Aruldev

Aruldev is an Indian film music composer from Madurai. His father was an accordion player and an orchestra organizer.[1]

Aruldev worked under Vidyasagar as a keyboard player.[2]

With Vidyasagar

The first movie that Aruldev was signed for was Potta Potti (Patta Patti 50-50) in 2010. Aruldev teamed up with director Halitha Shameem on Poovarasam Pee Pee, which was launched on 14 May 2014. Behindwoods called the album "sweetly adventurous in its music". Chennai Times rated the album of 3.5/5 and said, "Arul Dev has given listeners a slice of everything for Poovarasam Peepee. He has kept the album simple with likable tunes, yet he keeps the theme of the film intact".[3] MilliBlog said, "Arul Dev finally arrives, putting behind his limited, non-descript repertoire".[4]

The movie was released on 30 May 2014 with a positive reviews from critics. BehindWoods.com rated the movie 3/5[5] and praised Arul for his songs. FoundPix rated the movie as 8.6 and said the "songs are fantastic and unique. Arul Dev’s background music deserves a special mention". The film was selected for Chennai International Film Festival 2014.[6]

Aruldev joined with Kannada film director, Pon Kumaran to work with the Tamil movie Golmaal. The movie is produced by Jaguar films. The movie is slated for release in 2023.[7] Aruldev roped in Mangli a famous Telugu folk singer to make her Kollywood debut with Golmaal. Mangli's voice is so unique and Powerful and it was indeed “very special” one recalls Aruldev and adds her introduction in Kollywood would be a special.[8]

Aruldev scored the music for the Telugu movie Malli Pelli. This movie is the Golden Jubilee project of Vijaya Krishna Movies. This movie happens to be his maiden entry into Telugu Movie as a Music Composer. The song gained over 1 million views in 3 days of the release and its currently trending. GreatAndhra mentioned the song 'Majestic Melody with a Romantic Touch'.[9]

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