On Saturday, at the Idli Kadai audio launch in Chennai, Sai Abhyankkar was one of the many guests who took to the stage to speak about the film and actor-director Dhanush. While others only spoke, Sai Abhyankkar also sang a few lines of a song from Dhanush's film while listing his favourite films of the actor.

Before singing, Sai Abhyankkar said, "My playlist is full of Dhanush sir's songs." Following this, he couldn't resist himself and sang 'Yaathey' from Aadukalam. He then added, "Dhanush sir has given me a lot of advice. No matter what the genre is, I am ready to score music for his films."

Then, on his favourite Dhanush films, he added, "Vada Chennai, Asuran, Polladhavan, Padikadhavan and Thiruchitrambalam are my favourite films."

Recently, Sai Abhyankkar unveiled an unplugged version of his song, 'Oorum Blood', from Pradeep Ranganathan's Dude. To this, Dhanush wrote on X, "The unplugged version of 'Oorum Blood' by Sai Abhyankkar is so beautiful. Well done, Sai." (sic)

Meanwhile, Dhanush's Idli Kadai marks his fourth directorial after Pa Paandi, Raayan, and Nilavukku Enmel Ennadi Kobam. The film also stars Nithya Menen as Kayal, Sathyaraj as Vishnu Varadhan, Arun Vijay as Ashwin, Samuthirakani as Marisamy, Rajkiran as Sivanesan, Shalini Pandey as Meera and Parthiban as R Arivu. Dhanush will be seen as Murugan in the upcoming film.

The technical crew comprises Dhanush's frequent collaborator, composer GV Prakash, cinematographer Kiran Koushik, editor GK Prasanna, and art director Jackson.

The film is produced by Akash Bhaskaran through his Dawn Pictures banner and Dhanush through his Wunderbar Pictures banner. Inban Udhayanidhi, son of Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, will get his first film credit as a distributor.

Idli Kadai is slated for a theatrical release on October 1. Meanwhile, Sai Abhyankkar's first feature film as composer, Balti, is gearing up to hit theatres on September 26.