Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Santhosh Dhayanidhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director |
| Instrument | keyboard/piano |
Santhosh Dhayanidhi is an Indian film composer and singer. He made his debut as a music composer through Inimey Ippadithan (2015).
Career
Dhayanidhi began his career in film music by working as a keyboard programmer for A. R. Rahman and worked with him for two years from the production of the albums to Kadal (2013) and Lingaa (2014). He simultaneously worked as a composer for TV commercials, notably for an ad promoting the Indian reality show Bigg Boss 8.[1] Dhayanidhi made his debut as a composer with the film Inimey Ippadithan (2016) after being recommended to the producer by the lead actor Santhanam. Santhanam had heard about Dhayanidhi after looking for a debutant and being briefed about Santhosh by Kaushik, an employee at Sony Music India.[2][3]
Discography
Released soundtracks
- The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
- • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous versions, if featuring in more languages
- ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions
| Year | Tamil | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Inimey Ippadithan • | |
| 2016 | Mo • | |
| 2017 | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal • | |
| Kattappava Kanom • | ||
| Madura Veeran • | ||
| 2018 | Raati | 7UP Madras Gig song[4] |
| 2019 | Lisaa • | |
| 2019 | Thumbaa • | |
| 2020 | Danny • | |
| 2023 | Baba Black Sheep | [5] |
| Partner | ||
| 2025 | Paranthu Po | Songs only[6] |
Playback singer
| Year | Film | Songs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Inimey Ippadithan | "Thaedi Odunaen" | |
| 2017 | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal | "Ondroduthan Ondroga" | |
| 2021 | Kutty Pattas • | "Kutty Pattas" |
References
- ^ Subhakeerthana, s. (26 May 2015). "AR Rahman's apprentice makes his solo debut". Deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 May 2015). "Going commercial". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Music composer Santhosh Dhayanidhi on Anirudh singing in Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal". 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Santhosh's 'Raati' is here". The Hindu. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Baba Black Sheep review: A film with two different halves". The South First. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (23 May 2025). "Aju Varghese makes his Tamil debut with Ram's Paranthu Po". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 May 2025.