Sushin Shyam

In this Indian name, the name Shyam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sushin.

Sushin Shyam
Born	Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India
Genres	Filmi classical music world music EDM trap music
Occupations	Music composer Instrumentalist Singer
Instruments	Keyboard guitar vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Sony Music India Muzik247 Saregama Think Music 123Musix
Member of	The Down Troddence
Spouse	Uthara Krishnan ​ (m. 2024)​

Sushin Shyamis an Indian music composer, instrumentalist, and singer primarily associated with Malayalam cinema. He is also a founding member of the folk metal band The Down Troddence. ^[1] He is known for his contributions to the films Varathan (2018), Kumbalangi Nights (2019), Minnal Murali (2021), Bheeshma Parvam (2022), Romancham (2023), Kannur Squad (2023), Manjummel Boys (2024) and Aavesham (2024). His work on Kumbalangi Nights earned him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director in 2019. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life

Sushin Shyam received his early education at the St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery, and Mambaram Higher Secondary School in Thalassery. Under his father's guidance, a musician himself, Sushin learned to play the keyboard from an early age, including performing on stage at the age of 3. ^[5] He relocated to Chennai in pursuit of new prospects within the music industry. ^[6] He honed his skills during a two-year stint working with music director Deepak Dev. ^[7]

Career

Sushin lent his voice to a song, "Thaazhvaram" for the film Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. ^[8]

Sushin's subsequent projects included composing the background score for Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi in 2015 and for Kismath in 2016. He also created a song, "Kissa Pathiyil," for the latter film, both of which were well received by audiences. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Sushin has appeared in short or guest roles in movies including Grandmaster , Thattathin Marayathu , ^[11] Da Thadiya , ^[12] Honey Bee , Guppy , Mayaanadhi and Nadikar

Personal Life

He married Uthara Krishnan on 30 October 2024 at Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Thrippunithura. Uthara is niece of former actress Parvathy Jayaram. ^{[13] [14]}

Discography

As music composer

List of Sushin Shyam film credits as music composer

Year	Title	Songs	Score	Notes
2016	Kismath	Yes	Yes	Score and 1 song only.
2017	Ezra	Yes	Yes	Score and 2 songs only.
	The Great Father	No	Yes
	Villain	No	Yes
2018	Maradona	Yes	Yes
	Rosapoo	Yes	Yes
	Varathan	Yes	Yes
	Lilli	Yes	Yes
2019	Kumbalangi Nights	Yes	Yes	Won—Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Virus	Yes	Yes
2020	Anjaam Pathiraa [15]	Yes	Yes
	Trance	No	Yes	Score co-composed with Jackson Vijayan
	Kappela	Yes	Yes
	Kilometers and Kilometers	No	Yes
2021	Mālik [16]	Yes	Yes
	Kurup	Yes	Yes	Score and 3 songs only.
	Minnal Murali	Yes	Yes	Score and 4 songs
2022	Bheeshma Parvam	Yes	Yes
	Ariyippu	No	Yes
2023	Romancham	Yes	Yes	[17] Also co-producer [18]
	Kannur Squad	Yes	Yes	[19] [20]
2024	Manjummel Boys	Yes	Yes	[21]
	Aavesham	Yes	Yes	[22]
	Ullozhukku	Yes	Yes	[23]
	Bougainvillea	Yes	Yes	[24]
	MMMN†	Yes	Yes

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As playback singer

• Sources: malayalachalachithram.com ^[25]

List of Sushin Shyam film credits as playback singer

Year	Song	Co singer(s)	Film	Music Director/Composer
2013	"Thaazhvaram"		Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi	Rex Vijayan
2014	"Kai Ethum Doorathu"		Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
2018	Nilapakshi	Neha Nair	Maradona	Himself
	"Varum"
	Kochiloru Kappaladuthe	Munna	Rosapoo
	"Padinjattodiyal Kadalu"	Maqbool Mansoor
	Munniloru Swargam	Suchith Suresan
	"Mutta Paatu"	Jassie Gift, Anthony Daasan
	"Oduvile Theeyayi"	Neha Nair	Varathan
2019	"Cherathukal"	Sithara Krishnakumar	Kumbalangi Nights
	"Ezhutha Katha"
	"Lagoon Chill"
	"Spread Love"	Shelton Pinheiro, Madonna Sebastian, Muhsin Parari	Virus
2022	" Be Notorious "	Hamsika Iyer, Yogi B	Bheeshma Parvam
	"Aadharanjali"	Madhuvanthi Narayan	Romancham
	"Athmave Poo"
2024	"Kuthanthram"	Vedan	Manjummel Boys
	"Kuthanthram" (Extended Version)	Vedan
	"Thaai Manam"	Urmila Krishnan
	"Premalola"		Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hrudayahariyaya Pranayakadha	Dawn Vincent

Awards

List of Sushin Shyam awards

Year	Award	Category	Film/Album/Song	Notes
2020	Kerala State Film Award	Best Music Director	Kumbalangi Nights
	CPC Cine Awards	Best Original Song	"Cherathukal"(Kumbalangi Nights)
		Best Background Score	Kumbalangi Nights
	Mirchi Music Awards South	Best Album	Kumbalangi Nights
		Listener's Choice Song of the year	"Uyiril Thodum" (Kumbalangi Nights)
		Viral Song of the year	"Uyiril Thodum" (Kumbalangi Nights)
	SIIMA	Best Music Director	Kumbalangi Nights	[26]
2019	SIIMA	Best Music Director	Varathan

See also

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
• Bheeshma Parvam (soundtrack)
• Kumbalangi Nights (soundtrack)

References

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26. Entertainment, The Cue (20 September 2021). "സൈമ അവാര്‍ഡ്‌സ്: അയ്യപ്പനും കോശിയും ലൂസിഫറും പ്രധാന പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍; ജേതാക്കളുടെ പട്ടിക". The Cue.

External links

• Sushin Shyam at IMDb
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