Draft:Rajesh Babu K Sooranad

Rajesh Babu K Sooranad
Born (1976-03-27) 27 March 1976 (age 48)[1]
Kollam, Kerala,
Occupation(s)
Years active2018–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Keyboard
Labels
  • AvenirTek Music Company

Rajesh Babu K Sooranad is an Indian music director, film producer, and scenarist who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry.

Early life edit

Rajesh Babu was born the third son of N Karunakaran Nair and Vijayalakshmi Amma in Sooranad village in Kollam District of Kerala State in India. He was inspired to sing by his elder sisters. He learned Carnatic music for seven years under the tutelage of Sooranad Gangadharan. As per the Guru's instructions, he was active in music concerts and recitals during his schooling and graduation. Rajesh Babu did his Post Graduation in Human Resource Management from Nagpur University and worked as an HR Professional thereafter for nearly fifteen years in different sectors like Retail, hospitality, IT, Manufacturing and Service Industries, and also had a two-year stint as an entrepreneur before he entered into movies in 2015.[2]

Career edit

After switching his career to movies, he wrote the script for the malayalam movie "Take It Easy".[3] The script was based on his experience in both personal and professional life applying various management practices such as Neuro-linguistic Programming, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Management Techniques, Transactional Analysis, etc., which are normally practised in HR Management. During the post-production work of the film "Take It Easy", he met prominent personalities in the film industry.[4] [5]

The song "Chandanam Sugandhamekiya Sundarodayakeralam" written by poet Shri P.K. Gopi which was dedicated to Kerala on 1st November 2016 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Kerala's formation, was composed by Rajesh Babu. The musical was sung by ten playback singers featuring all the traditional art forms of Kerala, and was performed by more than a hundred artists in Kerala.[6] [7]

He got an opportunity to compose music for the song "Maduramam Ormakal" for the movie Mattancheri Rajesh Babu teamed up with musician Shimjith Sivan, and composed songs for Mattancheri as a composer-duo. Then, as a composer-duo, he composed music for the films like Sreehalli, [8] Ithirivettam, Vellaripravukal, Pullu, etc. Rajesh Babu and Shimjith Sivan composed the songs and BGM for the film "Pullu' a Malayalam movie produced by First-Clap, an organization formed under the leadership of the renowned film director Mr. Shajoon Kariyal to train new talents. "Pullu" won awards and accolades at various international film festivals.[9] [10] He also composed the soundtrack and music for the film "Randam Mukham." [11]

Rajesh Babu produced the films "Perfume-Her Fragrance", "Binary"[12] and "Zha".[13] The songs in Perfume-Her Fragrance composed by him fetched K.S. Chithra and PK Sunilkumar the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2020 for the best Female and Male Playback Singers respectively. The song "Neelavanam Thalamenthi" from the movie Perfume-Her Fragrance was rated by Malayala Manorama among the five best songs released during Covid Pandemic.[14] [15] [16]

References edit

[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

  1. ^ "Rajesh Babu K Sooranad, About". Book My Show.
  2. ^ V, Mithran (27 September 2022). "സംഗീതസംവിധായകനും സിനിമാ നിർമാതാവുമായി മാറിയ എച്ച്ആർ മാനേജർ!". Manorama Music.
  3. ^ "A horror film directed by AK Sathaar, starring Anand Soorya". Movie Buff. 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ "സിനിമയിലെ എച്ച് ആർ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ രാജേഷ് ബാബുവിന്‍റെ വേറിട്ട സംഗീത ജീവിതം". Anweshanam. 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Take it Easy Malayalam Movie Rating". Time of India. 18 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Packed with nostalgia". DECCAN CHRONICLE. 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ "കൂട്ടാണ് ഇവര്‍ക്ക് സംഗീതം". Mathrubhumi. 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "SREEHALLI MOVIE REVIEW". Times of India. 8 June 2018.
  9. ^ "ഷിംല ഇന്റര്‍നാഷണല്‍ ഫിലിം ഫെസ്റ്റിവല്‍; 'പുള്ള്' മികച്ച ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമ". Mathrubhumi. 27 December 2020.
  10. ^ "HR professional in Cinema". Mallu Release. 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ "മണികണ്ഠൻ ആചാരിയുടെ 'രണ്ടാം മുഖം' തീയേറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക്". Samayam Malayalam. 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ "സൈബർ കുറ്റകൃത്യങ്ങളുടെ കഥ പറയുന്ന പുതിയ ചിത്രം 'ബൈനറി'യുടെ പോസ്റ്ററുകൾ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Mallu Release. 3 September 2022.
  13. ^ "തീവ്ര സൗഹൃദത്തിന്‍റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന 'ഴ' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര്‍; മണികണ്ഠനും നന്ദുവും ഒന്നിക്കുന്ന ചിത്രം വരുന്നു". Samayam Malayalam. 5 September 2022.
  14. ^ "കോവിഡിന്റെ കെട്ട കാലത്തും ഹൃദയം കവർന്ന അഞ്ച് മെലഡികള്‍". Manorama Music. 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ "ആസ്വദിക്കും..... നിങ്ങൾ ഈ സുഗന്ധം". Mathrubhumi. 25 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards 2020". Indiaglitz. 13 September 2021.
  17. ^ "സംഗീതസംവിധായകനും സിനിമാ നിർമാതാവുമായി മാറിയ എച്ച്ആർ മാനേജർ!". ManoramaOnline.
  18. ^ thomas, elizabeth (June 5, 2018). "Packed with nostalgia". Deccan Chronicle.
  19. ^ "കൂട്ടാണ് ഇവർക്ക് സംഗീതം". Mathrubhumi Archives. 26 August 2017.
  20. ^ "ആസ്വദിക്കും..... നിങ്ങൾ ഈ സുഗന്ധം | Perfume Review". Mathrubhumi. 25 November 2022.
  21. ^ "സിനിമയിലെ എച്ച് ആർ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ രാജേഷ് ബാബുവിന്‍റെ വേറിട്ട സംഗീത ജീവിതം". anweshanam.com. January 22, 2023.
  22. ^ CHELEMBRA, DINOOP (January 22, 2023). "സിനിമയിലെ എച്ച് ആർ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ ; രാജേഷ് ബാബു കെ ശൂരനാടിനെ അടുത്തറിയാം ..." FlashNewsOnline.Com.
  23. ^ "Music Director Rajesh Babu K Sooranad - Mallu Release | Watch Malayalam Full Movies".
  24. ^ "രാജേഷ് ബാബു എന്ന സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ… വേറിട്ടൊരു സംഗീത ജീവിതം… (ലേഖനം)". January 23, 2023.
  25. ^ "Profile of Malayalam Musician Rajesh Babu K Sooranad". en.msidb.org.

External links edit

  1. Rajesh Babu K Sooranad at IMDb
  2. രാജേഷ് ബാബു M3DB
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