Jakes Bejoy
Jakes Bejoy (born 27 May 1984) is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, but has also worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. He started his film musical career as a singer, in the 2012 film Second Show, directed by Srinath Rajendran, starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role. Angels (2014) was his debut film as a music director.
Jakes Bejoy | |
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| Born | 27 May 1984 Erattupetta, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Keyboard, Synthesizer |
| Labels | |
Education
Jakes Bejoy is trained in Carnatic music, and was introduced to gospel and western music during his time at Montfort School, Yercaud. He has an engineering degree from Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous), and a master's degree in Music Science and Technology from Stanford University, USA.[1]
Career
After graduating in 2010, he was a music intern at Activision Blizzard and Namco Bandai, working on the Guitar Hero series, Splatterhouse, and Pacman. He also worked with the audio team at The Walt Disney Company on video games including Cars, Brave, and Toy Story 3.[2]
In 2007, he released the album Malayalee, subsequently moving back to India. He went on to compose music for short films and advertisement jingles. He has written the music score for movies such as Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Ranam, Queen, Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil and Monsoon Mangoes.[2][3] Taxiwala starring Vijay Devarakonda was his debut in Telugu.
Discography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Language | Songs | Background
Score |
Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Angels | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Malayalam Debut | |
| 2015 | Thakka Thakka | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Tamil Debut | |
| 2016 | Monsoon Mangoes | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | [4] | |
| Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | Yes | Yes | [5] | |||
| Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2017 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2 | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Queen | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil | Yes | No | ||||
| Ranam | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Taxiwala | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Telugu debut | [6] | |
| 2019 | The Gambinos | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Suttu Pidikka Utharavu | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Mera Naam Shaji | Malayalam | No | Yes | |||
| Ishq | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Kakshi: Amminippilla | No | Yes | ||||
| Kalki | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Porinju Mariam Jose | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2020 | Anveshanam | Yes | Yes | |||
| Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Mafia: Chapter 1 | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Forensic | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2 States | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Adho Andha Paravai Pola | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Mamakiki | Yes | Yes | Released on ZEE5 | |||
| Durgamati | Hindi | No | Yes | Hindi Debut Direct OTT release on Amazon Prime |
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| 2021 | Operation Java | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | ||
| Chaavu Kaburu Challaga | Telugu | Yes | Yes | |||
| Kuruthi | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | [7] | ||
| Bhramam | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2022 | Salute | Yes | Yes | |||
| Pathrosinte Padappukal | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Puzhu | Yes | Yes | ||||
| CBI 5 | Yes | Yes | [8] | |||
| Jack and Jill | No | Yes | ||||
| Jana Gana Mana | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Kaduva | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Pakka Commercial | Telugu | Yes | Yes | |||
| Paappan | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| Oke Oka Jeevitham | Telugu | Yes | Yes | |||
| Kanam | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Kotthu | Malayalam | No | Yes | |||
| Kumari | Yes | Yes | Also one of the producer | |||
| Saturday Night | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Aanaparambile WorldCup | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2023 | Iratta | Yes | Yes | |||
| Ayalvaashi |
Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| Porthozhil |
Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Nirangal Moondru |
Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Padmini |
Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| King of Kotha |
Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vilayath Buddha |
Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| #NP43 - Dijo film |
Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| #VS10 |
Telugu | Yes | Yes |
References
- "I am in a comfortable space as a musician : Jakes Bejoy". The Hindu. 29 May 2019.
- Nelluri, Maya (20 November 2018). "Interview with Jakes Bejoy about Taxiwaala". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Chowdary, Sunita (13 March 2018). "Jakes Bejoy to debut in Telugu with 'Taxiwala'". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Jakes Bejoy's magic in Monsoon Mangoes — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Jakes Bejoy's latest songs get good response — Times of India". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Vijay Deverakonda, GA2, UV Creations movie Worldwide Grand Release On May 18th — Idlebrain". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "Jakes Bejoy on creating Vetta Mrigam from Kuruthi". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2021.
- "Changed the spirit of the background score in CBI 5 : Jakes Bejoy". Onmanorama. 3 May 2022.
External links
- Jakes Bejoy at IMDb