brought a total sale of about 2.4 million units.