Deepak Dev
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Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an India
n music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema
, with films such as Chronic Bachelor
, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam
, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham
.
. He studied at the Indian High School there and was learning Indian Carnatic music ever since his childhood days. Later his interest switched mainly to the keyboard. While a graduate student in Sacred Heart College, he was the mastermind behind the college rock band which went on to win the prestigious intercollege competition 'Talent Time - Woodstock' award every year. He focused a lot on programing music and started working with reputed musicians like A.R Rahman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Sandeep Chowta, Vidyasagar
, Anu Malik
, M.M. Keeravani, Mani Sharma
, Adesh shrivastav. He started his career in Malayalam movies with ‘Chronic Bachelor’ directed by Siddique
(of Siddique-Lal fame).
He says in an interview that he had almost given up on his musical career, soon after completing his graduation from Sacred Heart's College, Cochin, “as nothing exciting was happening in my career.” But, as fate would have it, every time he tried to sell off his keyboard, it always came back to him, “as any guy who bought it from me with a mere small advance could never pile up the money that they had promised me for that keyboard and ended up giving it back to me. And soon after the third time it happened, the Siddique-Lal duo called me to join their group for their shows in the United States. They wanted me to render some music to fill the time in-between programs. As I got a chance to visit America, my intention was to get some job in the States like marketing, sales or anything other than music. During that time Mr.Siddique heard my composition and told me that 'I have good talent in music and I must take music as my career' Eventually, it was those words gave me courage to take music as my career. "After that I came back to India i shifted base from kerala to chennai , that was in 1999. After few years I met Siddique and he asked me to compose music for his movie 'Chronic Bachelor', my first film" recalls Deepak.
He’s married to his love Smitha, who was his junior in college and the couple now live in Chennai with their two daughters, Devika Deepakdev and Pallavi Deepakdev.
, has passed an ex-parte interim injunction against Deepak Dev and the producers & distributors of the Malyalam movie, Urumi
. The order however is restricted to the proposed release of the movie and the impugned song in the Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English languages. The Court has not included in the terms of the injunction, the music which has already been released in the Malyalam version i.e. ‘Urumi’.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
, with films such as Chronic Bachelor
Chronic Bachelor
Chronic Bachelor is a 2003 Malayalam film about the life of Sathyaprathapan , the bachelor mentioned in the title. The film was written and directed by Siddique. It features Mammootty, Mukesh, Rambha, Bhavana, Indraja, Innocent and others...
, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam
Udayananu Tharam
Udayananu Tharam is a 2005 Malayalam comedy film that presents the southern Indian film industry through a satirical viewpoint. It was written by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant Rosshan Andrrews. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh in the lead roles...
, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham
Puthiya Mukham
Puthiya Mukham is a 2009 Malayalam action film directed by Diphan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The shooting locations were Kochi, Palakkad, and Malaysia. The music was...
.
Early years
Deepak Dev is a jaffa native of Thalasserry in Kerala, grew up in DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. He studied at the Indian High School there and was learning Indian Carnatic music ever since his childhood days. Later his interest switched mainly to the keyboard. While a graduate student in Sacred Heart College, he was the mastermind behind the college rock band which went on to win the prestigious intercollege competition 'Talent Time - Woodstock' award every year. He focused a lot on programing music and started working with reputed musicians like A.R Rahman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Sandeep Chowta, Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
, Anu Malik
Anu Malik
Anu Malik , born Anwar Sardaar Malik, is a famous music director in the Hindi film industry. Son of veteran music director Sardar Malek, Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in the year 1977. After a considerable period of struggle, the 90's welcomed Anu with hits like 'Phir Teri Kahani...
, M.M. Keeravani, Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
, Adesh shrivastav. He started his career in Malayalam movies with ‘Chronic Bachelor’ directed by Siddique
Siddique (director)
Siddique is an Indian film director and screenwriter who mainly works in Malayalam cinema.He started his career as an assistant director to Fazil. The duo of Siddique and Lal was spotted by Fazil when he saw them performing in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. Siddique later teamed up with Lal to...
(of Siddique-Lal fame).
He says in an interview that he had almost given up on his musical career, soon after completing his graduation from Sacred Heart's College, Cochin, “as nothing exciting was happening in my career.” But, as fate would have it, every time he tried to sell off his keyboard, it always came back to him, “as any guy who bought it from me with a mere small advance could never pile up the money that they had promised me for that keyboard and ended up giving it back to me. And soon after the third time it happened, the Siddique-Lal duo called me to join their group for their shows in the United States. They wanted me to render some music to fill the time in-between programs. As I got a chance to visit America, my intention was to get some job in the States like marketing, sales or anything other than music. During that time Mr.Siddique heard my composition and told me that 'I have good talent in music and I must take music as my career' Eventually, it was those words gave me courage to take music as my career. "After that I came back to India i shifted base from kerala to chennai , that was in 1999. After few years I met Siddique and he asked me to compose music for his movie 'Chronic Bachelor', my first film" recalls Deepak.
He’s married to his love Smitha, who was his junior in college and the couple now live in Chennai with their two daughters, Devika Deepakdev and Pallavi Deepakdev.
Plagiarism Controversy
Justice Manmohan Singh of the Delhi High Court on the 21st of September, 2011 acting on a copyright infringement claim, filed by Canadian singer Loreena McKennittLoreena McKennitt
Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals...
, has passed an ex-parte interim injunction against Deepak Dev and the producers & distributors of the Malyalam movie, Urumi
Urumi (film)
Urumi is a 2011 Malayalam historical-fantasy film directed and co-produced by Santosh Sivan and written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. It stars Prithviraj, who was also one of the producers of the film, as Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar, Prabhu Deva as Vavvali, Robin Pratt as Vasco da Gama, Alexx ONell as...
. The order however is restricted to the proposed release of the movie and the impugned song in the Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English languages. The Court has not included in the terms of the injunction, the music which has already been released in the Malyalam version i.e. ‘Urumi’.
Film Discography
| 2003 | Chronic Bachelor Chronic Bachelor Chronic Bachelor is a 2003 Malayalam film about the life of Sathyaprathapan , the bachelor mentioned in the title. The film was written and directed by Siddique. It features Mammootty, Mukesh, Rambha, Bhavana, Indraja, Innocent and others... |
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| 2005 | Udayananu Tharam Udayananu Tharam Udayananu Tharam is a 2005 Malayalam comedy film that presents the southern Indian film industry through a satirical viewpoint. It was written by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant Rosshan Andrrews. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh in the lead roles... |
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| 2005 | Naa Oopiri | ||
| 2005 | Naran | ||
| 2005 | Ben Johnson | ||
| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam Kilukkam Kilukilukkam Kilukkam Kilukilukkam is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Sandhya Mohan. It stars Jayasurya, Kunchacko Boban and Kavya Madhavan. This film is a sequel to the 1991 Malayalam blockbuster Kilukkam directed by Priyadarshan. Actor Mohanlal who played the lead role in the prequel, makes a special... |
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| 2006 | Lion Lion (film) Lion is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Joshiy. The film stars Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles. It was produced under the banner of N. N... |
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| 2007 | The Speed Track | ||
| 2007 | Rashtram | ||
| 2007 | Yes Your Honour Yes Your Honour Yes Your Honour is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu. The film features Sreenivasan, Padmapriya and Innocent in the lead roles.- Synopsis :... |
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| 2007 | Khaki | ||
| 2008 | Sadhu Miranda Sadhu Miranda Sadhu Miranda is a 2008 Tamil suspense comedy film directed by Siddique, starring Prasanna, Kavya Madhavan and Abbas in the lead roles. The story is about a normal man turned gangster. The film is loosely based on 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking which was co-directed by Siddique... |
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| 2009 | Puthiya Mukham Puthiya Mukham Puthiya Mukham is a 2009 Malayalam action film directed by Diphan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The shooting locations were Kochi, Palakkad, and Malaysia. The music was... |
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| 2010 | Dhrona 2010 | ||
| 2010 | Tournament (film) Tournament (film) The original score of the film is by Alex Paul, Lal's usual associate and brother. The songs are composed by Deepak Dev, making this his first collaboration with Lal. The soundtrack album, which was released on December 2010, features six songs overall, with lyrics penned by Vayalar Sarathchandra... |
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| 2011 | Christian Brothers Christian Brothers (film) Christian Brothers is a 2011 Malayalam family action drama film directed by Joshiy. The major highlight of the film is its ensemble cast which includes Mohanlal, Dileep, Suresh Gopi and Sarath Kumar in lead roles... |
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| 2011 | Urumi (film) Urumi (film) Urumi is a 2011 Malayalam historical-fantasy film directed and co-produced by Santosh Sivan and written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. It stars Prithviraj, who was also one of the producers of the film, as Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar, Prabhu Deva as Vavvali, Robin Pratt as Vasco da Gama, Alexx ONell as... |
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| 2011 | King Raju (film) | ||
| 2011 | Lavender (film) Lavender (film) Lavender is an upcoming Malayalam film written by Anoop Menon and directed by Altas T. Ali. It is a remake of Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau's 2006 South Korean film Daisy. It stars Rahman, Nishan, Anoop Menon, and Thalaivasal Vijay in the lead roles. Notabily, the film will feature a promotional... |
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| 2011 | Teja Bhai & Family Teja Bhai & Family Teja Bhai and Family is a 2011 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Deepu Karunakaran, starring Prithviraj and Akhila in the lead roles.-Plot:... |
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| 2012 | Grandmaster (film) Grandmaster (film) Grandmaster is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by B. Unnikrishnan, starring Mohanlal and Priyamani in the lead roles. The music is by Deepak Dev and Gopi Sundar.-Cast:*Mohanlal*Priyamani*Siddique*Saikumar*Sampath Raj*Jagathy Sreekumar... |
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