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| Born | 15 July 1989 Kochi, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Varun Unni is an Indian composer and singer, who predominantly composes for television commercials. He has also composed for a few feature films, having debuted with the 2012 Malayalam film Annum Innum Ennum .
Varun Unni was born on 15 July 1989 in Kochi, Kerala. He did his schooling at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala in Kochi and went on to graduate from engineering at Adi Shankara College of Engineering, Kalady.
Although devoid of any background in films, Varun's first priority was always film music. After training at Kalabhavan, he went on to work with bands like Highway Haze and Flying Squad. He lists Bob Marley and Eric Clapton as his greatest influences. [1]
Though his debut film bombed at the box office, Varun's debut work "Ayyo" from Annum Innum Ennum was noticed. [1] His second film with the same team failed again at the box-office. He shifted focus to composing jingles for advertisement films and associated with famous brands like Chemmanur and MCR. In 2017, he was offered the Kannada film Kempegowda-2, a spin-off of Kempe Gowda , the Kannada remake of Singam . The film opened to a favourable response and Varun subsequently signed more films in Kannada, including Kongka Pass with the same team.
In 2013, Varun produced a social cause album titled Smile featuring five singles by Shwetha Mohan as well as songs by upcoming singers Suchith Suresan and Yazin Nizar. It was released by the indie music label Tune4 Music. [2]
In 2017, Varun Unni composed the music for the music movie Second Rain (Peyyum Mazhaye), produced and directed by Lijo Augustin, with cinematography by A. Kumaran of Thanga Magan fame.
The video also featured Arundhati, who starred in the Tamil film Saithan . The lyrics and video of the song narrate a tale of romance where rain acts as the predominant backdrop to important moments in the love story of a young couple. The video also features a short climactic fight sequence, for which Varun composed the background score.
The song was released via Muzik 247. The vocals were by Shweta Mohan and Ranjith, with programming by Ashwin Sivadas. [3] [4] [5]
As of 2023, Varun has signed films Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada languages. His first release of 2024 would be the Tamil film The Door , directed by Jaiidev starring Bhavana in the lead role. [6] [7]
| Year | Film | Language | Songs | Background score | Notes |
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| 2013 | Annum Innum Ennum | Malayalam | Yes | No | One song |
| 2013 | Escape from Uganda | Malayalam | Yes | No | Three songs |
| 2019 | Kempe Gowda-2 | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Kannada debut [8] Spin-off of Kempe Gowda , the Kannada remake of Singam |
| 2024 | The Door [9] | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Tamil debut. |
| 2024 | Azadi [10] [11] | Malayalam | Yes | Yes |
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