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| Born | 1 December 1988 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
Vishnu Vijay is an Indian music composer and a prolific flautist [1] who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. His film music career began with the 2016 Malayalam film Guppy . His other works include Ambili (2019), Thallumaala (2022), Sulaikha Manzil (2023), Premalu (2024).
Vijay has attended Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram for schooling then bachelor of performing arts degree and is a vocal music graduate from Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram. He has received musical training from Kudamaloor Janardanan.
Vishnu has worked with composers Devi Sri Prasad in Tamil and Telugu and also with G. V. Prakash Kumar, Vijay Antony and Santhosh Narayanan in Tamil, prior to making it into the Malayalam industry. He has also worked with Amit Trivedi. In Malayalam he has associated with Ouseppachan, Gopi Sunder, Vidyasagar and Deepak Dev. [2]
Vijay debuted as an independent music composer through the 2016 Malayalam movie Guppy.
| Year | Film | Language | Songs | Score | Notes |
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| 2016 | Guppy | Malayalam | Yes | Yes |
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| 2019 | Ambili | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Nayattu | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Bheemante Vazhi | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | Pada | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Makal | Malayalam | Yes | No | ||
| Thallumaala | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Sulaikha Manzil | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |
| Kasargold | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | The album also features songs by Niranj Suresh | |
| Falimy | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Also credited as singer for three songs | |
| 2024 | Premalu | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | [3] |
| Laughing Buddha | Kannada | Yes | Yes | [4] | |
| 2025 | Pravinkoodu Shappu | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | [5] |
| Lovely† | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | [6] | |
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