Nivas K. Prasanna
Nivas K. Prasanna | |
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| Born | Nivas Prasanna Krishnamurthy |
| Occupations | Music Director |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Nivas K. Prasanna is an Indian music director and singer who works in Tamil film industry.
Early life
[edit]Born and brought up in Tirunelveli, India, in South Tamil Nadu, Nivas began learning Carnatic music at age ten and completed all seven grades of piano while studying at Magdalene Matriculation Higher Secondary School in the town. He then moved to Chennai with his family, enrolled in the Visual Communications course at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and began actively seeking opportunities in the film music industry.[1]
Career
[edit]Nivas was chosen by Rajesh Vaidhya to accompany him on tours as a keyboard player, and the opportunity gave him the chance to network with other young professionals and work on the music for short films. He also worked with singer Saindhavi on creating a musical album titled Kannamma about the teachings of Bharathiyar, which impressed producer Santhosh from Think Music.[1] Santhosh then recommended him to score the music for Pizza II: Villa (2013), but Nivas was eventually not selected. Santhosh later offered Nivas to work on the murder mystery film, Thegidi (2014), directed by Ramesh, and the venture became Nivas's first project.[1] Thegidi won positive reviews for its music, and the film's success at the box office meant that Nivas K. Prasanna received attention for his work. For the album, he worked alongside singers including Shankar Mahadevan, Andrea Jeremiah, and Abhay Jodhpurkar.[2][3][4] It also won him the Behindwoods Gold Award for Find of the Year, and the composer performed at the awards ceremony.[5]
His second album, Sethupathi (2016), received mixed reviews with a review from The Hindu stating it was a "cop-out".[6] It is reported that Nivas has been signed to score the music for Kumki-2 sequel of Kumki.[7][8][9]
Discography
[edit]Released soundtracks
[edit]| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thegidi | Edison Award for Best Debut Music Director |
| 2016 | Sethupathi | |
| Zero | ||
| 2017 | Kootathil Oruthan | |
| 2019 | Devarattam | |
| Hippi | Telugu film | |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Background score only for segment "Reunion" |
| 2021 | Kodiyil Oruvan | |
| 2022 | Oh My Dog | |
| Vattam | ||
| Sembi | ||
| 2023 | Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir | |
| Takkar | ||
| 2024 | Emakku Thozhil Romance | |
| 2025 | Sumo | |
| Bun Butter Jam | ||
| Bison Kaalamaadan | ||
| Kumki 2 | ||
| 2026 | Thaai Kizhavi | |
| Kenatha Kanom | ||
Forthcoming soundtracks
[edit]| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Kallapart | Delayed |
| TBA | Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | Delayed |
Playback singer
[edit]| Year | Film | Songs | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maha Maha | "Ennavo (Tamil)" | Pavalar Shiva | |
| 2016 | Sethupathi | "Mazhai Thooralam" | Himself | |
| Zero | "Indha Kaadhal Illaiyel" | |||
| 2019 | Dear Comrade | "Canteen Song (Tamil)" | Justin Prabhakaran | |
| Devarattam | "Pasappukali", "Madurai Palapalakudhu", "Aatha Thottile" | Himself | ||
| Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | "Kaalamum Kettupochu" | |||
| 2022 | Sembi | "Yaarukum Yaaru Mela" "Ennatha Naa" "Uyiragi" | ||
| 2025 | Sumo | "Ganapathy", "Kanavugal" | ||
| Bison Kaalamaadan | "Theekkoluthi" | |||
| 2026 | Thaai Kizhavi | "Enga Vechi Podhachita" "Amma Thaaye" "Manadhiley" | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "'My only Dream Was to Compose Music'". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (22 February 2014). "Audio Beat: Thegidi - Hummable tunes". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Cineulagam". cineulagam.com.
- ↑ "An interview with Thegidi's composer Nivas K Prasanna". behindwoods.com.
- ↑ "Behindwoods Gold- Honoring the Best Talents in Cinema". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "'Hey Mama'". thehindu.com. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023.
- ↑ "Nivas Prasanna to score music for Kumki 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Nivas Prasanna signs Kumki 2". Deccan Chronicle. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Nivas K Prasanna signs up for Prabhu Solomon's biggie". Top 10 Cinema. 18 July 2017.
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