Mujeeb Majeed

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Mujeeb Majeed
Born (1985-09-21) September 21, 1985 (age 39)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Music composer
  • arranger
  • singer
Instrument Keyboard
Years active2009–present

Mujeeb Majeed - born on 21 September 1985 in Thrissur Kerala is an Indian music composer, music arranger, and singer. He debuted in mainstream cinema as music director of the Malayalam-language film Mandharam released in 2018. [1] Mujeeb works primarily in Malayalam films. His background score for the short film Pawssible won him a Kerala State Television Award for Best Music Director. [2] He is currently based in Kochi, Kerala.

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Early life

As a child, Mujeeb was introduced to music by his family. His grandfather was a self-taught percussionist and his uncles used to sing with several musical troupes in Kerala. In an online interview, he mentioned A. R. Rahman as his primary inspiration to become a music producer. It was after listening to the soundtrack album of the Bollywood film Taal , at the age of 14, that he decided to create his own music. [3]

Career

An opportunity that came through his friend Asha G. Menon, to compose the title track of a television show titled Hridayaragam, kickstarted Mujeeb's career as a composer. [4]

Mujeeb received his first feature film opportunity in 2018 with Mandharam. In 2021, he composed the songs and background score for the National award winner Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam . [5]

Discography

As film composer

YearTitleLanguageSongsBackground

Score

Notes
2017Grace VillaMalayalamNoYesShort film [6]
2018 Mandharam MalayalamYesYes [7]
2018PorattamMalayalamNoYes [8]
2019LoserMalayalamYesYesShort film [9] [10]
2021PawssibleMalayalamYesYesShort film. [11] Won Kerala State Television Award for Best Music.
2021Alice in PanchalinaduMalayalamYesNo [12] Ethranaal Ethranaal song
2021 Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam MalayalamYesYes
2022Kudukku 2025MalayalamNoYes
2022 Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey MarathiNoYes [13]
2022 1744 White Alto MalayalamYesYes [14] [15]
2024 Perilloor Premier League MalayalamYesYesDisney+ Hotstar webseries [16]
Rautu Ka Raaz HindiNoYes
Kishkindha Kaandam MalayalamYesYes [17]
2025 Rekhachithram MalayalamYesYes [18]

Albums/Singles

Song(s)YearSinger(s)LyricsLabel
Haara Haara (From "Loser") [19] 2019Mujeeb MajeedSatyavarat Sinh JadejaGoodwill Entertainments
Orio & Marigold [20] 2019 Abhay Jodhpurkar Satyvredh Jadeja Times Music
Haram [21] [22] 2020Mujeeb Majeed, Devika Ashok, Vineeth VasudevanVineeth VasudevanAvisio Entertainments
Aaraaraanivide naam (From "Pawssible")2021 Vineeth Sreenivasan Vinayak SasikumarSaina Music

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