Moonwalk Reunites Prabhu Deva and A.R. Rahman After 25 Years, and Rahman Is Acting in It

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Moonwalk is the Diwali release I am least sure about and most curious about. It is a Tamil musical comedy directed by Manoj NS, it puts Prabhu Deva and A.R. Rahman back together on screen 25 years after their 1990s run, and the twist is that Rahman is acting in it. He has composed the music and sung all five songs himself, and he plays a part. It is slated for November 6, though the makers have not formally confirmed the date.

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The two of them defined a whole era of Tamil film music. Kadhalan, Gentleman, the Muqabla video that is still the first thing people think of when they hear Prabhu Deva's name. Rahman wrote the songs, Prabhu Deva danced them, and Rahman never once appeared on screen. The idea of him finally doing so, at 59, in a dance film, is either going to be charming or a disaster, and I would pay for either.

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Details are thin. Shooting wrapped in December 2025 and the film has been in post-production since. Listings have shown a May date and an October date that both passed, so the November one should be taken as likely rather than fixed. There is a Telugu and a Hindi version planned too.

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What I know about the tone is that it is a comedy about dance, and Prabhu Deva directing himself in dance sequences at this point in his career is always worth the ticket. He is still the best mover in Indian cinema and he knows exactly how to shoot himself. Rahman singing all five songs is the part that will sell it to the people who were teenagers in 1994.

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If the date holds, it is the smallest of the three Tamil Diwali releases and probably the one with the most goodwill. Would you go to see Rahman act, or is that a bridge too far?