K (Indian composer)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| K | |
|---|---|
| Native name | கிருஷ்ணகுமார் |
| Birth name | Krishnakumar |
| Also known as | K, Kay |
| Born | January 8, 1987 Nagapattinam |
| Origin | Chennai |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K,[1] is an Indian film composer.[2]
Contents
Background
Born in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, K moved to Chennai when he was four months old. He did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan in Chennai, where he took lessons in playing the keyboard. He quickly progressed and finished Grade 8 certificate exams in music with the Trinity College of Music, London.
His talent found an outlet when he joined his first rock band aged 12, and then played with a successful funk/rock and roll band ‘Panatella’ for several years after that. He moved to creating jingles for advertisements and corporate films, singing several songs for the same.
Music career
In the year 2010, K was brought on board for director Mysskin’s film Yuddham Sei. The film’s sound track was a hit. The then composed for Mysskin's Mugamoodi starring Jiiva. His next big career break came when famed cinematographer Rajeev Ravi roped him for his directorial venture in Malayalam, Annayum Rasoolum. The movie went on to become a cult favourite.
He made his musical foray into Bollywood with the Hindi remake of the hit Tamil film Pizza, by composing the background score of the movie.[3] In 2015, the film Kirumi opened to positive response subsequently becoming one of the most acclaimed Tamil films of the year.
Almost for the entire first half of the year 2016, K was working on the Dulquer Salmaan starrer Malayalam film Kammatipaadam, his second collaboration with Rajeev Ravi. The film opened to high critical acclaim with celebrated filmmaker Anurag Kashyap calling it one of the best gangster/brotherhood films from India.[4][5][6] K's background score for the film too received tremendous praise, with a reviewer saying "Composer K’s music peps up these action sequences. With his adrenaline igniting music, he even manages to make the sight of bones cracking look cool. He is to Rajeev Ravi what Amit Trivedi and Sneha Khanwalker were to Anurag Kashyap in Gangs Of Wasseypur".[7]
Acting Career
'Kallapadam', being directed by debutant Vadivelu, also happens to be the first film in which K will feature on-screen. He had formerly turned down a role in his first movie 'Yuddham Sei', but this time around has agreed to play one of the leads in the upcoming movie.[3]
Awards
K won the award for 'Best Background Score' for Yuddham Sei at the 2013 BIG 92.7FM Tamil Melody Awards held in Chennai in September 2013.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yuddham Sei | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Tamil | |
| Aarohanam | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Malayalam | |
| Onbadhule Guru | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Mahabalipuram | Tamil | |
| Pizza | Hindi | Background music only | |
| Kaadu | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Cartoon | Malayalam | |
| 49-O | Tamil | ||
| Kallappadam | Tamil | also actor (as Himself) | |
| Kirumi | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Kammatipaadam | Malayalam |
External links
- K at the Internet Movie Database
References
- ↑ Shot Cuts - The Hindu
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'An Actor’s Life is very Demanding' - The New Indian Express
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-dulquer-salmaan-kammattipaadam-rajeev-ravi/1/678520.html
- ↑ https://www.onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/bollywood-director-anurag-kashyap-showers-praise-on-kammattipaadam
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/735825272751149057
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Music awards - The Hindu
