Manu Ramesan
Manu Ramesan | |
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| Born | 13 July 1982[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Uma Manu
(m. 2010; died 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Film score, world music |
| Labels | Manu Ramesan Productions |
Manu Ramesan is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of lyricist S. Ramesan Nair.[2][3] He has composed songs for films such as Pidichirukku (2008), Gulumal: The Escape (2009) and Plus Two (2010) (2010). The songs he composed for the movie Ayal Njanalla received rave reviews.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Manu is the son of Malayalam lyricist S. Ramesan Nair and P. Rema. On 6 June 2010, he married Uma, an assistant professor in the Computer Science department of Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi. They have a daughter, Mayika Devi , born on 19 August 2014. Uma died on 17 March 2021 due to stroke.[6] Just three months later, on 18 June 2021, Manu lost his father to COVID-19.
Mayika Devi
[edit]Mayika, his daughter is featured in a song- Tata Povam which was released on account of children's day.
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pidichirukku | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Kavya's Diary | Telugu | |
| Gulumal: The Escape | Malayalam | ||
| 2010 | Mazha | Malayalam | album |
| Plus Two | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Raattinam | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai | Tamil | |
| 8.20 | Malayalam | Background score | |
| Nangeli | Malayalam | album | |
| 2015 | Ayal Njanalla | Malayalam | |
| 2019-2022 | The Premier Padmini | Malayalam | web series |
| 2020 | Shakeela | Malayalam | short film |
| 2024 | Njan Kandatha Sare | Malayalam |
References
[edit]- ^ "About Manu Ramesan". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013.
- ^ Ashok, S. R. (5 May 2012). "Audio Beat: Raattinam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (21 November 2014). "Nangeli gets a warm welcome". The Hindu.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (16 January 2017). "Music review: Ayal Njanalla". The Times of India.
- ^ Menon, Akhila (31 July 2015). "Ayaal Njanalla Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil Is Back!". FilmiBeat.
- ^ "സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ മനു രമേശിന്റെ ഭാര്യ അന്തരിച്ചു" [Music director Manu Ramesan's wife Uma passes away]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 17 March 2021.