F. S. Faizal | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Film music composer, music director |
Years active | 2009–present |
F. S. Faizal is an Indian music composer who graduated from Trinity College London. He was trained under Abdul Sattar until he reached the eighth grade. He was a former advertisement jingles composer who worked on over 275 jingles in the likes of Vasanth & Co, Credai, and Jaipur Gems. He made his film production debut in the Tamil film Newtonin Moondram Vidhi and then made a breakthrough with his work in Sillunu Oru Sandhippu . [1] Other notable films he helped with where Vajram and Tharkappu , which both got accolades. [2] He is now working on the film Thani Mugam , which is under post-production. [3]
Faizal composed his first film album, Newtonin Moondram Vidhi , under the stage name of Vinay, before moving on to compose music for Kalavaram in 2011. In 2013, he worked on Sillunu Oru Sandhippu , which became his third album release and received positive reviews for his work on the songs. [4] A critic from Sify.com criticised his work on the film's background score, stating that it was "too loud". [5] Faizal has since worked on two low budget films featuring Sree Raam, as well as on Tharkappu . Faizel had done background music scores on the film, Pizhai , which has received positive reviews from critics for his song. He has worked on independent Tamil films originating from Tamil diaspora directors that settled in France such as DOT [6] and Encounter Hall . [7]
Year | Album | Notes |
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2009 | Newtonin Moondram Vidhi • | |
2011 | Kalavaram • | |
2013 | Sillunu Oru Sandhippu • | |
2014 | Kaadhal 2014 • | |
2015 | Vajram • | |
2015 | Kamara Kattu • | |
2015 | Buddhanin Sirippu | Background score |
2015 | Tharkappu • | |
2020 | Pizhai • | |
2022 | Sivi 2 • | |
2020 | Thani Mugam | Under production |
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