Mohan Sithara

Mohan Sithara
Born 1959 (1959) (age 57)
Origin Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation(s) Music director
Instruments Violin, Harmonium
Years active 1986 – present

Mohan Sithara is a Malayalam film music composer. He received the Kerala State Award for the songs in Priyanandan's Sufi Paranja Kadha. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film industry. His work mixes Western, Classical and folk styles. He has worked with famous lyricists and poets like O. N. V Kurup, Yusufali Kechery, Sreekumaran Thampi, P K Gopi, Kunjumoitheen Kutty, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Rafeeq Ahmed, Rajeev Aalunkal, S. Ramesan Nair, B R Prasad, Vinayan, Bharanikkavu Sivakumar, Anil Panachooran, Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Bichu Thirumala. Many prominent singers have sung his songs, including K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan, G. Venugopal, M. G. Sreekumar, Vidhu Prathap, Afsal, Manjari, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Swarnalatha, Sheelamani, Biju Narayanan, Priya R Pai and Poornasree.

Early life

Mohan Sithara was born at Peruvallur, Thrissur, Kerala, India in 1959. He was deeply interested in music, and had become an expert violinist by the age of 14. He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes, one of which was Sithara troup, from which he took the name Mohan Sithara. Later he got the chance to be the violinist with leading music composers like M. G. Radhakrishnan, Shyam, and Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath. He did orchestration for the film Thoovanathumbikal with Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, which led to several hit songs. His first work as independent music director in the Malayalam film industry was the film Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (From One to Zero), for which he composed the famous song "Raree Rareeram Raro" (it was also the first song for G. Venugopal). The director T. K. Rajeev Kumar gave him a chance under the Navodaya banner. He joined with Padmarajan to set background music for the film Innale in 1989 which was too hearty music.

Personal life

He is married to Baby. The couple have a daughter named Mobeena and a son named Vishnu.[1]

Filmography

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Highlight songs

Awards

State Film Critics Award

State Film Critics Award

Mathrubhumi Medimix Film Award 1999

Film Fare Award 2000

AVT Grihalakshmi T V Award 2006

Annual Malayalam Movie Award 2009, UAE

Ravindran Award 2009

Kerala State Film Awards 2009

Personal life

He is married to Beena and has two children, a girl & a boy. His eldest child, Mobina sang some song Music-directed by him and now she is married and his son, Vishnu is a growing Music Programmer, he has already done some albums and assisting in orchestrations.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/13407
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