Midhun Mukundan

Midhun Mukundan
Born	Doha, Qatar [1]
Genres	Film score Filmi
Occupations	Music producer music director
Years active	2016–present

Midhun Mukundan is an Indian music composer and singer ^[2] who works predominantly in Kannada cinema and Malayalam cinema. His film music career began with the 2016 Kannada film Kahi . His other notable works include Ondu Motteya Kathe (2017), Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (2021) and Rorschach (2022).

Early life

Midhun was born in Doha ^[1] to a Malayali family and raised there. He earned his MBBS from A J Institute of Medical Science, Mangalore, Karnataka, ^[3] and later switched his profession to music, following his passion.

Career

Midhun began his film career through Arvind Sastry's directorial Kahi released in 2016. The film took one and a half year to release and Midhun's score was generally appreciated after release. ^[4] Reviewer from The News Minute wrote "The genre-bending soundtrack composed by Midhun Mukundan, in particular, marks itself off as one of the stars of the show, setting and unsettling moods with equal rapidity". ^[5] Even before the release of Kahi, Midhun met filmmaker and actor Raj B. Shetty who was looking out for a newcomer for his film Ondu Motteya Kathe (2017). ^[6] The music was widely recognized and appreciated upon release. His other works in 2017 include Srinivasa Kalyana followed by a single track score for the film Kaafi Thota . The soundtrack of "Ondu Motteya Kathe" was well received and marked the beginning of Midhun's association with director-actor Raj ^[7]

Following the success of Ondu Motteya Kathe, Midhun went on to compose for five films in 2019 including Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha and D/O Parvathamma . In 2020, he composed for the PRK Productions and Raj B. Shetty starrer comedy film Mayabazar 2016 which had a song recorded by popular playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and featured Puneeth Rajkumar. ^[8]

Midhun's biggest breakthrough came with Raj B. Shetty and Rishab Shetty starrer gangster film Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (GGVV)(2021). The soundtrack won him Best Music Director nomination at the SIIMA Awards. ^[9] Midhun went on to say that working for this film was his most creatively satisfying project in his career. ^[10] Impressed by his work in the film GGVV, Malayalam director Nissam Basheer signed him for his psychological thriller film Rorschach (2022) starring Mammootty in the lead role. ^[11] This marked the Malayalam film score debut of Midhun. ^[12] In the same year, Midhun worked on some Kannada films such as Sakutumba Sametha , Dasara and Ramanu Kaadige Hodanu.

In 2023, Midhun collaborated with Raj B. Shetty the third time with the film Toby . His other releases include Poovan and Ramachandra Boss & Co both in Malayalam and Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye in Kannada. He debuted in Telugu cinema by composing a single song for the film Kota Bommali PS. ^[13]

Discography

As music composer

Year	Film [14]	Language	Songs	Score	Notes
2016	Kahi	Kannada	Yes	Yes	Debut
2017	Srinivasa Kalyana		Yes	Yes
	Ondu Motteya Kathe		Yes	Yes
	Kaafi Thota		Yes	No	Only 1 song: "Indu Ninna Edurali"
2019	Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha		Yes	Yes
	Mahira		Yes	Yes
	Lambodara		Yes	Yes
	D/O Parvathamma		Yes	Yes
	Alidu Ulidavaru		Yes	Yes
2020	Mayabazar 2016		Yes	Yes
2021	Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (GGVV)		Yes	Yes	Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
2022	Sakutumba Sametha		Yes	Yes
	Rorschach	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Ramanu Kaadige Hodanu	Kannada	Yes	Yes
	Dasara		Yes	Yes
2023	Toby		Yes	Yes
	Poovan	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Ramachandra Boss & Co		Yes	Yes
	Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye	Kannada	Yes	Yes
	Kota Bommali PS	Telugu	Yes	No	Only 1 song: "Lingi Lingi Lingidi"
2024	Abraham Ozler	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	[15]
	Pavi Caretaker		Yes	Yes	[16]
	Roopanthara	Kannada	Yes	Yes	[17]
	Bazooka	Malayalam	Yes	No	[18]

References

1. Midhun Mukundan | Music Director | RJ Soorya | Red FM Malayalam (YouTube video) (in Malayalam). Red FM (India). 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
2. "How to get composer Midhun Mukundan running the other way". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 1 February 2022.
3. "Midhun Mukundan - Karnataka, India Professional Profile". LinkedIn . Bangalore.
4. "Review: Kannada movie Kahi garners rave reviews". IBTimes.com. Bangalore . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
5. "Review: 'Kahi' weaves strong narratives into a surprisingly good ensemble film". The News Minute . Bangalore . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
6. "Midhun on being creative and staying relevant". Deccan Herald . Bangalore . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
7. "Ondu Motteya Kathe's simplicity wowed me: Midhun Mukundan". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 3 July 2017.
8. "Mayabazar 2016 Movie: Showtimes,Review, Songs". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
9. "Midhun Mukundan: It was challenging to score music for GGVV". Cinema Express. Bangalore . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
10. "Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana' has to be the most creatively satisfying project in my career so far: composer Midhun Mukundan". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 31 October 2021.
11. "Midhun on being creative and staying relevant". Deccan Herald . Bangalore . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
12. "Midhun Mukundan to make Malayalam debut in Mammootty's next". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
13. "Kota Bommali PS gets a release date". Cinema Express.com. Hyderabad . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
14. "Discography".
15. "Jayaram's Abraham Ozler gets a release date". Cinema Express . 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
16. Features, C. E. (8 May 2024). "'Poonkuyil Koovum' song from Pavi Caretaker is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
17. Features, C. E. (8 July 2024). "Chaithra Achar lends her voice to Roopantara's new single 'Kittale'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
18. Features, C. E. (15 August 2024). "Bazooka Teaser: Mammooty exudes ample style to Midhun Mukundan's beats". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

External links

Midhun Mukundan at IMDb