Vijith Nambiar

Vijith Nambiar (born 9 December 1977) is an Indian film director, music composer, playback singer, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema and Tamil cinema. He made his film debut in 1995 as an assistant director in Tamil Film Industry. Vijith Nambiar is also a trained carnatic Singer, learned music under the guidance of legendary musicians include late BA Chidambaranath Chennai, Thiruvilwamala Radhakrishnan and Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri. He started playback track singing in the Malayalam and Tamil film industry from 1995 onwards for leading musical composers and professional playback singers. 

He made his original playback singing debut in 2018 with the song "Thava Chintasu"  from Anurakthi, which is world's first 3D Sanskrit movie and the movie was showcased at IFFI. Vijith made his acting debut in Anurakthi (2018). His debut in the Malayalam Film Industry as Director and Music Director was in 2018 with Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha, an urban musical romantic comedy, releasing in September 2019.

Early Life and Career

Vijith Nambiar was born in Cherukunnu, Kannur District, Kerala. He started learning Carnatic music as a child, at the age of seven. Vijith Nambiar studied music under the guidance of legendary musicians include late BA Chidambaranath Chennai, Thiruvilwamala Radhakrishnan and Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri. 

He is an alumni of the school St Michaels Anglo Indian Boys High School, Kannur,  Pre-Degree at Sree Narayana College, Kannur and graduated in 1999 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore, affiliated to Bharathiar University (in 1999), and was a Mechanical Engineer working for the company Otis, Danway, XSPlatforms.

Filmography

Director

 Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha (2019) Malayalam
As Debutant Director Vijith Nambiar’s Munthiri Monchan cast includes Manesh Krishnan, Devan, Saleema, Innocent (actor), Salim Kumar, Gopika Anil and crew. Munthiri Monchan is a romantic and a musical film filled with social liveliness. Produced by PK Asokan, written by Manu Gopal and Meharali Poilungal Ismail, Currently the Production company, Vishvas Movies set to release the movie in October 2019

Music Composer

 Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha (2019) Malayalam

Actor

 Anurakthi  (2017) Sanskrit
 Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha (2019) Malayalam

Producer

 Anurakthi   (2017) Sanskrit

Playback singer

 Anurakthi   (2017) Sanskrit
Vijith Nambiar has started singing carrer has a professional playback track singer from 1995 onwards for leading musical composers and professional playback singers. Vijith made his original playback singing debut in 2018 with the song "Thava Chintasu"  from Anurakthi, which is world's first 3D Sanskrit movie and the movie was showcased at IFFI. Vijith Nambiar is the world's first singer to sing a Sanskrit film song in a Sanskrit movie.

Albums (Non films)

Azhakil Pozhiyum  , Vijith Nambiar singing the song while music given by Kalamandalam Joy Cheruvathoor.

Awards

 1997: Vijith Nambiar participated in Chembai Sangeetolsavam. 
 2014: he was given Amrita Alumni Award for best Entrepreneurship.
 2018: awarded for best regional feature film Anurakthi in Rajastan International Film Festival, RIFF 2018

External links
 Vijith Nambiar on IMDb
 Vijith Nambiar Official Site
 Official Facebook Page

References

Category:Living people
Category:1977 births
Category:Indian male singers
Category:Sanskrit-language singers
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:People from Kannur district
Category:Malayalam film producers
Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:21st-century Indian film directors
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Singers from Kerala
Category:Film directors from Kerala
Category:Film producers from Kerala
Category:Musicians from Kannur