Santhosh Narayanan
Sound
🎂 1983-05-15
Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian film composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Santhosh Narayanan made his debut as a film composer in the 2012 Tamil film Attakathi. His works in latter films including Pizza, Soodhu Kavvum, Cuckoo and Jigarthanda were critically acclaimed. He made his debut as an independent music director in the 2012 Tamil film Attakathi directed by Pa. Ranjith. Santhosh composed a song in the gaana genre for the film, "Aadi Pona Aavani", and gave a then-unknown Gana Bala, who had been singing gaana songs at funerals till then, the chance to sing it. Along with "Aadi Pona Aavani", a second gaana song, "Nadukadalula Kappala", Bala's own composition, was recorded for the film. Both songs went on to become popular, making Gana Bala a star, and were said to have brought back gaana to Tamil cinema. Santhosh Narayanan did his schooling in RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli and college in J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli. After completing his education, he briefly worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman. He worked as a recording engineer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose background score for films. He scored the music including two songs for the acclaimed short film Advaitham, and produced the score for the Telugu thriller film Nenu Meeku Telusa along with another Rahman protege, Sakti.
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Sound (101)
Original Music Composer
2025
Playback Singer
2025
Original Music Composer
2021
Main Title Theme Composer
2023
Original Music Composer
2022
Original Music Composer
2024
Playback Singer
2024
Original Music Composer
2024
Playback Singer
2025
Original Music Composer
2025
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2024
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2021
Original Music Composer
2018
Playback Singer
2018
Original Music Composer
2024
Playback Singer
2023
Original Music Composer
2023
Original Music Composer
2016
Original Music Composer
2021
Original Music Composer
2024
Original Music Composer
2021
Playback Singer
2021
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
2014
Playback Singer
2014
Original Music Composer
2018
Playback Singer
2018
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
2023
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Playback Singer
2021
Original Music Composer
2021
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
2018
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2020
Playback Singer
2018
Original Music Composer
2018
Playback Singer
2024
Original Music Composer
2024
Original Music Composer
2012
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2022
Original Music Composer
2024
Original Music Composer
2019
Playback Singer
2019
Original Music Composer
2021
Original Music Composer
2025
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
2016
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
2014
Original Music Composer
2013
Original Music Composer
2020
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2022
Original Music Composer
2021
Original Music Composer
2012
Playback Singer
2020
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2022
Original Music Composer
2014
Playback Singer
2014
Original Music Composer
2015
Playback Singer
2015
Playback Singer
2016
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
2017
Original Music Composer
2019
Original Music Composer
2015
Playback Singer
2015
Original Music Composer
2013
Playback Singer
2019
Original Music Composer
2017
Original Music Composer
2017
Playback Singer
2017
Original Music Composer
2022
Original Music Composer
2022
Playback Singer
2022
Original Music Composer
Playback Singer
2014
Original Music Composer
2016
Original Music Composer
2020
Playback Singer
2020
Original Music Composer
2021
Sound
2024
Music Supervisor
2019
Music
2018
Music
Playback Singer
Original Music Composer
Playback Singer
2017
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