Isaac Thomas Kottukapally

Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Born Pala, Kottayam, Kerala
Genres Film score, world music, Dance music, Classical music
Occupation(s) Composer, Screenwriter, Filmmaker
Instruments Musical keyboard, Piano
Years active 1998–present

Isaac Thomas Kottukapally is an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He has scored music for several English documentaries and commercials.

Isaac debuted as a composer into the film industry with the National award winning Kannada film Thaayi Saheba (1997) directed by Girish Kasaravalli. For his background score in the film Adaminte Makan Abu (2010), Isaac won the Best Music Director award at the 58th National Film Awards. Besides this, he has won the Kerala State Film Awards five times for his score in various Malayalam films.[1]

Early Life

Isaac was born into an affluent aristocratic family in Pala, Kerala. His childhood activities were predominantly into arts and music. The family moved to Bangalore where he did his schooling at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School. At home, he was exposed to an extensive collection of music and literature. His fascination to the works of composers like C. Ramachandra, Bombay Ravi, Madan Mohan and S. D. Burman pushed him towards music composition. He was interested in ballets and operas and also began to write scripts. While doing his graduation at the Madras Christian College, he decided to enroll himself at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune. He obtained his postgraduate diploma in Film direction and screenplay writing. Subsequently, he began to assist G. Aravindan for films like Thampu (1978), Kummatty (1979) and Esthappan (1980).[2]

Career

Isaac entered into film composing with the Kannada film Thaayi Saheba released in 1997. The film was received well by the critics and the music was appreciated. This paved the way for a long association of Isaac with the director Girish Kasaravalli. He went on to score for Kasaravalli's future films such as Kraurya (1998), Dweepa (2003) , Naayi Neralu (2006) and Gulabi Talkies (2008).[3]

In Malayalam, he composed for many films such as Margam, Sancharram, Kutty Srank, Punyam Aham and Adaminte Makan Abu and many others which won him Kerala State Awards and National film award. His score for the 1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love (2004) was also appreciated at the Panorama at the International Film Festival of India.


Discography

Year Film Language Songs Background score Notes
1994 Swaham Malayalam Yes
1998 Thaayi Saheba Kannada Yes Yes
2002 Nishaad Hindi Yes
2002 Bhavam Malayalam Yes Yes
2003 Margam Malayalam Yes
2003 Dweepa Kannada Yes Yes
2004 Sancharram Malayalam Yes Yes
2004 Oridam Malayalam Yes
2004 Kaya Taran Hindi Yes Yes
2004 Kathavasheshan Malayalam Yes
2004 Hasina Kannada Yes Yes
2006 Kamli Telugu Yes
2006 Naayi Neralu Kannada Yes
2006 Kurukshetram Telugu Yes
2007 Thoovanam Tamil Yes
2008 Gulabi Talkies Kannada Yes Yes
2009 Boomi Malayalam Malayalam Yes
2010 Adaminte Makan Abu Malayalam Yes
2010 Veettilekkulla Vazhi Malayalam Yes
2010 Kutty Srank Malayalam Yes Yes
2011 Koormavatara Kannada Yes
2011 Varnam Tamil Yes Yes
2012 Parudeesa Malayalam Yes
2013 Kunjananthante Kada Malayalam Yes

Awards and nominations

Award Year Project Category Won
Kerala State Film Award 2002 Bhavam Best Background Music
Kerala State Film Award 2003 Margam Best Background Score
Kerala State Film Award 2004 Sancharram & Oridam Best Background Score
National Film Award 2010 Adaminte Makan Abu Best Background Score
Kerala State Film Award 2010 Adaminte Makan Abu, Veettilekkulla Vazhi Best Background Score

References

  1. "Winning Music: Isaac Thomas Kottukapally won the State award for the best background score". The Hindu. 28 October 2005.
  2. "A Musical Journey". Rediff. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. "The Films Of Girish Kasaravalli". The Seventh Art. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

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