Natarajan Sankaran is an Indian
film composer
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and musician in the
Tamil
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film industry. He made his debut as a film composer in the 2013 Tamil film ''
Moodar Koodam
''Moodar Koodam'' () is a 2013 Tamil language black comedy film written, produced and directed by Naveen. The film stars the director himself alongside Sendrayan, Kuberan, and Rajaj in lead roles. Oviya, Anupama Kumar, Jayaprakash, Five Star Kri ...
''. His works in later films including ''
Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaniyum
''Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language magic realism comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven, starring Arulnithi, Bindu Madhavi, Ashrita Shetty and Bagavathi Perumal. The music comprises three tracks ...
'' and ''
Kappal
''Kappal'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Karthik G. Krish, a former assistant of Shankar. Produced by I Studios Entertainment, the film stars Vaibhav and Sonam Bajwa, while Karunakaran, Arjunan, Venkat Sund ...
'' were critically acclaimed.
Early life
Natarajan Sankaran was born in
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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to a Tamil family. His father Sankaran is an
electrical engineer
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and his mother, Sundari, is a housewife. He began his career as a
mechanical engineer
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and worked in
EID Parry
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and
GlaxoSmithKline
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,
Delhi
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. He resigned the job to pursue his career as a music director. He is trained in
piano
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from ''Musee Musical'', which is affiliated to
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Australia
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,
London
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.
Career
In 2011, Sankaran got his first opportunity to compose music for ''Moodar Koodam'' through his friend and long-time industry associate
Naveen
Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, Tamil: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian given name and surname.
syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Nave ...
, who was the director and an actor of the movie. Naveen offered him to compose five songs for Moodar Koodam. His score won critical acclaim and fetched him the opportunity from leading director
Chimbu Deven
Chimbu Devan is an Indian film director also known as a writer, cartoonist, and screenwriter. His films mostly explore the fantasy and historical genres and also comedy. He debuted with the historical comedy-drama film Imsai Arasan 23 M Pulike ...
for his
Arulnithi
Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead roles in ''Vamsam'', directed by Pandiraj, Mouna Guru, and Demonte Colony.
Personal life
Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minist ...
-starrer
Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum
''Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language magic realism comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven, starring Arulnithi, Bindu Madhavi, Ashrita Shetty and Bagavathi Perumal. The music comprises three tracks ...
. He got an opportunity from Karthik G. Krish's
Kappal
''Kappal'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Karthik G. Krish, a former assistant of Shankar. Produced by I Studios Entertainment, the film stars Vaibhav and Sonam Bajwa, while Karunakaran, Arjunan, Venkat Sund ...
. His score won critical acclaim. Kappal's were part of the top five in
Radio Mirchi
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for six weeks, top 10 in
Sooriyan FM
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, and held 2nd place in the
iTunes
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chart for two weeks. The song ''Kadhal Cassatta'' became the most favorite song in all stations.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Tamil film score composers
Musicians from Chennai
Indian male film score composers
Year of birth missing (living people)