Navin (music director)

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S. Navin
Birth nameNavin Chandar
Also known asArrora
Born Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Music director
InstrumentsFlute, Keyboard, Saxophone
Years active2013–present

Navin is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, who has predominantly scored music for Tamil and Malayalam films. [1]

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Career

Navin began to learn the flute aged five and continued to learn both Carnatic and Western interpretations of the instrument throughout his childhood. In 2005, he received an opportunity to work on the "Luka Chupi" song in Rang De Basanti (2006) as a flute player in A. R. Rahman's music, and the opportunity marked his first film performance. [2] Navin worked as a flute player for more composers including Harris Jayaraj and G. V. Prakash Kumar, before working as a music composer on R. S. Prasanna's Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013). For the film, he preferred to be credited under the stagename of Arrora however he later reverted to his real name. [3] He later also worked on the Mohanlal-starrer, Peruchazhi (2014), his first release in Malayalam.

He has since worked on the compositions of Tamil films including Oru Naal Iravil (2015) and Vil Ambu (2016), notably picking three music composers to record songs for his work in the latter. [4] His biggest venture as a film composer till date is the 2014 Malayalam film Peruchazhi directed by Arun Vaidyanathan starring Mohanlal.

Discography

YearTamilOther Language(s)Notes
2013 Kalyana Samayal Saadham credited as Arrora
2014 Peruchazhi (Malayalam)
2015 Oru Naal Iravil
2015 Vil Ambu
2017 Nibunan
2017 Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla

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References

  1. Composer Navin (aka) Arrora is ready with two diverse albums, Villu Ambu and Shutter. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2017-07-26.
  2. An interview with composer Arrora. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2017-07-26.
  3. Navin Iyer's Kalyana Samayal Saadham. Kolly Talk (2013-05-28). Retrieved on 2017-07-26.
  4. Anirudh sings one love song in Vil Ambu with Navin's music. Behindwoods.com (2015-04-28). Retrieved on 2017-07-26.