Sam C. S. is an Indian music composer, producer, lyricist and singer who predominantly works in

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films. He debuted in Tamil with the horror film ''

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'' before working on the scientific thriller ''

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''. His most notable scores include ''

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'', '' Puriyatha Puthir'', ''

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'' (and its 2022 remake), ''

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'', ''

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'', NOTA, ''

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and Pushpa 2: The Rule''

Early life

Sam was born into in a

family in

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, India. He attended St. Aloysius Higher Secondary School in Royappan Patti,

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. He later earned a degree in MCA and

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from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. He worked for a software company after his graduation. He currently lives in Cumbum, Theni.

Career

Sam assisted other music composers on scores for movies. His talent was soon discovered by movie houses, which led to an opportunity to compose music for musical thriller ''Mellisai'', later renamed '' Puriyatha Puthir''. During this time, he composed jingles, which led him to meet the director duo Pushkar-Gayathri, who offered him the opportunity to score ''

''. The film's album and original soundtracks went on to become chart toppers. Sam got his next opportunity in 2018 when director V. A. Shrikumar Menon offered him

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-starrer ''

'' to score.

Discography

As a composer

Films

Web series

As a singer

As a lyricist

Awards

Provoke Awards * 2017: ''

'' (Best Upcoming Music Director) Hello FM Awards * 2017: ''

'' (Best Music Director) Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards * 2017: ''

'' (Promising Music Director) Vijay Awards * 2017: ''

'' (Best Background Score)

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* 2023 : ''

'' ( Best Background Score)

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

* 2024 : '' RDX: Robert Dony Xavier'' Best Music Director ()

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:C. S. Tamil musicians Tamil film score composers Malayalam film score composers Musicians from Madurai Living people Telugu film score composers 21st-century Indian composers St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni 1987 births Musicians from Kerala People from Idukki district People from Theni district