Music composer Anirudh Ravichander has been awarded the Youth Icon (Popular Choice) award at the CNN News18 Indian of the Year 2023. The music composer had everyone dancing to his magical tunes throughout the year. Having composed music for over 10 movies in 2023, Anirudh had everyone’s attention with his work in Vijay’s Varisu, Rajinikanth’s Jailer, Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, and Vijay’s Leo. All his songs ruled the music charts in 2023.
Anirudh received the award from renowned filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Anirudh looks up to Ratnam as a legend but the duo is yet to work with each other. Anirudh garnered the most votes in the Youth Icon (Popular) category. Other nominees in the category were Indo-Canadian singer and rapper AP Dhillon, influencer Kusha Kapila, podcaster and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia, and trans-woman doctor Trinetra Haldar. While Ravichander received the Youth Icon (Popular) award, Haldar won in the Youth Icon (Jury) category.
Currently in its 13th edition, CNN-News18 Indian of the Year is an initiative that recognises Indians who have made significant contributions to various fields and have had a profound impact on the nation. Since its inception in 2006, CNN-News18 Indian of the Year has firmly positioned itself as the biggest award in the world of news television, celebrated for its unassailable credibility.
Over the years, the Indian of the Year award recipients have included personalities such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, cricket star Virat Kohli, the Indian women’s cricket team, NGO Stop Acid Attacks, Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand, music legend AR Rahman, former PM Manmohan Singh, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, star boxer MC Mary Kom, actress Deepika Padukone and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, among others.
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