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Sejo John

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Sejo John
Born (1983-05-09) 9 May 1983 (age 41)
Athirappilly, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Genresfilm songs, soundtrack
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, record producer, music director, instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Keyboard, veena, Harmonium, Guitar
Years active2009–present
WebsiteSEJO JOHN

Sejo John is an Indian music composer, singer and instrumentalist. He works in Malayalam cinema and his songs have appeared in films like Mummy & Me, My Boss and Memories.

Early life

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Sejo John born and grew up in Athirappilly, located in Thrissur district of Kerala. After completing B.A.Music from Maharaja's College Cochin, he started his career as a music director by working in several Christian devotional albums. He spent one year in Dubai as a music tutor before venturing into film.[1]

Career

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Before entering into films, Sejo has composed music for numerous Christian devotional albums like 'Way to Cross', 'Creator', 'Karthavu' etc. and to a number of short films like 'Bandwagon', 'Koottukari' and 'Zero Waste 100 Mark' etc. Among his Christian devotional albums, 'Karthavu' gained wide acceptance. As a music director, Sejo had associated with veteran singers like M.G.Sreekumar and K.S.Chitra. It was film director K.Biju, director of Doctor Love, who introduced Sejo to Jithu Joseph. Jithu Joseph offered him the opportunity to compose songs for his next movie. Thus he did his debut film as a music director. That movie was Mummy & Me, directed by Jithu Joseph and released in the year 2010. His second venture is My Boss released in the year 2012., directed by Jithu Joseph again. Music of 'My Boss' have got much popularity and it topped the chart list for several weeks. The movie was also a superhit. Singers like Karthik, KS Chithra, Rahul Nambiar, Benny Dayal, Sayanora Philip, Rimi Tomy sung for Sejo's Compositions in various movies. Sejo John's upcoming projects are Sir CP, and Dafedar.[2]

Filmography

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Year Film Language
2010 Mummy & Me Malayalam
2012 My Boss Malayalam
2013 6B Paradise Malayalam
2013 Housefull Malayalam
2013 Manja Malayalam
2013 Memories Malayalam
2014 Sir C.P Malayalam
2023 Vaathil Malayalam

Short film

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Film Year Language
2013 Tatvamasi Silent

References

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  1. ^ "Sejo takes his music to next level". Deccan Chronicle. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ Nambidi, Parvathy (10 November 2012). "Sejo John strikes the right chord in Malayalam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.