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Anirudh Ravichander's Rise to Top as Music Composer in Indian Cinema

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Jul 13, 2025 — 1 min read

Music composer Anirudh Ravichander, famous for his hit song Why This Kolaveri Di, has become one of the top music composers in Indian cinema. After creating many hit songs for Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies, he is now planning to charge more for Telugu-language films. According to sources, Anirudh was paid Rs 12 crore for the upcoming Telugu movie The Paradise, starring Nani and directed by Srikanth Odela. He is reportedly planning to charge Rs 15 crore for his next Telugu films, surpassing Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman's fee of Rs 10 crore per film.

Key Takeaways:

Anirudh Ravichander, music composer of Why This Kolaveri Di, has become one of the top music composers in Indian cinema.
He plans to charge Rs 15 crore for his next Telugu films, surpassing A.R. Rahman's fee of Rs 10 crore per film.
Anirudh was paid Rs 12 crore for the upcoming Telugu movie The Paradise, starring Nani and directed by Srikanth Odela.
He is now focused on choosing fewer but big-budget Telugu films.
Anirudh's song Chikitu from the movie Coolie became a social media hit, bringing back Rajinikanth's stylish dance in full swing.
Anirudh has many exciting movies coming up, including Coolie with Rajinikanth, Jana Nayagan with Vijay, Kingdom with Vijay Deverakonda, Madharasi with Sivakarthikeyan, and Jailer 2 with Rajinikanth.
He is also working on a Bollywood movie, King, with Shah Rukh Khan.

Statistics:

Anirudh costs Rs 15 crore per film, surpassing A.R. Rahman's fee of Rs 10 crore per film.
He was paid Rs 12 crore for the upcoming Telugu movie The Paradise.
Rajinikanth's song Chikitu has become a social media hit, with the song's visuals showcasing Rajinikanth's energy.
Anirudh has multiple movies lined up, including Coolie, Jana Nayagan, Kingdom, Madharasi, Jailer 2, and King, making him one of the busiest music directors in India.

Sources:

"Siasat Daily"
Anirudh Ravichander's official announcement on social media
Film industry insiders and news articles published on July 14.

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