Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
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 Dhibu Ninan Thomas at SIIMA Awards 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
| Genres | Film Score, Film Music |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Piano, Vocals, Percussions |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | |
Dhibu Ninan Thomas is an Indian music composer who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam cinema.
Early life
Thomas was born in a Malayali family from Kottayam, Kerala. He did his bachelor of engineering in electronics from JJ Engineering College in Trichy.[1]
Thomas was a music enthusiast from childhood. He was actively involved in music and participated in opportunities for it.[2] Actor Sivakarthikeyan and actor-director Arunraja Kamaraj were his college mates.
Career
Thomas made his music director debut in 2017 with Maragadha Naanayam.[3] [4] He then composed music for the 2018 film Kanaa,[5] which was produced by Sivakarthikeyan and directed by Arunraja Kamaraj in their maiden films as producer and director, respectively.[6][7] Following Kanaa, he composed the music for its Telugu remake, Kousalya Krishnamurthy (2019).
Discography
As a composer
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maragadha Naanayam | Tamil | Marakathamani (Telugu) | |
| Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Kanaa | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Kousalya Krishnamurthy | Telugu | Telugu remake of Kanaa | |
| 2021 | Bachelor | Tamil | composed only one song "Adiye" | |
| 2022 | Kombu Vatcha Singamda | |||
| Nenjuku Needhi | Tamil remake of Article 15 | |||
| Nadhi | ||||
| 2023 | Chithha | Composed "Kangal Edho", "Theera Swasame" and "Show me the way" | ||
| 2024 | Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Malayalam | ||
| 2025 | Diesel | Tamil | ||
| 2026 | Mr. X | |||
| Upcoming | Irandu Vaanam |
As singer
| Year | Song | Co singer(s) | Film | Music Director/Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Savaal" | Rabbit Mac, Arunraja Kamaraj | Kanaa | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
| 2024 | "Kooriruttilu Kaalkulambadi" | Charu Hariharan | Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
References
- Vasudevan, Kv (22 June 2017). "Dhibu's desi flavour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "It's distasteful to drown out lyrics with music: Dhibu Ninan Thomas". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "Sivakarthikeyan launches Maragatha Naanayam audio". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Sivakarthikeyan gets nostalgic at Maragadha Naanayam audio launch". Hindustantimes.com/. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- Manikandan, Rajeshwari (12 September 2018). "'My Score Is Not Influenced by the Protagonist's Gender': Dhibu Ninan Thomas On Composing For 'Kanaa'". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "Watch: Kanaa trailer out, Aishwarya Rajesh looks promising in this sports film". News Minute. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Sivakarthikeyan croons number with daughter Aaradhya for Kanaa". News Minute. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.