The iconic star of the Telugu industry Allu Arjun has been dropping bomb after bomb since the announcement of his another massive project AA22XA6. He recently announced this high-budget pan-India project directed by Atlee Kumar, the man behind mega hits like Jawaan, Theri and Mersal.
Not only this but Atlee is bringing another collaboration with Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone after their successful hit with Jawaan. The movie is set to be one of the most iconic and highest-budget films in India this year. There has been no official announcement yet but it is speculated to be released by December 2025.
How Sai Abhyankkar came into the picture?
Director Atlee, after confirming collaboration with Allu Arjun, began hinting that he wanted a fresh face and youthful music for his new project. He is often seen working with composers like A.R. Rahman or Anirudh Ravichander!
Media outlets such as Mirchi.in started creating headlines that the director was indirectly hinting at Sai Abyankkar and later the news caught up a buzz on social media.
Sai Abyankkar is well known for his independent Tamil and Telugu tracks like ‘Asa Kooda’ and ‘Katchi Sera’ which has over 336 million views on YouTube. This fast-rising composer have been trending as the fit director for Bunny’s massive project.
The rumour is back as a confirmation!
The fire still had the smoke on it and Allu’s birthday wish came as a fuel. On November 4, 2025, Sai Abhyankkar turned 21. Wishing Sai a happy birthday, Allu took to his Instagram and posted, “Many happy returns of the day to my brother SAK! Wishing you all the success and glory to unfold in the coming year.” Not just that the production house, Sun Pictures, also extended their wishes on social media, adding even more fire to the buzz
The message instantly caught everyone’s attention and the comment section started flooding with excitement from fans. Everyone has been taking this as confirmation of the news that Sai Abhyankkar is indeed the music director for AA22. The bar is set high and fans believe this collaboration will be a chartbuster storm.
While the filmmakers are currently busy shooting the movie, fans are still waiting for the official announcement. But the sequence of events – from whispers to Allu Arjun’s wishes has indirectly confirmed Sai as the music director.
About the movie
AA22 is a promising action movie directed by Atlee, produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The movie is speculated to be the highest-budget movie of Allu Arjun’s entire career. The pan-India movie has been working with world’s top VFX companies, collaborating with renowned studios like Lola VFX as shown in the teaser. According to reports, the movie is expected to be in theaters by December 2025 or early 2026.
Written by: Supriya