Justin Prabhakaran
Birth date10 June 1986 (age 40)
OriginMadurai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenreFilm score
OccupationFilm composer
Years active2014–present
SpouseCaroline Susannah (m.2022)

Justin Prabhakaran (born 10 June 1986) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music mostly for Tamil films and also a few Malayalam and Telugu films besides two Hindi films. He made his debut as a film composer in the 2014 Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum.

Early and personal life

Prabhakaran was born in Madurai.[1] From childhood, he was interested in music. He was introduced to church music at an early age and groomed to become a keyboard player. He participated in a TV show and won the award for his own composition. He is proficient in playing keyboard and guitar. During a film shoot at the American College, Madurai in 2003–2006, where he studied B.Sc. Zoology, he happened to meet cinematographer Gopi Krishna, who advised him to study sound engineering from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Tharamani, Chennai.[2] Prabhakaran married Caroline Susannah on 5 October 2022.[3][4]

Career

Prabhakaran joined music composer Harris Jayaraj as an assistant sound engineer and worked for him for 3 1⁄2 years. He debuted in film with Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).[1]

Discography

As composer
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2014Pannaiyarum PadminiyumTamil
2015Orange Mittai
KunjiramayanamMalayalam
2016Oru Naal KoothuTamil
Raja Manthiri
Ulkuthu
2017Kaalakkoothu
Thondan
2018Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren
2019Monster
Dear ComradeTelugu
DharmaprabhuTamil
Adutha Saattai
2020Naadodigal 2
othaikku othai
Paava KadhaigalAnthology film. Segment: Thangam
NavarasaAnthology film. Segment: Payasam
2021Meenakshi SundareshwarHindi
2022BhamakalapamTelugu
Radhe Shyam[5]
Gatta KusthiTamil
2023Pachuvum Athbutha VilakkumMalayalam
Raavana KottamTamil
Farhana
Adiyae
Irugapatru
2025Ace[6]
Aap Jaisa KoiHindi3 songs and score only
Meghalu Cheppina Prema KathaTelugu
HridayapoorvamMalayalam[7]
ThanalTamil
Thandakaaranyam
Sirai
Sarvam MayaMalayalam
2026Happy RajTamil[8]
As playback singer
SongFilm
"Pesuren Pesuren"Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
"Azhaipaiya"Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
"Kuru Kuru Kannal"Ulkuthu
"Multiverse of Adiyae"Adiyae
"Velichandhaan"Irugapatru
As lyricist
SongFilm
"Enga Ooru Vandi", "Kadhal Vandhaacho", "Aaraaro", "Paaraai"Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
"Theeradhey Asaigal"Orange Mittai
"The Canteen Song"Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
"Bambaram" "Cauli Flowerey"Raja Manthiri
"Mannichiru" , "Kanne Kalangadha"Sirai

Indie songs :

  1. Kalyana kacheri ( 2024 )

References

  1. ^ Jyothsna. "Music Director Justin Prabhakaran Interview". Behindwoods. Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ Saravanan, T. (4 July 2013). "The RISING musicianship". The Hindu. Archived 31 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ பார்க்கர், பீட்டர் (2022-10-06). "இசையமைப்பாளர் ஜஸ்டின் பிரபாகரனுக்கு திருமணம்.. விஜய் சேதுபதி, பா.ரஞ்சித் நேரில் சென்று வாழ்த்து" (in Tamil). ABP Nadu. Archived 6 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  4. ^ "Music composer Justin Prabhakaran gets married". The Times of India. 2022-10-05. Archived 22 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  5. ^ "Radhe Shyam: Justin Prabhakaran only for South versions". The Hans India. 23 October 2020. Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "First Look and Title Teaser of Vijay Sethupathi's ACE is Out, Fans Are Excited!". Times Now. 17 May 2024. Archived 15 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Justin Prabhakaran to compose music for Mohanlal's next with Sathyan Anthikad" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2024-05-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived 17 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  8. ^ IANS (2026-03-05). "G V Prakash-starrer 'Happy Raj' to hit screens on March 27". DT Next. Archived 27 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-03-11.