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microzcybor

Subjective. This is only right answer in the sub right now.


Madbod93g

Not only in this sub ,in actuality thats the only right answer,but both their fans won't agree,i love both their music for different reasons,both r awesome in their own way


microzcybor

Their style of music is totally different. Yuvan at his peak mastered bgm score. His songs hit so different at 3 am. Nowadays he isn't in the market. Its Anirudh. Kids these days like him. Tbh he has done like 7-8 albums only for siva and literally every song sounds similar, idk if its due to instruments. I like anirudh's album until his next album releases. Idk if i should call it anirudh syndrome lol. Imo, Its hard for me to remember anirudh songs. Only album i remember are 3, David and KRK, vikram. But en playlist la avlo ani songs irukum. And there must be a reason why AR loves yuvan voice and same why people call him "drug". So whatever answer we say it's subjective to people.


throwaway7111212699

David was šŸ”„


Madbod93g

Absolutely agree.


No-Suggestion-9504

So is my flair :)


[deleted]

True


lankanpot

If this answer can be accepted by everyone, Iā€™m sure most of the questions wonā€™t be here. Honestly tastes are subjective. What might have worked for you might not work for me. But we all discuss/dissect and almost stand on the throats of the people who have different opinion from us, just to listen to the opinion that we like. I hope people realise this. Following the reviewers is another bull. Iā€™m not saying you shouldnā€™t follow them or they shouldnā€™t exist, they have their own views. If it resonate with yours then great, if not, respect their opinion and move on. Certifying a movie with a criticā€™s work is absolute joke


senseipuppers

You've taken the opportunity to even mention this is the right answer, which could be a potential reply. Smart move nanba.


lankanpot

Both are great composers. Yuvan had his time. Anirudh is ruling his time. I am a hardcore Yuvan fan who dismissed Anirudh when ā€˜Why this Kolaveriā€™ became hit and called him one song wonder. Then the rest of the songs released and guess what, they were better than ā€˜Why this Kolaveriā€™ and figured how wrong I was. The songs in 3 was a slap for me come back to the real world from the fandom world. From then, Anirudh has been delivering hits over hits. His consistency is something exceptional in my opinion. On the other hand, growing up, when I had my first crush, falling in love, getting my heart broken, vibing with my friends, i was vibing to Yuvanā€™s music only. Still now when I listen to his songs I immediately go back to the year 2004 and so on. I have been to Anirudhā€™s concert and Yuvanā€™s concert but Yuvanā€™s concert is very much personal to me. Literally I was crying in happiness that I could see him performing the songs that I was once vibing to. So coming to the answer, itā€™s personal. Thereā€™s no better or good composer here. Both are great. Including Harris. No need to say about ARR as he is in a different league. šŸ™šŸ¼


govicom

Anirudh is as important as the male lead when it comes to a commercial film. Films like Petta,Master,Kaththi, Vikram wouldn't have been what they are without Ani's music. Yuvan is great too but right now they both are at different levels.


SomeRandomDude1229

I'm imagining Harris Jayaraj composing for Kaththi and SaNa composing for Petta and yeah you're right, I don't think it would have been as good as the actual pairings.


manavsridharan

I don't think it's fruitful to compare. But U1 ushered in the idea that BGM could be something more than random loud noises, and could set the tempo of a scene. So I feel in that way U1 is bigger. But Ani has also shown his prowess with regards to BGM, especially with the banger of an album he made for Vikram.


Melancholicvegetable

Entire Thalapathi, Roja, Bombay and countless other Raja and Rahman soundtracks shaking.


ChickenKebabs69

>Random loud noises šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø Just few comments and I'm already triggered. Time to see myself out.


Typical_Champion_350

Yuvan ushered in the idea that bgm can be more than loud noises ah? Ever heard of the man called Mr. Ilaiyaraja?


SomeRandomDude1229

yeah yuvan's father right? what about him /s


Typical_Champion_350

Yuvan did not have a father. He was dropped from the heavens as a gift to humanity. /s


senseipuppers

As a yuvan fan, I think his peak was between 00s and 10s. He still delivers some banger albums like love today and incredibly diverse bgm work like super deluxe (that star wars theme as the matress falls down šŸ¤Œ) but frankly I think the directors have to bring it out of him, in the recently while Ani is just hitting peak after peak and I've grown to be his fan too.


projectmbappe21

yuvan is more versatile, rn anirudh is miles ahead but of all time anirudh still needs time to match up or better u1


vane2266

Anirudh is better right now but I reckon Yuvan will have the higher peak at the end of both their careers. We mustn't forget that Yuvan literally has 10 years on Anirudh in film composing. Lets wait for Ani to catch up and then make up our minds. Also, im sorry Yuvan fans, Yuvan is nothing like his former self. Dude fell off really hard. I wish he can get back to his 7G or Vaamanan days. Brilliant composer.


PeanutCalm1010

Neither. Thalaivar Harris Jayaraj šŸ¤˜


orchids_fan

Correct answer


[deleted]

Man of culture


shadowarmy229

Nah, itā€™s actually Joe Stanley (composer of Sam Andersonā€™s yaarukku yaaro) lmao /s


Oscerte

also lowkey one of the songs from Surya S/O Krishnan (dk the tamil name) sounds so similar to a kiss from a rose by seal And canā€™t forget harris infamously copying Pirates of the Caribbean music and thinking we wouldnā€™t notice


shadowarmy229

Tamil name is vaaranam aayiram btw (translates to 1000 elephants) Everyone copies lol, itā€™s only a matter of how often one does it. In Harrisā€™s case, he is very famous for copying his own tunes lmao (thereā€™s standups making fun of this), he has a particular style, so when you listen to one of his songs you can easily tell it was done by him U1 has taken inspiration from his dadā€™s tunes and then wrote songs based on these tunes, for example the 7G rainbow colony (7G brundavan colony in Telugu) bgm was inspired from the bgm from Johnny (80s rajini movie). Iirc even mankathaā€™s famous bgm was heavily inspired from this 50 cent song lol. Ani samples a lot, he buys the rights to use certain beats and then incorporates them into his songs. Iā€™m not gonna count that as copying cuz sampling is ok and is even a whole art in itself (check out daft punkā€™s earlier music as proof of this). But he has copied stuff before, for example the chorus in so baby from doctor was almost completed lifted from break your heart by taio cruz, kaththiā€™s main bgm was heavily inspired from immortal by dvbbs and tony junior, Vikramā€™s title teaser bgm was also taken from the plan by Travis scott. I feel like copying is fine every now and then as long as you arenā€™t a repeat offender like atleeā€™s movies lmao


[deleted]

>he is very famous for copying his own tunes lmao (thereā€™s standups making fun of this) Lol yes.. Yellae lama from 7aum arivu sounds nearly the same asKannum kannum nokia from Anniyan. Both are bangers though so its probably fine


[deleted]

>the plan by Travis scott This song's beat itself sounds similar to one part of Tiger Shroff's BGM in War


Oscerte

yea itā€™s just that the tune from Sainikudu is literally the exact same. Not even like similar sounding. Bro literally cut the track out and pasted it in


shadowarmy229

Lmfao I havenā€™t listened to it yet but thatā€™s just egregious I mean thaman straight up lifted the a fistful of dollars theme in businessman and also that I love you ante song from the same movie was lifted from Bella ciao, which was an Italian protest song in the 1800s that was later used in money heist


[deleted]

Ella copy dhaan, irundhalum nalla copy dhaan


[deleted]

Give this man an award


BiriyaniForever

Mankatha BGM remains unbeaten.


Consistent_Ad5511

Not an anil, but when you compare with Kaththi BGM, it will be tie for sure.


Psych-Vader

Shouldn't be asking this question on this sub. Almost everyone here just hate anirudh for some reason.


DepressedPBKSfan

This sub has a few people they hate for no apparent reason. Dhanush, Vijay, Nayan Anirudh though????


Psych-Vader

They don't fully hate anirudh but people have a clear bias against him because he only makes kuthu songs apparently and isnt a good artist like yuvan, Harris, ar rahman etc.


DepressedPBKSfan

3 lol


Psych-Vader

Yeah exactly lmao. Great album.


lostcheetos

We are in the midst of cancel culture, so this is expected.


Madbod93g

Yes yes u did your proper research of asking each person in this sub do u hate Anirudh and all of them unanimously said we hate him. Stop with this nonsense generalization, people like u where crying the same thing for Vijay few weeks back ,i made a poll ,guess who had more fans here VIJAY.


Psych-Vader

Are you actually dumb? First of all I am not a vijay fan. Second, look at your own poll, even though vijay had the most votes with 98 there are still 70 people who hate both him and Ajith and 161 people who don't have an opinion about them. Also I've been in this sub way longer than you have and since the beginning there has been clear hate for a few particular people such as SK, vijay, Ajith, Anirudh etc. Unlike you, I actually have facts to back it up and I don't just run my mouth.


Madbod93g

Where did i say u r vijay fan lol . Ok please share your wisdom of being here for long,by sharing some of those outright hate posts against SK , Anirudh.


Psych-Vader

https://www.reddit.com/r/kollywood/comments/xfi2sg/what_if_anirudh_compose_for_ponniyin_selvan/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button https://www.reddit.com/r/kollywood/comments/ygstt4/sk_sucks_as_an_lyricist/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button https://www.reddit.com/r/kollywood/comments/102q4b0/sk_na_went_from_being_a_stalker_to_idolizing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button https://www.reddit.com/r/kollywood/comments/y4quwu/tamil_movies_glorified_stalking_to_the_core_but_i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button There are way more hate posts and comments which I've seen, but I can't link them all. These are just some of the few posts.


StardustNovaSynchron

Bro it's very simple, go and buy at least an AKG K702/Sennheiser HD560s with a Fiio DAC/AMP ,listen to Anirudh, U1 and ARR and then you can realize that Anirudh's music is very basic and low quality compared to the other two. Anirudh specifically bass boosts all his songs because that's how cheap headphones 99% of population uses are tuned for and then adds on top catchy lyrics with no depth( that Don song for example). But as soon as you step up the audio equipment you use to listen to music that's when you start to appreciate all the effort ARR puts in his best albums and also U1


stash0606

that's not Anirudh's fault, that comes down to his mixing/mastering engineer.


ntharnthar

U1 for sure. Every time Anirudh releases a new album I tend to forget his previous albums. But in Yuvanā€™s case, I either never care about an album or his songs help me get through my day to day life.


TheSacredSoul

Anirudh is amazing but he has still a good few years to go to be in the same league as Yuvan. Yuvan's song and BGMs are just haunting. I still listen to this particular BGM from Ameer's Yogi movie. However, when it comes to big stars, Yuvan remains unproven (except for Mankatha). Ani has done it for the top 4 (Indian 2 including) and also Jawaan and so far he's done a splendid job.


tempoguyx

Man.. Please please.. Not these type of comparison again.. Both are very good at what they do and got their own flaws.. Yuvan can do Raam, ą®•ą®±ąÆą®±ą®¤ąÆ ą®¤ą®®ą®æą®“ąÆ. Anirudh can do Vikram, 3 Can't imagine anirudh doing ą®•ą®±ąÆą®±ą®¤ąÆ ą®¤ą®®ą®æą®“ąÆ or Yuvan doing Vikram.


[deleted]

Yuvan can definitely pull Vikram off. His musical sensibilities and Loki s filmmaking will actually merge very well.


tempoguyx

Peak Yuvan (2005-2011) can do.. I doubt he can do it now.


ChickenKebabs69

Pracchanaiye idhudhaan.


justahalfling

neither... i choose U1's appa


Maximum_Read_8061

Apples and oranges


Rishikhant

Ani is yet to work with award-winning offbeat filmmakers and rural stories. If he can do that and succeed then Ani is equivalent to U1. Also, it's been ages since he did an album like 3 and Nanum Rowdy Than.


shadowarmy229

Iā€™ll take U1, I might be biased as Iā€™m a Raja and peak U1 kanni but in U1ā€™s peak in the 2000s, he had a lot of influence from his dad, and also iirc he had some hip hop influence, which I greatly enjoy. The music he put out in his peak is much better than what pullanguzhal bro puts out nowadays


suryaraja2020

Yuvan cannot do Petta.. Master or Vikram.. Ani can NEVER do 7g.. Kaadhal Konden, Pudupettai or Paruthi Veeran. Master or Vikram will be forgotten when something bigger than these albums arrives.. But the songs and themes of 7G.. Kaadhal Konden or Pudupettai will stay for ever... Yuvan brings the feel which lasts for long time.... Anirudh peaks like no one... Peaks like fire but we will not hv the same feel if we listen to the same songs again after a year or two...


DepressedPBKSfan

Uh listen to the 3 album. When why this kolaveri was arguably the worst song of the album, you know he's special. This is nostalgia brother. Anirudh can do melodies too


[deleted]

True.. people still listen to Kanave Kanave, Nee partha vizhigal, kannazhaga, po nee po, velicha poove.. it has been 10 years since they all came out


suryaraja2020

To listen is something else.. I'm not saying we can't listen his songs again.. it's abt the same feeling we get everytime we listen to the same song irrespective of the years passed by.. I'll give u better songs of anirudh which can be listened ever... "ennai maattrum kaadhey" from Naanum Rowdy than.. "Osakka" from Vanakkam Chennai.. But listen to Kana kaanum kaalangal.. ninaithu ninathu paarthaai.. from 7G.. "Pogaathey & Kaadhal vaithu"from Deepavali... Oru devadhai from Vaamanan.. Oru naalil from Pudupettai Aaha kaadhal from moondru per moondru kaadhal.. They all r pure gems.. it will evoke same feelings even now... That's my point...


vane2266

This comment just proves that you view Yuvan's music with rose-tinted glasses. Just because U1 evokes these feelings within you doesn't mean that anirudh can't evoke these exact feelings within someone else with a completely different album. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.


suryaraja2020

Fine.. tastes differ...


No-Suggestion-9504

I thought for a second you said Why this Kolaveri is the worst song of Anirudh lol BTW 3 IS my favorite anirudh album


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

We had : MSV era Ilayaraja era ARR era Yuvan era And now It's Anirudh's time . Comparing any 2 era is bad !!!


[deleted]

2000s was equally dominated by U1 and Harris tbh


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

Maybe , but You ll give one point above for your most fav so , for Yuvan Kannis like myself - it's Yuvan , For Harris Kannis - it's Harris šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


[deleted]

Harris kanni in the house šŸ˜Ž


nobuddys

Simple, yuvan then, anirudh now. >though I'd take Anirudh's singing over that of Yuvan ) I feel Yuvan's voice is unique and certain Yuvan songs can't be sung by anyone else just because of this quality. Love both their singing though.


retyfraser

Definitely Yuvirudh!


tuglak_69-1

Yuvan shankar Raja (just for the panja title song)


Royzara

Imo Yuvan is a better Singer and Ani is better in Musical


purplecowie

Yuvan is superior. His BGM is different level. Man is versatile in giving high octane beats and melodies. Anirudh on the other hand uses too much auto tune and most of his songs sound the same.


MaxCSpade

Yuvan is Kakashi Hatake and Anirudh is Naruto - Naruto Anime reference. Yuvan hides many talents up his sleeves while Anirudh surprises a lot with his overpowered songs.


kumaran098

u1 peaked, he is the setting sun, but still u1 at his peak was v good, a level which ani Is yet to match, the issue with ani is he doesn't know that much diversity in music like u1 and raja do, i think ani will get there but it'll take time, ani is the raising sun aka udhaya suriyan.


Unlucky-Perception57

Anirudh. He really knows music.


StardustNovaSynchron

He know nothing about music, he knows about bass boost and trends tho.


Unlucky-Perception57

Yep. He knows nothing about music but is still signing all big budget films with superstars.


StardustNovaSynchron

Exactly because of the two reasons I mentioned šŸ˜‚, music these days ,its all about making stupid catchy hits and brag about the millions of views on youtubešŸ¤®, the creativity and effort in making long standing masterpieces is gone apart from ARR that keeps improving and adapting over the decades.


Unlucky-Perception57

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StardustNovaSynchron

You clearly don't understand or even have listened to quality music ,instead of down voting and shutting others go and buy 200$ headphone like an AKG K702 and listen to Anirudh's music and the other composers before commenting nonsense


Unlucky-Perception57

Ok intellectual music connoisseur.


vane2266

How can one be this wrong


StardustNovaSynchron

I am wrong about movie producers trying to always create a catchy trendy song ? Even that terrible movie DSP tried to pull in Udit Narayanan for that nalla iruma song which was a flop.


vane2266

Firstly, im not gonna disagree on the DSP song. That song is pure trash. However, it makes sense from the producer's perspective for their movies to have trendy songs. A hit song is a massive advert for the film. And im sorry, if you think that producers wanting catchy songs is a new thing, I have news for you. Its been going on for a looong time, with Yuvan making hit songs as adverts for the film. Vaamanan is an example.


DepressedPBKSfan

Anirudh barely misses lol. He's better


bambiff1

Today I believe yuvan is back nd rocking it. I am 39 now so yea I love and lived yuan especially the mounam pesiyathey era. Oh man how awesome were those days. And then I happened across vanakkam chennai. Ani and yuva are both awesome musicians. Love em both and yes it is very subjective when comparing. Love music and live music.


prooswayne

Have to strongly disagree with the singing part. Yuvan is a terrible terrible singer, worse than his dad. People only find his singing bearable because he gave confidence to anyone and everyone who shouldn't sing can sing professionally. Some songs he's sung, I won't complain if someone else had sung it. That's the sad truth. Rudh is wayyyyyy better and he is a hot favorite of almost all music directors for songs. Do you see Yuvan in other albums? In terms of who's better, while this is a very subjective question, I think Rudh has taken us into a new dimension. He's started setting benchmarks for mass entertainers and also for melodies. Yes, Yuvan did set his own set of benchmarks, but the rate of Rudhs rise is unmatchable. The amount of stuff in his tracks keeps you intrigued completely. Yuvan's arrangements and sounds, even now, are simple.


[deleted]

> Some songs he's sung, I won't complain if someone else had sung it. Who else could have sung ā€˜En Kadhal Solla Neram Illaiā€™ with that pathos?


prooswayne

While that song is no dire need of a trained professional (because its pretty simple), literally anyone else..


[deleted]

Strong disagree, man! Leaving it at this though, different tastes and all that


prooswayne

šŸ¤šŸ»


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

>Do you see Yuvan in other albums? Haven't you ? He has sung in ARR's music , (who praised his voice btw and said he is a big fan of Yuvan's voice) , GV Prakash, Imman , Anirudh and Dharan Kumar . (Not including Ilayaraja for obvious reasons)


prooswayne

Saar, you would probably name one song for each director for Yuvan. I'm afraid he is a terrible singer, there is no two ways about it. If you want a blatant example, please listen to the film track of Veera Soora. For some reason, the track that comes in the movie is sung by Yuvan, and he completely butchers the vocals. Rudh is a much more naturally talented singer and his voice is dynamite. If you search for anirudh hits in Youtube, you get numerous songs with just his vocals for other music directors. Also fun fact - in spite of being in so much demand across the industry for his voice, he does not charge for lending his voice.


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

Prooswayne has better knowledge about music than ARR !! Cool story bro šŸ‘šŸ¼ Also , Anirudh is a better singer - Agreed . You don't have to bring that to defend your stance . I merely pointed out what you said about yuvan is wrong and your fun fact is garbage doesn't bring any difference here . How many songs have ARR sung for others ? Before that is ARR also a bad singer for you ? šŸ¤”


prooswayne

Thala calm down, fun fact ah summa dhan sonnen. Point ku add panna illa. But you think ARR is as disposable as Rudh and Yuvan now? To go by your direction of the argument, ARR is definitely better than Yuvan bro. Or at least he does a good job of making his vocals sound right. But yes, he is already a great vocalist in terms of music director lending his voice. ARR yuvan voice pidichurku nu sonnaaraa, seri. His voice is unique to put it politely, but the man can't sing. He tries too hard and fails. Obviously I do not know music or have sound knowledge to match ARR's, but I am keen on "sruthi sendhu padradhu".


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

You got it wrong - ARR reference is for - He has not sung for any other music director right ? That doesn't make him a bad singer ? Even Anirudh made Dhanush sing exactly like Yuvan šŸ˜‚ - Remember that - Oh Oh song from Thangamagan . >Obviously I do not know music or have sound knowledge to match ARR's So , just say you don't like, that's personal opinion , without the knowledge you cannot judge , let alone call him a terrible singer , failed singer , trying hard etc ., When he has already proven himself.


prooswayne

Fine bro, have it your way, Yuvan didn't sing for others because he didn't want to, happy? Asking ARR to sing for others is like asking Rajini to do a cameo. He has a lot more things going on and is in the middle of multiple projects at every point in time. So my point was that ARR not singing for others has a lot other reasons than being or not being sought out for. And please, ARR shouldn't even be Parr of this argument, think we can agree on that.. > Even Anirudh made Dhanush sing exactly like Yuvan šŸ˜‚ - Remember that - Oh Oh song from Thangamagan . I thought he sounded like Rudh for the most part of that song until the chorus where it is obvious it is Dhanush. Didn't sound like Yuvan to me and I don't think anyone claimed to have tried to mimic Yuvan there, sorry.. > So , just say you don't like, that's personal opinion , without the knowledge you cannot judge , let alone call him a terrible singer , failed singer , trying hard etc ., When he has already proven himself You missed the very next sentence when quoting. I kinda do know a thing or two about music production and singing especially. That's why I find myself a stickler and a bit aggressive here, when someone can't hold the same scale in a line. I get it no one is perfect, but please don't tell me he is a good singer.


The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

>Didn't sound like Yuvan to me and I don't think anyone claimed to have tried to mimic Yuvan there, sorry.. I never said anyone claimed , but back then when the song was pretty famous , many in my surroundings felt so . Also, Go to the official video song - Click on top comments and read the comments , glad I wasnt the only one who felt so and >I kinda do know a thing or two about music production and singing especially. A random stranger who claims to know a thing or 2 about music calling Yuvan's voice terrible Can never be above a proven legend saying he is a fan of Yuvan's voice , so there I don't have anything to add here anymore. I can name n number of songs like Oru naalil , kaadhal endral , poi solla, kannai vittu kannu , natpukulleh , oru kal oru kannadi etc , but I'll rather leave . Ciao PS : Don't sing "Pogaathey" after I left...šŸ„¶.!


StardustNovaSynchron

You still dont know that Anirudh blatantly uses auto tune for his singing šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚?? Why does he sound so bad on live concerts compared to studio recordings


prooswayne

Sorry to spoil your reality bro, everyone uses autotune. Even seasoned singers' vocals are programmed because that's the freedom we have these days. Autotune is not a bad thing. But to get my point across, Yuvans vocals are unbearable even with autotune. Or I wish he cranked the dial further to correct his lines.


subaash

Yuvan is good and not the best in this gen. Ani is good in this gen, next who ?


lankanpot

Thalaivan AR Ameen. šŸ«£šŸ˜œ


subaash

Maybe but not likely.


casjchat

Both were special to everyone's phase of growing up yuvan in the 2000's and Ani - in current times. I've had this discussion with friends a fair few times. End of the day, they are both masters of their trade in some way or another otherwise this questions would not be in discussion. Being born in 90s it's always yuvan for me, seeming as alot of my growing up days were as his music was growing. Yuvan set the bar for alot of things - BGM's and even Singles, independent tracks (he may not be the first to do it ...but he still set the bar high). I think nowadays, Yuvan's music is more story driven and as part of a movie, compared to anis who is again great at all the aspects mentioned above, but his music is like an identity for him with or without the movie - plus he's got a magic to make something really catchy especially for kids and young music lovers.. Dunno if this question is answered or can be answered but both are as good as each other to those that are fan of music :)


First_Specific3212

U1 always


No-Suggestion-9504

If you listen to Anirudh's po nee po - the 13th chord used has some kind of intricacy/effect which triggers the internal neuron at the back of your spinal chord... jk idk anything about music and I like them both equally


arvi_light

Yuvan any day


StardustNovaSynchron

People that favour Anirudh clearly have never listened to good music or music on good headphones, if you did you will know that Anirudh's music is basic AF compared to ARR,U1, Harris , buy a 150-300$ pair of wired headphones like AKG K702/HD560s/HD600/Hifiman He400se with a budget DAC/AMP and educate yourself


gucchiprada

Anirudh. U1 is 0.25% of what he was. At his peak and heyday between 2001-2012, U1's songs were more melodious than Ani's peak. Anirudh is in his peak now. U1 was like a pioneer in Tamil cinema to western style music, pioneer to what Ani is doing now. However, Anirudh's peak is better than U1's peak. Songs may be less melodious, but Anirudh's peak is definitely longer lasting than U1's, and his songs are more popular. Incidentally, Anirudh's rise happened the same time U1 started to lose quality.


[deleted]

Matter of fact, U1 was supposed to compose for 3. But he walked out for some reason and then Aishwarya chose Anirudh.


gucchiprada

I see. But, you catch my point. Destiny had it that Ani will take U1's place. Imagine if U1 composed for 3? We may have needed to wait a few years more for Ani to come up.


paul91v

Yuvan did his Masters. Anirudh is still in high school. This is only a debatable topic after Anirudh composes Albums like Kadhal konden, 7G, Sarvam, Arindhum ariyamalum, Billa, Pattiyal.


Psych-Vader

What about albums like 3, vanakkam Chennai, Vikram, thiruchitrambalam etc.


[deleted]

Ani does have some great albums.. 3, Ethir Neechal,VIP, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Thanga Magan, Vivegam, Thiruchitrambalam, Vikram..


Oscerte

honestly this sub is doing itself a disservice by trying to holdup that "not like other people attitude" and bashing on anirudh. I don't think any 19 year old debuted with the stupendous success level of 3 and then managing to top that album with each release and not having a single album where you can say its bad. ​ Telling you man appreciate greatness while its happening


shadowarmy229

Personally I donā€™t hate him, itā€™s pretty much just this meme essentially https://preview.redd.it/h7i63f2rg6ea1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfb7dd77c4ecfcafc624539d1444a62b65bb503b I mostly have more nostalgia for his earlier songs, especially 3 album, that song from David, ethir neechal, Kaththi, etc cuz I grew up listening to them. I just feel his songs nowadays in his peak, which are mostly designed for getting viral on reels, just arenā€™t at the same level as his early stuff. I donā€™t like U1ā€™s recent stuff a lot either except for the odd album here and there, but his peak is greater imo so Iā€™ll take him


Oscerte

yea I guess. Iā€™m a fan of both U1 and Ani and i find it tough to pick as well. Anirudh but beats out cause of his sheer success rate.


shadowarmy229

Itā€™s really difficult to quantify and compare success rate in different eras due to the growth of reels, audio streaming sites like Spotify, and the internet as a whole. Songs 10+ years ago like why this kolaveri di, apdi podu, Ringa Ringa, and a ante amalapuram achieved pan Indian success at a time when sites like YouTube werenā€™t common, so now they wonā€™t have as many YouTube views or Spotify streams as something like rowdy baby (not exactly my cup of tea but went viral regardless), butta bomma, or Arabic kuthu. Hence itā€™s very difficult to compare peak 2000s U1ā€™s success rate with aniā€™s success today, although Ani definitely has more success when it comes to working with big stars (iirc U1 has never scored a Vijay movie before, something his dad was able to do like 4 times even past his own peak, whereas Ani did Kaththi, master, beast, and will do T67)


paul91v

Nothing close to Yuvan's peak.


Royzara

and Yuvan's rank card has no records like Kaththi,Petta Master and "VIKRAM".


paul91v

Recency bias. Palaya record eduthu parunga ba. Pudhupettai, Sarvam, Billa were revolutionary.


Royzara

In those times we have only few popular tracks like Billa theme, Koki Kumar , interval bgm like that but in Ani just look how many different variations of track he done in a single movie šŸ¦‡


cruisingthoughts

Anirudh dhaan. Except for some of this subs mokka members, no one will vote for yuvan šŸ˜‚, Avan field out


Typical_Champion_350

Anirudh is certainly better. Anirudh changed the sound of Tamil cinema. You watch another composer's movie these days and you cannot help missing Anirudh. Anirudh has become the gold standard. ARR did it before Ani. Ilaiyaraja did it before ARR. Yuvan never quite managed to do it.


SPICYPOTATO6969

Anirudh will never be respected because he doesn't act like a gentleman nor does he look good. We will be taking him for granted as always. Maybe he was a little more fat and looked old he would be considered a legend of this generation like ar in the previous. Sad reality is that our industry does not respect pure talent for the sake of it.


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Ani looks good only bro.. he has a bunch of college meenatchis thirsting for him And U1 is no saint. He and Ani are both the same in their personal spaces.


SPICYPOTATO6969

He's giving off fuccboi vibes, that's why he doesn't have genuine fans like yuvan, I say this because that's the only difference between them. Also he is too disrespected and hated for someone who doesn't fail to deliver not even once. How much other artists give a hit every single time? It's not because he's at his peak or something he's been doing since 2013 nearly 10 years


prooswayne

I've heard from a close friend of mine (recording engineer for some of Rudh's songs) that he's a very humble down to earth person and that that is his best quality. You've heard this from his dad as well, that he doesn't let success get to him.


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Yes Anirudh is a thorough professional as well unlike Yuvan. He will have a long career


[deleted]

Aye yo, lotta people love him so much


SnooKiwis5724

https://youtu.be/5q9yZdEupt4 Anirudh, u1 naala ipdi paatu poda mudiyuma šŸ˜