Anirudh Ravichander, made his music debut in 2012, with the Tamil film 3. During the course of his decade-long career, he has composed and produced original scores and songs for more than 30 films in various languages, predominantly in Tamil, in addition to Telugu and Hindi.
His debut song "Why This Kolaveri Di", composed for the 2012 film 3, went viral across the globe and has achieved over 400 million views on YouTube. A.R. Murugadoss signed him to compose music for Kaththi (2014) starring Vijay, which included the viral hit "Selfie Pulla".
As composer
The films are listed in the order of their release, and the soundtrack release year is provided separately. # Indicates Film released year. ♦ Indicates Soundtracks released year.
+ List of soundtrack and score credits Year Film Director Language NotesRef.20123Aishwarya RajinikanthTamil2013Ethir NeechalR. S. Durai SenthilkumarDavid / DavidBejoy Nambiar Debut in Hindi cinema; Guest composer;1 song only (which released in Tamil first)Vanakkam ChennaiKiruthiga UdhayanidhiTamilIrandaam UlagamSelvaraghavan3 songs and Background score2014Velaiilla PattadhariR. VelrajMaan KarateKrish ThirukumaranKaththiA. R. Murugadoss2015Kaaki SattaiR. S. Durai SenthilkumarMaariBalaji MohanNaanum RowdydhaanVignesh ShivanVedalamSivaThanga MaganR. Velraj2016RemoBakkiyaraj Kannan2017RumSai BharathVivegamSivaVelaikkaranMohan Raja2018AgnyaathavaasiTrivikram SrinivasTeluguDebut in Telugu CinemaThaanaa Serndha KoottamVignesh ShivanTamilKolamaavu KokilaNelson DilipkumarU TurnPawan Kumar Guest composer; 1 song only2019PettaKarthik SubbarajTamilJerseyGowtam TinnanuriTeluguThumbaaHarish Ram L. HTamilGuest composer; 1 song onlyGang LeaderVikram KumarTelugu2020DarbarA. R. MurugadossTamilDharala PrabhuKrishna MarimuthuGuest composer; 1 song only; Reused from Gang LeaderPaava KadhaigalVignesh ShivanSegment "Love Panna Uttranum"2021MasterLokesh KanagarajDoctorNelson Dilipkumar2022Naai SekarKishore RajkumarGuest composer; 1 song onlyBeastNelson DilipkumarJerseyGowtam TinnanuriHindiBackground score only; Remake of Telugu film of the same nameKaathuvaakula Rendu KaadhalVignesh ShivanTamil25th FilmDonCibi ChakaravarthiVikramLokesh KanagarajThiruchitrambalamMithran R. Jawahar2023JailerNelson DilipkumarJawanAtleeHindi LeoLokesh KanagarajTamil2024Indian 2S. ShankarDevara: Part 1Koratala SivaTelugu VettaiyanT. J. GnanavelTamil 2025VidaamuyarchiMagizh ThirumeniKingdomGowtam TinnanuriTelugu CoolieLokesh KanagarajTamilMadharaasiA. R. MurugadossThe Ba***ds of BollywoodAryan KhanHindi Netflix Original; 1 song 2026Love Insurance KompanyVignesh ShivanTamilJana NayaganH. VinothDC Arun MatheswaranThe ParadiseSrikanth OdelaTelugu
Upcoming projects Year Title Director Language Notes Ref.2026Jailer 2Nelson DilipkumarTamilPost-productionKingSiddharth Anand Hindi2027Arasan Vetrimaaran Tamil Filming DharmanAshwath MarimuthuDare DevilAdhik Ravichandran Pre-production AA23Lokesh KanagarajTeluguKH × RK Nelson DilipkumarTamilNTR × TrivikramTrivikram SrinivasTeluguM.S. : A Legacy on ScreenGowtam TinnanuriTBAMagicDelayed
As a playback singer