D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as music director was Thamizhan in 2002. Since then he has composed music for more than 100 films.He has won Filmfare Awards South and he has received 10 Filmfare Awards South Nominations.He has also won Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , Vijay Awards , Edison Award for Best Music Director Ananda Vikadan Cinema Awards, Provoke Award for Best Music Director and Zee Tamil Awards.D. Imman is appointed as the Ambassador for Tamil Chair in University Of Toronto,Canada (2019). Mayor Jon Tory and Members of Toronto City Council extend their warmest thanks to D.Imman in recognition of his contributions to the Tamil Chair studies at the University Of Toronto-Scarborough Campus (2019).[2][3][4][5]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran[1] |
| Born | 24 January 1983 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Film score, soundtrack |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, record producer, music director, arranger, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar,flute,percussion, drums, harpejji, continuum fingerboard, keyboard, piano |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Career
Imman began work on music for films aged 15, apprenticing under music composers Mahesh Mahadevan and Adithyan by playing the keyboard. During this period, his work was noticed by television serial producer Kutty Padmini, who gave him the opportunity to work on the theme song and background music for the drama Krishnadasi, which began running in 2000.[6] He subsequently began to get further work in the television circuit, garnering opportunities to score music for Kolangal, Police Diary and Mandhira Vaasal. Kutty Padmini then gave him the chance to score music and compose songs for his first feature film, Kaadhale Swasam, a romantic film featuring Karthik and Meena.[7] Producer Venkateswaran, was impressed with Imman's work in the album, and gave him the opportunity to compose the music for Thamizhan (2002).[6] The album won positive reviews, with the composer also featuring the voices of the lead actors Vijay and Priyanka Chopra for a particular song.
The success of individual songs such as "Azhagiya Asura" from Whistle (2003) made him popular.[8] His next album was for Sundar C's masala film starring Arjun, Giri (2004), with the song Dai Kaiyaa Vechukittu being well received with the town and rural audiences.
The positive reviews that his work in Prabhu Solomon's Mynaa (2010) received, coupled with the film's box office success prompted bigger offers for Imman.[6] He has subsequently collaborated with Prabhu Solomon for the rest of his trilogy of romantic films, earning acclaim for his work in Kumki (2012) and Kayal (2014). Similarly he has struck a similar successful combination with director Suseenthiran, winning positive reviews for his work on Pandianadu (2013) and Jeeva (2014). He teamed up with Actor Vijay again for Jilla(2014). Imman is the composer of Ajithkumar, Nayanthara starrer blockbuster Viswasam (2019). He also worked as a music composer for several films with Actor Sivakarthikeyan (Manam Kothi Paravai, Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, Rajinimurugan, Seemaraj, and Namma Veettu Pillai).[8]
Awards
| Year | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vijay Music Award: Best Melody Song of the Year | |
| 2012 | FilmFare Award: Best Music Director of the Year | |
| Tamilnadu Government State Award: Best Music Director of the Year | ||
| Vijay Awards: Best Music Director of the Year | ||
| Mirchi Music Award: Best Composer of the Year | ||
| Mirchi Music Award: Best Song of the Year | ||
| Mirchi Music Award: Best Album of the Year | ||
| Mirchi Music Award: Listener's Choice: Song | ||
| Big Fm Awards: Best Music Director | ||
| 2013 | Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards: Best Music Director of the Year | |
| Edison Awards: Best Music Director of the Year | ||
| Rotary International Award: Young Achiever Award | ||
| 2014 | Big Fm Awards: Best Melody Song of the Year | |
| Mirchi Music Awards: Listener's Choice: Song | ||
| Vikatan Awards: Best Music Director | ||
| 2015 | Thanthai Periyar Award | |
| Box Office 123 Award: Thanthi Tv | ||
| MGR Sivaji Award: Best Music Director of the Year | ||
| Edison Awards: Talent Falconer | ||
| Soulmate Awards: We Magazine | ||
| 2016 | Radio Mirchi Awards: Best Popular Song of the Year | |
| Mirchi Music Awards: Listener's Choice: Song (Kannada) | ||
| Mirchi Music Awards: Best Sound Mixing | ||
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards: Best Song of the Year | |
| 2018 | Galatta Nakshatra Awards: Musical Icon of the Year | |
| Behindwoods Gol Mic Awards: Icon of Inspiration-Melody | ||
| Sony Music: Veera Tamizhan (Independent Music Scene) | ||
| 2019 | Ulaga Tamil Award: Contribution to the Field of Music (Toronto) | |
| Zee Tamil Awards: Favourite Song of the Year | ||
| Sony Music: Celbrating Musical Excellence Commemorating 100 Successful Albums | ||
| Procoke Awards: Best Music Director of the Year | ||
| Appointment: As Ambassador for Tamil Chair University of Toronto | ||
| Edison Awards: Musical Czar of Tamil Cinema |
Filmography
Television
He has mostly composed music for Sun TV serials.[13][14]
| Year | Serial Name |
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| 2000 | Krishnadasi |
| 2001 | Sigaram |
| Jhala Khreedai | |
| 2002 | Kathiravan |
| Mugangal | |
| Mandhira Vaasal | |
| 2003 | Kolangal |
| 2004 | Ahalya |
| Kalki | |
| Krishna Cottage | |
| 2005 | Jeyam |
| Alli Rajjiyam | |
| 2006 | Bandham |
| Jaiyam | |
| 2007 | Thirumathi Selvam |
| Vasantham | |
| 2008 | Rudhra |
| Azhagana Ratchasi | |
| 2009 | Kalasam |
| Sivasakthi | |
| Uravugal |
References
- "'Maybe I Needn't have Shortened my Name'". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "I prefer melody to pacy songs: Imman". The New Indian Express. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- "- Imman, the Tamil music director to watch". andhracafe.com. 28 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- "Profile of Music Director D Imman". Chennai Online. 15 October 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- Naig, Udhav (3 October 2013). "Winning streak". The Hindu.
- Vandhana (17 February 2015). "Factory Made: The D Imman Interview". Silverscreen India. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20041118135616/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2001/june/14-06.htm
- Menon, Vishal (20 December 2014). "Imman on a mission". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 September 2012). "Therodum Veediyile: Promising tunes". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Vishal, now a producer too". The Times of India. TNN. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Vimal next in 'Desingu Raja'". The Times Of India. TNN. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Imman's Soi Soi, now in a Marathi film". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
The source states that this was updated 14 January 2017. The citation was added to the article at 06:10, 1 October 2015 (UTC). - "General Profile of D Imman – Music Director". Lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "D. Imman". Lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
