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{{Short description|Indian composer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gifton Elias
| image = Gifton Elias at his composing setup in 2010.jpg
| caption = Gifton Elias at his composing setup (2010)
| native_name =
| birth_name = Vuppula Gifton Elias
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|02|14}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| occupation = {{flat list|
* [[Composer|Film composer]]
* Music Director
* Music Producer
* Fiddler
* Arranger
* Multi-Instrumentalist
* Conductor
}}
| genre = [[Film score]], [[World music]], [[Contemporary music|Contemporary]], [[Instrumental]]
| instrument = [[Violin]], [[Piano]], [[Viola]], [[Electronic keyboard]], [[Synthesizers]], [[Guitar]], [[Cello]], [[Mandolin]], [[Percussions]]
| label = [[Times Music]], [[Madhura Audio]], [[Lahari Music]]
| associated_acts = Hyderabad Chamber Orchestra, Festival Choristers, Young Stringz
| website = {{URL|www.giftonelias.com}}
}}

'''Gifton Elias'''<ref>{{cite web | title=A patriotic tribute | work=The Hindu | date=13 August 2014 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article11199027.ece }}</ref> (గిఫ్టన్ ఎలియాస్) born 14 February 1987, is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[composer]] and [[musician]] who works in Telugu-language films. He is from [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] and an alumnus of [[Trinity College of Music]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].

He made his debut as a film composer for the 2016 Telugu film ''Janaki Ramudu''.

==Early life==
[[File:Gifton Elias accompanying on Viola for the Hyderabad Chamber Orchestra with his Violin Guru Sri. John C Marthand (2002).jpg|thumb|upright|Gifton Elias accompanying on Viola for the Hyderabad Chamber Orchestra with his Violin Guru Sri. John C Marthand (2002)]]
[[File:Gifton Elias - Indian Express (2002).jpg|thumb|left|Gifton Elias - Indian Express (2002 - Hyderabad Edition)]]

Gifton<ref name="PT">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/a-patriotic-tribute/article6315079.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235827/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/a-patriotic-tribute/article6315079.ece | archive-date=4 January 2017 | title=A patriotic tribute - ANDHRA PRADESH - the Hindu | website=[[The Hindu]] |last1 = Lasania|first1 = Yunus Y.|access-date = 20 May 2017}}</ref> was born and brought up in Ramnagar, [[Hyderabad]] (then united Andhra Pradesh, present-day [[Telangana]]), India, to Sri. Vuppula Krupaiah Elias <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/v-k-elias/1176063720|title=V.K.Elias on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026151001/https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/v-k-elias/id1176063720|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=V.K. Elias - Music Composer | website=[[YouTube]] | url=https://www.youtube.com/@v.k.elias-musiccomposer4809 }}</ref>(a well-known [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Gospel Music]] Director, graded artist, composer & music director at [[All India Radio]], [[Doordarshan]], Music Teacher, Honoured as Eminent Person in Music & Fine Arts on 21 December 2018 by the Honourable Chief Minister of [[Telangana]] Sri. [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]) and Smt. Regina Pushpa Hatagale (Teacher).

He did his schooling at [[Little Flower High School, Hyderabad]]. He has a bachelor's degree in [[Mass Communication]] from [[Loyola Academy, Secunderabad]] and a master's degree in [[Visual Communication]] from [[Loyola College, Chennai]].

Gifton's tryst with music began when he was just five. Gifton hails from a musically affluent family. Under the guidance of his father Sri. V. K. Elias, Gifton started singing, playing electronic keyboards, guitars at his church (Baptist Church [[Ramnagar, Hyderabad]]) and school band ([[Little Flower High School, Hyderabad]]).

After his third standard, he got into the most prestigious [[Trinity College of Music]], London. He started learning classical piano & violin from Sri. John C Marthand. As a child prodigy, he would assist his father sometimes for recordings at [[All India Radio]], [[Doordarshan]] & other cultural shows.

He was a part of the Hyderabad Chamber Orchestra (founded & conducted by his Violin Guru Sri. John C Marthand), Festival Choristers (a group of music lovers and senior Bureaucrats of Andhra Pradesh like Smt. Aruna Bahuguna IPS, Smt. Rachel Chatterjee IAS, and others), other Fusion bands accompanying with his violin, viola, piano & synths.

==Career==
[[File:Gifton Elias live at the Birla Science Museum (Hyderabad).png|thumb|upright|Gifton Elias live]]
While pursuing M.Sc Visual Communication, [[Loyola College, Chennai]], Gifton joined as an Intern & later continued as an Assistant Director to the Ace Film maker [[Geetha Krishna]] for a few Commercials, Adfilms & Films for the then Government of Andhra Pradesh (2007–08).

In 2008, he did his first independent project as a Music Composer for the renowned South Indian Actress [[Jayasudha]]. Since then, he regards her as his "Godmother". Later, he composed music for several ads, jingles, commercials, documentaries, short films, music videos.

[[File:Gifton Elias with Symphony Orchestra Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010).jpg|thumb|upright|Gifton Elias with Symphony Orchestra Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010)]]

On 30 April 2010, at the age of 23, during the communal riots in Hyderabad, Gifton conducted a Peace Concert at the Royal [[Chowmahalla Palace]], Hyderabad featuring a 50-member symphony [[orchestra]] live with the stage name "Gifty". The orchestra included a few students from Young Stringz School of Music (YSSM - started by Gifty in 2009), a few musicians from Andhra Pradesh Police Band & others.

The concert was graced by Smt. [[Jayasudha]] (the then MLA, Secunderabad Constituency), Sri. [[Noel Swaranjit Sen]], IPS (Retd) other local leaders & Media.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Jamming-for-a-cause/article16297905.ece|title = Jamming for a cause|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 3 May 2010}}</ref>

==Discography==

Gifton debuted as a Film Music Composer with the film Janaki Ramudu (2016 film), which released on 16 December 2016. 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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Music Label
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year of Release
|-
| 2016 || ''Janaki Ramudu ''|||Junglee Music, [[Times Music]]|||2016
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Hawaa (2019 film)|Hawaa]]'' |||[[Madhura Audio]]|||2019
|-
| ''[[Mismatch (2019 film)|Mis(s)match]]'' |||[[Lahari Music]]|||2019
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Nachindi Girl Friendu]]'' |||[[Tips Industries]]|||2022
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Dear Nanna]]'' |||[[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]]|||2024
|-
|}

==Independent work==
[[File:Gifton Elias performing Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010).jpg|thumb|upright|Gifton Elias Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010)]]

* 2007 - "Priya Raaga" (private album)
* 2011 - "The Indian National Anthem" (a video single, released by the then Honourable Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh Smt. P. [[Sabitha Indra Reddy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=126405805|title=Home Minister P.Sabitha Indra Reddy releasing the audio CD titled 'The Indian National Anthem'|website=The Hindu Images|access-date=27 June 2023|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126184539/https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=126405805|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2012 - "Love You Maa" (Sand Art Video Single for Mother's Day) sung by [[Malavika (singer)|Malavika]] Sand Art by Kanth Risa
* 2012 – "The Fiddler"
* 2013 - "Love You Maa" (Cello Cover)
* 2014 - "[[Vande Mataram]]" sung by [[Mohammed Irfan (singer)|Mohammed Irfan]], [[Geetha Madhuri]]<ref name="PT"/>
* 2017 – "Oh My Valentine" (Single for Valentine's Day) sung by [[Noel Sean]], [[Sravana Bhargavi]]
* 2021 - "Desi Superstar" - India's first ever Music Series celebrating 75 years of India's Independence
* 2024 - "Drug of Dance" featuring "Yashwanth Master", Produced by [[Sekhar (choreographer)| Sekhar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=10301288}}

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[[Category:Indian male film score composers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male musicians]]

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