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

YearTitleSongsBackground ScoreNotes
2017Grace VillaNoYesShort film [6]
2018 Mandharam YesYes [7]
PorattamNoYes [8]
2019LoserYesYesShort film [9] [10]
2021PawssibleYesYesShort film. [11] Won Kerala State Television Award for Best Music.
Alice in PanchalinaduYesNo [12] Ethranaal Ethranaal song
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam YesYes
2022Kudukku 2025NoYes
Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey NoYesMarathi film [13]
1744 White Alto YesYes [14] [15]
2024 Perilloor Premier League YesYesDisney+ Hotstar webseries [16]
Rautu Ka Raaz NoYesHindi film
Kishkindha Kaandam YesYes [17]
2025 Rekhachithram YesYes [18]
Dheeran YesYes [19]
Chatha Pacha: The Ring of RowdiesNoYes [20]

Albums/Singles

Song(s)YearSinger(s)LyricsLabel
Haara Haara (From "Loser") [21] 2019Mujeeb MajeedSatyavarat Sinh JadejaGoodwill Entertainments
Orio & Marigold [22] 2019 Abhay Jodhpurkar Satyvredh Jadeja Times Music
Haram [23] [24] 2020Mujeeb Majeed, Devika Ashok, Vineeth VasudevanVineeth VasudevanAvisio Entertainments
Aaraaraanivide naam (From "Pawssible")2021 Vineeth Sreenivasan Vinayak SasikumarSaina Music

References

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  2. "Kerala television awards 2021: No deserving entries for best serial this year too". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. "Arattai Katcheri with Mujeeb Majeed". Thestorykari. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. "'തിങ്കളാഴ്ച നിശ്ചയം' തലവര മാറ്റി; കിഷ്കിന്ധാ കാണ്ഡത്തിലെ മിസ്റ്ററി മ്യൂസിക്കിനു പിന്നില്‍ ഈ ചെറുപ്പക്കാരൻ". ‘തിങ്കളാഴ്ച നിശ്ചയം’ തലവര മാറ്റി; കിഷ്കിന്ധാ കാണ്ഡത്തിലെ മിസ്റ്ററി മ്യൂസിക്കിനു പിന്നില്‍ ഈ ചെറുപ്പക്കാരൻ (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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  14. "1744 White Alto review: Senna Hegde's film starring Sharaf U Dheen is a fun watch". The News Minute. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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