AR Rahman on working with Mani Ratnam ahead of Thug Life release, says "He has seen my growth"

AR Rahman latest collaboratin with Mani Ratnam include Thug Life

Mani Ratnam’s directorial and Kamal Haasan starrer Thug Life will soon hit the theatres. The film features music from AR Rahman, with whom Ratnam has collaborated for several blockbusters, including Roja, Kadal and OK Kanmani.

However, Rahman has recently shared his experience of working with Mani Ratnam and revealed that they have the same goal of serving the audience and the cinema.

In an interview with India Today, Rahman shared, “We feel the same even today! I discovered myself in the jingle industry. He has seen my growth. When I was based in Chennai, he was there. When I was doing 'Bombay Dreams', he used to come to London for music. He didn't come to Bollywood though. When I'm doing my virtual reality stuff, he's seen it and commented on it."

He reflected on their common purpose and noted, “Our relationship is to serve the audience and the cinema. That is our common purpose. That common purpose drives us to excel. In fact, the final mixing of Thug Life was happening day before yesterday.”

The award-winning music composer further explained, “And he asked me if we could make the music a little aggressive in a particular scene. I went to the studio, and we changed it one hour before the engineer left the studio. That's the freedom we have.”

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The makers have recently launched the audio of the film in Chennai. The film features songs including Jinguchaa, Sugar Baby, Muththa Mazhai, and Vinveli Nayaga.

Thug Life also stars Trisha Krishnan, Silambarasan TR, Jayam Ravi, and Rohit Saraf, among others, in the key roles. The upcoming Tamil-language action drama will hit the theatres on June 5.