| Rokesh | |
| Birth Place: | Chennai |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Citizenship: | India |
| Occupation: | Lyricist |
| Years Active: | (2015-present) |
Rokesh is an Indian lyricist who works in Tamil cinema, specializing in song lyrics containing Madras Bashai.[1] His notable songs include "Danga Maari Oodhari" from Anegan (2015), "Jithu Jilladi" from Theri (2016), and "Jalabulajangu" from Don (2022).
Rokesh worked as a machine operator in the Parry's area of Chennai and had established a reputation for being a gana songwriter in his local area, Vyasarpadi.[2] He was first introduced to K. V. Anand and Harris Jayaraj by D. R. K. Kiran, who worked as the art director for Anand's film Anegan (2015). Anand and Harris gave Rokesh a list of 150 words of North Madras specific vocabulary for reference and explained the situation for a song, and Rokesh returned with the final version of "Danga Maari Oodhari" during the next day.[3] [4]
Rokesh has since gone on to write songs for other films including Maari and Vedalam (2015).[5]
| Year | Film | Songs | Composer | Singers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Anegan | "Danga Maari Oodhari" | Dhanush, Marana Gana Viji, Naveen Madhav | ||
| Romeo Juliet | "Dandanakka" | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| Maari | "Bagulu Odayam Dagulu Mari" | Dhanush | |||
| Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | "Lucka Maattikkichi" | Dholak Gana Jagan, Senthildass Velayutham, Palaniammal | |||
| Trisha Illana Nayanthara | "Bittu Padam Di" | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Kalyani Pradeep, Saindhavi | |||
| "Dakalti" | Andrea Jeremiah, Anthony Daasan, Gana Bala | ||||
| Vedalam | "Aaluma Doluma" | Anirudh Ravichander, Badshah | |||
| 2016 | Pugazh | "Sharpu Gangu" | Mervin Solomon, Vivek Siva | ||
| Theri | "Jithu Jilladi" | Deva, Balachandran | |||
| Paisa | "Chikku Mukku" | JV | Mukesh Mohamed, Hemambika | ||
| TNPL Anthem | "Damkutta Dumkutla" | Anirudh Ravichander, Shabareesh Varma | |||
| Veera Sivaji | "Thaarumaaru Thakkaalisoru" | Silambarasan | |||
| 2017 | Bogan | "Damaalu Dumeelu" | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| Neruppu Da | "Karukku Kallangolu" | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| "Andha Madhiri Ponna" | Ravi G | ||||
| Sathya | "Sangu (Area Version)" | Simon K. King | |||
| Sakka Podu Podu Raja | "Kalakku Machaan" | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| 2018 | |||||
| Kalakalappu 2 | "Oru Kuchi Oru Kulfi" | Gana Vinoth, Saravedi Saran | |||
| Semma Botha Aagathey | "Semma Botha Aagathey" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| "Itemkaaran" | Ranjith, Anitha Karthikeyan | ||||
| Koothan | "Monkistha Kinkistha" | Balz_G | T. Rajendar, Shenbagaraj, Shajani | ||
| Vada Chennai | "Goindhammavaala" | Dhanush | |||
| CSK Album | "Mudincha Jeichiparru" | Naren Balakumar | Mukesh Mohamed, Sharanya Srinivas | ||
| 2019 | Ayogya | "Vera Level U" | Deepak, Pooja Vaidyanath | ||
| Mr. Local | "Menaminiki" | Benny Dayal, Snigdha Chandra | |||
| Market Raja MBBS | "Dha Dha" | Simon K. King | |||
| A1 | "Chitukku Chitukku" | Santhosh Narayanan | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| "Priya Priya" | Gana Muthu, Isaivani | ||||
| Thirupathisamy Kudumbam | "Jigidi Kaati" | Sam D. Raj | Nirmal | ||
| Hero | "Malto Kithapuleh" | Shyam Vishwanathan | |||
| 2020 | Utraan | "Super Chudidhaaru" | Gana Sudhakar | ||
| 2021 | Parris Jeyaraj | "Bacha Bachikey" | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| "Kaava Ulla" | Gana Muthu | ||||
| "Puli Manga Pulip" | Asal Kolaar | ||||
| "Priya Priya" | Gana Muthu, Isaivani | ||||
| Devadas Brothers | "Devadas Brothers Theme Song" | Chorus | |||
| Sivakumarin Sabadham | "Middle Class" | Hiphop Tamizha | Bamba Bakya | ||
| 2022 | Ayngaran | "Taan Addi" | Rajaganapathy, Anthony Daasan, V. M. Mahalingam | ||
| Don | "Jalabulajangu" | Anirudh Ravichander | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| Sardar | "Inky Pinky Ponky" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Arivu, Santhosh Hariharan | ||
| 2023 | Bagheera | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | Ganesan S | Thaman S, Ganesan S | |
| Mark Antony | "I Love You Di" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Adhik Ravichandran | ||
| 2024 | Indian 2 | "Kadharalz" | Anirudh Ravichander |