Ranjin Raj

Ranjin Raj is a musician and composer in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with the critically acclaimed thriller Joseph and the rom-com Nithya Haritha Nayakan starring Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Dharmajan Bolgatty. Both movies were released on 16 November 2018.[1]

Ranjin Raj
Background information
Birth nameRanjin Raj Varma
Born11 December 1988 (1988-12-11) (age 32)
Occupation(s)Music composer, Playback singer, Keyboardist, Lyricists
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active2015–present

Early life

He was born to M Rajendran and Supriya Rajendran, at Melarcode, Palakkad. He started singing at age three and began studying Carnatic music at seven.

Personal life

He is married to Silpa Tulsi since 25 August 2013.

Career

He was a contestant on Idea Star Singer 2007, which was telecast on Asianet.[2] He handled in-house music production for Flowers (TV channel), Zee Keralam (TV channel) and other media houses. Top works include Comedy Utsavam and Uppum Mulakum telecasting on Flowers (TV channel).

He started his career by doing ads, jingles, short films and music albums. He associated with director Shreekumar Menon for the Mohanlal starrer 'Odiyan' for which he composed scores for two promo videos. His scores became hits.[3]

He achieved greater recognition when he started composing music for Flowers, where his songs became award-winning and popular.[4] Director AR Binuraj paved a way for him into the film industry with the movie Nithya Haritha Nayakan". He rose to fame with his compositions for that film and Joseph. Songs from both movies became chartbusters. His latest work is in the upcoming Malayalam movie "Kaaval"[5][6]

Discography

Year Film Language Songs Score Notes
2018JosephMalayalamYesNoDebut
Nithyaharitha NayakanMalayalamYesYes
2019Ormayil Oru Shishiram MalayalamYesYes
2020Al - malluMalayalamYesYes
Ambalamukkile VisheshangalMalayalamYesYes
Kabeerinte Divasangal MalayalamNoYes
Karnan Nepolian BhagatsinghMalayalamYesYes
Cadaver TamilYesYes
Allu ArjunMalayalamYesNo
KaavalMalayalamYesYes

Awards

YearStatusTitleCategoryFilm
2018WonMovie Street AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2018WonVayalar AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2019WonCochin Herald KSBEA AwardsVersatile MusicianJoseph
2019WonMazhavil Manorama music awardsSong of the yearJoseph
2019WonGirish Puthenchery Foundation AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2019WonMazhavil Music AwardsBest Song DirectorJoseph

References

  1. "Joseph movie's song Poomuthole is a soulful melody". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "I had a rocky start in M-Town: Ranjin Raj Varma". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Singer Ranjin's promotional song for Bhayya Bhayya". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "A rare musical feat for Ranjin Raj". Deccanchronicle. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Renji Panicker to replace Lal in the thriller 'Kaval'". TheNewIndianExpress. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. "Suresh Gopi's film with Nithin Renji Panicker is titled 'Kaaval'". TheNewsMinute. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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