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The Independent Artist Within Anirudh Is Intact

Anirudh Ravichander has worked with the same band since he was in school. The Chennai-based artist works with the same musicians on a daily basis at his studio. His latest single, on his label Albuquerque Records, “Aravindh” addresses the angst and journey of a “young, struggling independent artist”. Ravichander came up with the idea of […]

THE MAGIC OF ILAIYARAAJA

As the maestro Ilaiyaraaja celebrates his 50th year in the movies, filmmaker R. Balki gives Billboard India an insight into his genius. Balki has had a long-standing working relationship with Ilaiyaraaja on films like ‘Cheeni Kum’, ‘Shamitabh’, ‘Paa’, and an upcoming Tamil project. However, the filmmaker maintains that their primary relationship will always be that […]