Misplaced Pages

Joshua Sridhar: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 02:05, 8 September 2013 editDl2000 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers822,159 edits Undid revision 571887950 by 112.79.45.58 (talk) - concur with StAnselm, rv unexplained/unsourced changes (WP:BLP)← Previous edit Revision as of 16:45, 9 September 2013 edit undo112.79.41.21 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{notability|Music|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians --> {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Joshua Sridhar | name = Joshua Sridhar
Line 6: Line 4:
| Image_capt = | Image_capt =
| Image_size = | Image_size =
| birth_name = | birth_name = ]
| birth_date = | birth_date = {{birth date|1974|03|09|}}
| nationality = Indian | nationality = ]
| instrument = ], ], ]
| instrument =
| occupation = ], music director | occupation = ], ], ], ], ]
⚫ | years_active = 2004&ndash;present
| genre(s) =
⚫ | years_active =
| associated acts =
| religion =
| background=solo_singer | background=solo_singer
| spouse = | spouse(s) = Hukali Sumi (1993–2003) Divorced
| children = | children = Sneha & Chriscilla
}} }}

'''Joshua Sridhar''' is an Indian ] and music director.<ref>{{IMDb name|1881187}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28376217_1_film-music-interviews-tamil|title=Joshua says no to spotlight!|date=29 January 2011|accessdate=6 July 2013|author=M. Suganth|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> '''Joshua Sridhar''' (born 9 March 1974) is an Indian ] and ]. <ref>{{IMDb name|1881187}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28376217_1_film-music-interviews-tamil|title=Joshua says no to spotlight!|date=29 January 2011|accessdate=6 July 2013|author=M. Suganth|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> His most notable works are for movies in South Indian languages such as ], ], ] and ].

Sridhar made his debut in the Tamil film, '']'' (2004), which was a runaway success at the box-office and soundtrack & score being appreciated. His other notable works are for the films like '']'' (2006), '']'' (2009), '']'' (2010) and '']'' (2011).

== Early life ==
Sridhar was born in ] on ], 1974 to ] parents, Saravanan and Rajalakshmi. He studied at ]'s Rajaji Vidyashram in Chennai from 1980 to 1990. After finishing High School he studied ] for two years. He studied 8 Grades (Trinity College, London) in both Theory of Music and Practicals. In 1993 he converted to ] and was baptised at Emmanuel Methodist Church (Chennai) and was given the name Joshua, the biblical character from the old testament. Not wanting to remove the name he was given at the time of birth he kept the name Sridhar and came to be known as Joshua Sridhar. In 2004 he came out of Christianity and now lives as Hindu.

== Career ==
Joshua Sridhar began his career in the year 1993 composing, arranging and programming music for gospel albums and jingles. In the year 1996, he entered Indian cinema. He worked as a keyboard player/programmer for many Indian film composers (notably ] & ]) between 1996 and 2004. In 2004 made his film debut as composer of '']''. The film was released on 8 December 2004.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film Title !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || '']'' || ] || Nominated - ] <br> Dubbed to Telugu as ''Premisthe''
|-
| 2005 || '']'' || ] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Uyir'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || '']'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || '']'' || ] || Dubbed to Tamil as ''Aran'', Won SICA Award for Best Music Director - Malayalam
|-
| 2006 || '']'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || ] ||
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || Tamil || Dubbed to Telugu as ''Kalasaala''
|-
| 2009 || '']'' || Kannada || Nominated - ]
|-
| 2010 || '']'' || Kannada || Nominated - ]
|-
| 2010 || '']'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Appavi'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Devadas'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2011 || '']'' || Tamil || Nominated - ] <br> Dubbed to Telugu as ''Sega''
|-
| 2011 || '']'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Keratam'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2012 || '']'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2013 || '']'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2013 || '']'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Huchudugaru'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Pravesham'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Kaadu'' || Tamil ||
|}




==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}
{{joshuasridhar.in}}

== External links == == External links ==
* {{official website|http://joshuasridhar.com}} * http://joshuasridhar.in Official website


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. --> {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. -->
| NAME = Sridhar, Joshua | NAME = Sridhar, Joshua
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Josh
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian composer | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian composer
| DATE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF BIRTH = 9 March 1974
| PLACE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = Chennai

| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sridhar, Josh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sridhar, Josh}}
] ]
]
]
]
]
]
]
] ]
] ]

Revision as of 16:45, 9 September 2013

Joshua Sridhar
File:Joshua Sridhar, Twitter picture of 2012.jpg
Background information
Birth nameSridhar
Born(1974-03-09)March 9, 1974
Occupation(s)Film Composer, Music Director, Music Producer, Singer, Song writer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocal
Years active2004–present
Musical artist

Joshua Sridhar (born 9 March 1974) is an Indian Film composer and Music director. His most notable works are for movies in South Indian languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam.

Sridhar made his debut in the Tamil film, Kaadhal (2004), which was a runaway success at the box-office and soundtrack & score being appreciated. His other notable works are for the films like Keerthi Chakra (2006), Love Guru (2009), Gaana Bajaana (2010) and Veppam (2011).

Early life

Sridhar was born in Chennai on March 9, 1974 to Hindu parents, Saravanan and Rajalakshmi. He studied at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram in Chennai from 1980 to 1990. After finishing High School he studied Western Classical Music for two years. He studied 8 Grades (Trinity College, London) in both Theory of Music and Practicals. In 1993 he converted to Christianity and was baptised at Emmanuel Methodist Church (Chennai) and was given the name Joshua, the biblical character from the old testament. Not wanting to remove the name he was given at the time of birth he kept the name Sridhar and came to be known as Joshua Sridhar. In 2004 he came out of Christianity and now lives as Hindu.

Career

Joshua Sridhar began his career in the year 1993 composing, arranging and programming music for gospel albums and jingles. In the year 1996, he entered Indian cinema. He worked as a keyboard player/programmer for many Indian film composers (notably Manisharma & A.R.Rahman) between 1996 and 2004. In 2004 made his film debut as composer of Kaadhal. The film was released on 8 December 2004.

Filmography

Year Film Title Language Notes
2004 Kaadhal Tamil Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
Dubbed to Telugu as Premisthe
2005 Danger Telugu
2006 Uyir Tamil
2006 Chennai Kadhal Tamil
2006 Keerthi Chakra Malayalam Dubbed to Tamil as Aran, Won SICA Award for Best Music Director - Malayalam
2006 Game Telugu
2007 Arasu Kannada
2007 Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen Tamil
2007 Kalloori Tamil Dubbed to Telugu as Kalasaala
2009 Love Guru Kannada Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
2010 Gaana Bajaana Kannada Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
2010 Huduga Hudugi Kannada
2011 Appavi Tamil
2011 Devadas Kannada
2011 Veppam Tamil Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
Dubbed to Telugu as Sega
2011 Vithagan Tamil
2011 Keratam Telugu
2012 Genius Telugu
2013 Googly Kannada
2013 Whistle Kannada
2013 Huchudugaru Kannada
2013 Pravesham Tamil
2013 Kaadu Tamil


References

  1. Joshua Sridhar at IMDb
  2. M. Suganth (29 January 2011). "Joshua says no to spotlight!". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

Template:Joshuasridhar.in

External links

Template:Persondata

Categories:
Joshua Sridhar: Difference between revisions Add topic