Niru, (born Nirmalan Nadarajah on 13 January 1980) is a

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music director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the d ...

and

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. He is renowned in

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for both the sensuality of his melodies and the charisma of his work. From his rendition ''Netriunthom Engal Vitulilae'' with acclaimed tracks, such as "Pattu Selai", Niru has become a popular musician. He recently debuted in

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as the music composer in the film ''Kalabha Kadhalan''.

Biography

Having found a passion for music at an early age, Niru discovered an affinity to all things musical. Though greatly adept at playing instruments, Niru found his forté lay in composing his own music and directing the celebrated musicians of the world. In 1989, Niru moved to Paris, France, where he was in the tutelage of the Maison Populaire. There, he ameliorated and fine tuned his precision and skill for manipulating melodies. Niru graduated from SAE (Paris) in 2001, a prestigious institute with the links to Oxford, UK. Niru then progressed to study Western classical music at the Trinity College of Music, London.

2001 onwards

Starting small, Niru initially began by composing jingles for advertisements, soon to be followed by a "nouvelle vague" which brought Tamil Pop to the forefront of music in France. His interest in pop music spurred him to compose for two albums, "Oru Parvai" and "Aalaiyin Karangal" in Paris, both of which proved to be illuminating. "Moongil Nila", album-extraordinaire and Niru's 3rd masterpiece encapsulated the vocal genius of

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, a good friend of Niru's, Hariharan, Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram, Karthik and

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. Celebrated lyricists Vairamuthu, Kapilan, Paa Vijay, Palanibharathi and Arivumathi were also able to successfully echo Niru's thoughts to great effect. Niru then dedicated much of his time composing music for various charitable endeavours. In memory of the Asian tsunami of 2004, Niru composed “Kadala Kadal Amma” with the vocals of Tippu by Aruvumathy. Niru also composed for the National Red Cross. Niru became both an independent and critically acclaimed Music Director with the release of his debut film; “

Kalabha Kadhalan ''Kalabha Kadhalan'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by debutant Igore, starring Arya, Renuka Menon, and Akshaya. This film was a low-budget production, and the soundtrack was composed by Niru. It enjoyed relativ ...

” in 2005, the music for which was highly successful. In 2006, Niru’s work, in Mayavi of

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, was nominated for the Seoul Drama Awards (SDA). Here, Niru gained the highly prestigious “Jury's Special Award”. The music for ''

Rameswaram (film) ''Rameswaram'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by S. Selvam and produced by S. N. Raja. Jiiva and Bhavana play lead roles while Lal, Bose Venkat, Manivannan, and Karunas play supporting roles. The shooting of the fi ...

'', also of Niru’s composing, was a great hit.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2005) * '' ''Rameswaram'''' (2007)

Audio albums

* '' Moongil Nila''

External links

Official web site
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