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Rajesh Murugesan | |
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 Rajesh Murugesan | |
| Born | Rajesh Murugesan 14 May 1988 Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Music director |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Spouse | Aishwarya Raghavan (m. 2020) |
Rajesh Murugesan (born 14 May 1988) is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Neram and Premam.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Rajesh Murugesan born in Nagercoil. He completed his schooling at Cochin Refineries School, Ambalamugal and graduated with a Degree from SAE International College, Chennai in 2008.[3] He married Premam actress Aishwarya Raghavan on 22 January 2020.
Career[edit]
Rajesh made his debut as a music director in Neram a Tamil - Malayalam bilingual film which was directed by Alphonse Putharen and released in 2013. The music won him immediate attention. The promo song Pistah: The Run Anthem, had gone viral in 2013. The song Pistah also featured as IPL promo song for the year 2016.[4] In 2015, he worked on another movie by Alphonse Putharen, Premam. All the songs in the movie received excellent critical response and the song, "Malare" broke the record for the fastest song in Malayalam to reach 5 lakh hits in YouTube.
Short films[edit]
- Mustache Blues (2015)
- Kattan Kappi (2014)
- The Rat: A Sexy Tale (2011)
- Wind (2011)
- Black and White (2011)
- Reg:We (2011)
- Sathya (2017)
- Parashakthi (2022)
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Language | Songs | Background Score | Sound Design | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Neram | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Neram | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2015 | Premam[5] | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Time Bara Vait | Marathi | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2016 | Action Hero Biju | Malayalam | No | Yes | No | |
| Aviyal | Tamil | No | Yes | No | ||
| Premam | Telugu | Yes | No | No | Remake of Premam | |
| 2017 | Kismath | Kannada | Yes | Yes | No | Remake of Neram |
| 2018 | Thobama | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Ladoo | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2019 | Vasanthi | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Ninnila Ninnila | Telugu | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Theeni | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2021 | Navarasa | Tamil | No | Yes | No | Episode - Summer of ‘92 |
| Vasantha Mullai | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Vasantha Kokila | Telugu | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Vasantha Kokila | Kannada | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2022 | Shilalikhitham | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Appatha | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Pechi | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Gold | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No |
Awards[edit]
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- Asianet Comedy Awards 2015 for Best Comical Scene Song
- CPC Cine Awards 2015 for Best Music Director
- Vanitha Film Awards 2016 for Best Music Director
- Asianet Film Awards 18th Asianet film awards for Best Music Director
- 5th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Music Director Malayalam
- Red fm awards Song of the year 2016
- IIFA 2016 Best Music Director Malayalam 2016
- Radio mirchi music awards 2014 and 2016 best debut music director and popular song of the year 2016
- Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2016 for Album of the Year
- Radio Mirchi Music Awards South 2021 for Cult Song of the Decade Malayalam - Malare
References[edit]
- ^ "Sounding off, musically". The Hindu. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Music composer Rajesh Murugesan gets married..." Malayala Manorama. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Rajesh Murugesan to score again". Times of India. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "'Pistah' rocks IPL". Times of India. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Rajesh Murugesan scores music for Premam !". Times of India. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.