The RajaSaab (soundtrack)

The RajaSaab is the soundtrack album composed by Thaman S to the 2025 Telugu-language fantasy horror comedy film of the same name directed by Maruthi and produced by People Media Factory and IVY Entertainment, starring Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan, Riddhi Kumar and Zarina Wahab. The soundtrack featured six songs with lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry, Krishna Kanth, Kasarla Shyam, Adviteeya Vojjala, Asura, Faruk Kaiser and Raqueeb Alam. The soundtrack featuring five songs was released through T-Series on 9 January 2026, the same day as the film.

Development

The film's soundtrack is composed by Thaman S in his first collaboration with Prabhas and third with Maruthi after Mahanubhavudu (2017) and Prati Roju Pandage (2019). He started working on the film's music by May 2024, and headed to Mamallapuram and Pondicherry for the composition. Thaman described the film's soundtrack as a "massy album" that consisted of six songs.

Initially, Thaman had composed a set of songs much earlier, but as the production took longer than expected, he had to scrap all the older tunes and come up with newer songs. Hence, Thaman started to recompose the tunes by March 2025, considering the fact the music company had to invest a hefty amount on the film's soundtrack and had to work pan-India. He started watching the final edit, to get an idea for composing the tunes.

Thaman's initial plan for the album had few special songs, including a remix and also composing tunes for the Japanese version, for a wide audience appeal. But after re-composition, the soundtrack for the film, featured an introduction song, duet, a theme song and an item number. Thaman initially scrapped plans for a remix song and decided a special number catered for Prabhas' fans. Reportedly, the team planned to remix a yesteryear song but backed off due to price negotiations. However, the song "Auva Auva Koi Yahan Nache Nache" from Disco Dancer (1982), originally composed and sung by Bappi Lahiri and Usha Uthup was remixed specifically for the film, as "Nache Nache".

The music rights were acquired by T-Series for ₹30–40 crore (US$3.5–4.7 million).

Release

The first single, titled "Rebel Saab", was released on 23 November 2025 at a special premiere show in Mythri Vimal Theatre in Hyderabad and released online that evening. The second single, titled "Sahana Sahana", was released on 17 December 2025 at an event held at Lulu Mall, Hyderabad. The third single, titled "Raja Yuvaraje", was released on 31 December 2025. The fourth single, titled "Nache Nache", was released on 5 January 2026. The song is available only in Hindi and Tamil languages. The soundtrack was released on the same date as the film, on 9 January.

Critical reception

Swaroop Kodur of The Indian Express wrote "Thaman S's music, too, works in isolation and manages to elevate certain moments, but it could never be the saving grace." Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote "Thaman's score, which is a cocktail of the indelible Harry Potter and Ratsasan themes, crudely brings us back to reality." Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times also opined the same, while the score being played in the "loudest decibel possible". Suresh Kavirayani of Cinema Express called Thaman's music as one of the biggest drawbacks, with "none of the songs leave a lasting impression" and the score being "often loud and intrusive". Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute also admitted the same, with the songs being "forgettable" and the score being "loud" adding "little value beyond sheer noise." Sajin Shrijith of The Week also considered the score to be "so non-stop and aggressively loud" but also "familiar and boring".