Born On:10 June 1986

Born In:Madurai, Tamil Nadu,

Nationality: Indian

Career:Film composer

Justin Prabhakaran  is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music mostly for Tamil films and also a few Malayalam films. He made his debut as a film composer in the 2014 Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum.

Early Life

Prabhakaran was born in Madurai. From childhood, he was interested in music. He was introduced to church music at an early age and groomed to become a keyboard player. He participated in a TV show and won the award for his own composition. He is proficient in playing keyboard and guitar. During a film shoot at the American College, Madurai in 2003-2006, where he studied B.Sc. Zoology, he happened to meet cinematographer Gopi Krishna, who advised him to study sound engineering from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Tharamani, Chennai.

Career

While studying at M.G.R. Film & TV Institute, Prabhakaran came up with his new composition for the Tamil thendral (cultural event) every year. He joined music composer Harris Jayaraj and worked for him on the movie Thuppakki. He has composed music for more than 55 short films and for the debut movie of Basil Joseph for Kunjiramayanam

As composer

Tamil

• 2014:Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
• 2015:Orange Mittai
• 2016:Oru Naal Koothu,Raja Manthiri,Ulkuthu
• 2017:Kaalakkoothu,Thondan,
• 2018:Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren
• 2019:Monster,Dharmaprabhu,Adutha Saattai,Adutha Saattai.
• 2020:Naadodigal 2,Othaikku Othai,
• 2021:Radhe Shyam

Telugu

• 2019:Dear Comrade

Malayalam

• 2015:Kunjiramayanam

As singer

• “Pesuren Pesuren” – Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
• “Azhaipaiya” – Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
• “Kuru Kuru Kannal” – Ulkuthu

As lyricist

• “Enga Ooru Vandi”, “Kadhal Vandhaacho”, “Aaraaro”, “Paaraai” – Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
• “Theeradhey Asaigal”, – Orange Mittai
• “The canteen song” – Dear Comrade (Tamil dubbed version)
• “Bambaram” “Cauli Flowerey” –  Raja Manthiri