Dhina

Dhina
Dhina
Birth name	Padma Dinakaran
Born	15 January 1966 (age 56); Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Music director
Years active	1996 – present

Dhina (also credited as Dheena) (Tamil: தினா; born on 15 January 1966) is an Indian film and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India.

Biography and career[]

Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K. Venkatesh, later being engaged by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja as a music conductor. He later became a music director for several Tele serials scoring for the title tracks. Some of his popular title scores for the serials include Chitthi, Annamalai, Ninaivugal, Payanam, Nambikkai, Chellamay, Metti Oli among others. It was the Raadhika produced hugely popular teleseries Chitthi that gave Dhina a very big break.^[1]

Dhina's first big break in Tamil cinema came through a comedy film Middle Class Madhavan released in 2001. Since then, he has scored music for various films in various languages including Telugu and Kannada films.

Dhina is debuting in the upcoming film Soozhnilai as an actor.^[2]

Political career[]

On 23rd Aug 2018 he joined T. T. V. Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam^[3]^[4]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year	Tamil	Other Languages	Notes
1996	Vasantha Vaasal		Only background score
2000	Annai
2001	Middle Class Madhavan
	Naan Paada Ninaipathellam		Film unreleased
	Nagathamman	Naagulamma (Telugu)
		Shivappa Nayaka (Kannada)
2002	Angala Parameswari	Grama Devathe (Kannada), Grama Devatha (Telugu)
	King
	Ivan Yaaro	Adrushtam (Telugu)
2003	Thiruda Thirudi	Donga Dongadi (2004) ♦ (Telugu)
2003	Anbe Un Vasam
2004	Kadhal Sarigama
2004	Jana
2005	Aayudham
	Thirupaachi
	Iyer IPS
	Kicha Vayasu 16
	Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu
	Manthiran
	Aasai Vechhen		Film unreleased
2006	Kokki
	Kaivantha Kalai
	Yuga
	Nee Venunda Chellam
	Maranthen Meimaranthen
2007	Pori
	Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar
	Nee Naan Nila
	Thullal
2008	Kannum Kannum
	Sandai
	Dindigul Sarathy
2009	Vedigundu Murugesan
	Malayan
	Anthony Yaar?
	Kandhakottai
2010	Guru Sishyan
	Magane En Marumagane
	Pa. Ra. Palanisamy
	Thambi Arjuna
	Gowravargal
	Vallakottai
	Ithanai Naalai Engirunthai		Film unreleased
2011	Seedan		50th film
	Bhavani IPS
	Pasakkara Nanbargal
2012	Medhai
	Soozhnilai		Also actor
	Maasi
2013	Ego		Only background score
2014	Balu Thambi Manasula
2015	Iravum Pagalum Varum
2017	Gilli Bambaram Goli
2019	Thanimai

Television[]

1999 Maru Piravi
1999 Chithi
1999 Chinna Papa Periya Papa
1999 Dhik Dhik Dhik
2000 Nimmathi Ungal Choice V - Manasatchi
2000 Pushpanjali
2000 Indira
2001 Vaazhkkai
2001 Nambikkai
2001 Choti Maa Ek Anokha Bandhan (Hindi remake of Chithi)
2001 Kaveri
2001 Jee Boom Baa
2001 Alaigal
2001 Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren
2002 Metti Oli
2002 Gopi
2002 Annamalai
2002 Mandhira Vaasal
2002 Police Diary
2003 Payanam
2003 Sorgam
2003 Marupiravi
2003 Nee Naan Aval
2004 Manaivi
2005 Aarthi
2005 Sruthi
2006 Ninaivugal
2008 Gokulathil Seethai
2009 Chellamey
2011 Thulasi
2012 Bommlattam
2012 Thyagam
2014 Maragatha Veenai
2015 Aadhira
2017 Nandini
2017 Vidhi
2019 Pandavar Illam
2019 Chocolate
2020 Chithi 2

Awards[]

He has been awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Indian state Tamil Nadu in 2021.^[5]

References[]

^ "Profile of Dhina". lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Music Director Dhina turns actor". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ https://news7paper.com/%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%86/
^ "டிடிவி.தினகரனுடன் திடீரென கை கோர்த்த மன்மதா ராசா!". 23 August 2018.
^ "T.N. govt. announces Kalaimamani awards for 2019, 2020". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 20 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] "Profile of Dhina". lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

[2] "Music Director Dhina turns actor". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

[3] ttps://news7paper.com/%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%86/

[4] "டிடிவி.தினகரனுடன் திடீரென கை கோர்த்த மன்மதா ராசா!". 23 August 2018.

[5] "T.N. govt. announces Kalaimamani awards for 2019, 2020". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 20 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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