Kailas Menon is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam films and commercials. After working as a composer for television commercials for more than a decade,[1] he debuted as a composer in feature films with director Jayaraj's Pakarnnatam. His first mainstream release happened much later with Theevandi,[2] for which he earned his first Filmfare Award.[3]
Early Life
Kailas was born in Thrissur, Kerala on 30 May 1986. He learned carnatic music for eight years and was a self-trained keyboard player. He completed his schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Thrissur. He graduated in Visual Communications from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, and pursued a course in sound engineering from SAE Institute, Chennai.[4]
Career
Menon had his first release, the music album Snehathode, at the age of 16.[4]
His professional career began much later, when he joined as an assistant to Malayalam film composer Ouseppachan and subsequently became a sound engineer for Gopi Sunder.
This was followed by a decade-long stint as a composer of television commercials, having scored for over 1000 commercials for brands like Rolls-Royce, Samsung, Toshiba, Unilever, and Bhima Jewellers.[1]
He debuted as a film composer with Jayaraj's off-beat film Pakarnnattam. This was followed by Starring Pournami , which was shelved midway. His first mainstream release happened much later, with Theevandi. The song "Jeevamshamayi", rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and K. S. Harisankar, earned him a Filmfare Award.[3]
In 2019, he launched his own music label, Kailas Menon Productions, and the first film album released from the label was Finals.[2]
Personal Life
Menon married Annapoorna Lekha Pillai, a lawyer at the Kerala High Court, on 8 December 2014. Their son, Samanyu Rudra, was born on 17 August 2020.[5]
Film discography
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Project | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Award | 2019 | Theevandi | Best Music Director - Malayalam[8] | Template:Won |
| Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Theevandi | Best Music Director | Template:Won |
| Mazhavil Entertainment Awards | 2019 | Theevandi | Best Music Director | Template:Won |
| Asiavision Awards | 2019 | Theevandi | Best Music Director[9] | Template:Won |
| Additional awards | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Indiewood Film Award | Won |
| Nana Film Award | Won |
| Janmabhoomi Award | Won |
| Jaycee Foundation Award | Won |
| ACV Johnson Master Award | Won |
| Ramu Kariat Award (Finals BGM) | Won |
| Creative Film Award | Won |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kailas Menon: Composing jingles for ads gave me confidence to be versatile, Soman, Deepa. The Times of India(23 April 2018).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kailas Menon launches own music company. The New Indian Express(20 June 2019).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. filmfare.com(21 December 2019).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Music matters, Nair, Meera. The Hindu(6 September 2012).
- ↑ ‘അവനൊപ്പമുള്ള എന്റെ ആദ്യ ചിത്രം’; കുഞ്ഞതിഥിയെ പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തി കൈലാസ് മേനോൻ. Malayala Manorama(24 August 2020).
- ↑ Nalla Nilavulla Raathri review: This thriller is high on technical quality, but lacks a good script, Ramachandran, Arjun. The South First(2023-06-30). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Urvashi - Indrans starrer ‘Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962’ wraps up the shoot. The Times of India(2022-08-30). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ↑ WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS SOUTH 2019 - MALAYALAM.
- ↑ Winners of Asiavision Movie Awards 2018.