AR Rahman to make acting debut with Moonwalk, director shares details on his role

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Music director AR Rahman has mesmerised the world time and again with his music. Now, the composer is set to step into the work is to make his acting debut in director Manoj N S's upcoming film Moonwalk, featuring actor Prabhudeva in the lead. The makers of the film, which is being produced by Behindwoods Productions, recently unveiled 14 crazy character posters from the film, significantly adding to the growing anticipation around the project.

AR Rahman plays angry young director in debut film

Moonwalk marks A R Rahman's much-awaited acting debut, where the Oscar-winning composer will be seen playing A R Rahman, not the music director but a fictional "angry young film director" in a role that is expected to add a unique meta-layer to the narrative.

Talking about this unique feat, director Manoj NS revealed, "It was a wonderful experience shooting the song ‘Mayile' with Prabhudeva sir and A. R. Rahman sir. The song has turned out well and is sure to be a feast for movie lovers in theatres. Prabhudeva sir has given one of his best dance performances for this song, and I sincerely thank choreographer Sekhar Master for making it truly special."

He went on to add, "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, A. R. Rahman sir graciously accepted it. This will be a surprise scene for movie lovers, and I thoroughly enjoyed directing A. R. Rahman sir 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 so happy seeing ARR Sir having fun as an actor. It will be a scene which people will not expect."

About Prabhudeva's role

Meanwhile, Prabhudeva will be seen in the role of ‘Babootty', a young film choreographer. His role is said to blend performance and humour making it one of the most intriguing characters in the film.

Adding to the film's appeal, Yogi Babu, earlier announced in dual roles named Kavarimaan Narayanan and Aattukkaal Azhagu Rasa, surprises audiences once again by appearing in a third role called Dubai Mathew, further reinforcing the film's quirky and experimental tone. "There is a surprise about Yogi Babu sir's role which we will be revealing in the audio launch", added Manoj NS, the director, with a lot of excitement.

The ensemble cast also includes Aju Varghese as ‘Lord Djokovic', Arjun Ashokan as Luna, Satz as Jasmine, Sushmitha as Silk, Nishma as Nagma, Swaminathan as Periya Pannai, Redin Kingsley as Kannu Kutty, Rajendran as Mallikarjun, Deepa Akka as Karpoorazhagi, Santhosh Jacob as Thavasi and Ramkumar as Raj Babbar.

(With inputs from IANS)