Balamurali Balu

Balamurali Balu is an Indian film music director and lyricist who has worked predominantly in the Tamil film industry. His first movie was Madhiyal Vell and composed music for Pallu Padama Paathuka. Subsequently, he composed music for Peechankai. This critically acclaimed film and worked as a Process Engineer with Intel Technologies. He is also an alumni from the Berklee College of Music. He entered the music industry through Tamil cinema since 2016.

Career In 2012, he worked on the short film Tamil Ini. In 2017, Balu got his first chance in the Tamil film industry when he was offered an opportunity to score music for the movie Peechankai. The music was well-received and appreciated for adding value to the quirkiness of the script. He won the Best Music Producer Award in the Regional Film Category at the Indian Recording Artists Association Awards 2018 for the movie.

In 2018, Balu joined hands with director Santhosh P. Jayakumar to score music for the film Hara Hara Mahadevaki, which starred Gautham Karthik. The music created a lot of attention, especially with the title song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" becoming a viral hit. With the success of Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Balu continued with Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, his second collaboration with Jayakumar and Gautham Karthik. He later composed the biographical film Traffic Ramasamy, based on the life of activist Traffic Ramaswamy. Afterwards, Balu collaborated with Jayakumar for the third time with the Arya-starrer Ghajinikanth, a remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

In 2019, Balu composed music for Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu, the Telugu remake of Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, which marked his Telugu film debut. In 2022, Balu produced the soundtrack for Kuthukku Pathu, a comedy-drama web series.

Discography

Films Telugu Amigo Garage TamilTBA Nabika Malayalam Upcoming

Television Year Series Language Notes2022 Kuthukku Pathu Tamil Released on Aha

Albums Balu has collaborated with Lady Kash as a music producer in her albums Rap Smash and Villupaattu.