Arunraja Kamaraj

Arunraja Kamaraj
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 has acted in films such as Jigarthanda , Raja Rani, and Maan Karate . ^[1] He wrote and sung the song "Ding Dong" for the movie Jigarthanda, ^{[2] [ verification needed ]} "Neruppu Da" for Rajinikanth's film Kabali, ^[3] and the title song for Trisha Illana Nayanthara . ^[4]

Personal life

Kamaraj was married to Sindhuja, who died of COVID-19 in 2021. ^[5] They had two daughters together. ^[6] Kamaraj remarried in late 2022. ^[7]

Filmography

As director and writer

Year	Film	Notes
2018	Kanaa
2022	Nenjuku Needhi
2023	Label	Hotstar Web series

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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

Discography

As lyricist

Year	Film	Song(s)	Notes
2012	Pizza	"Rathiri"
		"Engo Odugindrai"
2013	Pizza II: Villa	"Boomiyil"
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"

Singles as lyricist

Year	Song	Album	Composer	Notes
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	[8]

As singer

Year	Film	Song(s)	Composer	Notes
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

Other works

Television

Year	Name of Television Show	Role	Network
2024	Super Singer Season 10	Guest performer	Star Vijay

Awards and recognitions

• BOFTA Galatta Debutant Awards 2019 - Best Debut Director (People Choice) ^[9]
• Colors Tamil Galatta Nakshatra Awards 2019 - Online Musical Sensation ^[10]
• JFW Movie Awards 2019 - Best Director for Kanaa ^[11]
• Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2019 - Best Social Awareness Award for Kanaa (as director) ^[12]
• Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 - Best Debut Director for Kanaa ^[13]

References

1. "Theri Lyricist in Sivakarthikeyans Remo". iluvcinema.in. V. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. "Audio Beat: Jigarthanda – Fusion, folk, rap and more". The Hindu. S. R. Ashok Kumar. 15 March 2014.
3. Suganth, M. "Now, Rajinikanth credited in Kabali track list". The Times of India. M Suganth. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. Cr, Sharanya. "Music Review: Trisha Illana Nayanthara". The Times of India. Sharanya CR. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. "Director Arunraja Kamaraj's wife passes away due to COVID-19". The Times of India . 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. manimegalai.a. "Arunraja Kamaraj : மனைவி இறந்த ஒரே வருடத்தில் இரண்டாவது திருமணம் செய்து கொண்ட அருண் ராஜா காமராஜ்!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
7. "Arunraja Kamaraj Gets Married In An Intimate Ceremony". News18. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
8. "Yuvan Shankar Raja Drops Electrifying Formula 4 Racing Theme Song Ahead of Chennai Event". The Vocal News. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
9. "BOFTA Galatta Debut Awards 2018 Winners". IndWiki. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
10. "Colors Tamil Galatta Nakshatra Awards 2019 Winners". audiotionsdate.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
11. "JFW MOVIE AWARDS 2019 – Award Presentation". jfwonline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
12. "Pariyerum Perumal bags Best Film award at Norway Tamil Film Festival". The News Minute . 9 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
13. "Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020: The complete winners list". The Indian Express . 5 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

External links

• Arunraja Kamaraj at IMDb