Harshavardhan Rameshwar

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Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Born Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm Score
Occupation(s) Film music composer, music director
Years active2017 – present

Harshavardhan Rameshwar is an Indian music composer, lyricist, playback singer, and musician who primarily works in Telugu cinema along with a few Tamil and Hindi films. [1]

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Early life and education

Rameshwar was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Madras.[ citation needed ]

Career

Rameshwar started his career as a composer for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 2017 film Arjun Reddy [2] in 2017, and since has collaborated with Sandeep on Kabir Singh (2019) and Animal (2023). [3] [4]

In Telugu cinema, Rameshwar composed the music for the films Vijetha (2018), Saakshyam (2018), [5] Ravanasura (2023), and Devil: The British Secret Agent (2023).

In Tamil cinema, Rameshwar composed four songs for the Tamil film Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal (2020) and also handled the music for 3:33 (2021) and Jothi (2022).

Discography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2017 Arjun Reddy TeluguBackground score
2018 Vijetha
Saakshyam [6]
2019 Kabir Singh HindiBackground score [7]
Remake of Arjun Reddy
Adithya Varma TamilBackground score
Remake of Arjun Reddy
George Reddy TeluguBackground score
2020 Pressure Cooker [8] 2 songs
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Tamil4 songs
Background score
Raju Gari KidnapTelugu
2021 3:33 Tamil
2022Season of InnocenceTelugu
Jothi Tamil
Alluri Telugu
Top Gear
2023 Ravanasura [9] [10] [11]
Animal Hindi2 songs
Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
Devil: The British Secret Agent Telugu
2024 Roti Kapda Romance 2 songs

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