Mohan Sithara

Mohan Sithara
Born 1959 (age 56)
Origin Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation(s) Music director
Instruments Violin, Harmonium
Years active 1986 – present

Mohan Sithara, is a Malayalam film music composer. He received Kerala state award for the songs in Priyanandan's "Sufi Paranja Kadha". Since 1986 he is an active musician in Malayalam film industry. He is talented in putting Western, Classical and Folk styles in his songs which attracts more audience to hear his songs. He has worked with famous lyricists and poets like O. N. V Kurup, Yusufali Kechery, Sreekumaran Thampi, P K Gopi, Kunjumoitheen Kutty, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Rafeeq Ahmed, Rajeev Aalunkal, S. Ramesan Nair, B R Prasad, Vinayan, Bharanikkavu Sivakumar, Anil Panachooran, Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, Gireesh Puthenchery, Bichu Thirumala etc. Almost, every singers had been part of his songs namely K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan, G. Venugopal, M. G. Sreekumar, Vidhu Prathap, Afsal, Manjari, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Sheelamani, Biju Narayanan, Priya R Pai and Poornasree among others.

Early Life

Mohan Sithara was born at Peruvallur, Thrissur, Kerala, India in 1959. He was deeply interested in music , and had become an expert violinist by the age of 14. He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes, in those one was Sithara troup, thus making him Mohan Sithara. Later he got the chance to be the violinist with former leading music composers like M G Radhakrishnan, Shyam, Perumbavoor G Raveendranath etc. He has done orchestratio for the film Thoovanathumbikal with Perumbavoor G Raveendranath, in which the songs were super hits. His first work as independent music director in the malayalam film industry was the film Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (From One to Zero), for which he made the famous song Raree Rareeram Raro (it was first song for G Venugopal also). The director T K Rajeev Kumar gave him a chance under Navodaya banner. He joined with Padmarajan to set background music for the film Innale in 1989 which was too hearty music.

Personal Life

He is married to Beena. The couple have a daughter Mobeena and a son Vishnu.[1]

Filmography

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

"'2012"'

Highlight songs

Awards

State Film Critics Award

State Film Critics Award

Mathrubhumi Medimix Film Award 1999

Film Fare Award 2000

AVT Grihalakshmi T V Award 2006

Annual Malayalam Movie Award 2009, UAE

Ravindran Award 2009

Kerala State Film Awards 2009

Personal life

He is married to Baby and has two children, a girl & a boy. His eldest child, Mobina sang some song Music-directed by him and now she is married and his son, Vishnu is a growing Music Programmer, he has already done some albums and assisting in orchestrations.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/13407