Rex Vijayan
Rex Vijayan | |
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Background information | |
Born | Kollam, Kerala, India | 26 April 1983
Genres | Alternative rock, alternative metal |
Occupation(s) | guitarist, producer, composer |
Instruments | Guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, ukulele |
Associated acts | Avial Motherjane |
Website | www |
Rex Vijayan (born 26 April 1983) is an Indian composer, guitarist, singer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Kerala. He is the lead guitarist for the alternative Malayali rock band Avial. He started out his career as a composer in the Malayalam film industry through Kerala Cafe by giving the score to Anwar Rasheed's segment 'Bridge'.
Early life[]
He is the son of Albert Vijayan, a music director in Malayalam films. He self-learnt to play various instruments at a very young age and began his musical career by mastering cover versions.[1] He married Chintoo Remesh on 14 March 2008 at Kollam.[2] His brother Jackson Vijayan is also a musician.
Motherjane[]
Vijayan was part of the popular Kochi based rock band Motherjane, as the rhythm guitarist from 2000 to 2003.[3] Even though he left the band in 2003, He continued to associate with Motherjane as a consultant. He was the producer of the band's singles Jihad(2010), Clayplay(2015) and Namaste(2018).[4][5][6]
Avial[]
He is the music composer, lead guitarist and synthesizer of the Trivandrum based Malayalam alternative rock band "Avial" since 2003.[citation needed]
Other collaborations[]
He was part of an amateur German hip-hop band "Intensive Erfrischung" (Intensive Refreshment), which was based in Munich. He is also actively involved with Daksha Seth's Dance Company, which is concerned with performing on stage contemporary dance. Gibson Guitar Corporation, USA offered him to be their endorsee for their latest high end series guitar "Gibson Les Paul Classic".[citation needed]. He has also produced and composed music for some ad-films with Papaya Media, Kerala Tourism Dept. etc.
Film composing[]
Rex debuted into film music direction with Anwar Rasheed's 'Bridge', a segment of the portmanteau film Kerala Cafe. He then did the composing of Chaappa Kurishu directed by Sameer Thahir, 22 Female Kottayam, by Aashiq Abu, helped with the background score of films Second Show and Friday and did music for Shyamaprasad's movie English in which he collaborated with American clarinet player and music composer Shankar Tucker in the song Aakashame featuring Rohan Kymal on vocals. He then did the title track for Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's debut movie North 24 Kaatham starring Fahadh Faasil. Rex Vijayan become a playback singer with ‘Enthanu Bhai' in Aashiq Abu's film Da Thadiya. His work for Sameer Thahir's second movie Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (after his directorial debut 'Chaappa Kurishu') has set a path breaking trend in malayalam film music.[7][8][9] Rex has also sung the title track 'Neelakasham' for the movie.[10]
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha was Rex's next film, in which he composed songs such as Thaane Pookum and Nam Onnaayi.[11] After that Rex went on to do the background score for Picket 43. He returned after a break with Parava in 2017. Later in the year he composed music for Aashiq Abu's Mayaanadhi. Rex's composition for the film was well appreciated. The song Mizhiyil Ninnum was a sensational hit[12][13] and singer Shahabaz Aman won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the rendition.[14][15] His latest releases as music composer are Sudani from Nigeria(2018), Thamaasha(2019) and Valiyaperunnal(2019), all were widely acclaimed.[16][17][18] He also served as music producer for the 2020 movie Halal Love Story.[19]
Discography[]
As Music Composer and Producer[]
Film | Songs | Notes | |
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2009 | Kerala Cafe | Background Score (Segment: Bridge) | |
2011 | Chappa Kurishu |
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Also composed Background Score |
2012 | 22 Female Kottayam |
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Co-composed background score with Bijibal |
Second Show | Background Score only | ||
Friday | |||
2013 | English |
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Also Composed Background Score |
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi |
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Also composed Background Score | |
North 24 Kaatham |
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Title Song only | |
2014 | Sapthamashree Thaskaraha |
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2015 | Picket 43 | Background score only | |
Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi |
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2017 | Parava |
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Co-composed Background Score with Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha Nair and Sekhar Menon |
Mayaanadhi |
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1song (Kaattil) was co-composed with Shahabaz Aman;
Co-composed Background Score with Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha Nair | |
2018 | Sudani from Nigeria |
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1 song (Kurrah) was co-composed with Shahabaz Aman;
Co-composed Background Score with Yakzan Gary Pereira, Neha Nair and Kishan Mohan |
2019 | Thamaasha |
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1 song was co-composed with Shahabaz Aman;
Also composed Background Score with Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha Nair |
Valiyaperunnal |
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Also composed Background Score |
As Playback Singer[20][]
Year | Song | Co-singer(s) | Movie | Music Director/ Composer |
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2011 | Oru Naalum Kaanathe | Rashmi Satheesh | Chappa Kurishu | Himself |
2012 | Enthanu Bhai | Bijibal, Jayaram Ranjith |
Da Thadiya | Bijibal |
2013 | Neelakasham | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Himself | |
2015 | Tharangal Padunne | Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi | ||
2017 | Pyar Pyar | Parava | ||
Uyirin Nadhiye | Neha Nair | Mayaanadhi | ||
2018 | Cherukatha Pole | Imam Majboor | Sudani from Nigeria | |
2019 | Thazhvarangal | Valiyaperunnal | ||
2020 | Jaalame | Lal Krishna, Divya S Menon, Namitha Raju, Gagul Joseph, Jackson Vijayan | Trance | Jackson Vijayan |
As Music Producer[]
Year | Song | Film/Album | Composer/Band | Notes |
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2010 | Jihad [21] | Anwar | Motherjane | |
2015 | Clay Play [22] | Motherjane | ||
2018 | Namaste [23] | Motherjane | ||
2019 | Hey | Valiyaperunnal | Saju Sreenivas | |
2020 | Sundaranayavane [24] | Halal Love Story | Shahabaz Aman | |
Bismillah | ||||
La Boheme | Julien Lacou |
As Mixer/Arranger[]
Year | Song(s) | Film/Album | Composer/Band | Notes |
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2015 | Thoni | Gowry Lekshmi | Mixed | |
If I Could Fly | 4th Hue | Mixed | ||
2016 | Be Here Now | 4th Hue | Mixed | |
2017 | What Do You See | 4th Hue | Mixed and Mastered | |
2018 | Kaalam | Hope Project by Job Kurian | Job Kurian | Mixed and Mastered |
Enthaavo | Mixed; also played Guitar | |||
Mulla | Mixed and Mastered | |||
Parudeesa | Mixed | |||
Basic Instinct | 4th Hue | Mixed | ||
2019 | Hey | Valiyaperunnal | Saju Sreenivas | Arranged and Produced |
Piraanth | S. A. Jameel | Remixed and Produced | ||
Kochi-Mattancheri | Unknown | |||
Vandu Njan | Unknown | |||
Go With the Glow | 4th Hue | Mixed | ||
2020 | Raat | Trance (2020 film) | Jackson Vijayan | Mixed |
Veruthe | Zylan Armani | Mixed; also played Guitar | ||
Kerala Naadu ft.Vineeth Sreenivasan | Akshay Anilkumar | Mastered | ||
Maane | Gowry Lekshmi | Mixed | ||
2021 | Thedi Thedi | KEF 1126 (2021 Remix) | Shahabaz Aman | Remixed and Rearranged |
Narakathil Theeyilla | ||||
Mizhikali | ||||
Dharvesh | ||||
Oru Rathri | ||||
Stay The Night | 4th Hue | Mixed | ||
Maiden Voyage (cover) | FNYJ - Frijo's Not Yet Jazz | Frijo Francis | Mixed and Mastered |
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Film/Album/Song | Notes |
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2018 | Filmfare Awards South[25] | Best Music Director | Mayanadi | |
2018 | Indywood Academy Awards[26] | Best Music Director | Mayanadi | |
2018 | Mazhavil Mango Music Awards[27] | Best Music Director | Mayanadi | |
2018 | Movie Street Film Awards[28] | Best Music Director | Mayanadi | |
2018 | CPC Cine Awards[29] | Best Music Director | Mayanadi, Parava |
References[]
- ^ "Oh brother!". The Hindu. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Two Becomes One". The New Indian Express. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "The King of six strings". The Hindu. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/motherjane-set-to-play/article6769182.ece
- ^ https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2018/may/09/listen-to-motherjanes-new-single-namaste-7246.html
- ^ https://www.retrokolkata.com/post/motherjane
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/neelakasham-pachakadal-chuvanna-bhoomi-a-riveting-ride/article5010530.ece
- ^ https://www.musicaloud.com/2013/08/08/neelakasham-pacha-kadal-chuvanna-bhoomi-music-review-malayalam-soundtrack/
- ^ https://www.sify.com/movies/neelakasham-pachakkadal-chuvanna-bhoomi-review-malayalam-pcmaWeefaeiib.html
- ^ https://milliblog.com/2013/08/03/neelakasham-pacha-kadal-chuvanna-bhoomi-music-review-malayalam-rex-vijayan/
- ^ "Rex Vijayan for Sapthamasree". The IndiaGlitz. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/rex-vijayan-avial-band-mayanadi-shahabz-aman-malayalam-music-band-1.3683286
- ^ https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/shahabaz-aman-wishes-aashiq-abu-happy-birthday-with-song-fb-post-1.4685566
- ^ https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/shahabaz-aman-and-i-composed-mayaanadhi-tunes-like-band-members-rex-vijayan/articleshow/62297278.cms.
- ^ https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/jan/02/rex-vijayans-soulful-and-nostalgic-music-3866.html
- ^ https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/03/23/sudani-from-nigeria-review.html
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/warmth-and-sensitivity-in-equal-measure/article27699203.ece
- ^ https://medium.com/film-music/rex-vijayan-crafts-a-colorfully-experimental-pop-soundtrack-in-valiya-perunnal-b52e9db81d9d
- ^ https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2020/10/05/halal-love-story-motion-poster.html
- ^ https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?g=8460
- ^ https://www.retrokolkata.com/post/motherjane
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/motherjane-set-to-play/article6769182.ece
- ^ https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2018/may/09/listen-to-motherjanes-new-single-namaste-7246.html
- ^ https://www.sify.com/movies/parvathy-in-halal-love-storyposter--news-malayalam-udmk18jhejgjb.html
- ^ https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/rex-vijayan-feels-honored-to-have-won-an-award-at-the-jio-filmfare-awards/articleshow/64618909.cms
- ^ http://www.indywoodacademyawards.com/winners18
- ^ https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/music/2018/08/07/mazhavil-mango-music-awards-winners.html
- ^ https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/02/05/fahadh-manju-aishwarya-corner-movie-street-film-excellence-awards.html
- ^ http://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/cpc-awards-2017-parvathy-fahad-best-actors
External links[]
- Rex Vijayan on IMDb
- Indian guitarists
- Living people
- 1983 births
- 21st-century guitarists