Girishh Gopalakrishnan (; born 26 September 1986) is an Indian

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, singer in the

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. He made his debut as a music director with the Tamil film, ''

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'' directed by

Pandiraj Pandiraaj (formally credited and addressed as ''Pandiraj'') is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Tamil cinema. His debut film, ''Pasanga'' (2009), and directed many commercially successful films. He has won several award ...

Early life and career

Girishh was born on 26 September 1986 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. He is a student of violinist

Lalgudi Jayaraman Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinity of Carnatic mu ...

and started learning music under him from the age of 8. He also trained in western classical music under the late Das Daniel. Girishh graduated as an engineer in 2008 and went on to do his master's degree in music composition at

Leeds College of Music Leeds Conservatoire (formerly known as The Leeds Music Centre, the City of Leeds College of Music, and Leeds College of Music) is a higher education music conservatoire based in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds, England. It was founded in 19 ...

. He then continued to stay on in the UK working as a freelance Composer and Conductor for Orchestras, composing music for film, dance and theatre productions. In October 2011, Girishh got a chance to meet Pandiraj through

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, who eventually signed him on to compose music for ''

'', as he required an international sound to the film's score. The music for Marina released on 9 January 2012, to extremely positive reviews, critical acclaim and popularity, with the son
"Vanakkam Chennai"
and its promo video going viral. The film's soundtrack and background score received critical acclaim. After Marina, Girishh worked on directo
Balaji K. Kumar's
" Vidiyum Munn", an experimental thriller. The film features the song "Penne" sung by British Singer

Susheela Raman Susheela Raman (born 21 July 1973) is a British musician. She was nominated for the 2006 BBC World Music Awards. Her debut album ''Salt Rain'' was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. She is known for live performances built on the sacred ...

. The audio for Vidiyum Mun was launched on 16 August 2013, under Sony's Saregama label. Vidiyum Munn's soundtrack marks a unique occurrence where the composer has written all the lyrics for the songs, along with composing them. " Vidiyum Munn" released on 29 November 2013, to rave reviews for the film, the film's music and the background score, which was recorded in Manchester, UK with players from the

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. The score was conducted b
Brian Morrell
who has worked with the likes of

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and

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Filmography

Film soundtracks

;Upcoming films *''Pakshi'' *''

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'' (2025) *''New Movie with Jai directed by Babu Vijay''

Albums

* The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released. * The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version. * • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages * ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Girishh G Living people Musicians from Chennai Tamil film score composers Tamil musicians 1986 births Alumni of Leeds College of Music Indian male film score composers Telugu film score composers