Vedshanker is an Indian
music composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
. A former student of
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in in ...
's school. he made his debut in the Tamil film ''
Paalai
''Paalai'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language period film written and directed by Senthamizhan, who had previously assisted director Ram (director), Ram in ''Katradhu Thamizh''. Based on Sangam literature, the film is set in 300 BC years and starre ...
'' (2010) and then made a breakthrough with his work in ''
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (), abbreviated as ''NKPK'', is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language black comedy film, written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan in his directorial debut. Produced by V. S. Rajkumar under the stu ...
'' (2012).
Career
Ved Shankar was a student of
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in in ...
’s KM Music Conservatory, and was one of 15 students selected for training in western classical music at North Eastern University, Boston, funded by the U.S. Department of State. He then trained as a sound designer and was nominated for the META award for Most Innovative Sound Design 2012, be completing his MBA at IIPM, Chennai. His first album was for the period film, ''
Paalai
''Paalai'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language period film written and directed by Senthamizhan, who had previously assisted director Ram (director), Ram in ''Katradhu Thamizh''. Based on Sangam literature, the film is set in 300 BC years and starre ...
'' (2011), and then worked on the album for ''
Madhubana Kadai
''Madhubaanakadai'' is a 2012 Tamil-language sociopolitical satire film, directed by debutant director Kamalakannan and produced by Montage Media Productions. The story of the movie is based on the TASMAC shop, which has real-life drunkards in ...
'' (2012). Ved Shankar made his breakthrough with his work in
Balaji Tharaneetharan
Balaji Tharaneetharan is a Tamil film director and he made directorial debut with 2012 comedy film '' Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' that released on 30 November 2012 to highly positive reviews from critics.
Career
Balaji Tharaneetharan mad ...
's ''
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (), abbreviated as ''NKPK'', is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language black comedy film, written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan in his directorial debut. Produced by V. S. Rajkumar under the stu ...
'', which on critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. Moreover, his work in the promotional song "Crazy Penne" featuring
Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Maria Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer, and a musician, who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam language films. She made her acting debut in Tamil film ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007), and Malayalam debut with ''An ...
also won critical acclaim, and he was featured in a list of top music directors in a year end ranking by Behindwoods.com in 2012.
Discography
Released soundtracks
* The films are listed in the order that the music released, regardless of the date 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
Films
Independent songs
Webseries
Upcoming projects
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Ved
Living people
Tamil musicians
Tamil film score composers
Indian Institute of Planning and Management alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)