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{{short description|Indian film music composer}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dhibu Ninan Thomas
| image = Dhibu Ninan Thomas.jpg
| caption = Dhibu Ninan Thomas at SIIMA Awards 2025
| instrument = Piano, Vocals, Percussions
| genre = Film Score, Film Music
| occupation = {{Unbulleted list|[[Music director|Film Music Composer]]|Singer|Arranger|Instrumentalist}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| birth_name = Dhibu Ninan Thomas
| alias =
| label = {{Unbulleted list|[[Think Music India]]|[[Sony Music India]]}}
}}

'''Dhibu Ninan Thomas''' is an Indian [[music composer]] who predominantly works in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]].

==Early life==
Thomas was born in a [[Malayalis|Malayali]] family from Kottayam, Kerala. He did his bachelor of engineering in electronics from JJ Engineering College in Trichy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dhibu-ninan-thomas-maragadha-naanayam/article19124938.ece|title=Dhibu's desi flavour|first=Kv|last=Vasudevan|date=22 June 2017|accessdate=31 March 2019|website=The Hindu|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025207/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dhibu-ninan-thomas-maragadha-naanayam/article19124938.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

Thomas was a music enthusiast from childhood. He was actively involved in music and participated in opportunities for it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/sep/03/its-distasteful-to-drown-out-lyrics-with-music-dhibu-ninan-thomas-1866633.html|title=It's distasteful to drown out lyrics with music: Dhibu Ninan Thomas|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502120012/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/sep/03/its-distasteful-to-drown-out-lyrics-with-music-dhibu-ninan-thomas-1866633.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Actor [[Sivakarthikeyan]] and actor-director [[Arunraja Kamaraj]] were his college mates.

==Career==
Thomas made his music director debut in 2017 with ''[[Maragadha Naanayam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sivakarthikeyan-launches-maragadha-naanayam-audio-imagegallery-kollywood-rdqlMtffghjci.html |title=Sivakarthikeyan launches Maragatha Naanayam audio |work=Sify |access-date=18 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403020454/http://www.sify.com/movies/sivakarthikeyan-launches-maragadha-naanayam-audio-imagegallery-kollywood-rdqlMtffghjci.html |archive-date=3 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sivakarthikeyan-gets-nostalgic-at-maragadha-naanayam-audio-launch/story-PAMz1TdkSjUSzAJeduxyeK.html|title=Sivakarthikeyan gets nostalgic at Maragadha Naanayam audio launch|date=16 March 2017|website=Hindustantimes.com/|accessdate=31 March 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331142716/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sivakarthikeyan-gets-nostalgic-at-maragadha-naanayam-audio-launch/story-PAMz1TdkSjUSzAJeduxyeK.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He then composed music for the 2018 film ''[[Kanaa (film)|Kanaa]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/my-score-is-not-influenced-by-the-protagonists-gender-dhibu-ninan-thomas-on-composing-for-kanaa/|title='My Score Is Not Influenced by the Protagonist's Gender': Dhibu Ninan Thomas On Composing For 'Kanaa'|last1=Manikandan|first1=Rajeshwari|date=12 September 2018|website=Silverscreen.in|access-date=30 December 2019|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230101839/https://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/my-score-is-not-influenced-by-the-protagonists-gender-dhibu-ninan-thomas-on-composing-for-kanaa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was produced by [[Sivakarthikeyan]] and directed by [[Arunraja Kamaraj]] in their maiden films as producer and director, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-kanaa-trailer-out-aishwarya-rajesh-looks-promising-sports-film-92179 |title=Watch: Kanaa trailer out, Aishwarya Rajesh looks promising in this sports film|work=News Minute |access-date=18 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154221/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-kanaa-trailer-out-aishwarya-rajesh-looks-promising-sports-film-92179 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sivakarthikeyan-croons-number-daughter-aaradhana-kanaa-87050 |title=Sivakarthikeyan croons number with daughter Aaradhya for Kanaa |work=News Minute |access-date=18 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154156/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sivakarthikeyan-croons-number-daughter-aaradhana-kanaa-87050 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following ''Kanaa'', he composed the music for its Telugu remake, ''[[Kousalya Krishnamurthy]]'' (2019).

== Discography ==
===As a composer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-

| rowspan="2" | 2017
|''[[Maragadha Naanayam]]'' || Tamil|| ''Marakathamani'' (Telugu)||
|-
| ''[[Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu]]'' ||Malayalam ||||
|-

| 2018
|''[[Kanaa (film)|Kanaa]]'' || Tamil||||
|-

|2019
| ''[[Kousalya Krishnamurthy]]''|| Telugu||Telugu remake of ''[[Kanaa (film)|Kanaa]]''||
|-

|2021
|''[[Bachelor (2021 film)|Bachelor]]''|| rowspan="5"|Tamil ||composed only one song "Adiye"||
|-

| rowspan="3" | 2022
|''[[Kombu Vatcha Singamda]]''
|||
|-
|''[[Nenjuku Needhi]]''
|Tamil remake of ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''||
|-
|''[[Nadhi]]''
|||
|-
| 2023
|''[[Chithha]]''
|Composed "Kangal Edho", "Theera Swasame" and "Show me the way"||
|-
|2024
| ''[[Ajayante Randam Moshanam]]''
|Malayalam
| ||
|-
| 2025
|''[[Diesel (2025 film)|Diesel]]''
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
| ||
|-
| 2026
|''[[Mr. X (2026 film)|Mr. X]]''
|
|
|-
| Upcoming
|''Irandu Vaanam''
|
|
|-
|}

===As singer===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! width=150 scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Co singer(s)
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Music Director/Composer
|-

|2018
|"Savaal"
|[[Rabbit Mac]], [[Arunraja Kamaraj]]
|[[Kanaa (film)|Kanaa]]
| Dhibu Ninan Thomas
|-
|2024
|"Kooriruttilu Kaalkulambadi"
|Charu Hariharan
|[[Ajayante Randam Moshanam]]
| Dhibu Ninan Thomas
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6802055}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Tamil musicians]]
[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:Malayalam film score composers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Madurai]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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