Arrol Corelli
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| origin = Tamil Nadu, India
| genre = Film Score
| occupation = Film music composer, music director
| years_active = 2014 - present
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Arrol Corelli is an Indian music composer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his scores in the films Pisaasu (2014) and Pasanga 2 (2015).
Early life
Arrol Corelli was born and brought up in Maraimalainagar near Chennai in a middle-class family. He started learning Indian classical violin at the age of five under Shri. Ravi Kumar and later on under Kumari A. Kanyakumari.
At a very young age, he started performing in various concerts across south India, winning prizes in competitions held at The Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha and Mylapore Fine Arts etc. He started learning Western classical piano at the age of ten from the Trinity College of Music, London. He did his schooling at Shri Anand Jain Vidhyala, Tambaram and became a qualified chartered accountant in 2008.
Career
Corelli approached director Mysskin, who hired him to score the music for Pisaasu (2014), produced by Bala.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Mxk-sboN0|title=Arrol Corelli - "Working with Mysskin is a life changing experience" - BW|last=Bwoods Trailers&Events|date=18 December 2014|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/pissasu-is-getting-ready-to-scare-news-tamil-ok2jENgbbiijf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028142450/http://www.sify.com/movies/pissasu-is-getting-ready-to-scare-news-tamil-ok2jENgbbiijf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2014|title='Pissasu' is getting ready to scare|website=Sify |publisher=}} As Arul is not an uncommon name, Mysskin also suggested the stage name Arrol Corelli, after the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli, who was also a violinist. Corelli wrote the background music for Pisaasu; in the film he also played the violin in the song "Nathi pogum koozhangal payanam".{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pisasu-tamil-movie-review-19159.html|title=Pisasu review. Pisasu Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pisaasu/pisaasu-review.html|title=Pisaasu (aka) Pisasu review|website=behindwoods.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/pisasu-pisaasu-movie-review-round-different-horror-film-617758|title='Pisasu' ('Pisaasu') Movie Review Round-up: A Different Horror Film|first=Sangeetha|last=Seshagiri|website=International Business Times|date=19 December 2014 |publisher=}} Corelli was nominated in the Best Background Score category at the 2015 Vijay Awards for Pisaasu.
Corelli subsequently received an offer to work with director Pandiraj in Pasanga 2 (2015), produced by actor Suriya's 2D Entertainment. The soundtrack features four songs and a theme music, the lyrics for which were written by Na. Muthukumar, Madhan Karky and Yugabharathi.{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pasanga-2/pasanga-2-songs-review.html|title=Pasanga-2 (aka) Haiku songs review|website=Behindwoods|date=17 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/pasanga-audio-review-news-tamil-pkslkzaaheccd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022222459/http://www.sify.com/movies/pasanga-audio-review-news-tamil-pkslkzaaheccd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2016|title=Pasanga- Audio review!|website=Sify |publisher=}}
Corelli collaborated with Mysskin a second time for Thupparivaalan (2017). He also composed the music for Annanukku Jai (2018), Champion (2019), and Anbulla Ghilli (2022).
Filmography
=Released soundtracks=
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| Year
! Title ! Language ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pisaasu | Tamil | |
| rowspan="2"|2015 | Rakshasi | Kannada | Remake of Pisaasu 1 song |
| Pasanga 2 | rowspan="1"|Tamil | ||
| rowspan="1"| 2016 | Girls Thiraikku Varaatha Kathai | Malayalam Tamil | Background score |
| rowspan="2"|2017 | Inayathalam | rowspan="7"|Tamil | |
| Thupparivaalan | |||
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | Savarakathi | ||
| |Annanukku Jai | |||
| rowspan="2"|2019 | Igloo | ||
| Champion | |||
| rowspan="2"|2020 | Lock Up | Released on ZEE5 | |
| Anaganaga O Athidhi
| Telugu |Released on Aha | |||
| rowspan=2|2022
|rowspan="4"|Tamil |Released on Colors Tamil | |||
| Kalaga Thalaivan | |||
| rowspan=2|2024 | Released on Aha Tamil | ||
| Ranam Aram Thavarel |
=Upcoming projects=
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| Year
! Film ! Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Ranger | Filming |
| TBA | Siragu | Filming |
=Web series=
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| Year
! Series ! Language ! Platform ! Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Auto Shankar | Tamil | ZEE5 | Blacksheep, Digital Awards 2020, Best music director |
| 2022 | Anya's Tutorial | Telugu Tamil | aha |
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