Friday, August 28, 2009


Johnson is a prominent South Indian composer of film scores who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of malayalam cinema. He is noted for his lyrical and expressive melodies together with simple but rich tonal compositions of thematic music.
His skillful integration of textual rhythm of the lyrics together with rich tonal arrangement, redefined songwriting in malayalam cinema, since the late 1980s. In his film scores, Johnson combines native South Indian melodic patterns with the harmonic structure of European classical music and this has attained an expressive form of narration through film score.
This is your space to express your likes about Johnson mash's magical music.Johnson is a two time National Award winning Indian composer of classical music who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema.
Johnson master was born in Thrissur, Kerala in South India to a Christian family. His parents were Antony and Mary. Johnson completed his B. Com degree from Saint Thomas College, Thrissur. While young, he learned to play the violin and studied basic elements of European. In his youth he was involved with a music group called 'Voice of Trichur', of which he was the music composer. The group used to perform music throughout Thrissur and neighbouring regions in Kerala. This brought him in contact with a music director of Malayalam cinema, G Devarajan. Devarajan offered him assignments in the film industry as an assistant music composer. Later, Johnson got his first major assignment as main composer for the film 'Aaravam' (1978). He came to prominence through his collaboration with the great Malayalam director Padmarajan। This productive collaboration saw the detailed screenplay and cinematography of Padmarajan become a fertile ground for expressive musical narration and thematic scores for Johnson.
This is seen in some of the greatest motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, like
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986), Oru minnaaminungintaey nurunguvettam (1987), Nombarathipoovu (1987) and Perumthachan (1990). He is also noted for his collaboration with the Malayalam lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. Johnson is affectionately called as the 'John Williams' of Malayalam cinema, after the legendary Hollywood composer John Williams. Johnson won National awards for two consecutive years. He won his first National Award in 1994 for the motion picture Ponthan Mada (1993). The next year he got his second award for best background music (Sukrutham) His skilful integration of textual rhythm of the lyrics together with rich tonal arrangement, redefined songwriting in Malayalam cinema, since the late 1980s.


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Aadhyamay Kanda naal
Thooval kottaram

Aadivaa Katte

Koodevide

Aarodummindathae
Chinthavishtayaya shyamala
Akashagopuram
Kalikkalam

Akashamake
Namukku parkkan munthiri thoppukal
Anuragini itha en
oru kudakkeezhil

Bhrama kamalam
Savidham

Chaithra nilavinte
Oral mathram

Chandana cholayil
Sallapam

Deva kanyaka
Ee Puzhayum kadannu
Devankanangal
Njan gandharvan

Devi athmaragam
Njan gandharvan

Doore doore sagaram thedi
Varavelpu

Enthe Kannanu
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Etho Janmakalpanayil
Palangal

Etraneramayi
Irattakuttikalude Achan
Gopala Hridhayam
Kalyana souganthikam
Gopike nin viral
Kattathe kilikkoodu
Iniyonnu padu
Golandharavartha

Kannadi kayyil
Paavam pavam rajakumaran
Kanneer poovinte
Kireedam

kunnimani cheppu
Ponmuttayidunna tharavu
Madhuram jeevamrtha bindhu
Chenkol

Mainaka ponmudiyil
Mazhavil kavady

Manasin Madiyile
Manathe vellitheru

Mandhara Cheppundo
Dasharatham

Mayaa Mayooram
Vadakkunokkiyenthram
Melle melle
Oru minnaminunginte nurungu vettam
Moovanthiyay pakalil
Pakshe

Neelaravil
Kudumbasametham
Onnu thodanullil
Yaathrakkarude Sradhakku
Oru naal shubha
Gulmohar

Palapoove
Njan gandharvan

Palli therundo
Mazhavil kavady

Paraagamay Pozhiyunnu
Vachalam

Pathira Paalkkadavil
Chenkol

Pavizhampol
Namukku parkkan munthirithoppukal
Peeli kannezhuthi
Snehasagaram

Poo venam
Oru minnaminunginte nurungu vettam
Poothalam
Kalikkalalam

Pularveyilum pakalmukilum
Angane oru avathikalathu
Raajahamsame
Chamayam

Raathingal
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
Shyamambaram
Artham

Sooryamshu
Pakshe

Thane Poovitta
Sasneham

Thanga Thoni
Mazhavil kavady

Theeyilurukki
Ponmuttayidunna tharavu
Thooval vinnin maril thoovi
Thalayanamanthram
Udayam chamarangal
Saakshyam

Vaidooryakkammalaninju
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
Pin nilaavin
Veendum chila veettu karyangal
Yamini nilavulavum
Mangalam veettil manaseswary Guptha