Sun Group chairman Kalanidhi Maran presented music composer and singer Anirudh Ravichander with a cheque following the success of the recent film 'Jailer.' The producer had previously gifted the film lead Rajinikanth wwith a luxury car, after which social media users pointed out that Anirudh also deserves an appreciation token.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, film trade insider Manobala Vijayabalan shared a photo of Anirudh being presented with a cheque from Kalanidhi Maran. However, the amount is not mentioned anywhere. His post read, "BREAKING: Music Director #Anirudh gets a whopping cheque for the historic #Jailer success." This happened after 'Jailer' crossed £60 million at the global box office.
Days ago, Maran had offered Rajinikanth the choice of picking either BMW x7 worth £124,000 or BMW i7 worth £195,000 as the producer reached his house with both cars. However, he opted for the less expensive car. After the event, people on Reddit wrote, "How is Anirudh not even getting a Thank You from Sun Pictures for Jailer's success." "In my personal opinion, Anirudh is a second protagonist of Jailer. His presence is not there visually but his music's presence is up there with Rajnikanth's. Anirudh did a phenomenonal job in Jailer. Every single scene is electrifying as it is due to his music. But when celebrating Jailer's success, it's just Rajnikanth and Nelson getting rained with kudos, Cheques and Cars," also read an excerpt from the post.
Anirudh composed the music for Rajinikanth's 169th film 'Jailer,' directed by Nelson. However, it isn't his first collaboration with the superstar. The two have worked together in the movies, 'Petta' and 'Darbar.' In fact, 'Jailer' is Anirudh's fourth with Nelson after 'Kolamaavu Kokila,' 'Doctor' and 'Beast.'
'Jailer' also stars Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shiva Rajkumar, Mohanlal and Jackie Shroff in pivotal roles. It was released on August 10.