Rithesh-Shridhar
Rithesh — Shridhar | |
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| File:Rithesh-Shridhar.jpg Rithesh [L] and Shridhar [R] in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai [Origin] |
| Genres | Film Soundtrack, Electronic, Pop, Rock, Metal, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Music director, Music Producer, Singers, Arrangers, Musician |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Associated acts | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Chinmayi, Suraj Jagan, Vijay Yesudas, Haricharan |
Rithesh - Shridhar are Indian Music composer duo consisting of Rithesh Rajan and Shridhar Chokkalingam. The duo has started their Film Music career with their work in Konkani and Tamil films including Amizade (2018) and Veerapuram 220 (Yet to be released) starring Angadi Theru Mahesh.
Early life
Rithesh and Shridhar are Mumbaikars, although their roots are from South India. Shridhar was born on June 15, 1989, and Rithesh was born on March 12, 1987. They were interested in music from childhood. Music was one of their passions, but just like other children, studies and academic careers took precedence. Both being classically trained in Carnatic Music, they had developed deep interests in singing, composing tunes, and playing classical instruments. They were engineering classmates who later collaborated to form the in-house college band named "Armaan". They performed and won many inter-college band competitions in Mumbai. Being in a Mumbai-based Hindi Rock/Metal band, they both understood the different dimensions of music other than classical music through knowledge sharing and deepened their interests towards composing light music.
Musical Film Career
Rithesh Rajan trained as a Classical Singer and as a Keyboardist performed numerous times during his school and college days and developed a keen interest in composing Western music. Shridhar Chokkalingam, who trained in Classical Singing as well as in classical instruments like the Violin and Mridangam, developed an interest in composing light music and thereby started exploring Western instruments like the Keyboard and Guitar. Rithesh and Shridhar later performed as a Lead Singer and a Bassist respectively for their College band Armaan. After graduating from college, Rithesh moved to Chennai to work as an Automobile Engineer, and Shridhar went to pursue his MBA in Mumbai. During these years, even though they were geographically apart, the ongoing work of composing and recording songs out of interest did not stop. Their interests and skills in programming, arranging, and mixing songs heightened during this time.
In 2016, both of them decided to collaborate and pitch their composed and recorded songs to film producers and film directors across Bollywood and Kollywood, after which they got to compose music for Jingles, Short movies, and Regional-dubbed Trailers. Later that year, Rithesh and Shridhar finally directed the Music for their Debut Konkani Film named Amizade. The music was well received among the People of Goa, and the movie did quite well. Legendary singers like Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan have sung for this movie. Other famous singers like Chinmayi Sripaada, Suraj Jagan, and Vijay Yesudas have also lent their voices to the songs of this movie. Their next project is a Tamil film named "Veerapuram 220[1]" starring Angadi Theru Mahesh.
Discography
| Year | Movie | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Amizade | Konkani | Released |
| 2019 | Veerapuram 220 | Tamil | Yet to be released |
References
External links
- Amizade on Facebook
- Trailer of the film Amizade on YouTube
- AMIZADE - Konkani Film | Full Movie Audio Jukebox on YouTube
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