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Santhosh Narayanan (born 15 May 1983) is an Indian film composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Santhosh Narayanan made his debut as a film composer in the 2012 Tamil film ''Attakathi''. ==Career== Santhosh Narayanan did his schooling in RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli and college in J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli. After completing his education, he briefly worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Short takes to success )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Attaikathi' audio releases tomorrow! )〕 He worked as a recording engineer, before beginning to produce independent music and compose background score for films.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Band musicians turn composers in Tamil films )〕 He scored the music including two songs for the acclaimed short film ''Advaitham'', and produced the score for the Telugu thriller film ''Nenu Meeku Telusa'' along with another Rahman protege, Sakti.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ajay Sastri interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director )〕 He was also part of the contemporary folk music band La Pongal with whom he performed in a few shows in 2009.〔 He made his debut as an independent music director in the 2012 Tamil film ''Attakathi'' directed by Pa. Ranjith. He got the opportunity through its producer C. V. Kumar who saw him working in his studio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Atta Kathi' music composer ready with first 'unofficial album' )〕 Santhosh composed a song in the gaana genre for the film, "Aadi Pona Aavani", and gave a then-unknown Gana Bala, who had been singing gaana songs at funerals till then, the chance to sing it. Along with "Aadi Pona Aavani", a second gaana song, "Nadukadalula Kappala", Bala's own composition, was recorded for the film.〔http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=39§id=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=10-02-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar03900&publabel=TOI〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gaga over gaana )〕 Both songs went on to become popular, making Gana Bala a star, and were said to have brought back gaana to Tamil cinema. Sify wrote that the gaana songs were "one of the major highlight of the film" and Behindwoods called the ''Attakathi'' album an "experimental yet fresh attempt". Following ''Attakathi'', he composed the music for the films ''Uyir Mozhi'' and ''Pizza'', the directorial debuts of Raja and Karthik Subbaraj, respectively. All three albums, ''Attakathi'', ''Uyir Mozhi'' and ''Pizza'' were recorded and mastered by Leon Zervos at Studios 301 in Australia; furthermore, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had performed for the soundtrack of ''Pizza'',〔 which also saw Santhosh collaborating with Gana Bala again, albeit on a Blues number this time.〔 For ''Uyir Mozhi'', some of the songs Santhosh had scored for a private album were used by the director.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Audio Beat: Uyirmozhi )〕 Santhosh's work in ''Pizza'' was positively reviewed. According to Sify, Santhosh Narayanan's music was a "major plus" of the film, and IBN Live described the score as "splendid".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Pizza' Review: This Tamil film will keep you glued to your seat )〕 The song "Mogathirai" from the soundtrack album was also listed by Indiaglitz.com in their Top songs from 2012 list. Behindwoods at the end of 2012 wrote, "Santosh Narayanan brought a different sound to Tamil cinema this year. Even his gaana tracks in ''Attakathi'' were freshly produced and the soundtrack of ''Pizza'' was eclectic to say the least". He also won accolades that year: the Jaya TV 2012 award for Sensational Debutant Music Director for ''Attakathi'', and the Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Debut Music director for ''Pizza''. He worked on the black comedy film ''Soodhu Kavvum'' directed by newcomer Nalan Kumarasamy next. Gana Bala was given a "rap-gana" in the film,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gana makes a comeback )〕 "Kaasu Panam", which went on to become one of the most popular songs of the year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=5. Kasu Panam - TOP 5 BEST SONGS OF 2013 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Tamil Songs of 2013 )〕 His work in the film earned him the Vijay Award for Best Background Score.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=8th Annual Vijay Awards a grand success )〕 His other releases of 2013 were ''Pizza 2: The Villa'', a sequel to ''Pizza'', and ''Billa Ranga'', his first Telugu soundtrack. In 2014, Santhosh Narayanan worked exclusively on Tamil films. He had four soundtrack releases that year, the first being the album to the romantic drama ''Cuckoo''. ''Cuckoos soundtrack was highly appreciated by critics who called it an "alluring and immersive album"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuckoo (aka) Cuckoo songs review )〕 and "the best soundtrack that composer Santhosh Narayanan has produced yet".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuckoo - Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)-Santhosh Narayanan-Yuga Bharathi-Dinesh-Malavika - Music Aloud )〕 The song "Manasula Soora Kaathey" from the album reached number one position in the Tunes all India charts,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santhosh Naryanan pips Anirudh and AR Rahman )〕 while Outlook named it one of South India's top songs of the year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2014: Southern Film Songs - Vipin Nair )〕 The score received equal praise with Baradwaj Rangan terming it as "great",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuckoo: Love is blind )〕 IANS as "life-affirming",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Cuckoo' - Blinded By Love )〕 Rediff as "sensational" 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Review: Cuckoo is brilliant )〕 and Sify as "outstanding".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Movie Review : Cuckoo )〕 The next release was Karthik Subbaraj's second directorial, ''Jigarthanda'', which was promoted as a "musical gangster story".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Will Jigarthanda bring about a change in Kollywood? )〕 While ''Cuckoo'' featured live instrumentation, Santhosh Narayanan used electronic musical instruments for the recording in ''Jigarthanda'', who recorded almost all the songs in a studio in Sydney, Australia for nearly two months.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Audio Beat: Jigarthanda - Fusion, folk, rap and more )〕 The soundtrack and score featured a melange and fusion of several genres, including Gangsta rap, folk, electro.〔 His work was well received again; while The Times of India, in its album review, wrote that "Santhosh Narayanan shows, yet again, that he is one of those composers to watch out for — both for his new sounds and tunes",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music Review: Jigarthanda )〕 The Hindu's Baradwaj Rangan stated that "his flamboyant score imbues even the weaker scenes with a Tarantinoesque swagger".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jigarthanda: Racket science )〕 After ''Jigarthanda'', he worked on the action-drama film ''Madras''. The Hindu described his score as "excellent".〔http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/madras-a-tale-of-two-halves/article6452813.ece〕 The soundtrack to ''Enakkul Oruvan'', the Tamil remake of the Kannada film ''Lucia'', for which he had composed the score, was his final 2014 release. The album was also lauded by critics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Enakkul Oruvan' Music Review Roundup: Critics Laud Santhosh Narayanan's Consistency () )〕 Behindwoods named him the "most promising among the younger composers".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santhosh Narayanan - 2014's show-stealer )〕 In 2015, he worked on ''36 Vayadhinile'', the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film ''How Old Are You''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santhosh roped in for 'How Old Are You' remake )〕 Upcoming projects of Santhosh Narayanan include the next films of directors Karthik Subbaraj and Nalan Kumarasamy,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CV Kumar to launch three more movies )〕 the bilingual sports drama ''Irudhi Suttru'' (filmed simultaneously in Hindi as ''Saala Khadoos''),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Madhavan gets tough )〕 ''Kashmora'' to be directed by Gokul,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santosh Narayanan for Kashmora! )〕 the yet-to-be-titled Tamil remake of ''Jolly LLB'',〔http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Work-on-the-Tamil-Remake-of-Jolly-LLB-to-Begin-Today/2015/08/27/article2994909.ece〕 Vetrimaran's ''Soodhadi'' 〔http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-opts-out-santhosh-narayanan-in-for-soodhadi-news-tamil-pehqzziaeiada.html〕 and Pa. Ranjith's ''Kabali''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santhosh Narayanan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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