Anirudh Ravichander

Anirudh Ravichander (born 16 October 1990), also known mononymously as Anirudh, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Ravi Raghavendra.[2] He has won two Filmfare Awards,[3] nine SIIMA Awards, six Edison Awards and five Vijay Awards.

Anirudh Ravichander
Anirudh at the 2017 Audi Ritz Style Awards
Background information
Born	16 October 1990[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Genres	Film score independent music
Occupation(s)	Composer singer instrumentalist
Instruments	Vocals keyboards
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Sony Aditya Zee Music Wunderbar Eros Divo T-Series

Anirudh Ravichander's debut song "Why This Kolaveri Di", composed for the 2012 film 3, went viral across the globe and has achieved over 200 million views on YouTube.[4] A.R. Murugadoss signed him to compose music for Kaththi (2014) starring Vijay, which included the viral hit "Selfie Pulla".[5] The soundtrack for the film became Anirudh's highest profile soundtrack until he was signed to compose music for Rajinikanth's Petta in 2019.[5]

In 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music, which publishes his independent albums and live concerts.[6] In the same year, he featured with Diplo on the remix of Major Lazer's hit single "Cold Water".[7] In 2017, he became the most Desirable Man in chennai.[8] In 2018, he again bagged the title, becoming the first musician to achieve this title two times in a row.

Early life

Anirudh is the son of actor Ravi Raghavendra and classical dancer Lakshmi Ravichander and nephew of Latha Rajinikanth.[9] His maternal grandfather S. V. Ramanan is a multifaceted personality who has excelled in making documentaries, commercials and music. Anirudh's great grandfather was director Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam, a pioneering filmmaker of the 1930s.[10] Anirudh was part of a band in school called Zinx. At the age of 10, he started composing music and landed his first break with '3' at the age of 22.

He was the School Pupil Leader (Head Boy) at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, K.K. Nagar. He graduated from Loyola College in 2011, which according to him was just a backup in case his music career did not take off.[11] Anirudh learnt piano from Trinity College of Music, London and did his sound engineering diploma from soundtech-media (Chennai). He also learnt Carnatic music, and was part of a Carnatic fusion band.[12] He always loved music and composing music is his passion. His dream was to make music his career and become a musician. In his school days, Anirudh had entered a TV show that was judged by A. R. Rahman, and his band was one of the winners along with 5 other bands. Anirudh was awarded the Best Instrumentalist by his idol.[13]

Career

2011–2012: Debut and early success

Anirudh made his debut as a music composer in his cousin Aishwarya R. Dhanush's directorial debut 3, starring Dhanush. While pursuing his degree at Loyola College, he had done background scores for the short films made by Aishwaryaa and his work on short films convinced her to have him work on her first commercial venture.[14] In early November 2011, a leaked version of a song from the film Why This Kolaveri Di!, circulated online and the film's team decided to subsequently release it officially on 16 November 2011. It instantly became popular on social networking sites for its quirky "Tanglish" (portmanteau word of Tamil and English) and foot-tapping kuthu beats.[15] Soon, the song became the most searched YouTube video in India and internet phenomenon across Asia.[16][17][18][19] Within a few weeks, YouTube honoured the video with a "Recently Most Popular" Gold Medal award and "Trending" silver medal award for receiving a large number of hits in a short time.[20][21] The song was built around a South Indian folk rhythm. Its instrumentation consists of nadaswaram, shehnai, saxophone, urumee and thavil drums, acoustic guitar and keyboards mixed with electronic synths and scratches. The vocals utilize the singing style of Tamil folk culture. Lyrically, the song revolves around the film's main actor being dumped by his girlfriend; the song is sung by the character in a drunken state, with many of the lines nonsensical. According to the composer, 3's director Aishwarya R. Dhanush wanted a light-hearted song about failed love. Ravichander quickly composed the tune in about 10 minutes.[19][22]

The remaining songs of the album were released in December 2011 and also won very positive reviews from critics. A reviewer from Behindwoods.com noted: "Anirudh Ravichander has delivered so much variety in his very first album. Such a promising debut by a composer hasn't been seen in recent Tamil cinema history", while Rediff.com's reviewer noted that "all the songs in 3 are good and come with appealing instrumental arrangements", concluding that it was "an intriguing collection."[23][24] Anirudh also received praise for his background score in the film. He consequently went on to gain recognition for the film through accolades, notably the Vijay Award for Best Find of the Year as well as nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards and the 60th Filmfare Awards South.[25] He also worked on the Telugu dubbed version of the film.[26] Anirudh teamed up with Dhanush soon after to produce a Kolaveri-inspired track titled "Sachin anthem" commemorating Sachin Tendulkar in association with the health drink, Boost.[27][28]

2013–2015: Continued success

Next, he sang and composed a single for David – a multi-starrer directed by Bejoy Nambiar; "Kanave Kanave" in Tamil. The album also opened to very positive reviews, with a critic noting: Anirudh's song was "the pick of the album".[29][30] His next album was Ethir Neechal, which won positive reviews. Behindwoods.com noted "the album does well to consolidate Anirudh's sensational debut".[31] Anirudh introduced rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Adhi of Hiphop Tamizha into Tamil film music. Similarly, the background music of the film was praised with a reviewer noting that Anirudh "certainly proved his mettle yet again with his exceptional music."[32] Moreover, Sony Music India released the complete background score of Ethir Neechal via YouTube owing to its popularity.[33] His next soundtrack, Vanakkam Chennai released in July 2013, and reached top spot in iTunes India Top Album category within a few days of its release. Prior to release, Anirudh had revealed that it was his "best work til date", and the composer featured as a vocalist in six of the seven songs in the film. For the song "Oh Penne", he roped in Vishal Dadlani for the first time in Tamil music, while a promotional international version was also recorded featuring British singer Arjun. Another promotional song, "Chennai City Gangster", saw him collaborate again with Adhi of Hiphop Tamizha and British Indian rapper Hard Kaur, with the trio also featuring in a music video for the film.[34] A critic from Behindwoods noted: "Anirudh exploded onto the Tamil music scene with a hat-trick". His background music for the film was well received by reviewers.[35][36] In September 2013, he was signed on to compose the background score for Selvaraghavan's fantasy film Irandam Ulagam, after Harris Jayaraj had opted out. Anirudh noted his happiness at working with Selvaraghavan early in his career, despite being called up as a replacement and subsequently recorded for the film in Budapest.[37] The film opened to mixed reviews and became a box office disaster, but Anirudh's work received a positive response.[38]

Catherine Tresa, Anirudh and Dhanush at 60th Filmfare Awards South in 2013

Anirudh's next release Velaiyilla Pattathari, featured veteran singer S. Janaki, Dhanush and Anirudh, and won positive reviews upon release in February 2014.[39][40] while adding "in all, the album is soulful, lively and truly Anirudh".[41] The film subsequently became a blockbuster at the box office, with Anirudh's work in re-recording also receiving critical acclaim and won the Filmfare award for best music director; Rediff.com stated he "has created magic once again", while Behindwoods.com noted his "BGM lifts all manner of scenes".[42][43] His next film was Maan Karate, starring one of his close friends, Sivakarthikeyan. This album topped the iTunes chart within a few days of release. This album is a perfect mix of different genres, be it a lovely breezy ‘Un Vizhigalil’ song or ‘Royapuram Peter Kuthu’ vibe, its truly a treat. Maan Karate's soundtrack released shortly after and also won favourable reviews from critics.[44] The film opened to mixed reviews, but became a box office success, with a critic from Rediff.com praising that "Anirudh has proved once again that he understands the pulse of the youngsters. In fact, the BGM and sound tracks in the film, make the film appear more exciting than it actually is."[45]

A.R. Murugadoss then signed him on to compose music for Kaththi, starring Vijay, becoming Anirudh's highest profile album until he was signed to compose music for Superstar Rajinikanth's Petta in 2018. He composed the film's theme music within four days of signing, and also went on to collaborate again on songs with Adhi of Hip Hop Tamizha and Vishal Dadlani.[46] Moreover, Anirudh recorded songs with veteran singers K. J. Yesudas and Vijay for the first time in his career, while he also created a "love kuthu" song "Selfie Pulla" to be sung by the film's lead actor Vijay and Sunidhi Chauhan, which became a big hit.[5] The album received positive reviews from critics and topped the iTunes India Charts.[47][48] Durgesh Haridas of The Indian Express stated: "The OST is arguably the best for a Vijay movie in recent times and Anirudh's variety and experimentation is helping him establishing himself as one of Kollywood's top music makers.", and labelled "Selfie Pulla" as "a number that even kids will be humming." adding that the song "doesn't disappoint".[49] His work for re-recording also won acclaim, with a critic noting: "Anirudh's music and BGM reaches a new level", while the film went on to become one of the highest grossers in Tamil films history and he won several accolades for his work in the album Kaththi.[50][51]

For the third time, Anirudh collaborated with his close friend Sivakarthikeyan for the film Kaaki Sattai, produced by Dhanush under his production company. The album received mostly positive reviews and boosted the streak of Anirudh. In early 2013, it was announced that Anirudh would make his acting debut in Vignesh Shivan's Naanum Rowdydhaan, after selecting it from twenty other scripts he had heard.[52] However, production work stalled, with Anirudh noting that he will give priority to a career in music composing and agreed to work on the soundtrack for the film, now featuring Vijay Sethupathi. Furthermore, he signed on to compose music for a film made by and featuring newcomers; Aakko, with initial publicity posters for the film featuring solely on Anirudh's status as the movie's composer.[53] Anirudh scored music for Maari, which was another project with Dhanush. The music received positive reviews, with the song "Don'u Don'u Don'u" becoming exceptionally popular.[54] He also received critical acclaim for his work in the Vijay Sethupathi starrer Naanum Rowdydhaan, leading him to receive many accolades for his achievement in the film.[55] He released a single from the movie Aako on Valentine's Day in 2015 of the name "Ennakenna Yaarum Illaiye". He also scored his first Ajith Kumar film in Vedalam, directed by Siva. Anirudh's music received mixed reviews, however, the song "Aaluma Doluma", which uses North Madras slang, became very popular[56][57] Anirudh concluded the year with Thangamagan, starring Dhanush which also received positive reviews for his music.[58]

2016–present

Anirudh at the Velaikkaran audio launch in 2017

On Valentine's eve in 2016, he released a single dedicated to lovers, a song titled "Avalukena", under the banner of Sony Music. After a short break, Anirudh released a single from Rum in April 2016; "Hola Amigo". In May 2016, Anirudh signed a deal with Sony Music India. As per the deal, from here on, the independent albums and live concerts of Anirudh will be published and promoted by the global giant.[59][60] Music giant Sony music presented a multi-platinum disc plaque for his successful collaborations with Sony[61] Anirudh again teamed up with Sivakarthikeyan For Remo. The album featured 8 tracks, with Behindwoods and Indiaglitz crediting "Remo's music is definitely a cupid's arrow from Anirudh" and "Some beats, a little melody, and a whole lot of fun, Remo is soulful jukebox",[62][63] it became one of his album topping the iTunes charts.[64] Then, on 12 November 2016, he launched the audio of his cousin Hrishikesh's horror flick Rum. In late 2017, Anirudh launched the first single "Surviva" and became fastest Tamil song to get 1 million streams,[65] this track saw the comeback of Yogi B back to the Tamil music. Anirudh launched the next single, "Thalai Viduthalai". It was written by director Siva and sung by Anirudh and Harish Swaminathan. Anirudh used the "Death Metal" first time in kollywood for this track. This song was also considered a tribute to the ultimate star Ajith Kumar, who had completed 25 years in the Tamil film industry. After a HipHop and Death Metal, the third single was a romantic classical fusion; "Kadhalaada", featuring Pradeep Kumar and Sasha Tripathi. Anirudh launched the complete album with 4 other tracks. The English song "Never Give Up" featuring Raja Kumari. The album was topping iTunes, Saavn and other digital platforms,[66] its completely an international album.[67] He again teamed up with Sivakarthikeyan, it was their 5th collaboration. He has experimented with genre and given variety in the album.[68] It has a kuthu vibe Karuthavanlaam Galeejam expressing about colour and caste, sung by Anirudh himself. A romantic melody track Iraiva which features Anirudh and Jonita Gandhi, the track breaks into two genres it starts as a soft melody expressing love, then suddenly enter into a metal genre. Another melody Idhayane by Neeti Mohan and Anirudh. Vaa Velaikkara song sung by Shakthishree Gopalan, Bjorn Surrao is offbeat, and an introduction to trance-psychedelic music.[68] It has a motivational track Ezhu Velaikkara sung by Siddharth Mahadevan. It's overall a catchy emotional album'[69] A Hindi pop music video Bewajah, composed by Anirudh and sung by Anirudh, Irene and Srinidhi Venkatesh, which is also India's first ever vertical video was released by Sony Music India. The video features a love-torn duo whose romance is narrated through animated movie posters.[70] The song became an instant hit etching several million views.[71]

In 2018, he made his Telugu debut with Agnyaathavaasi, which has 6 tracks, a fast-paced massy introductory track Dhaga Dhagamaney sung by Anirudh himself, a sweet melody Baitikochi Chuste song ruled by the guitar chords and enchanting flute, It was an instant hit among youngsters with its quirky lyrics and a catchy foot-tapping tune, Gaali Vaaluga sung by Anirudh was also instant hit among music lovers. Niranjana Raman has sung a beautiful classical number, Swagatham Krishna, the inclusion of the guitars and synths gives an enchanting experience throughout the track. Nakash Aziz has crooned peppy number AB Yevaro Nee Baby and Pawan Kalyan has sung a folk number Kodakaa Koteswar Rao. The whole album has been received well.[72][73] His BGM received praises for his fresh sound.[74][75] Next, he composed for Suriya's Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, which was a remake of Special 26. The song "Sodakku" was an instant hit among the masses. After that, he composed for Nayanthara's Kolamavu Kokila, which was well received and was praised for being unique. The song "Gun Kadhal" became popular among Anirudh fans. On 10 December, the full album for Rajinikanth's Petta was released by Anirudh. His next project was Nani's Telugu film Jersey, which is directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. He later appeared in Gang Leader which was directed by Vikram K Kumar. This marked his second collaboration with Nani. After that he appeared in Darbar, which was directed by AR Murugadoss.

Discography

As composer

• The films are listed in order of music release, regardless of the dates of film release.
• The year next to the super of the indicated films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
• • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages
• * indicates a guest composer of the film released
• # indicates a dubbed version of the film released without the dubbed soundtrack

Year	Tamil	Other Languages	Dubbed Releases	Notes	Music Label
2011	3		3 (Telugu) 3 (Hindi)	Tamil Debut	Sony Music India
2012	Ethir Neechal		Naa Love Story Modalaindi (Telugu) Daud Lucky Daud (Hindi)	Cameo Appearance in the song "Local Boys". Hindi version's songs were recorded under the supervision of the dubbing company.	Sony Music India
2013	David*	David • (Hindi)*	David (Telugu)	1 Song, Hindi Debut	T-Series Reliance Big Music
	Vanakkam Chennai			Cameo Appearance in the song "Chennai City Gangsta"	Sony Music India
	Irandaam Ulagam*		Varnaa (Telugu)	3 songs and background score	Sony Music India
2014	Velaiyilla Pattathari		Raghuvaran, BTech (Telugu)		Wunderbar Studios Divo
	Maan Karate			Cameo Appearance in the "Open The Tasmac".	Sony Music India
	Kaththi		Kaththi (Telugu), Kaththi (Malayalam), Khaaki Aur Khiladi (Hindi)	Only 2 songs recorded under the supervision of the dubbing company and used in the Hindi dubbed version.	Eros Music
	Kaaki Sattai				Wunderbar Studios Divo
2015	Maari		Maass (Telugu), Maari (Malayalam)	Cameo Appearance in the song "Maari Thara Local"	Sony Music India
	Naanum Rowdydhaan		Nenu Rowdy Ne (Telugu)		Wunderbar Studios Divo
	Vedalam		Aavesam (Telugu), Vedalam (Malayalam)		Sony Music India
	Thanga Magan		Nava Manmadhudu (Telugu) Paap Ki Kamaai (Hindi)	Hindi version's songs were recorded under the supervision of the dubbing company.	Sony Music India
2016	Remo		Remo (Telugu, Malayalam)		Sony Music India
	Rum		Manthri Gari Bangla (Telugu)		Sony Music India
2017	Vivegam		Vivekam (Telugu), Commando (Kannada)		Sony Music India
	Velaikkaran				Sony Music India
2018		Agnyaathavaasi • (Telugu)		Telugu Debut	Aditya Music
	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam		Gang (Telugu) Surya Ki Gang(Hindi)	3 songs were used out of five in the Hindi dubbed version. Hindi version's songs were recorded under the supervision of the dubbing company.	Sony Music India
	CoCo (Kolamaavu Kokila)		KoKo Kokila (Telugu)		Zee Music Company
	Petta		Petta (Telugu, Hindi, Kannada)		Sony Music India
2019		Jersey • (Telugu)		1 song made in Tamil	Zee Music Company
	Thumbaa*		Thumbaa (Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi)#	1 song only	Sony Music India
	Gang Leader • (Telugu)			Special Appearance in "Gang-u leader" song	Sony Music India
	Darbar		Darbar (Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada)		Divo
2020	Master		Master (Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada) Vijay The Master (Hindi)		Sony Music India
	Dharala Prabhu*			Guest composer. 1 song only; reused from Gang Leader	Sony Music India
	Paava Kadhaigal*		Paava Kadaigal (English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam)	Netflix anthology miniseries; One episode Love Panna Uttranum
2021	Doctor			Post-production
	Vikram			Pre-production
	Indian 2			Filming
	Chiyaan 60			Pre-production
	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal			Filming
	D44			Pre-production
	Thalapathy65			Pre-production
	Don			Pre-production
	SK17			To be announced

Independent work and music videos

Year	Title	Languages	Artist	Notes
2012	Sachin Anthem	Tamil		Promotional video as an ode to Sachin Tendulkar for health drink company Boost
2012	Ai Dil Mere	Hindi		Promotion for Bejoy Nambiar and MTV's Rush
2013	Chennai City Gangsta	Tamil	with Hiphop Tamizha, Hard Kaur & Country Chicken	Promotional video for Vanakkam Chennai movie
2014	Chancey Illa	Tamil		Promotional video for the city connect campaign by Times of India
2015	Enakenna Yaarum Illaye	Tamil		Single from Aakko Released on Valentine's Day
2016	Avalukena	Tamil	with Srinidhi Venkatesh	Single for Valentine's Day
	Damkutla Dumkutla	Tamil	with Shabareesh Varma	Promotional track of Tamil Nadu Premier League Anthem
	Cold Water Diwali Edition	English		Remix of Major Lazer-Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
	Sirikkadhey	Tamil	with Arjun Kanungo & Srinidhi Venkatesh	Promotional video for Remo movie
2017	Onnume Aagala	Tamil	with Mali Manoj	Single for Valentine's Day
	Iraiva	Tamil	with Jonita Gandhi	Promotional video for Velaikkaran movie
	Gaali Vaaluga	Telugu		Tribute to Pawan Kalyan; Promotional video for Agyathavasi
2018	Julie (free play)	Tamil		Single for Valentine's Day
	Orey Oru	Tamil	with Jonita Gandhi	Promotional song for Kolamavu Kokila
	Karma Theme	Tamil,Telugu		Promotional song for U Turn
	Going to America	English	with Anthony Daasan & Nucleya	Promotional song for TotaMyna
	GumOn Groove	Tanglish		Promotional song for GumOn in collaboration with Sony Music India
#	Few Promos/Ads	Hindi,Tamil	Example: With Dhanush And More	Example: Promotional Video For Tata Nano And More

As a playback singer

Year	Album	Language	Song	Notes
2012	3		"Come on Girls"
2013	Ethir Neechal		"Boomi Ennai", "Un Paarvayil", " Ethir Neechal"
	David		"Kanave Kanave"
	David	Hindi	"Yu Hi Re"
	Vanakkam Chennai		"Chennai City", "Engadi Porandha", " Ailasa Ailasa", "Osaka", "Oh Penne"
	Irandaam Ulagam		"Penne Naa Enna Solla", "Iravinil Oruvanai", "Un Kaadhal Ingu Unmaiya"
	Backbench Student	Telugu	"Sachin Tendulkar Back Bencher"	Composed by Sunil Kashyap
2014	Velaiyilla Pattathari		"Velaiyilla Pattathari", "Udhungada Sangu", " What a Karuvaad", "Ey Inga Paaru"
	Maan Karate		"Maanja", "Open The Tasmac", "Un Vizhigalil"
	Vadacurry		"Low Aana Life-u"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
	Vaalu		"Hey Vasamoakka"	Composed by S.Thaman
	Yennamo Yedho		"Nee Yenna Periya Appatakkaraa ?"	Composed by D.Imman
	Kaththi		"Pakkam Vanthu", "Aathi",
	Kaththi	Telugu	"Selfie Bomma"
	Kaaki Sattai		"Kadhal Kan Kattudhe", "I'm So Cool", " Shake That", "Trooper Theme"
2015	I		"Mersalaayiten","Mersalaayiten (Remix)"	Composed by A. R. Rahman
	Romeo Juliet		"Dandanakka"	Composed by D. Imman
	Premam	Malayalam	"Rockankuthu"	Composed by Rajesh Murugesan
	Palakkattu Madhavan		"Uchi Mela"	Composed by Srikanth Deva
	Demonte Colony		"Vaada Vaa Machi"	Composed by Keba Jeremiah
	Maari		"Maari Thara Local", "Don'u Don'u Don'u"
	Pugazh		"Naanga Podiyan"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
	Jwalantham	Kannada	"Tamate Tamate"	Composed by Vikram Subramanya
	Vil Ambu		"Aale Saachuputta Kannale"	Composed by Naveen
	Saahasam		"Oh Madhu"	Composed by S. Thaman
	Naanum Rowdydhaan		"Thangamey", "Neeyum Naanum", " Yennai Maatrum Kadhale", "Varavaa Varavaa"
	Vedalam		"Aaluma Doluma", "The Theri Theme", "Veera Vinayaka"
	Jil Jung Juk		"Shoot The Kuruvi"	Composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar
	Thanga Magan		"Tak Bak"
2016	Sethupathi		"Hey Mama"	Composed by Nivas K. Prasanna
	Kanithan		"Yappa Chappa"	Composed by Sivamani
	Zero		"Uyire Un Uyirena"	Composed by Nivas K. Prasanna
	Mappillai Singam		"Edhuku Machan Kadhalu"	Composed by N.R.Ragunathan
	Thozha		"Thozhaa"	Composed by Gopi Sunder
	Manal Kayiru 2		"Adiye Thangamatanya"	Composed by Dharan Kumar
	Manithan		"Munsellada"	Composed by Santhosh Narayanan
	Marudhu		"Akka Petha Jakkavandi"	Composed by D. Imman
	Remo		"Remo Nee Kadhalan", "Senjitaley", "Meesa Beauty", "Tamilselvi", "Veshangalil Poiyillai (Additional Song)"
	Remo	Telugu	"Remo Nee Styleki", "Kollegottey"
2017	Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal		"Ondroduthan Ondroga"	Composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi
	Bogan		"Damaalu Dumeelu"	Composed by D. Imman
	Rum		"Holá Amigö", "Peiyophobilia", "Kadavulae Vidai (Reprise)","Hola Senorita"
	Shivalinga		"Rangu Rakkara"	Composed by Thaman S
	Dora		"Ra Ra Ra"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
	Simba		"Marandhadhae"	Composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar
	Neruppu Da		"Karukku Kallangolu"	Composed by Sean Roldan
	Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae		"Hai En Kai Mela"	Composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar
	Rangoon		Foreign return	Composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar
	Vivegam		"Surviva", Thalai Viduthalai, Kadhalaada (Reprise)
	Vikram Vedha		"Yaanji"	Composed by Sam C. S.
	Katha Nayagan		"On Nenappu"	Composed by Sean Roldan.
	Balloon		"Shut Up Pannunga Titbit","Shut Up Pannunga"	Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja
	Agnyaathavaasi	Telugu	"Baitikochi Chuste", "Gaali Vaaluga", "Dhaga Dhagamaney"
	Thaana Serndha Kootam		"Naana Thaana", "Enge Endru Povadhu", "Thaana Serntha Kootam Title song"
	Velaikkaran		"Karuthavanlaam Galeejaam", "Iraiva". "Uyire", "Idhayane"
	Sakka Podu Podu Raja		"Kalakku Machan"	Composed by Silambarasan
	Gulaebaghavali		"Guleba"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
2018	Kolamavu Kokila		"Kalyana Vayasu", "Orey Oru", "Thittam Poda Theriyala"
	NOTA		"Raja Raja Kula"	Composed by Sam C. S.
	Kanaa		"Othayadi Paathaiyila"	Composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas
	Party		"Kanampoochi"	Composed by Premgi Amaren
	Ezhumin		"Ezhu Ezhu"	Composed by Ganesh Chandrasekaran
2019	Petta		"Marana Mass", "Ilamai Thirumbuthe", "Petta Paraak"
	Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum		"Kanamma"	Composed by Sam C. S.
	Jersey	Tamil	"Marakkavillayae"
	Jersey	Telugu	"Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga", "Padhe Padhe", "Aarambhame Le"
	Mr.Local		"Takkunu Takkunu"	Composed by Hiphop Tamizha
	Thumbaa		"Pudhusaatam"
	Ayogya		"Kanne Kanne"	Composed by Sam C.S.
	Saaho	Tamil, Telugu	"Kadhal Psycho", "Psycho Saiyaan"	Composed by Tanishk Bagchi
	Sixer		"Baa Baa Black Sheep"	Composed by Ghibran
	Gang Leader	Telugu	"Gang-u Leader" , "Hoyna Hoyna"
	Namma Veetu Pillai		"GaandaKannazhagi"	Composed by D. Imman
	Puppy		"Superstar song"	Composed by Dharan Kumar
	Sangathamizhan		"Sandakaari Neethan"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
	Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2		"Tiruvizha"	Composed by V. Selvaganesh
	Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale		"I Want A Girl"	Composed by Ghibran
	Oh My Kadavule		"Friendship Anthem"	Composed by Leon James
	Capmaari		"Ummunu Irukkanum Usupethuna"	Composed by Siddharth Vipin
	Pattas		"Jigidi Killaadi"	Composed by Vivek-Mervin
2020	Darbar		"Chumma Kizhi", "Thani Vazhi", "Tharam Maara"
	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal		"Yelo Pullelo"	Composed by Masala Coffee
	Dharala Prabhu		"Dharala Prabhu"
	Ranga		"Theeramal"	Composed by Ramjeevan
	Master		"Vaathi Coming", "Vaathi Raid", "Kutti Story","Quit Pannuda"
	Doctor		"Chellamma","Nenjame"
	Bhoomi		"Thamizhan Endru Sollada"	Composed by D. Imman
	Jagame Thandhiram		"Bujji"	Composed by Santhosh Narayanan
2021	Krack	Telugu	"Balega Tagilavey Bangaram"	Composed by S. Thaman

Awards

Anirudh Ravichander awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins	36
Nominations	15
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2012	60th Filmfare Awards South	Best Music Director	3	Nominated
	Vijay Awards	Favourite Song		Nominated
		Best Find of the Year		Won
		Best Music Director		Nominated
	2nd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director		Nominated
		Sensational Music Director		Won
	Edison Awards	Best Music Director		Won
2013	Edison Awards	Best Music Director	Vanakkam Chennai	Won
	61st Filmfare Awards South	Best Music Director		Nominated
			Ethir Neechal	Nominated
	Vijay Awards	Favourite Song		Nominated
		Best Song		Won
		Best Music Director		Nominated
	3rd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director		Won
		Best Male Playback Singer		Nominated
	Behindwoods Gold Medal[76]	Best Music Director	Vanakkam Chennai, Ethirneechal	Won
2014	Edison Awards	Best Music Director	Kaththi	Won
	62nd Filmfare Awards South	Best Music Director		Nominated
			Maan Karate	Nominated
			Velaiyilla Pattathari	Won
	Vijay Awards	Best Music Director		Won
		Best Background Score		Nominated
		Favourite Song		Won
			Velaiyilla Pattathari	Won
	4th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director		Won
	4th South Indian International Movie Awards	Most Streamed Song – Tamil	Velaiilla Pattadhari	Won
	1st IIFA Utsavam	Best Music Director	Kaththi	Won
2015	5th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Won
	5th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Male Playback Singer		Won
	Edison Awards	Best Background Score	Vedalam	Won
	2nd IIFA Utsavam	Playback Singer – Male	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Won
2016	Edison Awards	Best Music Director	Remo	Won
	64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Music Director		Nominated
	64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Playback Singer-Male		Nominated
	6th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Singer Male		Won
	6th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director		Nominated
2017	BehindWoods MS Vishwanathan Gold Medal For Next Gen Music Director[77]	Best Music Director		Won
	Social Media Summit and Awards (SMSA) (from Government of AP)[78][79]	Music Sensation on Social Media		Won
	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Playback Singer Male	Karuthavanlaam Galeejam from Velaikkaran, Yaanji Yaanji from Vikram Vedha	Won
	65th Filmfare Awards South	Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil	Yaanji Yaanji from Vikram Vedha	Won
	Edison Awards	Best music director	Velaikaran	Won
2018	Vijay Awards	Best Male Playback Singer	Iraivaa from Velaikkaran	Won
2019	8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Male Playback Singer	'Kalyana Vayasu' from Kolamavu Kokila	Nominated
	8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Music Director	Kolamavu Kokila	Won
2020	Zee Cine Awards Tamil	Best Music Director	Petta	Won

Other awards

Year	Award
2011	UK Music Academy Awards for Most World Popular Music Director for the film 3
	Best Indian of the Year award for the film 3 honored by Government of India
	Government of Uttar Pradesh award for Best New talent music director for the film 3
2012	New York Best New Music Talent Award for "Ai Dil Mere" (Promotional track for MTV's Rush)
	Mirchi Listeners' Choice – Album of the Year Mirchi Music Awards South for the film 3
2016	Cinema Express Award – Best Music Director for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
	Mirchi Music Awards Tamil for the best Music composer, Song of the Year, Album of the year for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan[80]
	Provoke Lifestyle Awards – Best Music Director 2015–2016[81]
2017	Pride of Tamil Nadu 2017 awards[82]
	Audi Ritz Style Awards -South India's Most Admired Musical Prodigy Award[83]
	Social Media Icon award at the Global Mobile Apps Summit & Awards[84]

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External links

• Anirudh Ravichander on Facebook
• Anirudh Ravichander at IMDb