Balamurali Balu

Balamurali Balu
Born 16 July
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s) Music director, lyricist, music producer
Years active 2016 – present

Balamurali Balu is a film score composer and music producer who has primarily worked in Tamil films.[1]

Career

Balamurali Balu got his first break in Tamil film industry when he got an opportunity to score music for the critically acclaimed movie, Peechankai. The music was well received and appreciated for adding value to the quirkiness of the script.[2] Balamurali Balu won the Best Music Producer Award in the Regional Film Category at the Indian Recording Artists Association Awards 2018 for Peechankai.[3] He then joined hands with director Santhosh P Jayakumar to score music for the film Hara Hara Mahadevaki. The music created a lot of attention, especially with the title song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" becoming a viral hit.[4] With the success of Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Balamurali Balu continued his collaboration with Santhosh Jayakumar's next ventures, Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu which turned out to be a blockbuster,[5] and the upcoming movie Ghajinikanth starring Arya. Balamurali Balu has also collaborated with Lady Kash as a Music Producer in couple of her albums, Rap Smash and Villupaattu.[6][7] He also owns his Music Studio, Sonic Pro Studios, in chennai.[8]

Prior to his music career, Balamurali Balu completed his PhD degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia, USA, in the field of Chemical Engineering in 2009 [9] and worked as a Research Scientist with Intel Technologies.[10][11] He is also an alumni from Berklee College of Music[12]

Discography

YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2016Madhiyal VellTamilUnreleased film
2017PeechankaiTamilBest Music Producer (IRAA Awards - 2018)[3]
Hara Hara MahadevakiTamil
2018Iruttu Araiyil Murattu KuththuTamil
Traffic RamasamyTamil
GhajinikanthTamilUpcoming Film
Pallu Padaama Paathukka[13]TamilPost Production
Thatrom Thookrom[14]TamilFilming

References

  1. ↑ "Balamurali Balu - Composer". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Director Ashok talks about his first feature, the quirky 'Peechaankai'". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "IRAA Awards - 2018 Winners". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Viral Hit: Hara Hara Mahadevaki- Official Video Song". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kutthu - Box office Success". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rap Smash - Lady Kash & Balamurali Balu". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Villupaattu - Lady kash & Balamurali Balu". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sonic Pro Studios - Chennai". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Plasma processing of cellulose surfaces and their interactions with fluids". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hess Group Alumni - Georgia Institute of Technology". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Interview of Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuththu Music Composer - Balamurali Balu". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Berklee College of Music - Alumni Member". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Pallu Padama Paathuka, Tamil cinema's second zombie film". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Thatrom Thookrom - Tamil Film". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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