Ranjin Raj

Ranjin Raj is a musician and composer in the Malayalam film industry. He debuted with the film Joseph starring Joju George and Nithyaharitha Nayakan starring Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Dharmajan Bolgatty. Both films were released on 16 November 2018.[1]

Ranjin Raj
Background information
Birth nameRanjin Raj Varma
Born11 December 1988 (1988-12-11) (age 33)
Occupation(s)Music composer, Playback singer, Keyboardist, Lyricists
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active2015–present

Personal life

Ranjin was born at Melarcode, Kerala to Mr. M Rajendran and Mrs. Supriya Rajendran, Palakkad. He married Silpa Tulsi on 25 August 2013.

Career

He was a contestant on Idea Star Singer 2007, a music reality show telecasted on Asianet.[2] Ranjin started his career as in-house music producer for media such as Flowers (TV channel), Zee Keralam (TV channel) and his works include Comedy Utsavam and Uppum Mulakum telecasting on Flowers (TV channel) was notable.

He associated to director V. A Shrikumar for the film Odiyan, starring Mohanlal, for which he composed scores for two promo videos.[3]

Ranjin Raj started his film career as a musician with the films Nithyaharitha Nayakan and Joseph. His song named Poomuthole from the film Joseph was a hit.[4][5][6][7]

Discography
Year Film Language Songs Score Notes
2014Bhaiyya BhaiyyaMalayalamYesNoPromo Song
2018OdiyanMalayalamNoYesPromotional Teaser
2018JosephMalayalamYesNoDebut Film
Nithyaharitha NayakanMalayalamYesYes
2019Ormayil Oru Shishiram MalayalamYesYes
Pookkalam VaravayiMalayalamYesYesTV serial on Zee Keralam
MamangamMalayalamNoYesPromotional Teasers
2020 Ente MaathavuMalayalamYesYesTV serial on Surya TV
Al - malluMalayalamYesYes
Manam Pole MangalyamMalayalamYesYesTV serial on Zee Keralam
2021 KoodevideMalayalamYesYesTV serial on Asianet TV
WolfMalayalamYesYes Released on Zee5
KaanekkaaneMalayalamYesYesMovie released on SonyLIV[8]
StarMalayalamYesNo
KaavalMalayalamYesYes
2022 Karnan Napoleon Bhagat SinghMalayalamYesYes [9]
Kabeerinte Divasangal MalayalamNoYes
Ambalamukkile VisheshangalMalayalamYesYes
Night DriveMalayalamYesYes
CadavarTamilYesYes
AdrishyamMalayalamYesNo
AndalTamilNoYes
YukiTamilYesNo
Within SecondsMalayalamYesYes
Pathaam ValavuMalayalamYesYes

Awards
YearStatusTitleCategoryFilm
2019WonMovie Street AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2019WonVayalar AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2019WonCochin Herald KSBEA AwardsVersatile MusicianJoseph
2019WonMazhavil Manorama music awardsSong of the yearJoseph
2019WonGirish Puthenchery Foundation AwardsBest Music DirectorJoseph
2019WonMazhavil Music AwardsBest Song DirectorJoseph
2019Nominated8th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Song DirectorJoseph

References
  1. "Joseph movie's song Poomuthole is a soulful melody". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "I had a rocky start in M-Town: Ranjin Raj Varma". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Singer Ranjin's promotional song for Bhayya Bhayya". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "I had only my amma in my mind while composing Poomuthole : Ranjin Raj - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. "Renji Panicker to replace Lal in the thriller 'Kaval'". TheNewIndianExpress. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. "A rare musical feat for Ranjin Raj". Deccanchronicle. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. "Suresh Gopi's film with Nithin Renji Panicker is titled 'Kaaval'". TheNewsMinute. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. "Kaanekkaane' gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched". Manorama News Online. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. S, Harikumar J. (16 December 2020). "'Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh' is a murder-mystery thriller, says director Sarath G Mohan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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