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Ifthikarali Azeez | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ifthikarali Azeez |
| Born | 17 August 1983 |
| Origin | Trikaripur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www |
Ifthikarali Azeez is an Indian composer from Kasargod, Kerala who debuted on the Malayalam movie June. [1] [2]
Ifthi was born at Trikaripur in Kasaragod district, Kerala. He released his album 'Dil Hai Deewana' in the year 2000 when he was studying in 10th grade of secondary school. [3] His album 'Mantra' was released in 2005. Ifthi released his first international musical project ‘Patchwork’ in 2012, which brought together 29 artists and 49 technicians from nine nations across the globe. [4] [5]
He debuted as a feature film composer with the Malayalam movie titled as June by Friday Film House. [6] [7]
| Year | Title | Language | Type |
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| 2000 | Dil Hai Deewana | Hindi, Malayalam | Album |
| 2005 | Mantra | Malayalam | Album |
| 2012 | That Moment | Hindi | Single |
| 2012 | Patchwork | Hindi, English | Album |
| 2014 | The Wait | Hindi, Tamil | Single |
| 2013 | D Company | Malayalam | Film (Theme Music) |
| 2019 | June | Malayalam | Film |
| 2021 | Insha Allah | Malayalam | Film [8] |
| 2023 | Enkilum Chandrike | Malayalam | Film |
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