Justin James (music director)

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Justin James
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Born (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 34)
Angamaly
Ernakulam, Kerala
India, Kaiprambattu house
NationalityIndian
Occupation Music director,Singer
Guitarist

Justin James [1] is a composer, singer, and guitarist in Malayalam films. He is one of the founders of the Malayalam music composers group, 4 Musics. [2]

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Career

He appeared in a popular Malayalam TV show, comedy nites in 2018. [3]

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References

  1. Shilpa Shiva, Venugopal (2016). Mazhathuliyode nallalk oppam. kerala: kanyaka. p. 35. ISBN   9781157111450.
  2. "Justin James on Moviebuff.com". moviebuff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. UR, Arya (1 November 2017). "Villain film's 4 composers (4musics) appear on Comedy Nite!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2019.