Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Santhosh Narayan |
| Born | 15 May 1983 |
| Origin | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director |
| Instrument(s) | keyboard, piano. |
| Years active | 2012-present |
Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian film composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Santhosh Narayanan made his debut as a film composer in the 2012 Tamil film Attakathi.[1] Since then he has composed and scored background for films like Pizza, Uyir Mozhi and Soodhu Kavvum.
Career
Santhosh Narayanan scored the music including two songs for the acclaimed short film Advaitham [2] which fetched him the best composer award. [3] The next year he made his debut as a music director in the Tamil film Attakathi. For that film he produced two gaana songs which were sung by Gana Bala. The songs became popular and made Gana Bala a star and he was said to have brought back gaana to Tamil cinema.[4][5] Sify wrote, "The Gaana based songs in the film tuned by Santhosh Narayanan and sung by various Gaana singers is one of the major highlight of the film".[6] Behindwoods called it "An experimental yet fresh attempt by debut composer Santhosh Narayanan".[7] For Attakathi he received the Jaya TV 2012 award for Sensational Debutant Music Director.[8]
After Attakathi he composed the music for the films Uyir Mozhi and Pizza. All three albums, Attakathi, Uyir Mozhi and Pizza were recorded and mastered by Leon Zervos at Studios 301 in Australia.[3][9] The Sydney Symphony Orchestra had also performed for the soundtrack of Pizza.[9] About his work in Pizza, Sify wrote, "The background score and music of Santosh Narayan (Attakathi fame) is a major plus".[10] Indiaglitz.com listed the song "Mogathirai" in their Top songs from 2012 list.[11] Behindwoods at the end of 2012 wrote that, "Santosh Narayanan brought a different sound to Tamil cinema this year. Even his gaana tracks in Attakathi were freshly produced and the soundtrack of Pizza was eclectic to say the least".[12] Santhosh won the Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Debut Music director for Pizza.[13]
He has a Masters in Audio Engineering from a reputed Australian university.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Attakathi | Tamil | |
| Uyir Mozhi | Tamil | ||
| Pizza | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Tamil | |
| Lucia | Kannada | Background Score only | |
| Pizza 2: The Villa | Tamil | ||
| Billa Ranga | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Cuckoo | Tamil | Post-production |
| Jigarthanda | Tamil | Post-production | |
| [[]] | Tamil | Filming[14] | |
| Kaali | Tamil | Filming | |
| Maine Pyar Kiya | Telugu | Filming | |
| Lucia | Tamil | Filming | |
| Vasantha Kumaran | Tamil | Pre-production |
References
- ^ "Atta Kathi Music Review - Atta Kathi Music Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "Metro Plus Kochi : Short takes to success". The Hindu. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ a b S. R. Ashok Kumar (2012-01-21). "Audio Beat: Attakathi". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Gana makes a comeback - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=39§id=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=10-02-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar03900&publabel=TOI
- ^ "Movie Review : Attakathi". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Atta Kathi Music Review - Atta Kathi Music Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Attakathi bags five awards - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ a b "'Pizza' will be a musical treat to the audience". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Movie Review : Pizza". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Top songs from 2012 - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "15. Santosh Narayanan | Top 25 Music Directors in Tamil". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ Features, Express (2013-08-19). "Melody awards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Pizza composer for Santhanam's remake film - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-09-06.