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Arunraja Kamaraj | |
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| Born | Parali, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, lyricist, writer, director |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Children | 2 |
Arunraja Kamaraj is an Indian singer, lyricist, actor and director in Tamil language films. He is known for his works as lyricist in films such as Jigarthanda , Theri , Pencil and Kabali . [1] He also debuted as an actor in Raja Rani and appeared as Neruppu Kumar in the film Maan Karate . [2] He has written and sung the songs "Ding Dong" for the movie Jigarthanda [3] and written "Kaavaalaa" for the movie Jailer which were critically acclaimed. He has also written and sung the song "Neruppu Da" in Rajinikanth's film Kabali . [4] His other notable works includes movies such as Demonte Colony and Trisha Illana Nayanthara . [5]
Kamaraj was born in Parali. He worked as an assistant director in Nelson Dilipkumar's Kolamaavu Kokila . Later, he went on to name a character in his movie Kanaa after Dilipkumar, who was played by Sivakarthikeyan. [6]
Kamaraj was married to Sindhuja, who died of COVID-19 in 2021. They had two daughters together. [7] [8] Kamaraj remarried in late 2022. [9]
| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 2018 | Kanaa | |
| 2022 | Nenjuku Needhi | |
| 2023 | Label | Hotstar Web series |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Raja Rani | Udumbe | |
| 2014 | Maan Karate | Neruppu Kumar | |
| 2016 | Pencil | Selvam | |
| Remo | Arun | Cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | Maragadha Naanayam | Nesamani | |
| Yaanum Theeyavan | Arun | ||
| 2018 | Kaathiruppor Pattiyal | Kuttipuli | |
| 2019 | Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma | Manikandan | |
| 2020 | Ka Pae Ranasingam | Gunasekhar | |
| 2023 | Japan | Himself |
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pizza | "Rathiri" | |
| "Engo Odugindrai" | |||
| 2013 | Pizza II: Villa | "Boomiyil" | |
| Uyir mozhi | |||
| 2014 | Jigarthanda | "Ding Dong" | |
| 2015 | Darling | "Vandha Mala" | |
| Kaaki Sattai | "Im So Cool" | ||
| "Shake That" | |||
| Demonte Colony | "Dummy Piece-u", "Trap of the Beast" | ||
| Trisha Illana Nayanthara | "Trisha Illana" | ||
| 2016 | Pokkiri Raja | "Taaru Taara" | |
| Theri | "Dub Theri Step" | ||
| "Eena Meena Teeka" | Rap part of the song | ||
| Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum | "Pangali" | ||
| Sawaari | "Paani Poori" | ||
| Pencil | "Why Machi Why", "LED Kannala" | ||
| Kabali | "Neruppu Da" | ||
| Kodi | "Kodi Parakutha" | ||
| Wagah | "Aaniyae Pudunga Venandaa" | ||
| Enakku Innoru Per Irukku | "Myma" | ||
| 2017 | Bairavaa | "Varlam Varlam Vaa" | |
| Bruce Lee | "Naan Thaan Goppan da" | ||
| Kavan | "Happy New Year" | ||
| Baloon | "Vaanam Dhaane" | ||
| "Mazhai Megam" | |||
| "Uyirile Uyirile" | |||
| "Shutup Pannunga" | |||
| Shivalinga | "Chinna Kabali" | ||
| Nibunan | "Vaa Daa Modhi Paakalam" | ||
| 2018 | Kaala | "Semma Weightu" | |
| "Thanga Sela" | |||
| "Katravai Patravai" | |||
| Kanaa | "Kanne En Kannazhage" | ||
| "Othaiyadi Pathaiyila" | |||
| 2019 | Sarvam Thaala Mayam | "Peter Beatu Yethu" | |
| "Dingu Dongu" | |||
| Namma Veettu Pillai | "Jigiri Dosthu" | ||
| "Namma Veettu Pillai Theme" | |||
| Asuran | "Vaa Ezhundhuvaa" | ||
| Darbar | "Kannula Thimiru" | ||
| Gurkha | "Chowkidar" | ||
| 2020 | Plan Panni Pannanum | "Plan Panni" | |
| 2021 | Master | "Kutti Story" | |
| Dikkiloona | "Cycle Wheela Pola" | ||
| 2023 | Jailer | "Kaavaalaa" | |
| 2024 | Captain Miller | "Rise of Miller" | |
| 2025 | Retro | "Love Detox" |
| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Notes |
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| 2017 | "Kombu Vacha Singam da" | Non-album single | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Independent single for Jallikattu |
| 2024 | "Chennai Formula 4 Racing – Theme Song" | Non-album single | Yuvan Shankar Raja | [10] |
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Composer | Notes |
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| 2014 | Jigarthanda | Ding Dong | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| 2015 | Demonte Colony | Trap of the Beast | Keba Jeremiah | |
| Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| 2016 | Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum | Pangaali | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Theri | Dub Theri Step | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| Kabali | Neruppu Da | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| Nippu Raa | Telugu version | |||
| Oru Mexican Aparatha | Kalippu Katta Kalippu | Manikandan Ayyappan | Malayalam film | |
| Kodi | Kodi Parakutha | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| Bairavaa | Varlam Varlam Vaa | |||
| 2017 | Bruce Lee | Naan Thaan Goppan da | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| Balloon | "Shutup Pannunga" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| Shivalinga | Chinna Kabali | S. S. Thaman | ||
| Nibunan | Vaa Daa Modhi Paakalam | S. Navin | ||
| 2018 | Kaala | Katravai Patravai | Santhosh Narayanan | |
| Nikkal Nikkal | ||||
| 2019 | Asuran | Vaa Ezhunduvaa | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| 50/50 | Bin Laden (Theme) | Dharan Kumar | ||
| Gurkha | Chowkidar | Raj Aryan | ||
| Bharathi Kannamaa | Bharathi Kadhaliyae Kannamaa | Himself | Serial | |
| 2024 | Captain Miller | Rise of Miller | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| Laandhar | Kaalam Kodiyadhe | M. S. Prraveen |
| Year | Name of Television Show | Role | Network |
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| 2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Guest performer | Star Vijay |
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