Balamurali Balu

Prior to his music career, Balu completed his PhD from Georgia Tech in the field of chemical engineering in 2009 [2] and worked as a process engineer with Intel Technologies.[3][4] He is also an alumni from Berklee College of Music.[5]

In 2017, Balu got his first break in the Tamil film industry when he got an opportunity to score music for the critically acclaimed movie Peechankai. The music was well-received and appreciated for adding value to the quirkiness of the script.[6] He won the Best Music Producer Award in the Regional Film Category at the Indian Recording Artists Association Awards 2018 for the movie.[7]

In 2018, Balu joined hands with director Santhosh P. Jayakumar to score music for the film Hara Hara Mahadevaki, which starred Gautham Karthik. The music created a lot of attention, especially with the title song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" becoming a viral hit.[8] With the success of Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Balu continued with blockbuster Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu,[9] his second collaboration with Jayakumar and Gautham Karthik. He later composed the biographical film Traffic Ramasamy, based on the life of activist Traffic Ramaswamy. Afterwards, Balu collaborated with Jayakumar for the third time with the Arya-starrer Ghajinikanth, a remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

In 2019, Balu composed music for Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu, the Telugu remake of Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, which marked his Telugu film debut.

Balu has collaborated with Lady Kash as a music producer in her albums Rap Smash and Villupaattu.[10][11] He also owns Sonic Pro Studios, a music studio in Chennai.[12]