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Dhibu Ninan Thomas is an Indian music composer who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam cinema.
Early life
Thomas was born in a Malayali family from Kottayam, Kerala. He did his bachelor of engineering in electronics from JJ Engineering College in Trichy.[1]
Thomas was a music enthusiast from childhood. He was actively involved in music and participated in opportunities for it.[2] Actor Sivakarthikeyan and actor-director Arunraja Kamaraj were his college mates.
Career
Thomas made his music director debut in 2017 with Maragadha Naanayam.[3] [4] He then composed music for the 2018 film Kanaa,[5] which was produced by Sivakarthikeyan and directed by Arunraja Kamaraj in their maiden films as producer and director, respectively.[6][7] Following Kanaa, he composed the music for its Telugu remake, Kousalya Krishnamurthy (2019).
Discography
As a composer
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maragadha Naanayam | Tamil | Marakathamani (Telugu) | |
| Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Kanaa | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Kousalya Krishnamurthy | Telugu | Telugu remake of Kanaa | |
| 2021 | Bachelor | Tamil | composed only one song "Adiye" | |
| 2022 | Kombu Vatcha Singamda | |||
| Nenjuku Needhi | Tamil remake of Article 15 | |||
| Nadhi | ||||
| 2023 | Chithha | Composed "Kangal Edho", "Theera Swasame" and "Show me the way" | ||
| 2024 | Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Malayalam | ||
| 2025 | Diesel | Tamil | ||
| 2026 | Mr. X | |||
| Upcoming | Irandu Vaanam |
As singer
| Year | Song | Co singer(s) | Film | Music Director/Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Savaal" | Rabbit Mac, Arunraja Kamaraj | Kanaa | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
| 2024 | "Kooriruttilu Kaalkulambadi" | Charu Hariharan | Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
References
- ↑ Dhibu's desi flavour, Vasudevan, Kv. The Hindu(22 June 2017).
- ↑ It's distasteful to drown out lyrics with music: Dhibu Ninan Thomas. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ Sivakarthikeyan launches Maragatha Naanayam audio. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ Sivakarthikeyan gets nostalgic at Maragadha Naanayam audio launch. Hindustantimes.com/(16 March 2017).
- ↑ 'My Score Is Not Influenced by the Protagonist's Gender': Dhibu Ninan Thomas On Composing For 'Kanaa'. Silverscreen.in(12 September 2018). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ Watch: Kanaa trailer out, Aishwarya Rajesh looks promising in this sports film. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ Sivakarthikeyan croons number with daughter Aaradhya for Kanaa. Retrieved 18 March 2019.