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Harshavardhan Rameshwar

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Harshavardhan Rameshwar
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Vocalist
  • film scorer
  • keyboardist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboard
Years active2016–present
Labels

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

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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 is native to Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh and settled in Chennai for his father's music career.[4]

He worked as a rhythm player, keyboardist, beatboxer and later as an assistant programmer for various music composers. He met Sandeep Reddy Vanga when he was working for the music composer Radhan and made his debut as the film scorer for Arjun Reddy (2017). The film's 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

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As composer

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List of original soundtracks and scores
Year Title Credited as Language Notes Ref.
Score Songs
2017Arjun ReddyYesNo Telugu[9]
2018VijethaYesYes[10]
SaakshyamYesYes[11]
2019Kabir SinghYesNo Hindi[11]
George ReddyYesNo Telugu[12]
2020Pressure CookerYesYes 2 songs[13]
Kannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalYesYes Tamil4 songs[14]
Raju Gari KidnapNoYes Telugu
20213:33YesYes Tamil[15]
2022JothiYesYes[16]
AlluriYesYes Telugu[17]
Top GearYesYes
2023RavanasuraYesYes[18]
AnimalYesYes Hindi4 songs[11]
Devil: The British Secret AgentYesYes Telugu[19]
2024Raju YadavYesYes[20]
Sriranga NeethuluYesYesAlong with Ajay Arasada[21]
Roti Kapda RomanceYesYes[22]
2025 The 100 Yes Yes [23]
2026 Anomie YesYesMalayalam [24][25]
Slum Dog † Yes Yes Telugu [26]
Bro Code † Yes Yes Tamil [27]
TBASpirit †YesYes Telugu [28][29]
TBANaa Naa †YesYesTamilDelayed

As playback singer

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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

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 2024 Best Music Director Animal Won [30]
Best Background Score Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards 2024 Best Music Director Won [31]
Best Background Score Won
Mirchi Music Awards 2024 Album of The Year Nominated [32]
Background Score of the Year Nominated
National Film Awards 2025 Best Background Music Won [33]

References

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  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. 1 2 3 "Meet Harshavardhan Rameshwar, The Genius Behind Bobby Deol's Viral 'Jamal Kudu' From 'Animal'". News18.
  12. ↑ "I always wanted to play the student leader from OU: Sandeep Madhav". The Times of India. 18 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (17 February 2020). "Multiple composers in Pressure Cooker | Multiple composers in Pressure Cooker". www.asianage.com.
  14. ↑ K, Janani (28 February 2020). "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Movie Review: Dulquer and Ritu's film is absurd and weird". India Today.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Krisha Kurup: 'Jothi' will be an emotional ride - Exclusive!". The Times of India. 17 July 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  17. ↑ "'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.
  18. ↑ "Ravanasura: Veyyinokka Jillala' is a retro remix". 15 March 2023.
  19. ↑ Sistu, Suhas (24 December 2023). "Harshavardhan Rameshwar reveals about 'Devil'". www.thehansindia.com.
  20. ↑ Features, C. E. (22 May 2024). "'Feel My Smile' from Raju Yadav is an upbeat love song". Cinema Express.
  21. ↑ "Sriranga Neethulu out on OTT - Here's where you can stream Suhas, Ruhani Sharma-starrer". OTTPlay.
  22. ↑ Harsh, B. H. (6 December 2024). "Roti Kapda Romance makers set OTT release date". Cinema Express.
  23. ↑ Sistu, Suhas (23 June 2025). "RK Sagar returns to cinema with intense crime thriller 'The 100'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Harshavardhan Rameshwar Interview: Scoring for psycho dramas like Anomie is tougher job than doing for action and hero films". OTTPlay.
  25. ↑ "Animal Music Composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar Makes Malayalam Debut with Bhavana's Anomie | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com.
  26. ↑ "National Award-winning musician Harshavardhan Rameshwar joins the team of Puri Jagannadh and Vijay Sethupathi's movie". Zoom TV. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Bro Code: Ravi Mohan's debut production to feature Arjun Ashokan, Sri Gouri Priya, Shraddha Srinath". OTTplay. 26 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Animal music composer on Prabhas' Spirit: We are researching different tones". India Today. 19 February 2025.
  29. ↑ "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.
  30. ↑ "Winners of the 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". Filmfare. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  31. ↑ "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.
  32. ↑ "16th Mirchi Music Awards: Full list of nominations are out". mirchi.in. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "71st National Film Awards for the year 2023 announced". Press Information Bureau. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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