With many music directors desirably taking up acting spree that includes Vijay Antony and GV Prakash, Anirudh wants to be an exception. He speaks about the reason uttering, “I never wanted to become an actor, as there are many from my family. Secondly, music is something that has a divine intervention and the tunes would arrive as a surprise from God at any time and taking up acting would obviously become a distraction. I have gained a good status in music industry in a short span of time and wouldn’t try to give it away. Shooting for music videos is completely different. When we appear before camera, it is like we tend to focus only on the performance and our appearance. Music is a gift and I want to maintain it forever.”