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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Arrol Corelli
| image =
| caption = Arrol Corelli at Big FM event
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| origin = Tamil Nadu, India
| genre = Film Score
| occupation = [[Composer|Film music composer]], [[music director]]
| years_active = 2014–present
| label =
| associated_acts =
}}

'''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 Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance|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 (director)|Bala]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pisaasu/pisaasu-review.html|title=Pisaasu (aka) Pisasu review|website=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref> Corelli was nominated in the Best Background Score category at the 2015 [[Vijay Awards]] for ''Pisaasu''.
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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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref>

Corelli collaborated with Mysskin a second time for ''[[Thupparivaalan]]'' (2017). He also composed the music for ''[[Annanukku Jai (2018 film)|Annanukku Jai]]'' (2018), ''[[Champion (2019 film)|Champion]]'' (2019), and ''[[Anbulla Ghilli]]'' (2022).

==Filmography==
===Released soundtracks===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2014 || ''[[Pisaasu]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015 || ''Rakshasi'' || [[Kannada]] || Remake of ''Pisaasu''<br>1 song
|-
| ''[[Pasanga 2]]'' || rowspan="1"|Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2016 || ''[[Girls (2016 film)|Girls]]''<br>''Thiraikku Varaatha Kathai'' || [[Malayalam]]<br>Tamil ||Background score
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Inayathalam]]'' || rowspan="7"|Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thupparivaalan]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''[[Savarakathi]]'' ||
|-
||''[[Annanukku Jai (2018 film)|Annanukku Jai]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Igloo (2019 film)|Igloo]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Champion (2019 film)|Champion]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020||''[[Lock Up (2020 film)|Lock Up]]'' ||Released on [[ZEE5]]
|-
|''[[Anaganaga O Athidhi]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Released on [[aha (streaming service)|Aha]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|''[[Anbulla Ghilli]]''
|rowspan="4"|Tamil
|Released on Colors Tamil
|-
|''[[Kalaga Thalaivan]]''||
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
|''[[Ippadiku Kadhal]]'' || Released on [[aha (streaming service)|Aha Tamil]]
|-
|''[[Ranam Aram Thavarel]]'' ||
|}

===Upcoming projects===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
| TBA || ''Ranger'' || Filming
|-
| TBA ||''Siragu'' ||Filming
|-
|}

===Web series===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Series
! Language
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Auto Shankar (web series)|Auto Shankar]]'' || Tamil || [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]] || Blacksheep, Digital Awards 2020, Best music director
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Anya's Tutorial]]'' || Telugu<br>Tamil || [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]] ||
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Musicians from Chennai]]

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