Deepak Dev

Deepak Devraj Komath (born 30 April 1978), better known as Deepak Dev, is an Indian composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema. He started his career in the film Industry through the movie Chronic Bachelor (2003) directed by Siddique. Deepak is also a former member of the Kochi based Indian rock band Motherjane.

Early years

Deepak Dev is a native of Thalassery in Kerala, and grew up in Dubai. He studied at the Indian High School there and learned Indian Carnatic music since childhood. Later his interest switched mainly to the keyboard. While a graduate student in Sacred Heart College, he was the mastermind behind the college rock band which went on to win the intercollege competition 'Talent Time – Woodstock' award every year. He focused on programming music and started working with reputed musicians like A.R Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Sandeep Chowta, Vidyasagar, Anu Malik, M.M. Keeravani, Mani Sharma, M. Jayachandran and Aadesh Shrivastava.

He started his career in Malayalam movies with Chronic Bachelor, directed by Siddique (of Siddique-Lal fame).

He said in an interview that he had almost given up on his musical career, soon after completing his graduation from Sacred Heart's College, Kochi, "as nothing exciting was happening in my career." However, every time he tried to sell his keyboard, it always came back to him, "as any guy who bought it from me with a mere small advance could never pile up the money that they had promised me for that keyboard and ended up giving it back to me. And soon after the third time it happened, the Siddique-Lal duo called me to join their group for their shows in the United States. They wanted me to render some music to fill the time in-between programs. As I got a chance to visit America, my intention was to get some job in the States like marketing, sales or anything other than music. During that time Mr.Siddique heard my composition and told me that 'I have good talent in music and I must take music as my career' Eventually, it was those words gave me courage to take music as my career. "After that I came back to India I shifted base from Kerala to Chennai, that was in 1999. After few years I met Siddique and he asked me to compose music for his movie 'Chronic Bachelor', my first film".

Personal life

Deepak was born to Devraj Komath and Asha Dev based in Thalassery, who now live in Dubai. He has a younger brother, Dixit Dev. He was educated at The Indian High School, Dubai and at Sacred Heart College, Thevara. Deepak married Smitha Girijan on 26 May 2002. The couple now live in Ernakulam with their two daughters, Devika (born 2003) and Pallavi (born 2006).

Discography

As a composer

Year	Film	Language	Songs	Score	Notes
2003	Chronic Bachelor	Malayalam	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2004	Symphony		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2005	Udayananu Tharam		Template:Yes	Template:No	Vanitha Film Award for Popular Song.
	Naa Oopiri	Telugu	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Naran	Malayalam	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Ben Johnson		Template:Yes	Template:No
2006	Lion		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Rashtram		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Yes Your Honour		Template:Yes	Template:No
2007	The Speed Track		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Kaakki		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2008	Sadhu Miranda	Tamil	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2009	Puthiya Mugham	Malayalam	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director
	Rahasya Police		Template:No	Template:Yes
2010	Drona 2010		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Tournament		Template:Yes	Template:No
2011	Christian Brothers		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Urumi		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Score
	Teja Bhai & Family		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2012	Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Cobra		Template:No	Template:Yes
	Grandmaster		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	101 Weddings		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Chettayees		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	I Love Me		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2013	Ladies and Gentleman		Template:No	Template:Yes
	Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Honey Bee		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Ezhamathe Varavu		Template:No	Template:Yes
	Bicycle Thieves		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	7th Day		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Gangster		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Ithihasa		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Hi I'm Tony		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Avatharam		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2015	Bhaskar the Rascal		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Lavender		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Amar Akbar Anthony		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Swargathekkal Sundaram		Template:No	Template:Yes
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2016	Jaadayum Mudiyum		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Short film
	King Liar		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2017	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Sunday Holiday		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Adam Joan		Template:Yes	Template:No
	Kaattu		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Masterpiece		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2019	Lucifer		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Vallikudilile Vellakkaran		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Ittymaani: Made in China		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Ganagandharvan		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2020	Big Brother		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Yogi Da	Tamil	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2022	Bro Daddy	Malayalam	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Twenty One Gms		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Djibouti		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Monster		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	My Name Is Azhakan		Template:Yes	Template:No
2024	Thalavan		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Idiyan Chandhu		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2025	L2: Empuraan		Template:Yes	Template:Yes

As a singer

Year	Song	Album	Singers	Composer
2005	"Munpe Munpe"	Ben Johnson	Deepak Dev, Arjun	Deepak Dev
	"Udayananu Tharam"	Udayananu Tharam	Ranjith Govind, Deepak Dev
2006	"Nerathe Kalathethi"	Speed Track	Deepak Dev, Jassie Gift, George Peter
2009	"Thattum Muttum"	Puthiya Mukham	Jassie Gift, Sindhu Rajaram, Deepak Dev
2010	"Manassil"	Tournament	Naresh Iyer, Deepak Dev, Megha
2011	"Pranaya Nilaa" (Remix)	Teja Bhai & Family	Shaan Rahman, Deepak Dev, Aalaap Raju, Rahul Nambiar
2012	"Cheruchillayil"	101 Weddings	Vidyasagar, Deepak Dev
2013	"Kannil Aayiram"	Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha	Suchith Suresan, Akhila Anand, Deepak Dev
	"Machane Machane Machu"	Honey Bee	Deepak Dev, Sreecharan, Vinod Varma
2014	"Pandan Nayude"	Beware of Dogs	Jecin George, Deepak Dev	Bijibal
	"Ambada Njaane Chellada Mone"	Ithihasa	Deepak Dev, Lonely Doggy, Sannidanandan	Deepak Dev
	"Irul Moodumi"	7th Day	Deepak Dev

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film/Album/Song
2019	Mazhavil Music Awards	Best Background Score	Lucifer
2011	Kerala State Film Award		Urumi
2009	Asianet Film Award	Best Music Director	Puthiya Mukham
2006	Vanitha Film Award		Udayananu Tharam

Television shows

Title	Role	Channel
Super star	Judge	Amrita TV
Super Star Junior
Super Star Junior 2
Super Star 2
Super star 3
Super star Junior 3
Gandharva sangeetham		Kairali TV
Super Star Junior 4		Amrita TV
Music Mojo Season 2	Band singer	Kappa TV
Music Mojo Season 3
Bhima Music India	Judge	Asianet
Super 4		Mazhavil Manorama
Wonder Kids		Asianet
Top singer 2		Flowers
Music Ulasavam
Star Night
Eenangalude Gandharvan
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam 3		Zee Keralam

External links

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• Interview – part one Template:Webarchive
• Interview – part two Template:Webarchive