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Anirudh Ravichander

1990 - Today

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Anirudh Ravichander (born 16 October 1990), also credited mononymously as Anirudh, is an Indian composer and playback singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He has won two Filmfare Awards South, ten SIIMA Awards, six Edison Awards and five Vijay awards. His debut song "Why This Kolaveri Di", composed for the 2012 film 3, went viral across the globe and has achieved over 450 million views on YouTube. A.R. Murugadoss signed him to compose music for Kaththi (2014) starring Vijay & Samantha which included the viral hit "Selfie Pulla". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Anirudh Ravichander is the 1,445th most popular composer (up from 1,452nd in 2024), the 1,323rd most popular biography from India (up from 1,657th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Anirudh Ravichander ranks 1,445 out of 1,451. Before him are Osvaldo Golijov, Rebecca Saunders, Eric Whitacre, Anu Malik, Bombay Jayashri, and Benjamin Wallfisch. After him are Steven Price, Bohdana Frolyak, Sona Jobarteh, Svitlana Azarova, Trevor Dunn, and Murray Gold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Anirudh Ravichander ranks 492. Before him are Tuvana Türkay, Boualem Khoukhi, Dorofeeva, Rodney Strasser, Steven Stamkos, and Ignacio Camacho. After him are Koki Uchiyama, Inna Shevchenko, Jonas Nay, Chris Warren, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Guido Pizarro.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anirudh Ravichander ranks 1,323 out of 1,861. Before him are Sanaya Irani (1983), Ritika Singh (1994), Uday Chopra (1973), Urmila Matondkar (1974), Sonakshi Sinha (1987), and Satish Kaushik (1956). After him are Nandita Das (1969), Zarina Wahab (1959), Salman Khurshid (1953), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Gukesh D (2006), and Syed Kirmani (1949).

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Among COMPOSERS In India

Among composers born in India, Anirudh Ravichander ranks 7. Before him are R. D. Burman (1939), Zakir Hussain (1951), Tyagaraja (1767), Pritam (1971), Anu Malik (1960), and Bombay Jayashri (1950). After him are Yo Yo Honey Singh (1983), Kailash Kher (1973), and Aadesh Shrivastava (1964).

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