Arivarasu Kalainesan, more commonly known as Arivu, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer who works in

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films. He is best known for the song "Vaathi Raid" from '' Master'' (2021) and for his single " Enjoy Enjaami".

Early life

Arivu was brought up in

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, a town 60 kilometres west of

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. 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

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and poverty in his high school days and became more politically conscious during his college.

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

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. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer OfRo to create the album '' Therukural'' (Voice of street), which became popular upon release. After many film song hits, he teamed up with Dhee and

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as music producer under label Maajja, an independent platform launched by Indian producer A. R. Rahman and released the single Enjoy Enjaami in March 2021, the song and its music video received viral response, it has crossed 400 million views on

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as of April 2022.

Discography

Singles

Albums

* '' Therukural'' (2019)

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arivu Indian rappers Indian lyricists Tamil playback singers Tamil film poets Tamil rappers Tamil-language lyricists Tamil poets Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters Indian male artists