Vishnu Vijay is an Indian music composer and a prolific flautist[1] who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. His film music career began with the 2016 Malayalam film Guppy. His other works include Ambili (2019), Thallumaala (2022), Sulaikha Manzil (2023), Premalu (2024).

Vishnu Vijay
Background information
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 35)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • music director
  • flautist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • flute
Years active2005–present

Early life

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Vijay has attended Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram for schooling then bachelor of performing arts degree and is a vocal music graduate from Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram. He has received musical training from Kudamaloor Janardanan.

Career

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Vishnu has worked with composers Devi Sri Prasad in Tamil and Telugu and also with G. V. Prakash Kumar, Vijay Antony and Santhosh Narayanan in Tamil, prior to making it into the Malayalam industry. He has also worked with Amit Trivedi. In Malayalam he has associated with Ouseppachan, Gopi Sunder, Vidyasagar and Deepak Dev.[2]

Scoring and soundtracks

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Vijay debuted as an independent music composer through the 2016 Malayalam movie Guppy.

Awards

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Discography

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Year Film Language Songs Score Notes
2016 Guppy Malayalam Yes Yes
2019 Ambili Malayalam Yes Yes
2021 Nayattu Malayalam Yes Yes
Bheemante Vazhi Malayalam Yes Yes
2022 Pada Malayalam Yes Yes
Makal Malayalam Yes No
Thallumaala Malayalam Yes Yes
2023 Sulaikha Manzil Malayalam Yes Yes
Kasargold Malayalam Yes Yes The album also features songs by Niranj Suresh
Falimy Malayalam Yes Yes
2024 Premalu Malayalam Yes Yes [3]
Laughing Buddha Kannada [4]

References

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  1. ^ "The magic flute". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Making waves in Mollywood". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ^ PTI (17 March 2024). "'Was flattered when 'Animal' director retaliated': Javed Akhtar on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'remarks'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (30 August 2024). "Laughing Buddha review: A flab-ulous Pramod Shetty fronts a fun watch". The South First. Retrieved 9 September 2024.