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 ''

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'' (2021) and for his single "

Enjoy Enjaami "Enjoy Enjaami" () is a Tamil-language song recorded by singer Dhee featuring Indian rapper Arivu and Indian producer Santhosh Narayanan. It is written and sung by lyricist Arivu, Dhee debut single, composed and arranged by Narayanan under the ...

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

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who signed him to be part of '' Kaala'' (2018). Arivu had later auditioned and landed a role in Ranjith's band

The Casteless Collective The Casteless Collective is an Indian indie band based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The band was formed in 2017, with support from the Neelam Panpaatu Maiyam started by filmmaker Pa. Ranjith and filmmaker and film composer Tenma, founder of the labe ...

. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer

OfRo Rohith Abraham (born 19 July 1987), known professionally as ofRo, is an Indian record producer and songwriter who has worked with Asal Kolaar, Madan Gowri, Sandy, Arivu, Tenma, ADK, Roshan Jamrock, Psychomantra, and Ben Human, among others. He ...

to create the album '' Therukural'' (Voice of street), which became popular upon release. After many film song hits, he teamed up with

Dhee ''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was r ...

and

Santhosh Narayanan Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Early life Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the younger of two children. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappa ...

as music producer under label Maajja, an independent platform launched by Indian producer

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and released the single

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

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