Justin Prabhakaran

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Justin Prabhakaran
Born (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986 (age 38)
Origin Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres Film score
Occupation Film composer
Years active2014–present

Justin Prabhakaran (born 10 June 1986) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music mostly for Tamil films and also a few Malayalam and Telugu films besides one Hindi film. He made his debut as a film composer in the 2014 Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum . [1] [2]

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Early life

Prabhakaran was born in Madurai. [3] From childhood, he was interested in music. He was introduced to church music at an early age and groomed to become a keyboard player. He participated in a TV show and won the award for his own composition. He is proficient in playing keyboard and guitar. During a film shoot at the American College, Madurai in 2003–2006, where he studied B.Sc. Zoology, he happened to meet cinematographer Gopi Krishna, who advised him to study sound engineering from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Tharamani, Chennai. [4]

Career

While studying at M.G.R. Film & TV Institute, Prabhakaran came up with his new composition for the Tamil thendral (cultural event) every year. He joined music composer on 2010 Harris Jayaraj as an assistant sound engineer and worked for him almost 10 films including the movie Nanban Thuppakki 7 Aum Arivu Ko Maattrraan Orange . He went on to compose music for more than 55 short films and for many noted films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi.

Discography

As composer
YearWorkLanguageNotes
2014 Pannaiyarum Padminiyum Tamil Tamil debut.
2015 Orange Mittai Tamil
Kunjiramayanam Malayalam Malayalam debut.
2016 Oru Naal Koothu Tamil
Raja Manthiri Tamil
Ulkuthu Tamil
2017 Kaalakkoothu Tamil
Thondan Tamil
2018 Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren Tamil
2019 Monster Tamil
Dear Comrade Telugu Telugu debut.
Dharmaprabhu Tamil
Adutha Saattai Tamil
2020 Naadodigal 2 Tamil
Paava Kadhaigal TamilAnthology film. Segment: Thangam directed by Sudha Kongara
Navarasa TamilAnthology film. Segment: Payasam directed by Vasanth
Produced by Mani Ratnam.
2021 Meenakshi Sundareshwar Hindi Bollywood debut.
2022 Bhamakalapam Telugu
Radhe Shyam Telugu [5]
Gatta Kusthi Tamil
2023 Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum Malayalam
Raavana Kottam Tamil
Farhana Tamil
Adiyae Tamil
Irugapatru Tamil
2024 Rainbow [6] Tamil
Telugu
Ace [7] Tamil
2025Untitled Mohanlal starrer [8] Malayalam
Untitled Nivin Pauly starrer [9] Malayalam
ThandakaaranyamTamil
Coco & Nut English-Hindi bilingual [10]
Aap Jaisa Koi Hindi
As playback singer
SongFilm
"Pesuren Pesuren" Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
"Azhaipaiya" Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
"Kuru Kuru Kannal"

Ulkuthu

"Multiverse of Adiyae"

Adiyae

"Velichandhaan"

Irugapatru

As lyricist
SongFilm
"Enga Ooru Vandi", "Kadhal Vandhaacho", "Aaraaro", "Paaraai" Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
"Theeradhey Asaigal", Orange Mittai
"The canteen song" Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
"Bambaram" "Cauli Flowerey" Raja Manthiri

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