Bennet Veetraag are an
India
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n music composer duo in the
Malayalam film industry
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry a ...
. The duo consists of guitarist-songwriter Bennet and singer-musician Veetraag.
Early years and career
Bennet and Veetraag hail from the city of
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
,
India
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.
He is also popular through his fusion band called
Bennet and the Band that features various frontline singers from the Indian film industry. They debuted with the hit soundtrack for the Malayalam campus film ''
Out of Syllabus''. The songs "Poi Varuvaan" and "Ee Kalppadavil" were notable successes.
Their next works, ''Sooryakireedam'' (2007) and ''
Dr. Patient
''Dr. Patient'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language film written and directed by Viswananathan, starring Jayasurya, Mukesh (actor), Mukesh and Radha Varma.
Plot
The movie is set against a mental hospital where Dr. Ruben Isa ...
'' (2009) were also noted works. In 2011, the duo worked for
Kamal's drama movie ''
Gadhama'', which won them critical praise and immediate success.
"Bennet Veetraag" won the best music director award in the Thikkurissi awards instituted by the Thikkurissi foundation for the movie Gadhama
Discography
References
External links
Bennet Veetraagat the Malayalam Movie Database
Malayalam film score composers
Musicians from Kozhikode
Living people
Indian musical duos
Film musicians from Kerala
21st-century Indian composers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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