8 projects 20-year-old musician Sai Abhyankar has lined up even before his feature film debut

If you've heard Katchi Sera or Aasa Kooda, you know who the music composer-singer Sai Abhankar is. Here's everything he has lined up.

Updated on: Jul 10, 2025, 13:10:18 IST

By Neeshita Nyayapati

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Music composer and singer Sai Abhyankar gained fame last year through songs like Katchi Sera and Aasa Kooda that became viral hits. And it looks like producers are looking to cash in on that fame, as the 20-year-old has eight movie projects lined up even before he has made his feature film debut.

Sai Abhyankar has released independent music since Valam Varavendum in 2023.

Sai Abhyankar’s upcoming projects

Sai seems booked for the foreseeable future with Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam projects. In 2025, he has Unni Sivalingam’s Malayalam-Tamil film with Shane Nigam as the lead lined up. He also has Keerthiswaran’s Tamil film Dude with Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju as the leads.

But the composer seems to have entered the big leagues now, given that he has also been roped in for the music of Atlee’s Allu Arjun-starrer, RJ Balaji’s Suriya and Trisha Krishnan-starrer Karuppu and Tamizh’s Karthi-starrer Marshal, which was announced on Thursday. Bakkiyaraj Kannan’s LCU film Benz with Raghava Lawrence, and Ramkumar Balakrishnan’s untitled film with Simbu. And if sources are to be believed, he will also compose music for Vinayak Chandrasekaran’s upcoming film with Siva Karthikeyan. All of these films are slated for release this year and next.

About Sai Abhyankar

Sai first debuted as a composer in 2023 with Valam Varavendum, for which he wrote his own lyrics. He then signed a contract with Think Music India and released songs like Katchi Sera and Aasa Kooda in 2024 and Sithira Puthiri and Vizhi Veekura this year.

What many might not know is that Sai has a music legacy to live up to. Born in 2004, he is the son of famous playback singers Tippu and Harini. Tippu is the man behind hit songs like Oh Mama Mama from Minnale, Elae Machi (Reprise) from Anbe Sivam, Girlfriend from Boys, and more. More recently, he sang Sooriya Paarvaigaley from Vaathi.

Harini is the voice behind Telephone Manipol from Indian, Vaarayo Thozhi from Jeans and Sutthi Sutthi from Padayappa. More recently, she sang Veera Raja Veera and Aazhi Mazhai Kanna in Ponniyin Selvan II.

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Neeshita Nyayapati
Despite having a Master's degree in Journalism and over a decade of experience in print and digital media as a field reporter and sub-editor at organisations such as The Times of India and Reader's Digest, Neeshita Nyayapati remains a movie buff first and a Chief Content Producer second. She fell in love with movies in childhood and believes nothing matches the magic of watching a good film that moves you with a warm tub of popcorn in hand. Her love for writing about cinema follows that. Come Friday, you'll find her at her happy place, the movies, catching the latest rom-com or masala offering, for reviews or otherwise. As for the rest of the week, she's here reporting the juiciest news in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi or bringing out the best of celebs in interviews. While her niche is Telugu cinema, Neeshita likes to dabble in a little bit of everything to stay up to date. From film announcements to scandals and hard news angles, she has explored it all. A good book, a comforting cup of hot chocolate, puppy kisses and a stunning beach view are all she needs to unwind. Her passion for biking and travelling has taken her to various places across the country. She has found peace in everything from the frozen lakes of Gangtok to the coffee plantations of Coorg and the dense forests of Bandipur, to the monasteries of Darjeeling. But no matter where she goes, Neeshita loves coming across inspiring and moving stories.Read More

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