Santhosh Dhayanidhi  | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, music director | 
| Instrument(s) | keyboard/piano | 
Santhosh Dhayanidhi is an Indian film composer and singer. He made his debut as a music composer through Inimey Ippadithan (2015).
Career
Dhayanidhi began his career in film music by working as a keyboard programmer for A. R. Rahman and worked with him for two years from the production of the albums to Kadal (2013) and Lingaa (2014). He simultaneously worked as a composer for TV commercials, notably for an ad promoting the Indian reality show Bigg Boss 8.[1] Dhayanidhi made his debut as a composer with the film Inimey Ippadithan (2016) after being recommended to the producer by the lead actor Santhanam. Santhanam had heard about Dhayanidhi after looking for a debutant and being briefed about Santhosh by Kaushik, an employee at Sony Music India.[2][3]
Discography
Released soundtracks
- The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
 - • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous versions, if featuring in more languages
 - ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions
 
| Year | Tamil | Other language | Dubbed releases | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Inimey Ippadithan • | |||
| 2016 | Mo • | |||
| 2017 | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal • | |||
| Kattappava Kanom • | ||||
| Madura Veeran • | ||||
| 2018 | Raati • | |||
| 2019 | Lisaa • | Lisaa (Telugu) | ||
| 2019 | Thumbaa • | |||
| 2020 | Danny • | |||
| 2023 | Baba Black Sheep | |||
| 2023 | Partner | 
Playback singer
| Year | Film | Songs | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Inimey Ippadithan | "Thaedi Odunaen" | |
| 2017 | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal | "Ondroduthan Ondroga" | |
| 2021 | Kutty Pattas • | "Kutty Pattas" | 
References
- ↑ "AR Rahman's apprentice makes his solo debut". Deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
 - ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 May 2015). "Going commercial". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
 - ↑ "Music composer Santhosh Dhayanidhi on Anirudh singing in Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal". 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.