Harshavardhan Rameshwar

Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Vocalist film scorer keyboardist
Instruments	Vocals Keyboard
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Aditya Music Lahari Music Sony Music

Harshavardhan Rameshwar is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, music producer and singer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his collaborations with Sandeep Reddy Vanga including Arjun Reddy (2017), and Animal (2023). ^[1] His other compositions include Ravanasura (2023).

He won the National Film Award for Best Background Music for Animal (2023). ^[2]

Early life and career

Harshavardhan Rameshwar was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in a Telugu family. ^[3] His father Lakshmi Narayana was a percussionist and worked with various leading music composers across India. Harshavardhan's family was a native of Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh but settled in Chennai for his father Lakshmi Narayana's music career. ^[4]

He worked as a rhythm player, keyboardist, beatboxer and later as a assistant programmer at various music composers. He met Sandeep Reddy Vanga when he was working for the music composer Radhan and made debut as the film scorer for Arjun Reddy (2017). The background music was widely appreciated and he continued to work in various films including his debut Hindi film Kabir Singh (2019) and Ravanasura (2023). ^[5] His composition in the Hindi film Animal (2023) further solidified his popularity. ^{[6] [7]} The songs were commercially successful and he won his first National Film Award for background music. ^[8]

Discography

As composer

List of original soundtracks and scores

Year	Title	Score	Songs	Language	Notes	Ref.
2017	Arjun Reddy	Yes	No	Telugu		[9]
2018	Vijetha	Yes	Yes			[10]
	Saakshyam	Yes	Yes			[11]
2019	Kabir Singh	Yes	No	Hindi		[11]
2020	Pressure Cooker	Yes	Yes	Telugu	2 songs	[12]
	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal	Yes	Yes	Tamil	4 songs	[13]
	Raju Gari Kidnap	No	Yes
2021	3:33	Yes	Yes			[14]
2022	Jothi	Yes	Yes		[15]
	Alluri	Yes	Yes	Telugu		[16]
	Top Gear	Yes	Yes
2023	Ravanasura	Yes	Yes	3 songs	[17]
	Animal	Yes	Yes	Hindi	4 songs	[11]
	Devil: The British Secret Agent	Yes	Yes	Telugu		[18]
2024	Raju Yadav	Yes	Yes			[19]
	Sriranga Neethulu	Yes	Yes		Along with Ajay Arasada	[20]
	Roti Kapda Romance	Yes	Yes			[21]
2025	The 100	Yes	Yes			[22]
TBA	Spirit†	Yes	Yes			[23] [24]
TBA	Nobody†	Yes	Yes	Malayalam		[25]
TBA	Anomie†	Yes	Yes			[26] [27]
TBA	Ottakomban†	Yes	Yes		Delayed	[28] [29]
TBA	Naa Naa†	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Delayed
TBA	Bro Code†	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Announced	[30]

As playback singer

Year	Song	Album	Language	Composer	Notes
2018	"Design Your Destiny"	Saakshyam	Telugu	Himself
	"Cheliya Choode"
2020	"Assai Illa"	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal	Tamil
	"Maaga Maaga"
	"Cherokkato"	Kanulu Kanulanu Dhochaayante	Telugu		Dubbed version
	"Aasaleni"
	"Maaga Maaga"
2023	"Ravanasura Anthem"	Ravanasura
	"Papa Meri Jaan" (Whistle)	Animal	Hindi
2024	"Hey Raju"	Raju Yadav	Telugu
	"Jananamaina"

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards	2024	Best Music Director	Animal	Won	[31]
		Best Background Score		Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards	2024	Best Music Director		Won	[32]
		Best Background Score		Won
Mirchi Music Awards	2024	Album of The Year		Nominated	[33]
		Background Score of the Year		Nominated
National Film Awards	2025	Best Background Music		Won	[34]

References

1. "Music director Harshavardhan Rameshwar makes his Malayalam debut with 'Anomie'". The New Indian Express. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
2. Bhattacharya, Tanisha (1 August 2025). "Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal Wins Big, From Best Sound Design To Best Background Music". NDTV. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
3. "Interview of Harshavardhan Rameshwar about Ravanasura". www.ragalahari.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
4. "Music director Harshavardhan Rameshwar about Ravansura film". Idlebrain . Retrieved 5 August 2025. మాది రాజమండ్రి. చెన్నై లో స్థిరపడడం.[Ours is Rajahmundry. We have settled in Chennai.]
5. "Ravanasura: Veyyinokka Jillala' is a retro remix". Telugu Cinema. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. "Meet Harshavardhan Rameshwar, The Genius Behind Bobby Deol's Viral 'Jamal Kudu' From 'Animal'". News18. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
7. Bharat, E. T. V. (3 December 2023). "Ranbir Kapoor's Animal album secures top spot on Spotify's music charts in India". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
8. "71st National Film Awards: Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal Wins Big, From Best Sound Design To Best Background Music". NDTV. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
9. "Vijay Deverakonda: Arjun Reddy gave me the confidence to speak my mind". Firstpost. 3 September 2017.
10. "Kalyaan Dhev's 'Vijetha' gets a release date". The Times of India. 18 July 2018 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
11. "Meet Harshavardhan Rameshwar, The Genius Behind Bobby Deol's Viral 'Jamal Kudu' From 'Animal'". News18.
12. Adivi, Sashidhar (17 February 2020). "Multiple composers in Pressure Cooker | Multiple composers in Pressure Cooker". www.asianage.com.
13. K, Janani (28 February 2020). "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Movie Review: Dulquer and Ritu's film is absurd and weird". India Today.
14. "Sandy: I did Moonu Muppathi Moonu because I wanted to do something serious". The Times of India. 16 October 2021 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
15. "Krisha Kurup: 'Jothi' will be an emotional ride - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 17 July 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
16. "'Alluri' teaser: Sree Vishnu steals the show with his intense cop avatar". The Times of India. 4 July 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
17. "Ravanasura: Veyyinokka Jillala' is a retro remix". 15 March 2023.
18. Sistu, Suhas (24 December 2023). "Harshavardhan Rameshwar reveals about 'Devil'". www.thehansindia.com.
19. Features, C. E. (22 May 2024). "'Feel My Smile' from Raju Yadav is an upbeat love song". Cinema Express.
20. "Sriranga Neethulu out on OTT - Here's where you can stream Suhas, Ruhani Sharma-starrer". OTTPlay.
21. Harsh, B. H. (6 December 2024). "Roti Kapda Romance makers set OTT release date". Cinema Express.
22. Sistu, Suhas (23 June 2025). "RK Sagar returns to cinema with intense crime thriller 'The 100'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
23. "Animal music composer on Prabhas' Spirit: We are researching different tones". India Today. 19 February 2025.
24. "Music sessions begin for Prabhas and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Spirit': Composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar talks sound experimentation". The Times of India. 19 February 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
25. Madhu, Vignesh (9 April 2025). "Prithviraj-Parvathy film Nobody begins". The New Indian Express.
26. "Harshavardhan Rameshwar Interview: Scoring for psycho dramas like Anomie is tougher job than doing for action and hero films". OTTPlay.
27. "Animal Music Composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar Makes Malayalam Debut with Bhavana's Anomie | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com.
28. "Suresh Gopi's 250th film has an 'Arjun Reddy' connection!". Suresh Gopi's 250th film has an 'Arjun Reddy' connection!.
29. Features, C. E. (24 June 2020). "Arjun Reddy composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar joins Suresh Gopi's next". Cinema Express.
30. "Bro Code: Ravi Mohan's debut production to feature Arjun Ashokan, Sri Gouri Priya, Shraddha Srinath". OTTplay . 26 August 2025.
31. "Winners of the 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". Filmfare. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
32. "IIFA 2024: Shah Rukh Khan Wins Best Actor, Rani Mukerji Bags Best Actress Award. Check Out Full List Of Winners". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
33. "16th Mirchi Music Awards: Full list of nominations are out". mirchi.in. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
34. "71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced". Press Information Bureau . 1 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

External links

• Harshavardhan Rameshwar at IMDb