Berny-Ignatius

Berny Ignatius

Background information
Genres	Film score, soundtrack, theatre, world music, folk music
Occupation(s)	Music composer, arranger, record producer, instrumentalist
Instruments	Guitar, electric guitar, hawaii guitar, mandolin, oud, banjo, bulbul tarang, Harmonium, Keyboard, melodica
Years active	1981–present

Berny Ignatius is a famous music composer-duo-brothers in the Malayalam film industry, best known for their work in films like Thenmavin Kombath, Chandralekha, Kottaram Veettile Apputtan, Kalyanaraman, Chess, Kaaryasthan etc.^[1] Thenmavin Kombath earned them the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director in 1994.^[2]

They composed many hit songs such as Kallipoonguyile, Mayilay Parannu Vaa, Poonilamazha peythirangiya, Kathayile Rajakumaranum, Aavani Ponnoonjal, Thamarappoovil vazhum, Puthumazhayayi vannu, Ponnitta Pettakam, Thechippoove Thenagasi Poove, Oru Kathilola etc.^[3]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

1994 – Best Music Director – Thenmavin Kombath

Kaumudi Awards

1994 – Best Music Director – Thenmavin Kombath

Other Awards

2011 – Aimfill Inspire award for Best Music Director – Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
2010 – Jaycee foundation award for Best Music Director – Kaaryasthan

Filmography

As music directors

Rajadhi Raja (2014)
Maryade (2014)
Sringaravelan (2013)
Climax (2013)
Cowboy (2012)
Perinoru Makan (2012)
Mayamohini (2012)
Lucky Jokers (2011)
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (2010)
Kaaryasthan (2010)
Twenty:20 (2008)
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan (2007)
Chess (2006)
Vettam (2004)
C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu (2004)
Thudakkam (2004)
Pulival Kalyanam (2003)
Uthara (2003)
Kalyanaraman (2002)
Kanalkkireedam (2002)
Raajapattam (2001)
The Gift of God (2001)
Chithrathoonukal (2001)
Mele Vaaryathe Maaalaakhakkuttikal (2000)
Priyam(2000)
Mark Antony (2000)
India Gate (2000)
Summer Palace (2000)
Indriyam (2000)
Holi (1999)
Thennaali Raman (1999)

Aakasha Ganga (1999)
Pattabhishekam (1999)
Pranaya Nilavu (1999)
Swastham Grihabaranam (1999)
James Bond (1999)
Manthrimaalikayil Manassammatham (1998)
Kudumba Vaarthakal (1998)
Aalibabayum Aarara Kallanmarum (1998)
Grama Panchayath (1998)
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan (1998)
Mayilpeelikkavu (1998)
Oro Viliyum Kathorthu (1998)
Kalaapam (1998)
Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam (1998)
Chandralekha (1997)
Gajaraja Manthram (1997)
Junior Mandrake (1997)
Bharatheeyam (1997)
Raajathanthram (1997)
Shaanthipuram Thampuraan (1997)
Ullasapoongattu(1997)
Kavaadam (1996)
Vanarasena (1996)
Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka (1995)
Radholsavam (1995)
Mangalyasoothram (1995)
Manathe Kottaram (1994)
Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
Kaazhchakkappuram (1992)

Background score

References

↑ "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : New areas of musical expressions". The Hindu. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
↑ "Malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA, Malayalam cinema news, Malayalam cinema actors,Actress, Upcoming Malayalam movies". Malayalamcinema.com. 26 October 1985. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
↑ "MSI MMdb Songs Musician ബേണി ഇഗ്നേഷ്യസ്‌ ( Berny Ignatius )". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

External links

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director

1969–1980	G. Devarajan (1969) G. Devarajan (1970) V. Dakshinamoorthy (1971) G. Devarajan (1972) K. Raghavan M. B. Sreenivasan (1973) M. S. Viswanathan (1974) Bhaskar Chendra Varker (1975) A. T. Ummer (1976) K. Raghavan (1977) M. B. Sreenivasan (1978) None (1979) Jerry Amaldev (1980)

1981–2000	M. B. Sreenivasan (1981) Johnson (1982) Shyam (1983) Shyam (1984) G. Devarajan (1985) Bombay Ravi (1986) Ouseppachan (1987) G. Aravindan (1988) Johnson (1989) Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath Jerry Amaldev (1990) Raveendran (1991) Bombay Ravi (1992) S. P. Venkatesh (1993) Berny-Ignatius (1994) Ilaiyaraaja (1995) Vidyasagar (1996) Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (1997) Vidyasagar (1998) Sunny Stephen (1999) Vidyasagar (2000)

2001–present	M. G. Radhakrishnan (2001) Raveendran (2002) M. Jayachandran (2003) M. Jayachandran (2004) M. G. Radhakrishnan (2005) Ramesh Narayan (2006) M. Jayachandran (2007) M. Jayachandran (2008) Mohan Sithara (2009) M. Jayachandran (2010) Sharreth (2011) M. Jayachandran (2012)