Prakash Alex

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BornMallappally, Kerala, India
Occupation(s) Composer, Singer
Instrument(s)Keyboard, Guitar
Years active2018–present
SpouseRenu

Prakash Alex is an Indian composer and singer who primarily works in South Indian films. [1]

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Early life

Prakash Alex was born to Reverend K. P. Alexander and Leelamma, a school teacher, in Pathanamthitta, India. He has an older brother, Prasanth Alexander, an actor in the Malayalam film industry, and two older sisters, Priya and Preethy. [2]

Alex started learning piano at the age of 5, with his sister Preethy as his instructor. He was part of the choir team in his church. [2] He later joined a multimedia course at St. Joseph College of Communication and started making music videos.

Career

Prakash has worked in various languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, and Marathi. [2] He started programming and producing songs for albums, devotionals, and short films in 2005. He began his career in the Malayalam industry as a music programmer for Siddarth Siva's short film Amour Code in 2006.[ citation needed ]

He made his debut as music director for the 2018 film, Kalyanam (film). [3]

He has collaborated with musicians such as Poly Varghese, Stephen Devassy, Bijibal, Deepak Dev, and Mejo Joseph. He produced the song "Nenchodu Cherthu (Yuvvh)." [4] [5] [6]

His films include Kalyanam (2018), [7] and Qalb (2024). [6] His songs include "Ektha Boss" from Shylock featuring Unni Mukundan, [8] "Monjathi" from Qalb, [6] and "Dhrithangapulakithan" featuring Dulquer Salmaan from Kalyanam. [9]

Personal life

Prakash is married to Renu. He composed their wedding video song. The couple resides in Ernakulam. [2]

Filmography

YearsFilmLanguageSongsBackground Score
2018 Kalayanam MalayalamYesYes
Mohanlal MalayalamYesYes
ManasiTamilNoYes
2019UltaMalayalamNoYes
Ratri Jha PauseMaratiNoYes
2020LonaMalayalamYesYes
SoulmatesMalayalamYesYes
ShylockMalayalamYesNo
2021 Cold case MalayalamYesYes
2021 18Hours MalayalamYesYes
2021 Khali purse of billionaires MalayalamYesYes
2022 Varayan MalayalamYesYes
2022PaachilMalayalamYesYes
2022InMalayalamYesYes
2023HopeMalayalamYesYes
2024 Qalb MalayalamYesYes
2024DNAMalayalamYesNo

Awards

28th State Television Award (2021) for Music direction - Tele Serial/Telefilm category for "Side Effect". [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Prakash Alex | Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "പള്ളീലച്ചനാക്കാൻ ഒരുങ്ങി വീട്ടുകാർ, പാട്ടിന്റെ തച്ചനായി പ്രകാശ്‌ അലക്‌സ്‌". Mathrubhumi. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (2020-01-30). "Sanah Moidutty sings for Malayalam film". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. ↑ "പത്തനംതിട്ടയില്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ് തിളക്കമെത്തിച്ച സംഗീത സംവിധായകന്‍; പ്രകാശ് അലക്‌സിന്റെ വിശേഷങ്ങളിലേക്ക്‌". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Kinavu Menjoru Koodu song from Dhyan Sreenivasan's Partners out". Cinema Express. 3 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Trailer of Qalb is out". Indian Express. 4 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Correspondent, D. C. (2018-01-17). "Hitting a catchy note". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Shylock | Song - Ektha Boss | Malayalam Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Kalyanam's second song is sung by Dulquer Salmaan and Jacob Gregory". The Times of India. 2018-01-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  10. ↑ Staff Reporter (2020-09-19). "State Television Awards announced". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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