Vidyasagar (composer)

Vidyasagar is an Indian composer, musician and singer who works predominantly in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam film industries. After working with several composers as assistant and conductor, Vidyasagar made his debut as a film composer in the 1989 Tamil film Poomanam.[1] Working for over 225 feature films, he is the recipient of the prestigious National Award[2] and five Filmfare Awards.

Vidyasagar
Background information
Birth nameVidyasagar Ramachander
Also known as
  • Melody King
  • Vidyaji
Born (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963
Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
GenresFilm score, world music, dance music, classical music
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Composer
  • Record producer
  • Music director
  • Arranger
  • Conductor
InstrumentsSantoor, Vibraphone, Keyboard, piano, guitar, vocal.
Years active1984–present

Early life

Vidyasagar was born to Ramachandra Rao, a musician, and Sooryakantham in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.[3] He was named after the 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He was brought up in Bobbili. He underwent carnatic vocals training first and then started taking classical guitar classes in Chennai from Master Dhanraj along with A. R. Rahman and then later piano.

Career

Vidyasagar became an independent film composer with the song En Anbe in the 1989 Tamil movie Poomanam. Vidyasagar started his music career with a Tamil film, he gained recognition good in the Tamil music industry at a later stage. He shifted base to Telugu cinema in 1989.

In 1994–95, Vidyasagar was approached by Tamil actor-director Arjun, with whom he worked for many musical films like Jai Hind, Karna and Subash. Their combination resulted in acclaimed Tamil language melodic songs like Malare and Padu Padu.

From 1996 to 2001 Vidyasagar mainly concentrated on Malayalam films.[4] During this period, Vidyasagar also composed for a few Tamil movies like Nilaave Vaa and Uyirodu Uyiraga. He won three Kerala State Film Awards. About his stint in the Malayalam Cinema, Vidyasagar was quoted saying "I believe that it was a God sent opportunity for me to work in one of the finest film industries".[4]

From the year 2002, he started composing sountracks for Dhil, Run, Dhool, Ghilli etc. in Tamil and Summer in Bethlehem, Meesha Madhavan, Kilichundan Mampazham, Pattalam, C.I.D. Moosa etc. in Malayalam.

During this period, Vidyasagar composed for his first English language feature, Beyond The Soul, a low-budget independent film directed by Rajiv Anchal.

Between 2003 and 2005, he composed songs for several notable films like Anbe Sivam, Madhurey, Ji and Chandrolsavam in 2004–05. The year 2005 saw Vidyasagar receiving his first National Film Awards for his music in the Telugu film Swarabhishekam directed by K. Vishwanath. The music in the film was predominantly Carnatic.[5] The same year, he composed music for the film Chandramukhi.

In 2007, Vidyasagar was signed by Prakash Raj for his production venture Mozhi starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jyothika. The film directed by Radha Mohan had critically acclaimed melodies like Kaatrin Mozhiye and Sevvanam. The songs of Mozhi had the distinction of being completely devoid of duets. The only female voice was of Sujatha Mohan in Katrin Mozhi. In 2008 Vidyasagar's notable releases were Vijay's Kuruvi and the Priyadarshan directed Mere Baap Pehle Aap in Hindi.

After his brief dull phase in Malayalam, he bounced back into the scene with the Lal Jose directorial Neelathamara, scripted by the legendary M.T. Vasudevan Nair, with the song Anuraga Vilochananaayi becoming a cult favourite. He followed it up with hits in Apoorva Ragam and Makeup Man. Meanwhile, in Tamil, he delivered hits with Karthi's Siruthai and Vijay's Kaavalan.

In 2012, Vidyasagar had two releases in Malayalam with Diamond Necklace and Ordinary.

In 2013, Priyadarshan signed him in for his film, Geethaanjali in Malayalam with Mohanlal in the lead role. Lal Jose's Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum and Jannal Oram, the Tamil remake of Ordinary were his other releases of the year. The end of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikkad's 10-film long collaboration with composer Ilaiyaraaja saw him collaborate with Vidyasagar for the film Oru Indian Pranayakatha. Sathyan Anthikad continued his collaboration with Vidyasagar for his next 2 films, Ennum Eppozhum (released in 2015) and Jomonte Suvisheshangal[6] (released in 2017).

Awards
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Vidyasagar

Discography
Main article: Vidyasagar discography
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See also

References
  1. "Events – Vidyasagar: Music Matters". Indiaglitz.com. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. "Vidya Sagar felicitated". The Hindu.
  3. "Vidyasagar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India.
  4. "Welcome to Sify.com". sify.com.
  5. Chandramukhi Review. Vidaysagar on Chandramukhi
  6. Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 September 2019). "Master of melodies Vidyasagar is back". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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