Anirudh Ravichander is the son of actor Ravi Raghavendra and the nephew of Rajinikanth.
27 Facts About Anirudh Ravichander
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Anirudh Ravichander has won three Filmfare Awards, nine SIIMA Awards, six Edison Awards and five Vijay Awards.
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Anirudh Ravichander is the son of actor Ravi Raghavendra and classical dancer Lakshmi Ravichander and nephew of Latha Rajinikanth.
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Anirudh Ravichander's great-grandfather was director Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam, a filmmaker in the 1930s.
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Anirudh Ravichander graduated from the Loyola College, Chennai in 2011, which according to him was just a backup in case his music career did not take off.
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Anirudh Ravichander made his debut as a music composer in his cousin Aishwarya R Dhanush's directorial debut 3, starring Dhanush.
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Anirudh Ravichander 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.
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Anirudh Ravichander worked on the Telugu dubbed version of the film.
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Anirudh Ravichander 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.
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The album opened to very positive reviews, with a critic noting: Anirudh Ravichander's song was "the pick of the album".
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Anirudh Ravichander introduced rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Hiphop Tamizha in the album.
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Anirudh Ravichander 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.
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The film subsequently became a blockbuster at the box office, with Anirudh Ravichander receiving the Filmfare award for best music director.
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Anirudh Ravichander received critical acclaim for his work in the Vijay Sethupathi starrer Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, leading him to receive many accolades for his achievement in the film.
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Anirudh Ravichander released a single from the movie Aakko on Valentine's Day in 2015 of the name "Ennakenna Yaarum Illaiye".
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Anirudh Ravichander's music received mixed reviews the song "Aaluma Doluma", became a hit.
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In May 2016, Anirudh Ravichander signed a deal with Sony Music India for his independent albums and live concerts.
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In late 2017, for the film Vivegam, Anirudh Ravichander launched the first single "Surviva" and became fastest Tamil song to get 1 million streams, this track saw Yogi B performing in a Tamil film after a long hiatus.
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Anirudh Ravichander again teamed up with Sivakarthikeyan for the fifth time with Velaikkaaran, for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
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Anirudh Ravichander later composed for Gang Leader which was directed by Vikram K Kumar.
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Anirudh Ravichander then composed one of the songs of the soundtrack for Dharala Prabhu, the title track, which garnered success.
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Anirudh Ravichander came to work on the soundtrack of Doctor, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar.
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Anirudh Ravichander composed for Sivakarthikeyan's Don and Vijay Sethupathi's Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal.
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Rahman turned down an offer by Atlee to compose for his Bollywood film Jawan with Shah Rukh Khan, Anirudh Ravichander was chosen to compose for the film.
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An announcement teaser featuring Anirudh Ravichander's score was released in June 2022.
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Anirudh Ravichander is set to compose music for Rajinikanth's 169th film titled Jailer directed by Nelson.
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Anirudh Ravichander is set to collaborate with Ajith for his 62nd film tentatively titled AK62 directed by Vignesh Shivan which marks his third collaboration with Ajith after Vedalam and Vivegam.