Mujeeb Majeed - born on 21 September 1985 in
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
is an Indian music composer, music arranger, and singer. He debuted in mainstream cinema as music director of the
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language film ''
Mandharam
''Mandharam'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Vijesh Vijay and scripted by M. Sajas, with Asif Ali in the lead role. The film was produced by Monisha Rajeev and Tinu Thomas under the banner of Magic Mountain Cin ...
'' released in 2018. Mujeeb works primarily in Malayalam films. His background score for the short film ''Pawssible'' won him a
Kerala State Television Award for Best Music Director. He is currently based in
Kochi
Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
, Kerala.
Early life
As a child, Mujeeb was introduced to music by his family. His grandfather was a self-taught percussionist and his uncles used to sing with several musical troupes in Kerala. In an online interview, he mentioned
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinem ...
as his primary inspiration to become a music producer. It was after listening to the soundtrack album of the Bollywood film ''
Taal'', at the age of 14, that he decided to create his own music.
Career
An opportunity that came through his friend
Asha G. Menon, to compose the title track of a television show titled ''Hridayaragam'', kickstarted Mujeeb's career as a composer.
Mujeeb received his first feature film opportunity in 2018 with ''Mandharam''. In 2021, he composed the songs and background score for the
National award
The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian P ...
winner ''
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam () is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language, comedy-drama film written and directed by Senna Hegde. The film won the Best Feature Film in Malayalam at the 68th National Film Awards. It was also chosen as the Second Best Fil ...
''.
Discography
As film composer
Albums/Singles
References
External links
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Mujeeb Majeedon Spotify
Indian composers
Indian music arrangers
Indian singers
Indian directors
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1985 births
Living people