Arivu
Arivu | |
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| Occupation(s) | Playback singer, lyricist, rapper |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Arivarasu Kalainesan, more commonly known as Arivu, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer who works in Tamil language films. He is known for the song "Single Pasanga" from Natpe Thunai (2019).[1]
Career
While pursuing his MBA in college, Arivu met Pa. Ranjith who signed him to be part of Kaala (2018). Arivu had later auditioned and landed a role in Ranjith's band The Casteless Collective. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer ofRO to write several songs for his album, "Therukural", which became popular among release.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Arivu was brought up in Arakkonam, a town 80 kilometres west of Chennai. He was exposed to many folk songs as he grew up in family without TV and radio, as his parents wanted him to concentrate on school. He started to write poems about caste and poverty in his high school days and became more politically conscious during his college.[2][6]
Discography
Films
| Year | Film | Credited as | Song(s) | Notes | |
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| Singer | Lyricist | ||||
| 2018 | Kaala |  |
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"Urimayai Meetpom" | |
| Vada Chennai | |
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"Maathiya Seraiyile" | ||
| 2019 | Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven | |
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"Red Cardu" "Modern Muniyamma" |
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| Natpe Thunai | |
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"Single Pasanga" "Veedhikor Jaadhi" |
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| Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu | |
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"Nilamellam" | ||
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"Thalaimurai" | |||
| 2020 | Pattas | |
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"Mavane" | |
| Dagaalty | |
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"Dagaalty Naa!" | ||
| Naadodigal 2 | |
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"Varungaalam Engaladhu" | ||
| Naan Sirithal | |
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"Happy Birthday" | ||
| College Kumar | |
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"College Kumar" "Baari Baari" |
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| Gypsy | |
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"Theevira Vyaadhi" | ||
| Master | |
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"Vaathi Raid" | ||
| Soorarai Pottru | |
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"Maara Theme" | ||
Independent music
Albums
- Therukural (2019)[9]
References
- ^ "Hip Hop Adhi is all set to enthral 'single pasanga' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Seetharaman, G. (July 21, 2019). "Rapping truth to power: Arivu pulls no punches in his album 'Therukural'". The Economic Times.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (August 2, 2019). "Speaking truth to power with Arivu and ofRO". The Hindu.
- ^ "Meet Arivu, Who Wants to Take Rap in India Back to Its Political Roots". The Wire.
- ^ "Arivu: Independent art will be an alarm for the society". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "'Let's fight': Tamil rapper Arivu comes up with powerful lyrics against CAA, goes viral". The Week. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "கோ கொரோனா கோ! கோஷம் போட்டா குறையுமோ? தெறிக்கவிடும் தெருக்குரல் அறிவு! [Ko Corona Ko! Will it decrease with noise? Therukural Arivu explains!]". Indian Express. April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Arivu and Madan Gowri's 'Monkeys with 5G' talks of modern discrimination". The news minute. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shekar, Anjana. "'Therukural' by Arivu-ofRO is a brilliant Tamil hiphop album". The news minute. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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