Midhun Mukundan

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Midhun Mukundan
Born Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Occupations
  • Music producer
  • music director
Years active2016–present

Midhun Mukundan is an Indian music composer and singer [1] 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).

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Early life

Mukundan was born in Bangalore, to a Malayali family and was a Doctor by profession. He completed his MBBS in A J Institute of Medical Science, Mangalore, Karnataka. [2] He 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. [3] 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". [4] 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). [5] 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 [6]

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. [7]

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. [8] Midhun went on to say that working for this film was his most creatively satisfying project in his career. [9] 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. [10] This marked the Malayalam film score debut of Midhun. [11] 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. [12]

Discography

As music composer

YearFilm [13] LanguageSongsScoreNotes
2016 Kahi Kannada YesYesDebut
2017 Srinivasa Kalyana YesYes
Ondu Motteya Kathe YesYes
Kaafi Thota YesNoOnly 1 song: "Indu Ninna Edurali"
2019 Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha YesYes
MahiraYesYes
LambodaraYesYes
D/O Parvathamma YesYes
Alidu UlidavaruYesYes
2020 Mayabazar 2016 YesYes
2021 Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (GGVV)YesYesNominated - SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
2022 Sakutumba Sametha YesYes
Rorschach Malayalam YesYes
Ramanu Kaadige HodanuKannadaYesYes
DasaraYesYes
2023 Toby YesYes
Poovan MalayalamYesYes
Ramachandra Boss & Co YesYes
Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye KannadaYesYes
Kota Bommali PS Telugu YesNoOnly 1 song: "Lingi Lingi Lingidi"
2024 Abraham Ozler MalayalamYesYes [14]
Pavi Caretaker YesYes [15]
Roopanthara KannadaYesYes [16]
Bazooka MalayalamYesYes [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Midhun Mukundan - Karnataka, India Professional Profile". LinkedIn . Bangalore.
  3. ↑ "Review: Kannada movie Kahi garners rave reviews". IBTimes.com. Bangalore . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Review: 'Kahi' weaves strong narratives into a surprisingly good ensemble film". The News Minute . Bangalore . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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  7. ↑ "Mayabazar 2016 Movie: Showtimes,Review, Songs". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Midhun Mukundan: It was challenging to score music for GGVV". Cinema Express. Bangalore . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Midhun on being creative and staying relevant". Deccan Herald . Bangalore . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Midhun Mukundan to make Malayalam debut in Mammootty's next". The Times of India . Bangalore . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kota Bommali PS gets a release date". Cinema Express.com. Hyderabad . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Discography".
  14. ↑ "Jayaram's Abraham Ozler gets a release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Features, C. E. (8 May 2024). "'Poonkuyil Koovum' song from Pavi Caretaker is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Features, C. E. (15 August 2024). "Bazooka Teaser: Mammooty exudes ample style to Midhun Mukundan's beats". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

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