Job Kurian

Job Kurian
Born	(1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 42) Vattiyoorkavu, Trivandrum , India
Occupations	Singer composer
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Athira Job ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2

In this Indian name, the name Kurian is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Job.

Job Kurian (born 29 July 1982) is an Indian singer and composer who works in both indie music and in Malayalam films. ^[1] He won the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Male Playback Singer in Malayalam in 2023.

Early life and education

Job Kurian was born in Vattiyoorkavu, Kerala. ^[2] He attended St. Shantal, Christ Nagar, and Bhavan's Senior Secondary School, Kodunganoor for schooling. ^[2] Prithviraj Sukumaran was his schoolmate at Bhavan's. He pursued his B.Tech. at Malanad College of Engineering, Karnataka. ^[1]

Personal life

Job married Athira on 10 November 2012 at St. Joseph's Church in Thiruvananthapuram. ^[3] The couple has two sons, with the first born on 25 April 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

In 2006, Job participated in the television reality show Super Star, aired on Amrita TV, and became the runner-up. ^{[5] [6]} He made his debut as a playback singer in the 2007 film Goal . ^[7] With the album Thaalam, he made his debut as a composer, alongside Charan and Yakzan. ^[8] In 2015, he debuted as a film composer in Rasam . ^{[5] [9]} He started a music project in 2017 called Hope Project, which consisted of four tracks. ^[5] Job has been featured along with bands like Avial and Shankar Tucker Band. ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Song	Title	Credited as		Notes	Ref.
			Singer	Composer
2007	"Oh Mariya"	Goal	Yes	No	Debut as a playback singer	[7]
	"AathmavinKaaval"	Black Cat	Yes	No
2009	"Chanjalam"	Ritu	Yes	No		[7]
2011	"Aaranne Aarane"	Urumi	Yes	No		[5]
2012	"Melle Kollum"	22 Female Kottayam	Yes	No		[7]
	"Pala Pala"	I Love Me	Yes	No
2013	"Akaluvathenthino"	Red Wine	Yes	No		[7]
	"Manikyachirakulla"	Idukki Gold	Yes	No		[2]
	"Ennalakale"	Honey Bee	Yes	No		[2]
	"Nila Vaname"	English	Yes	No
	"Thaazhe Nee Tharame"	Thira	Yes	No
2014	"Mandaarame"	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Yes	No
	"Vaa Maaro Thammaaro"	Garbhashreemaan	Yes	No
	"Thaane Pookkum"	Sapthamashree Thaskaraha	Yes	No
2015	"Unaroo"	Nellikka	Yes	No
	"Dhanumasa Palazhi"	Rasam	No	Yes	Debut as a film composer	[10]
	"Sarasa Sarasaro"		No
	"Mayamo Marimayamo"		Yes
	"Minnaaminunge"	Nirnayakam	Yes	No
	"Dheera Charitha"	Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi	Yes	No
	"Hey Neela Vaan"	Ayal Njanalla	Yes	No
	"Saarangiyil"	Yoo Too Brutus	Yes	No
2016	"Chillu Ranthal"	Kali	Yes	No		[2]
	"Mele Mukilodum"	Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho	Yes	No
2017	"Aaro Kannil"	History of Joy	Yes	No
	"Aarini Yarini"	Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam	Yes	No
2018	"Naadottukku"	Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri	Yes	No
	"Thodu Thodu"	Angane Njanun Premichu	Yes	No
	"Appooppan Thaadi"	B.Tech	Yes	No
	"Thaa Thinnam"	Theevandi	Yes	No		[11]
	"Melle Mulle"	Mangalyam Thanthunanena	Yes	No
2019	"Oru Thuruthin"	Thottappan	Yes	No
2020	"Aaroral"	Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna	Yes	No
	"Uyire"	Kuttiyappanum Daivadhootharum	Yes	No
2021	"Bhoomi Thuranne"	Kannalan	Yes	No
2022	"Arike Ninna"	Hridayam	Yes	No		[12]
	"Pakalo Kaanaathe"	Saudi Vellakka	Yes	No	SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam	[13]
2024	Kishkindha Kaandam	"Vaanara Lokam"	Yes	No
2025	"Kaavalaai"	Empuraan	Yes	No

Discography

Year	Album	Credited as		Notes	Ref.
		Singer	Composer
2008	Thaalam	Yes	Yes	Debut as a composer, co-composers: Charan & Yakzan	[8]
2013	Aarente	Yes	Yes	Co-singer: Neha Nair
	Empran	Yes	Yes
	Kaanan	Yes	Yes
2015	Padayathra	Yes	Yes	Co-singer: Harish Sivaramakrishnan
	Roots	Yes	Yes
	Poliyo	Yes	Yes	Co-singer: Resmi Sateesh
	Mayamo	Yes	Yes
	Tharaatu	Yes	Yes
	Nilavo	Yes	Yes
	Nenjinneenam	Yes	Yes
	Kannodu	Yes	Yes	Co-singer: Mridula Warrier
2017	Enthavo	Yes	Yes	1st track of Hope Project	[5] [11]
2018	Parudeesa	Yes	Yes	2nd track of Hope Project	[14] [11]
	Mulla	Yes	Yes	3rd track of Hope Project	[5] [11]
2020	Kaalam	Yes	Yes	4th track of Hope Project	[15] [5]
	Yennum Yellow	Yes	Yes
2023	Bhaavam	Yes	Yes		[16]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Mazhavil Mango Music Awards	Best Non Film Song	Won	[17]
	Indywood Music Excellence Awards	Best Independent Musical Project	Won	[18]
2023	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam	Won	[13] [19]

References

1. "Job Kurian's music and lyrics". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
2. Nair, Sindhu (5 January 2019). "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ജോബ് കുര്യൻ, നിങ്ങളൊരു പച്ചമനുഷ്യനായ പ്രതിഭാസമാണ്!". Manorama Online (in Malayalam).
3. Sebastian, Shevlin (18 May 2015). "Nice Job". The New Indian Express.
4. "Job Kurian on 'Annie's Kitchen'". The Times of India. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. M., Athira (29 March 2017). "Music for the soul". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X.
6. ""Even after 14 years, I still feel the warmth of it," singer Job Kurian recollects 'Super Star'". The Times of India. 10 December 2020. ISSN   0971-8257.
7. "ജോബ് കുര്യൻ; മലയാളം 'തിരിച്ചറിയാത്ത' പാട്ടുകാരൻ". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 19 July 2017.
8. M, Athira (17 November 2017). "On singer-composer Job Kurian's workspace". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
9. "Interview with job Kurian". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN   0971-8257.
10. M., Athira (10 February 2014). "Off to a flying start". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X.
11. Joy, Jose (5 October 2018). "Job Kurian uses cinema as catalyst to make music". The New Indian Express.
12. "വീണ്ടും പാട്ടുമായി 'ഹൃദയം'; ട്രെൻഡിങ്ങിൽ നിന്നു മാറാതെ 'അരികെ നിന്ന നിഴൽ'". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 7 December 2021.
13. "SIIMA 2023: Tovino Thomas wins Best Actor, Kalyani Priyadarshan is Best Actress - Here's the complete list of winners from Malayalam". The Times of India. 17 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257.
14. M., Athira (27 September 2018). "Job Kurian on his new single, 'Mulla'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X.
15. S., Gautam (8 July 2020). "Job Kurian's new release 'Kaalam' tribute to his great grandmother". The New Indian Express.
16. ലേഖകൻ, മനോരമ (4 November 2023). "മൺമറഞ്ഞ ഗുരുക്കൻമാർക്ക് സംഗീതാർച്ചനയുമായി ജോബ് കുര്യന്റെ "ഭാവം"". Manorama Online (in Malayalam).
17. "Abrid Shine's Poomaram wins big at Mazhavil Mango Music awards". Onmanorama. 7 August 2018.
18. "Indywood Excellence Awards | Music Awards". indywoodexcellenceawards.com.
19. Belgaumkar, Anjali (17 September 2023). "SIIMA Awards 2023 Day 2: R Madhavan takes home award for best debutant director; Kamal Haasan best actor; Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan shines". The Indian Express.

External links

• Job Kurian at IMDb