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Chennai indie is a restless, city-rooted sound that blends Tamil street culture with DIY pop, hip-hop, and electronic experimentation. It moves easily between gaana’s punchy rhythms, folk and film-music echoes, and modern rap cadences, often foregrounding sharp lyricism in Tamil and Tanglish. Production ranges from lo-fi bedroom textures to club-ready beats, with nimble percussion, bass-heavy grooves, and melodic hooks that borrow from Carnatic-inflected phrasing without being bound by tradition. The scene’s attitude is intimate yet outspoken—songs about everyday Chennai life, love, identity, and politics delivered with wit, grit, and dance-floor energy.

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Experimental Alternative Hip Hop Folk Indie Pop Indie Rock Alternative Rock Jazz Indie World Contemporary Folk Funk Alternative Pop Pop Rap Folk Pop Experimental Pop Contemporary Music Jazz Fusion Fusion Music Indian Indie Crossover Progressive Electronic Music

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Indian Indie Tamil Indie Tamil Hip Hop Tamil Pop Hindi Indie Tamil Dance Kollywood Malayalam Hip Hop Desi Hip Hop Pop

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Dheerane - Rise of Vicky (From "I'M Game - Malayalam") album image

Dheerane - Rise of Vicky (From "I'M Game - Malayalam")

Vinayak Sasikumar

Single - Released September 4, 2026

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September 4, 2026

Dheerane - Rise of Vicky (From "I'M Game - Malayalam")
Jakes Bejoy•
Arivu•
Vinayak Sasikumar
1 tracks
August 28

Love sufiyana
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game - Tamil")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal•
Vignesh Ramakrishna
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game - Telugu")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 20

Modha Rathri Title Track (From "Modha Rathri")
Bharath Sankar•
Sublahshini•
Yugabharathi
1 tracks
August 18

Yaaro Neeyo
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 11

Raat Bhar Baat Kar
Benny Dayal•
Neeti Mohan
1 tracks
August 10

ADADA
Paal Dabba•
Urban Thozha
1 tracks
August 7

Mannaru
Santhosh Narayanan•
Gana Muthu
1 tracks
August 6

Bang Bang Afro Tech Mix
Benny Dayal•
Neeti Mohan
1 tracks
July 29

Zombie Zombie Yes Papa (From "Pluto")
Benny Dayal•
Suhail Koya•
NJ
1 tracks
July 24

Alaye – Rainy Lofi
Heart Killer Beats•
Vishnu Vijay•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
July 6

Con City (TELUGU)
Sean Roldan•
Saicharan Bhaskaruni•
Sublahshini•
Shibi Srinivasan
7 tracks
June 25

Muddu Muddu Kanasugalu (From "Breakfast - Kannada")
Sharanya Srinivas•
G. V. Prakash
1 tracks
June 25

Oru Naal Maaruma (From "Con City")[TAMIL]
Sean Roldan•
Kaber Vasuki•
Mohan Rajan
1 tracks
June 25

Con City [TAMIL]
Sean Roldan•
Mohan Rajan•
Sublahshini•
keli.thee
7 tracks
June 19

Pattampoochi (From "Vishwanath & Sons")(Tamil)
G. V. Prakash•
Sublahshini•
Arunraja Kamaraj
1 tracks
June 19

Neno Butterfly (From "Vishwanath & Sons")
G. V. Prakash•
Sublahshini•
Saraswati Putra Ramajogayya Sastry
1 tracks
June 18

Nightu Nila (From "Vekkai")
G. V. Prakash•
Gana Bala•
Arivu
1 tracks
June 16

Clouds Go By
Nadav Cohen•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
June 5

Fraud Lover (From "Con City")
Sean Roldan•
Sublahshini•
Mohan Rajan
1 tracks
June 3

Maname Neeyae
Sarah Black
1 tracks
June 2

Athiradi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Vishnu Vijay•
Suhail Koya•
Arivu•
Amogh Balaji
11 tracks
May 29

Fraud Payale (From "Con City")
Sean Roldan•
Sublahshini•
Mohan Rajan
1 tracks
May 28

POCHA (From "Cheers Music")
Sublahshini•
Anand Kashinath
1 tracks
May 28

Peddi (MALAYALAM)
A.R. Rahman•
Benny Dayal•
Siju Thuravoor
4 tracks
May 28

Don't Worry Baby Chinnamma (DJ Remix)
Gana Muthu
1 tracks
May 28

POCHA (From "Cheers Music")
Sublahshini•
Anand Kashinath
1 tracks
May 27

PattuKutti
Arivu
1 tracks
May 26

Don't Worry Baby Chinnamma (DJ Remix)
Gana Muthu
1 tracks
May 22

Don't Worry Baby Chinnamma (DJ Remix)
Gana Muthu
1 tracks
May 14

Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai
Girishh G•
Snehan•
M.S Krsna
4 tracks
May 12

Verappa - Extended (From "Karuppu")
Sai Abhyankkar•
Arivu
1 tracks
May 12

Enjaami Thandhaane (LoFi)
Dhanush•
Arivu•
Alvin Bruno
1 tracks
May 2

Patti Show (From "Athiradi")
Vishnu Vijay•
Dabzee•
Arivu•
Suhail Koya
1 tracks
May 2

Patti Show (From "Athiradi")
Dabzee•
Arivu•
Suhail Koya•
Vishnu Vijay
1 tracks
April 29

Hold Me So Tight (From "Breakfast - Tamil")
Benny Dayal•
Neeti Mohan•
G. V. Prakash•
Vivek
1 tracks
April 28

Korean Family (From "Con City")
Sean Roldan•
Mohan Rajan•
Saicharan Bhaskaruni•
Sublahshini
1 tracks
April 16

Korean Family (From "Con City")
Sean Roldan•
Mohan Rajan•
Sublahshini
1 tracks

July 6, 2026

Con City (TELUGU)
Sean Roldan•
Saicharan Bhaskaruni•
Sublahshini•
Shibi Srinivasan
7 tracks
June 25

Con City [TAMIL]
Sean Roldan•
Mohan Rajan•
Sublahshini•
keli.thee
7 tracks
June 16

Clouds Go By
Nadav Cohen•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
June 2

Athiradi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Vishnu Vijay•
Suhail Koya•
Arivu•
Amogh Balaji
11 tracks
May 28

Peddi (MALAYALAM)
A.R. Rahman•
Benny Dayal•
Siju Thuravoor
4 tracks
May 14

Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai
Girishh G•
Snehan•
M.S Krsna
4 tracks
January 30

Ascension
Nadav Cohen•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
January 20

Silent Radiance
Nadav Cohen•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
January 13

Moonwalk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
A.R. Rahman•
Arivu•
Vignesh Ramakrishna
6 tracks
December 18, 2025

Moonwalk - Mini Cassette
A.R. Rahman•
Vivek•
Arivu
5 tracks
October 23

Prabhas Birthday Special Songs
Mani Sharma•
M. M. Keeravaani•
Ranjith Govind•
Naveen
17 tracks
September 15

Oorvalam 2024 (Live from Chennai)
Kaber Vasuki
25 tracks
September 5

Funky Flavor
2Hooks•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
August 11

Maayakoothu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Anjana Rajagopalan•
Kaber Vasuki
5 tracks
August 11

Maayakoothu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Anjana Rajagopalan•
Kaber Vasuki
5 tracks
August 2

Coolie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Anirudh Ravichander•
Arivu•
Asal Kolaar
8 tracks
July 25

Raw Tapes 01 (Acoustic)
Kaber Vasuki
6 tracks
July 24

مَـلِـكْ
Bigsam
4 tracks
June 13

Fearless
Michael Sciabbarrasi•
Atom Music Audio
10 tracks
May 2

Addhuri 8d Audio Song
V. Harikrishna•
Chetan Sosca•
Ranjith Govind
5 tracks

September 4, 2026

Dheerane - Rise of Vicky (From "I'M Game - Malayalam")
Jakes Bejoy•
Arivu•
Vinayak Sasikumar
1 tracks
August 28

Love sufiyana
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game - Tamil")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal•
Vignesh Ramakrishna
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 27

Loser Song (From "I'M Game - Telugu")
Jakes Bejoy•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 20

Modha Rathri Title Track (From "Modha Rathri")
Bharath Sankar•
Sublahshini•
Yugabharathi
1 tracks
August 18

Yaaro Neeyo
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
August 11

Raat Bhar Baat Kar
Benny Dayal•
Neeti Mohan
1 tracks
August 10

ADADA
Paal Dabba•
Urban Thozha
1 tracks
August 7

Mannaru
Santhosh Narayanan•
Gana Muthu
1 tracks
August 6

Bang Bang Afro Tech Mix
Benny Dayal•
Neeti Mohan
1 tracks
July 29

Zombie Zombie Yes Papa (From "Pluto")
Benny Dayal•
Suhail Koya•
NJ
1 tracks
July 24

Alaye – Rainy Lofi
Heart Killer Beats•
Vishnu Vijay•
Benny Dayal
1 tracks
June 25

Muddu Muddu Kanasugalu (From "Breakfast - Kannada")
Sharanya Srinivas•
G. V. Prakash
1 tracks
June 25

Oru Naal Maaruma (From "Con City")[TAMIL]
Sean Roldan•
Kaber Vasuki•
Mohan Rajan
1 tracks
June 19

Pattampoochi (From "Vishwanath & Sons")(Tamil)
G. V. Prakash•
Sublahshini•
Arunraja Kamaraj
1 tracks
June 19

Neno Butterfly (From "Vishwanath & Sons")
G. V. Prakash•
Sublahshini•
Saraswati Putra Ramajogayya Sastry
1 tracks
June 18

Nightu Nila (From "Vekkai")
G. V. Prakash•
Gana Bala•
Arivu
1 tracks
June 5

Fraud Lover (From "Con City")
Sean Roldan•
Sublahshini•
Mohan Rajan
1 tracks
June 3

Maname Neeyae
Sarah Black
1 tracks