Nivas K. Prasanna is an Indian music director and singer who works in Tamil film industry.
Nivas K. Prasanna | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nivas Prasanna Krishnamurthy |
| Born | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupations | Music Director |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Career
editBorn and brought up in Tirunelveli town India in South Tamil Nadu, Nivas began learning Carnatic music at age ten and completed all seven grades of the piano while studying at Magdalene Matriculation Higher Secondary School in the town. He then moved to Chennai with his family and enrolled in the Visual Communications course at SRM Institute of Science and Technology and actively began seeking opportunities in the film music industry.[1] Nivas was chosen by Rajesh Vaidhya to accompany him on tours as a keyboard player and the opportunity gave him the chance to network with other young professionals and work on the music for short films. He also worked with singer Saindhavi on creating a musical album titled Kannamma about the teachings of Bharathiyar, which impressed producer Santhosh from Think Music.[1] Santhosh then recommended him to score the music for Pizza II: Villa (2013), but Nivas was eventually not selected. Santhosh later offered Nivas to work on the murder mystery film, Thegidi (2014), directed by Ramesh and the venture became Nivas's first project.[1]
Thegidi won positive reviews for its music, and the film's success at the box office meant that Nivas K. Prasanna received attention for his work. For the album he worked alongside singers including Shankar Mahadevan, Andrea Jeremiah and Abhay Jodhpurkar.[2][3][4] It also won him the Behindwoods Gold Award for Find of the Year, and the composer performed at the awards ceremony.[5] His second album, Sethupathi (2016), received mixed reviews with a review from The Hindu stating it was a "cop-out".[6] It is reported that Nivas has been signed to score the music for Kumki-2, a sequel of Kumki and this is the first time that director Prabhu Soloman is working with a different music director, as his all previous movies were scored by D. Imman.[7][8][9]
Discography
editReleased soundtracks
edit- The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
- • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages
- ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions
| Year | Tamil | Telugu | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thegidi • | Bhadram | Behindwoods Gold Award for Find of the Year Edison Award for Best Debut Music Director |
| 2016 | Sethupathi • | ||
| Zero • | Zero | ||
| 2017 | Kootathil Oruthan • | ||
| 2019 | Devarattam • | ||
| Hippi • | |||
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Background score only | |
| 2021 | Kodiyil Oruvan | ||
| 2022 | Oh My Dog | ||
| Vattam | |||
| Sembi | |||
| 2023 | Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir | ||
| Takkar | |||
| 2024 | Emakku Thozhil Romance |
Forthcoming soundtracks
edit| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Bun Butter Jam | |
| TBA | Bison | |
| TBA | Sumo | Delayed |
| TBA | Kallapart | Delayed |
| TBA | Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | Delayed |
Playback singer
edit| Year | Film | Songs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maha Maha | "Ennavo (Tamil)" | composed by Pavalar Shiva |
| 2016 | Sethupathi | "Mazhai Thooralam" | |
| Zero | "Indha Kaadhal Illaiyel" | ||
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | "Canteen Song (Tamil)" | composed by Justin Prabhakaran |
| Devarattam | "Pasappukali", "Madurai Palapalakudhu", "Aatha Thottile" |
||
| Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | "Kaalamum Kettupochu" | ||
| 2022 | Sembi | "Yaarukum Yaaru Mela" "Ennatha Naa" "Uyiragi" |
References
edit- ^ a b c "'My only Dream Was to Compose Music'". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (22 February 2014). "Audio Beat: Thegidi - Hummable tunes". thehindu.com.
- ^ "Cineulagam". cineulagam.com.
- ^ "An interview with Thegidi's composer Nivas K Prasanna". behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Behindwoods Gold- Honoring the Best Talents in Cinema". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015.
- ^ "'Hey Mama'". thehindu.com. 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Nivas Prasanna to score music for Kumki 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Nivas Prasanna signs Kumki 2". Deccan Chronicle. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Nivas K Prasanna signs up for Prabhu Solomon's biggie". Top 10 Cinema. 18 July 2017.