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{{short description|Indian film composer and music director (born 1974)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Joshua Sridhar
| image =
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| Image_size =
| birth_name = Sridhar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|09|df=y}}

| instrument = Synthesizer, Electronic Keyboard, Vocal
| occupation = [[Film composer]], Music director
| genre = [[Film score]], [[Soundtrack|Film soundtrack]]
| years_active = 2004 to present
| associated acts =

| background=solo_singer

}}

'''Joshua Sridhar''' (born 1974 in [[Chennai]], [[India]])<ref name="OIBio">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/joshua-sridhar/biography.html|title=Joshua Sridhar Biography|website=[[Oneindia.in]]|publisher=Greynium Information Technologies|access-date=16 August 2014|archive-date=16 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816005538/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/joshua-sridhar/biography.html}}</ref> is an Indian [[film composer]] and music director.<ref>{{IMDb name|1881187}}</ref><ref name="Suganth2011a">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28376217_1_film-music-interviews-tamil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911121319/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28376217_1_film-music-interviews-tamil|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2011|title=Joshua says no to spotlight!|date=29 January 2011|access-date=6 July 2013|first=M.|last=Suganth|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> He made his debut on the runaway hit Tamil film ''[[Kaadhal]]'' which was released on 8 December 2004.<ref name="OIBio"/><ref name="Suganth2011b">{{cite news|newspaper=Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co|access-date=16 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816004044/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-dont-believe-in-comebacks-Joshua/articleshow/7333854.cms|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-dont-believe-in-comebacks-Joshua/articleshow/7333854.cms|title=I don't believe in comebacks: Joshua|last=Suganth|first=M.|date=22 January 2011}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Joshua Sridhar was born in [[Chennai]] on March 9, 1974 to Saravanan and Rajalakshmi. He studied at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram in [[Chennai]] from 1980 to 1990. After finishing High School he studied Western Classical Music for two years. He studied 8 Grades (Trinity College, London) in both Theory of Music and Piano. In 1993 he converted to Christianity and was baptised at Emmanuel Methodist Church (Chennai) and was given the name Joshua, the biblical character from the old testament. Not wanting to remove the name he was given at the time of birth he kept the name Sridhar and came to be known as Joshua Sridhar. In 2004 he came out of Christianity and now lives as Hindu.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

==Career==
Joshua Sridhar began his career in the year 1993 composing, arranging and programming music for gospel albums and jingles. In the year 1996, he entered [[Indian cinema]]. He worked as a keyboard player/programmer for many Indian film composers (notably Manisharma & A.R.Rahman) between 1996 and 2004. In 2004 made his film debut as composer of [[Kaadhal]]. The film was released on 8 December 2004.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Year !! colspan="4" | Language<ref name="OIFilm">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/joshua-sridhar/filmography.html|title=Joshua Sridhar Filmography|website=Oneindia.in|publisher=Greynium Information Technologies|access-date=16 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816005242/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/joshua-sridhar/filmography.html}}</ref> !! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! [[Tamil language|Tamil]] !! [[Telugu language|Telugu]] !! [[Malayalam]] !! [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|-
|2004 || ''[[Kaadhal]]'' • || ''Premisthe'' || || || Nominated for [[Filmfare Awards]] - Tamil
|-
|2005 || ''Abhayam'' || ''[[Danger (2005 film)|Danger]]'' • || || ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Uyir]]'' • || ''Manohara''|| || ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Chennai Kadhal]]'' • || ''Prema'' || || ||
|-
|2006 || ''Aran'' || || ''[[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Keerthi Chakra]]'' • || || Won SICA Award for best Music Director - Malayalam
|-
|2006 || || ''[[Game (2006 film)|Game]]'' • || || ||
|-
|2007 || || || || ''[[Arasu (2007 film)|Arasu]]'' • ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen]]'' • || ''Prema'' || || ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Kalloori]]'' • || ''Kalasala'' || || ||
|-
|2009 || || || || ''[[Love Guru (Kannada film)|Love Guru]]'' || Nominated for Filmfare Awards — Kannada
|-
|2010 || || || || ''[[Gaana Bajaana]]'' || Nominated for Filmfare Awards — Kannada
|-
|2010 || || || || ''[[Huduga Hudugi]]'' ||
|-
|2010 || || || || ''Devadas'' ||
|-
|2011 ||''[[Appavi]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2011 || ''[[Veppam]]'' •<ref name="Srinivasan2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-veppam/20110111.htm|title=Veppam's album is no great shakes|date=11 January 2011|last=Srinivasan|first=Pavitra|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=16 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816010155/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-veppam/20110111.htm}}</ref>|| ''Sega'' || || || Nominated for [[SIIMA Awards]] - Tamil<ref name="Ramchander2012">{{cite web|author=Ramchander|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/ajith-vikram-surya-siima-096310.html|access-date=16 August 2014|date=7 June 2012|title=Ajith, Vikram, Surya nominated for SIIMA Best Actor|url-status=live|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816004735/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/ajith-vikram-surya-siima-096310.html|website=Oneindia.in|publisher=Greynium Information Technologies}}</ref>
|-
|2011 || ''[[Vithagan]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2011 || ''[[Keratam|Yuvan]]'' || ''[[Keratam]]'' • || || ||
|-
|2012 || ''Acham Thavir'' ||''[[Genius (2012 film)|Genius]]'' * || || ||
|-
|2013 || || || ||''[[Whistle (Kannada film)|Whistle]]'' ||
|-
|2013 || || || ||''[[Googly (film)|Googly]]'' || Nominated for Filmfare Awards — Kannada<ref name="TOI2014FF">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/61st-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-Complete-Nominations-List/articleshow/38267114.cms|title=61st Idea Filmfare Awards — Complete Nominations List|date=12 July 2014|work=Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman and Co|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816003344/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/61st-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-Complete-Nominations-List/articleshow/38267114.cms|archive-date=16 August 2014|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2014 || || || ||''[[Huchudugaru]]'' ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Pulan Visaranai 2]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[54321]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[Parandhu Sella Vaa]]'' || || || || 25th Film
|-
|2017 || || || ||''Rajahamsa'' ||
|-
|2018 ||''[[Oru Kuppai Kathai]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2019 ||''[[July Kaatril]]'' || || || ||
|-
|2019 || || || ||''[[Yaana (film)|Yaana]]'' ||
|}

'''Notes:'''
* The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
* The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
* • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages.
* ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://joshuasridhar.wixsite.com/official}}

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[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Musicians from Chennai]]

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