Wanted To Cast Music Composer Anirudh Ravichander As Lead In Dada: Ganesh K Babu

Director Ganesh K Babu recently revealed that music composer Anirudh Ravichander was his first choice for his directorial debut movie, Dada. It was released in theatres last year. It starred Kavin and Aparna Das in the lead roles. The music for the movie was composed by Jen Martin. The film was commercially successful in theatres and is currently streaming on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video. The movie completed one year of its release on February 10. On this occasion, the director shared several behind-the-scenes stories about the movie.

Anirudh Ravichander is currently one of the most successful music composers in Indian cinema. He has now become the first choice of the leading directors and producers after the success of his music albums in superhit movies like Jailer, Jawaan, Vikram and Leo. The 33-year-old music composer has always kept his distance from the cameras and has been indulging in making the movies entertaining with his music.

However, Ganesh K Babu had other plans for the renowned music composer. He wanted to cast him as a hero in his film, Dada. In his interaction with the SS Music channel, the director said that he wrote the script by keeping Anirudh Ravichander as a reference in his mind. The fans of the music composer are brimming with excitement after listening to this news, as they desperately want to see their favourite music composer in front of the cameras. The interview has now gone viral.

Anirudh Ravichander is currently busy with some of the most anticipated movies in the South Cinema industry. He is composing the music for Jr NTR’s starrer Devara, Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 and Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan. These movies will be released in 2024.

The story of Ganesh K Babu’s debut directorial, Dada, revolves around the lead characters, Kavin and Aparna Das. The duo loved each other and became a couple during their college days. The actress becomes pregnant and delivers a baby after going against Kavin and her family. Kavin then raises the child on his own, as his mother and his lover, Aparna Das, went missing after giving birth. The duo meets again later in life. They clear up their misunderstandings and live happily ever after.