Jakes Bejoy is an Indian

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composer,

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, and

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. He predominantly works in

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. ''

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'' (2014) was his debut film as a music director.

Education

Jakes Bejoy is trained in

Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

. Born in Kerala, India, he attained a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in Kochi, India. Bejoy earned his master's degree in Music Science and Technology from

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Career

Following Bejoy's graduate studies at Stanford, he became an intern at

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working on the

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series. He also worked with the audio team at

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on video games including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2013, Bejoy moved back to India to pursue more film composing work and received an offer to work on the Malayalam film ''Angels''. He has since worked as Music Director and written music for successful

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and

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films such as ''

Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru ''Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (), also known as ''D-16'', is a 2016 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren, and starring Rahman. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film features music composed by ...

, Ranam,

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'', ''

Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil ''Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil'' (also spelt ''Swathandriam Ardharathriyil'') () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or r ...

'' and ''

Monsoon Mangoes ''Monsoon Mangoes'' is a 2016 Malayalam comedy film written and directed by Abi Varghese. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the lead with Tovino Thomas, Iswarya Menon, Vinay Forrt and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. The movie was produced by Tham ...

''. '' Taxiwala'' (2018)'','' starring

Vijay Devarakonda Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), professionally known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid actors of Telugu cinema, he has featured in ''Forbes India ...

, was his debut in Telugu. In 2021, Bejoy won "Best Music Director - Malayalam" at the

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for his

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for

Ayyappanum Koshiyum ''Ayyappanum Koshiyum'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Sachy (in his last film as director). Produced by Ranjith and P. M. Sasidharan, starring Biju Menon and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lea ...

, one of the highest-grossing films of 2020. Bejoy is a member of the executive committee of FEFKA (

Film Employees Federation of Kerala The Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), is an Indian organisation for directors, associates, and assistants in the Malayalam film industry in southern India. History The Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) was formed on 25 Apri ...

)’s Music Directors’ Union (FEMU).

Discography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bejoy, Jakes Malayalam film score composers Film musicians from Kerala Living people Tamil film score composers People from Kottayam district 21st-century Indian composers Telugu film score composers 1984 births