Music maestro AR Rahman thanks Thalapathy Vijay!

Music maestro AR Rahman conducted his concert last night in Chennai. Thousands of music lovers from across the country was attended the concert. He along with a bunch of talented singers performed several songs on stage. There was great response from the audience when he played his super hit tracks from the Vijay starrer Mersal.

AR Rahman took the opportunity to thank Vijay for the humongous reach of Mersal’s album, which reached out to millions of listeners across the globe. The Oscar winner is also composing for Vijay’s next with director AR Murugadoss. He has assured that it is an entirely different kind of album from Mersal, which was more of a ‘mass’ album.

As per reports, Rahman has already given a song for the film. He has agreed to give the songs in quick time as the makers are planning to wrap up shoot by September and release it for this Diwali. AR Rahman’s songs in Mersal emerged as huge hits with the track ‘Aalaporan Tamizhan’ becoming a Tamil anthem of sorts. So, he will be trying to better it this time.

As per trustworthy reports, the movie is slated to go on floors by the end of this month. Keerthy Suresh has been confirmed as the female lead. The technical crew comprises of Malayali cinematographer Girish Gangadharan, multiple National award winning editor Sreekar Prasad and art director T Santhanam. Sun Pictures is producing this big budget movie.