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Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Photo of Music Composer Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Composer of Vidiyum Munn, Marina & Yaar Bharathi
Background information
Birth nameGirishh Gopalakrishnan
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38)
Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
OriginTamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film Composer, Music Director, Music Producer, Arranger, Lyricist.
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard/piano.
Years active2011–present
LabelsIndependent
Websitehttp://www.facebook.com/ggirishh

Girishh Gopalakrishnan (Tamil: கிரிஷ் கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்; born 26 September 1986) is an Indian music composer, music producer, singer in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as a music director with the Tamil film, Marina directed by Pandiraj.[1]

Early life and career

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Girishh was born on 26 September 1986 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. He is a student of violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman and started learning music under him from the age of 8.[2] He also trained in western classical music under the late Das Daniel.[2]

Girishh graduated as an engineer in 2008 and went on to do his master's degree in music composition at Leeds College of Music. 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.[2]

In October 2011, Girishh got a chance to meet Pandiraj through Sivakarthikeyan, who eventually signed him on to compose music for Marina, as he required an international sound to the film's score.[1] The music for Marina released on 9 January 2012, to extremely positive reviews, critical acclaim and popularity,[3][4] with the song "Vanakkam Chennai" and its promo video going viral.[5][6] The film's soundtrack and background score received critical acclaim.[7][8][9]

After Marina, Girishh worked on director Balaji K. Kumar's "Vidiyum Munn", an experimental thriller. The film features the song "Penne" sung by British Singer Susheela Raman.[10][11] 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,[12][13][14][15] which was recorded in Manchester, UK with players from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The score was conducted by Brian Morrell, who has worked with the likes of Elton John and Sting.

Filmography

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Film soundtracks

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Year Film Languages Notes
2012 Marina • Tamil
2013 Vidiyum Munn • Tamil
2015 Sadhuram 2 • Tamil
2017 Kalki • Tamil
The House Next Door[16] •
Aval 		Hindi
Tamil
2019 Iruttu • Tamil
2020 Nishabdham •
Silence		 Telugu
Tamil		 BGM only
Mookuthi Amman • Tamil
2021 Netrikann • Tamil
2022 Veetla Vishesham • Tamil
Super Senior Heroes Tamil Direct release on Sun TV
2023 Kolai Tamil
Upcoming films
  • Pakshi
  • Address

Albums

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Year Album Details Track List
2015 Yaar Bharathi? - Kaadhalan Bharathi
  1. Chandramadhi - Pachchai Kuzhandhaiyadi
  2. Valli Paattu - Entha Neramum
  3. Ninnaiye Rathiyendru
  4. Theerthak Karaiyinile
  5. Paayum Oli
  6. Ninnaiye Rathiyendru (Karaoke Version)
  7. Chandramadhi (Karaoke Version)
  • 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

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  1. ^ a b India, Glitz. "Pandiraj's Marina". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Rekhs. "A rare shell on the sands of Marina". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ M, Suganth (20 January 2012). "Marina Music Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ^ S, Karthik (11 January 2012). "Milliblog". Review. milliblog.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. ^ Metro, Masti. "Vanakkam Chennai Goes the Kolaveri Di Way".
  6. ^ Nikhil, Raghavan (21 January 2012). "Waves of Melody". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  7. ^ Ajay. "Marina Review". Archived from the original on 29 December 2012.
  8. ^ Indo Asian Service. "NDTV: Marina Review". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
  9. ^ IBN Live. "Marina Review". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.
  10. ^ Thamarai.com. "Susheela Raman in Kollywood". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  11. ^ M, Suganth. "Susheela's K-Town Debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
  12. ^ Reviews, Piping Hot (30 November 2013). "Vidiyum Munn Review".
  13. ^ "In the mood for thrills". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 November 2013.
  14. ^ Hindustan Times, The. "Vidiyum Munn Review". Archived from the original on 29 November 2013.
  15. ^ Lead, Cine. "Vidiyum Munn".
  16. ^ "Aval director Milind Rau: 'Siddharth and I did not want to dilute horror with comedy'". 11 October 2017.
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