Manu Ramesan

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Manu Ramesan
Born (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 (age 42) [1]
Occupations
  • Composer
  • music producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Uma Manu
(m. 2010;died 2021)
Children1
Parents
Musical career
Genres Film score, world music
Labels Manu Ramesan Productions

Manu Ramesan is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of lyricist S. Ramesan Nair. [2] He has composed songs for films such as Pidichirukku , Gulumal: The Escape (2009) and Plus Two (2010) . The songs he composed for the movie Ayal Njanalla received rave reviews. [3] [4]

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Personal life

Manu is the son of Malayalam lyricist S. Ramesan Nair and P. Rema. On 6 June 2010, he married Uma, an assistant professor in the Computer Science department of Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi. They have a daughter, Mayika Devi , born on 19 August 2014. Uma died on 17 March 2021 due to stroke. [5]

Filmography

YearfilmYear
2008 Pidichirukku Tamil
2009 Kavya's Diary Telugu
2009 Gulumal: The Escape Malayalam
2010MazhaMalayalam non-film album
2010 Plus Two Malayalam
2012 Raattinam Tamil
2014 Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai Tamil
20148.20 (Background score)Malayalam
2014NangeliMalayalam non-film album
2015 Ayal Njanalla Malayalam
2019-presentThe Premier PadminiMalayalam web series
2020ShakeelaMalayalam short film

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References

  1. "About Manu Ramesan". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013.
  2. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (21 November 2014). "Nangeli gets a warm welcome". The Hindu .
  3. Soman, Deepa (16 January 2017). "Music review: Ayal Njanalla". The Times of India .
  4. Menon, Akhila (31 July 2015). "Ayaal Njanalla Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil Is Back!". FilmiBeat .
  5. "സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ മനു രമേശിന്റെ ഭാര്യ അന്തരിച്ചു" [Music director Manu Ramesan's wife Uma passes away]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 17 March 2021.