Shruti Haasan<\/a> takes on a film project with a tight timeline, she often experiences what she calls a \u201cpremature breakup\u201d with her character. \u201cSometimes, you just don\u2019t know how to deal with it,\u201d she admits.<\/p>\nFor her British thriller film The Eye<\/em> (2023), director Daphne Schmon had seen an Instagram snippet of Haasan playing the piano and asked her to write a song for the rolling credits. \u201cShe asked if I could rewrite that song but for the character I played, which was super intense,\u201d Haasan says. \u201cThat song was a way of me cathartically saying goodbye to the character. That\u2019s the first time in a long time, I felt my two worlds meeting so seamlessly, and I felt really glad to have two different jobs that can meet in the middle somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\nNow gearing up for her performance at Odeum by Prism in Hyderabad on April 26, 2025, Haasan is finding another way to merge her music and film worlds. This time, she\u2019s crafting darker, heavier renditions of her favorite Tamil songs\u2014including those featuring her father, legendary actor Kamal Haasan\u2014with her band. \u201cThat\u2019s something fun that we\u2019re trying out for the first time in a mixed set. I\u2019m super stoked about that because I\u2019m really proud of my roots. So it\u2019s about bringing it into my world as well in a way that I find comfortable,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
While keeping most details under wraps, Haasan hints that at least one of the film songs she\u2019s performing is a composition by the legendary Ilaiyaraaja. Alongside these reimagined Tamil tracks, she will also dive into her English catalog, delivering the industrial rock energy of \u201cMonster Machine\u201d and powerful songs like \u201cShe Is A Hero,\u201d \u201cIn Between Place,\u201d and \u201cEdge.\u201d She\u2019ll be joined on stage by guitarist-producer Karan Parikh, drummer Karun Kannampilly, keyboardist Shivam Trivedi (\u201cWe love him; he\u2019s the entertainment of the band,\u201d she jokes), and bassist Yohann Coutinho. \u201cWe work predominantly out of Island City Studios, which is really like a second home. The whole team there is just amazing. It\u2019s a lot of fun to go back into that environment,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve just not been getting around to releasing it because I have this epic music video in mind,\u201d Haasan says of her song \u201cBury Me.\u201d Photo: Courtesy of the artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWhen it comes to preparing for the Hyderabad show, Haasan is focused on building \u201cphysical agility\u201d to maintain stamina\u2014a practice she relates to her acting roles. \u201cIt\u2019s just about switching gears and getting into a different headspace to collaborate musically versus cinematically,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n
Her set will run just over an hour\u2014a conscious choice. \u201cI actually cross very little above an hour because when I go to gigs, I like an hour of show. I\u2019m not much of a talker, either. I like the songs to do the talking. When I go to gigs as well, and there\u2019s people telling me what that song is about for eight minutes, I\u2019m like, \u2018Okay, you know, let us figure it out.\u2019 That\u2019s the beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans can also expect unreleased material, including Bury Me<\/em>, a cinematic trip-hop Hindi-English track she has been performing live since 2018. The delay in its release? Haasan has a vision for an \u201cepic music video\u201d and won\u2019t put the song out until she can do it justice. \u201cIf I don\u2019t get that video, I\u2019m not releasing the song,\u201d she states firmly.<\/p>\n\n\n
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