Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films.[1] He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film Awards for his numerous film soundtrack albums and background scores.
Ouseppachan | |
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| Born | Mechery Louis Ouseppachan 13 September 1955 |
| Origin | Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
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| Instrument | Violin |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Early life
editCareer
editHe started his music career as violinist in some music troupes including Voice of Trichur. Later he got the chance to be the violinist in concerts of renowned playback singer Madhuri. He later became the violinist under music director Paravoor Devarajan master.[2]
His first work in the film industry was the film Eenam, for which he set the background score. He also composed additional background music for the film Aaravam (1979) in which he also played the role of a fiddle player, however Kathodu Kathoram (1985), directed by Bharathan is considered as his debut. Ouseppachan's work was noted for the film and three songs from the film became super hits. These songs were noted also for the immense use of violin. This may be attributed to the facts that Ousephachan himself is a violinist and that the protagonist of the film played by Mammootty is also a violinist.[2]
Ousephachan then went on to compose music for over 200 films.[3] He also composed songs for the non-commercial English film Freaky Chakra, directed by V.K. Prakash and background scores for various Hindi films, notably directed by Priyadarshan. His non-film songs include popular albums like Onapoothalam, Vasanthageetangal and many Christian devotional songs. Aside from music direction, he had taken up a spot as a judge for Asianet's Idea Star Singer 2008 and also as a judge for Kairali TV's Gandharva Sangeetham 2012.[4]
Selected discography
editMalayalam films
editOther language films
edit| Year | Title | Language | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Freaky Chakra | English | |
| 2010 | Bumm Bumm Bole | Hindi | Background Score Only |
| Khatta Meetha | Hindi | Background Score Only | |
| Aakrosh | Hindi | Background Score Only | |
| 2011 | Dam 999 | English | [8] |
| Aidondla Aidu | Kannada | ||
| 2012 | Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal | Hindi | Background Score Only |
| 2014 | Shutter | Marathi | Background Score Only |
| 2020 | Maddy Engira Madavan | Tamil | |
| Thai Nilam | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Route No:17 | Tamil | [9] |
| Signal Man | Kannada | ||
Awards
edit- 2007 – Best Music Direction: Ore Kadal
- 1987 – Best Music Director: Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
- 2007 – Best Background Music: Ore Kadal
- 2013 – Best Music Director: Nadan
References
edit- ↑ Pradeep, K. (28 April 2016). "Music, his driving force". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- 1 2 3 weblokam.com – Profile Archived 8 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ouseppachan". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "Eligible for Best Score, Names From Hollywood and Malayalam=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/eligible-for-best-score-names-from-hollywood-and-malayalam/".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Hailesa(2009) Soundtrack – Free Indian Music, Listen to Free Bollywood, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Carnatic, Hindustani, Devotional Music". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Features, C. E. (8 January 2025). "Soubin Shahir and Dhyan Sreenivasan's Machaante Maalakha gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ Features, C. E. (9 March 2025). "Jeo Baby to headline film based on Vyloppilli's poem 'Krishnashtami'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ "DAM999 Official Website". DAM999. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "Jithan Ramesh's Route No 17 gets release date". Cinema Express. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.