Shyam (composer)

Shyam
Birth name	Samuel Joseph
Also known as	Shyam
Origin	Mylapore, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Music director
Instruments	Harmonium, Violin
Years active	1963–1992

Samuel Joseph, better known as Shyam, is a Malayalam music composer from Tamil Nadu, India.

From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, Shyam had a prolific run as a composer in the Malayalam film industry, composing for nearly 200 films. Working with all major directors of the time, Shyam had scored for many hits of Jayan and the early films of Mammootty and Mohanlal.^[1]

Career beginnings

Shyam assisted legendary Malayalam film composer G. Devarajan, joining him as his violinist. He also apprenticed under maestros M. S. Viswanathan and Salil Chowdhury,^[2] the former rechristening him 'Shyam'.

He debuted as an independent film composer in Malayalam cinema through the 1974 film, Manyasree Viswamithran.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

Best Music Director – 1983 – Aroodam
Best Music Director – 1984 – Kanamarayathu

References

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091601150200.htm Mark of the master composer, musician, The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/27/stories/2003102701820200.htm Play it again, Shyam, The Hindu]*Shyam the King of 80's (orkut community)
http://devaragam.com/vbscript/musicNew.aspx?artistid=51
Shyam at MSI

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director

1969–1980	G. Devarajan (1969) G. Devarajan (1970) V. Dakshinamoorthy (1971) G. Devarajan (1972) K. Raghavan M. B. Sreenivasan (1973) M. S. Viswanathan (1974) Bhaskar Chendra Varker (1975) A. T. Ummer (1976) K. Raghavan (1977) M. B. Sreenivasan (1978) None (1979) Jerry Amaldev (1980)

1981–2000	M. B. Sreenivasan (1981) Johnson (1982) Shyam (1983) Shyam (1984) G. Devarajan (1985) Bombay Ravi (1986) Ouseppachan (1987) G. Aravindan (1988) Johnson (1989) Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath Jerry Amaldev (1990) Raveendran (1991) Bombay Ravi (1992) S. P. Venkatesh (1993) Berny-Ignatius (1994) Ilaiyaraaja (1995) Vidyasagar (1996) Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (1997) Vidyasagar (1998) Sunny Stephen (1999) Vidyasagar (2000)

2001–present	M. G. Radhakrishnan (2001) Raveendran (2002) M. Jayachandran (2003) M. Jayachandran (2004) M. G. Radhakrishnan (2005) Ramesh Narayan (2006) M. Jayachandran (2007) M. Jayachandran (2008) Mohan Sithara (2009) M. Jayachandran (2010) Sharreth (2011) M. Jayachandran (2012) Ouseppachan (2013) Ramesh Narayan (2014)

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