Who is Heisenberg, Tamil cinema's anonymous lyricist? Here's an interesting clue

India Today

4 days ago

Imagine a mystery lyricist in the Tamil film industry, who is known only by his name. Apart from a handful of people, no one has really seen him. The lyricist in question goes by the pen name Heisenberg, who has contributed lyrics to Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo', Jr NTR's 'Devara: Part 1' and Rajinikanth's 'Vettaiyan'. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj and composer Anirudh Ravichander have worked with Heisenberg on their films. Apart from them, no one from the outside world knows who Heisenberg is or has seen him.advertisementIn a recent interview, director Lokesh Kanagaraj dropped a big clue about who Heisenberg could be. He rubbished rumours that this was not a robot but an actual person who had written lyrics (mostly in English) in 'Leo' and 'Devara'.So, who is Heisenberg?'Bloody Sweet' number from Vijay's 'Leo', composed by Anirudh Ravichander, became a chartbuster. During the song's release, Anirudh was asked how was it working with the lyricist. He said, "I spoke to him over the phone. Lokesh Kanagaraj is the only one who has seen him in person."
During a conversation with Galatta Plus, Lokesh Kanagaraj opened up about the mystery lyricist. "Actually, I saw him [Heisenberg] first and I made Ani [Anirudh] meet him as well. He knows him as well. But, we don't want to blow his cover. And let it continue," he explained. When asked if Heisenberg was a real person, Lokesh agreed and said, "It is not a robot, there is a real person." He further clarified that it wasn't him or Anirudh going by the name Heisenberg.The 'Coolie' director further added, "Heisenberg is an actual person. It's a name we gave to him. I'll give you a clue. If you have seen 'Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu', you will know the answer."This clue has left Tamil cinema fans curious. The particular clip from the interview is now going viral, and Internet users have started to decode who Heisenberg could be. The guesses range from Kamal Haasan, Nelson Dilipkumar and S Ve Shekhar among others.Have a look at some of the reactions:
But, this isn't the first time that the identity of an artist has been kept hidden in Tamil cinema.In 2017, director Gauthem Menon kept the music composer of his film, 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota', a secret. The first single, 'Maruvaarthai', which topped the charts, referred to the composer as Mr X. While the makers kept the secret for many months, it was later revealed that it was Darbuka Siva who composed the music.In an interview with The Indian Express, Siva said, "I'm not at all sure how to react when the spotlight is trained on me. In fact, we came up with the idea of Mr X only to take the focus away from me. I even wondered if Gautham was taking a big gamble by choosing me as the lyricist."He also spoke about how he would have felt 'cool' if his name wasn't credited at all. "I wish we'd never gone ahead and announced my name. Imagine if people, about 50 years later, still didn't know who composed the music for this film. That would have been quite cool, no?," he remarked.While the identity of Mr X couldn't be kept a secret, will Heisenberg remain a mystery lyricist for long? Only time will tell.- Ends