Ashwath Naganathan known by screen name Ashwath, is an Indian composer and musician, who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. His notable works are FIR[1] starring Vishnu Vishal ,Inspector Rishi[2] on Amazon Prime Video, and for the YouTube Channel 'Certified Rascals'.[3]
Ashwath Naganathan | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 2 October 1989 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Film score, Independent music |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, Music director, Independent musician, Song writer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life
editAfter completing his post graduation in Media Studies at College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, he was employed by NDTV as a News Producer/Director for a few years. Later he ventured into music full time.
He has composed music for about 75 short films including a few international award-winning ones, and more than 100 advertisements apart from a few plays & TV shows.[4]
His background in music is attributed to his gurus who guided him on classical music / western music during his schooling and the band he was a part of during college along with Music Director Vishal Chandrasekar.[5] He was drawn into music during childhood and pursued it after he interviewed A R Rahman as an intern.[6]
Career
editHis stint with the film industry started with the opportunity to score for a feature film titled "Nalanum Nandhiniyum" by Film Institute students. Producer Ravindar Chandrasekaran listened to the songs on Skype and launched him through Libra Productions. The film has songs by leading vocalists across India including Shreya Goshal, Shankar Mahadevan,[7] and got released in 2014. Though the tracks were not popular, the music of the film was written about as a positive aspect of the film in all the leading newspapers, websites and magazines.[8]
His second film is a bilingual where he worked on the background score for considerable portions of the film "Tamilchelvanum Thaniyar Anjalum" in Tamil, Produced by ace Director Gautam Vasudev Menon. Though he did portions of the background score, he was credited in that film.
He has composed music for a few advertisements directed by Gautam himself.[9] He is also a part time lecturer for students across Media colleges.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Titile | Director | Language |
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| 2014 | Nalanum Nandhiniyum | Venkatesan R | Tamil |
| 2016 | Tamilchelvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (Background Score only) | Premsai | Tamil |
| 2017 | Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam | Sudhar | Tamil |
| 2018 | Whats up Panimanishi / Whats up Velaikkari | Praveen K, Manu Anand Preethi Srivijayan | Tamil, Telugu |
| 2018 | Nila nila odi vaa | J.S. Nandhini | Tamil |
| 2022 | FIR | Manu Anand | Tamil |
| 2024 | Inspector Rishi | J.S. Nandhini | Tamil |
References
edit- ^ "What's the AR Rahman connect in Vishnu Vishal's FIR?". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b ""Apart from this, I have written and cleared the exams for lecturer. Part time I go to some colleges and teach students about media"". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (22 July 2020). "Laugh out loud: Meet the team behind 'Certified Rascals', whose funny videos are creating waves". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "I kept working on jingles, advertisements, TV shows, a few independent films, corporate videos, etc". The Times of India. 16 December 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ தாரா, ராகேஷ் (11 April 2024). "வேலைக்கு லீவு எடுத்துதான் முதல் படத்திற்கு இசையமைத்தேன்: இன்ஸ்பெக்டர் ரிஷி இசையமைப்பாளர் அஸ்வத்". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "I believe in spending time with the director and creating tunes for the situation". The Times of India. 16 December 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ ஜீவகணேஷ்.ப (9 April 2024). "I worked with great singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal and Satya Prakash in my first film". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ ஜீவகணேஷ்.ப (9 April 2024). "But some people have seen and appreciated my music". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "I got an opportunity to work with Gautham Menon for a commer". The Times of India. 16 December 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.