Manu Ramesan

{{short description|Indian film composer (born 1982)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|music producer}}

| years_active = 2001–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Uma Manu|2010|2021|end=d.}}

| children = 1

| parents = {{Unbulleted list|S. Ramesan Nair|P. Rema}}

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| genre = Film score, world music

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Manu Ramesan is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of lyricist S. Ramesan Nair.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|title=Audio Beat: Raattinam|date=5 May 2012|first=S. R.|last=Ashok|url-access=subscription|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601022200/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|archive-date=1 June 2013|access-date=25 January 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=21 November 2014 |title=Nangeli gets a warm welcome |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/vidhu-prathap-acapella-number-nangeli/article6621937.ece |website=The Hindu}} He has composed songs for films such as Pidichirukku (2008), Gulumal: The Escape (2009) and Plus Two (2010) (2010). The songs he composed for the movie Ayal Njanalla received rave reviews.{{Cite web |last=Soman |first=Deepa |date=16 January 2017 |title=Music review: Ayal Njanalla |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/music-review-ayal-njanalla/articleshow/48438334.cms |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Akhila |date=31 July 2015 |title=Ayaal Njanalla Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil Is Back! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2015/ayaal-njanalla-movie-review-fahadh-faasil-steals-the-show-192585.html |website=FilmiBeat}}

Personal life

Manu is the son of Malayalam lyricist S. Ramesan Nair and P. Rema. On 6 June 2010, he married Uma, an assistant professor in the Computer Science department of Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi. They have a daughter, Mayika Devi, born on 19 August 2014. Uma died on 17 March 2021 due to stroke.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2021 |title=സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ മനു രമേശിന്റെ ഭാര്യ അന്തരിച്ചു |trans-title=Music director Manu Ramesan's wife Uma passes away |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2021/03/17/music-director-manu-ramesan-s-wife-uma-passes-away.html |website=Malayala Manorama |language=ml}} Just three months later, on 18 June 2021, Manu lost his father to COVID-19.

Mayika Devi

Mayika Devi, his daughter is featured in a song- Tata [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3cs8a8a4A Povam] which was released on account of children's day.

Discography

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YearTitle

! Language

Notes
2008PidichirukkuTamil
rowspan="2"|2009Kavya's DiaryTelugu
Gulumal: The Escape

|Malayalam

rowspan=2|2010MazhaMalayalamalbum
Plus Two

| Malayalam

2012RaattinamTamil
rowspan="3"| 2014Ettuthikkum MadhayaanaiTamil
8.20Malayalam

|Background score

Nangeli

|Malayalam

album
2015Ayal Njanalla

|Malayalam

|

2019-2022The Premier PadminiMalayalamweb series
2020ShakeelaMalayalamshort film
2024Njan Kandatha SareMalayalam

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