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{{Short description|Indian film music composer (died 2021)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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'''Isaac Thomas Kottukapally''' (1948/9 – 18 February 2021)<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/music-director-issac-thomas-kottukapally-passes-away/articleshow/81096163.cms Music director Issac Thomas Kottukapally passes away]. ''Times of India''. Retrieved 18 February 2021.</ref> was an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He scored music for several English documentaries and commercials.

Isaac debuted as a composer into the film industry with the [[National Film Awards|National award]] winning Kannada film ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' (1997) directed by [[Girish Kasaravalli]]. For his background score in the film ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'' (2010), Isaac won the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Director]] award at the [[58th National Film Awards]]. Besides this, he won the [[Kerala State Film Awards]] five times for his score in various Malayalam films.

== Early life ==
Isaac was the son of former Member of Parliament [[George Thomas Kottukapally]] and was a member of the Kottukapally family of  [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]], Kerala. His childhood activities were predominantly into arts and music. He did his schooling at the [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]]. At home in Pala, he was exposed to an extensive collection of music and literature. His fascination with the works of composers like [[C. Ramachandra]], [[Bombay Ravi]], [[Madan Mohan]] and [[S. D. Burman]] pushed him towards music composition. He was interested in ballets and operas and also began to write scripts. 

While doing his graduation at the [[Madras Christian College]], he decided to enroll himself at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) at [[Pune]]. He obtained his postgraduate diploma in Film direction and screenplay writing. Subsequently, he began to assist [[G. Aravindan]] for films like ''[[Thampu]]'' (1978), ''[[Kummatty]]'' (1979) and ''[[Esthappan]]'' (1980).

==Career==
Isaac entered into film composing with the Kannada film ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' released in 1997. The film was received well by the critics and the music was appreciated. This paved the way for a long association of Isaac with the director [[Girish Kasaravalli]]. He went on to score Kasaravalli's future films such as ''[[Kraurya]]'' (1996), ''[[Dweepa]]'' (2002), ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' (2006) and ''[[Gulabi Talkies]]'' (2008).

In Malayalam, he composed for many films such as ''[[Margam (film)|Margam]]'', ''[[The Journey (2004 film)|Sancharram]]'', ''[[Kutty Srank]]'', ''[[Punyam Aham]]'' and ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'' and many others which won him Kerala State Awards and National film award. His score for the ''1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love'' (2004) was also appreciated at the Panorama at the International Film Festival of India.

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"    Nee-Na
|-
! width=35 | Year
! width=200 | Film
! width=100 | Language
! width=50 | Songs
! width=80 | Background score 
! Notes
|-align="center"
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Swaham]]'' || [[Malayalam]] ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' || [[Kannada]] || {{tick}} || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Nishad (2002 film)|Nishaad]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||  || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Bhavam]]'' || Malayalam || {{tick}} || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Dweepa]]'' || Kannada ||  {{tick}}|| {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Margam (film)|Margam]]'' || Malayalam ||  ||{{tick}} ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Bimba (film)|Bimba]]'' || Kannada || {{tick}} ||  {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Journey (2004 film)|Sancharram]]'' || Malayalam || {{tick}} || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Oridam]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kaya Taran]]'' || Hindi || {{tick}} || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kathavasheshan]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]'' || Kannada || {{tick}} || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kamli (2006 film)|Kamli]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||   || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' || Kannada ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kurukshetram (2006 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' || Tamil ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Thoovanam]]'' || Tamil || {{tick}} || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Aadum Koothu]]'' || Tamil || ||{{tick}} ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Gulabi Talkies]]'' || Kannada || {{tick}} || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Boomi Malayalam]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Veettilekkulla Vazhi]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kutty Srank]]'' || Malayalam || {{tick}} || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Koormavatara]]'' || Kannada  ||  || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Varnam (2011 film)|Varnam]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{tick}} || {{tick}} || 
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Parudeesa]]'' || Malayalam ||  || {{tick}} ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kunjananthante Kada]]'' || Malayalam ||   || {{tick}}  || 
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 2px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Award
! Year
! Project
! Category Won
|-
| '''[[Kerala State Film Award]]'''
| 2002
| ''[[Bhavam]]''
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]]
|-
| '''[[Kerala State Film Award]]'''
| 2003
|  ''[[Margam (film)|Margam]]''
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Score]]
|-
| '''[[Kerala State Film Award]]'''
| 2004
|  ''[[The Journey (2004 film)|Sancharram]]''  & ''[[Oridam]]'' 
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Score]]
|-
| '''[[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]'''
| 2010
| ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
| [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Background Score]]
|-
| '''[[Kerala State Film Award]]'''
| 2010
| ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]'', ''[[Veettilekkulla Vazhi]]''
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Score]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0467851}}

{{NationalFilmAwardBestMusicDirection}}

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[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
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[[Category:Madras Christian College alumni]]
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