Sai Abhyankkar

Sai Abhyankkar is an Indian musician, composer and singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He gained recognition with his single "Katchi Sera". The song released as part of Think Music's independent music initiative, marked his debut as a solo artist. Abhyankkar's other singles include "Aasa Kooda", "Sithira Puthiri", "Vizhi Veekura", "Pavazha Malli", "Radhimaa", all composed for Think Indie Collective.

Abhyankkar made his film debut as an original music composer with the Malayalam-Tamil bilingual film Balti. He was first signed to compose music for the film Benz, which was intended to be his debut until production got delayed. He has since signed on many other projects including the Telugu film Raaka.

Early life Sai Abhyankkar was born in a Tamil family in Virugambakkam, Chennai to playback singers Tippu and Harini. A multi-instrumentalist, Abhyankkar learned to play the tabla, mridangam, piano, drums and guitar, and began composing music during his early teens. He trained in vocals under singers Sriram Parthasarathy, A.T. Ramamoorthy, and Henry Kuruvilla. Though he described himself as not very academically inclined, unlike his sister, According to Smriti, he began composing original music at the age of 13, In March 2023, Abhyankkar approached Think Indie with the track, which was immediately approved and later developed into "Katchi Sera".

Following the success of his debut, Abhyankkar released his second independent single, "Aasa Kooda", on 12 June 2024. The track featured his sister, Sai Smriti, who sang alongside him. The music video included Preity Mukhundhan and received a highly positive response, significantly expanding his fanbase. As of 31 January 2026, the video had surpassed 350 million views on YouTube.

On the same day "Aasa Kooda" was released, Abhyankkar signed his first feature film, Benz, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and presented by Lokesh Kanagaraj, starring Raghava Lawrence. Later, on 9 December, it was announced that Abhyankkar had replaced A. R. Rahman as the composer for RJ Balaji's directorial venture Karuppu (2026), starring Suriya.

2025–present In February 2025, Abhyankkar entered discussions to compose for Atlee's Telugu debut, starring Allu Arjun and produced by Sun Pictures, titled Raaka. His involvement was confirmed in April.

On Puthandu (14 April 2025), Silambarasan confirmed that Abhyankkar would compose music for his 49th film, directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan. He was also confirmed to compose the score for Pradeep Ranganathan's Dude (2025).

In July, Abhyankkar confirmed his involvement in his first film, the Malayalam-Tamil film Balti (2025), starring Shane Nigam, and was announced as the composer for Karthi's Marshal on 10 July.

He was also announced as the composer for Sivakarthikeyan’s 24th film. Abhyankkar faced trolling on social media for signing numerous projects before his first film's release, to which he responded by crediting his success to "genuine networking" with experienced filmmakers.

"Sithira Puthiri", his third single, was released on 31 January 2025 and featured Meenakshi Chaudhary. Despite crossing 800,000 views within hours, it received a mixed response.

Abhyankkar's fifth single, "Pavazha Malli", which released on 4 March 2026, marking his first release of the year. While the music video premiered on 5 March 2026, the track was released early a day prior.

On 17 Aug 2026, Abhyankkar released the first look at his sixth indie, "Radhimaa", while his previous indie, "Pavazha Malli", was still charting #1 across various platforms. The song was released on 24 Aug 2026, with daily teasers and sneak peaks into the song and it's making process.

Discography As composer

+ List of Sai Abhyankkar feature film credits as composer Year Title Director Language Notes 2025 BaltiUnni SivalingamMalayalamTamil DudeKeerthiswaranTamil 2026KaruppuRJ BalajiBalaji TharaneetharanFilming Rajkumar Periasamy Bakkiyaraj Kannan Tamizh AtleeTelugu TBARajan VagaiyaraVetrimaaranTamilT. J. GnanavelThe Alpha Unit (Team PR)Pre-production Vetrimaaran Karan Arvind Kumar

As playback singer

Tamil + List of Tamil playback songs by Sai Abhyankkar Year Film Song Composer Co-singer(s) Notes 2025 Madharaasi "Salambala" Anirudh Ravichander – Debut as playback singer; Tamil debut Dude "Oorum Blood" Himself Deepthi Suresh, Bhumika, Paal Dabba N/A "Oorum Blood (Unplugged)" – "Nallaru Po" Tippu, Mohit Chauhan "Kannukulla" Jonita Gandhi, Arjun "Kannukulla (Reprise)" – "Singari" Pradeep Ranganathan, Sai Smriti, The Indian Choral Ensemble Not credited directly; Supporting vocals "Yumabaibesa" – N/A 2026 Karuppu "God Mode" Gana Muthu, The Indian Choral Ensemble"Naanga Naalu Peru"Silambarasan TR, Asal KolaarAdditional background vocals"Raathu Raasan"V.M. Mahalingam, Paal Dabba"Karuppa Kooda Va"V.M. Mahalingam N/A"Verappa Extended"Arivu, Theo"Athu Thalore (À Tout à L'Heure)"Ananya Chakraborty, The Indian Choral EnsembleNot credited directly; Additional background vocalsOM †"Alaakaa Loova"–N/A

Telugu

Malayalam + List of Malayalam playback songs by Sai Abhyankkar Year Film Song Composer Co-singer(s) Notes 2025 Balti "Jaalakaari" Himself Sublahshini Malayalam debut"Padakkalame" Pranavam Sasi, RANJ N/A"Thattara Thattara" Navakkarai Naveen Prabanjam"Vaada Veera" Pranavam Sasi"Ammore Senniore" Malayali Monkeys

As keyboard programmer Year Title Music Director Language 2023Pathu ThalaA. R. RahmanTamil JapanG. V. Prakash Kumar 2024 Indian 2 Anirudh Ravichander Devara: Part 1 Telugu 2025 Coolie Tamil

Singles + List of Sai Abhyankkar singles Year Song Notes Director Lyrics Co-Singer Co-Actress 2023 "Valam Varavendum" Composed by Sriram Parthasarathy N/A Himself N/A N/A 2024 "Katchi Sera" These are singles under the Think Music India label.Ken Royson Adesh KrishnaSamyuktha Viswanathan 2025 "Sithira Puthiri"Akshay Sundher Vivek N/A Meenakshi Chaudhary "Vizhi Veekura"Thejo BharathwajAdesh Krishna Sai Smriti Saanve Megghana 2026"Pavazha Malli"VivekShruti HaasanKayadu Lohar "Radhimaa"Nargis Teji, Asma Teji, Sai SmritiBhagyashri Borse