Midhun Mukundan | |
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| Born | Doha, Qatar [1] |
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| 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).
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.
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. [6] 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]
| Year | Film [13] | Language | Songs | Score | Notes |
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| 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 | [14] |
| Pavi Caretaker | Yes | Yes | [15] | ||
| Roopanthara | Kannada | Yes | Yes | [16] | |
| 2025 | Bazooka | Malayalam | Yes | No | [17] |