Jakes Bejoy

Jakes Bejoy is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Angels (2014) was his debut film as a music director.

In this Indian name, the name Bejoy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jakes.

Jakes Bejoy
Occupations	Music composer keyboardist singer
Years active	2007–present
Musical career
Genres	Film score Soundtrack Synthpop World Music Game music
Instruments	Keyboard, Synthesizer
Labels	Goodwill Entertainments Manorama Music Magic Frames Music Lyca Music

Education

Jakes Bejoy is trained in Carnatic music. Born in Kerala, India, he attained a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in Cochin, India.^[1] Bejoy earned his master's degree in Music Science and Technology from Stanford University, USA.^[2]

Career

Following Bejoy's graduate studies at Stanford, he became an intern at Activision Blizzard working on the Guitar Hero series. He also worked with the audio team at The Walt Disney Company on video games including Cars, Brave, and Toy Story 3.^[3]

In 2013, Bejoy moved back to India to pursue more film composing work and received an offer to work on the Malayalam film Angels. He has since worked as Music Director and written music for successful Tamil and Malayalam films such as Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Ranam, Queen, Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil and Monsoon Mangoes.^[3][4] Taxiwala (2018), starring Vijay Devarakonda, was his debut in Telugu. In 2021, Bejoy won "Best Music Director - Malayalam" at the South Indian International Movie Awards for his score for Ayyappanum Koshiyum, one of the highest grossing films of 2020.

Bejoy is a member of the executive committee of FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala)’s Music Directors’ Union (FEMU).^[5]

Discography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Language	Songs	Background Score	Notes	Ref.
2014	Angels	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Malayalam Debut
2015	Thakka Thakka	Tamil	Yes	Yes	Tamil Debut
2016	Monsoon Mangoes	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[6]
	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?		Yes	Yes		[7]
	Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru	Tamil	Yes	Yes
2017	Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2		Yes	Yes
2018	Queen	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[8]
	Mannar Vagaiyara	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil	Malayalam	Yes	No
	Ranam		Yes	Yes		[8]
	Taxiwala	Telugu	Yes	Yes	Telugu debut	[9]
2019	The Gambinos	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Mera Naam Shaji	Malayalam	No	Yes
	Ishq		Yes	Yes
	Suttu Pidikka Utharavu	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Kakshi: Amminippilla	Malayalam	No	Yes
	Kalki		Yes	Yes
	Porinju Mariam Jose		Yes	Yes
2020	Anveshanam		Yes	Yes
	Ayyappanum Koshiyum		Yes	Yes		[8]
	Mafia: Chapter 1	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Forensic	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	2 States		Yes	Yes
	Adho Andha Paravai Pola	Tamil	Yes	Yes	Unreleased
	Mamakiki		Yes	Yes	Released on ZEE5
	Durgamati	Hindi	No	Yes	Hindi Debut Direct OTT release on Amazon Prime
2021	Operation Java	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Chaavu Kaburu Challaga	Telugu	Yes	Yes
	Kuruthi	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[10]
	Bhramam		Yes	Yes
2022	Salute		Yes	Yes		[11]
	Pathrosinte Padappukal		Yes	Yes
	Jana Gana Mana		Yes	Yes
	CBI 5		Yes	Yes		[12]
	Puzhu		Yes	Yes		[11]
	Jack N' Jill		No	Yes
	Pakka Commercial	Telugu	Yes	Yes
	Kaduva	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Paappan		Yes	Yes
	Oke Oka Jeevitham	Telugu	Yes	Yes
	Kanam	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Kotthu	Malayalam	No	Yes
	Kumari		Yes	Yes	Also one of the producers
	Saturday Night		Yes	Yes
	Aanaparambile WorldCup		Yes	Yes
	Kaapa		Yes	Yes	1 song
2023	Iratta		Yes	Yes
	Ayalvaashi	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Por Thozhil	Tamil	No	Yes	The film has no songs.	[13]
	Padmini	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[8]
	King of Kotha	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Garudan	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[14]
	Antony	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[15]
2024	Malayalee from India	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[16]
	Secret	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[17]
	Saripodhaa Sanivaaram	Telugu	Yes	Yes		[18]
	Adios Amigo	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[19]
	Nirangal Moondru †	Tamil	Yes	Yes		[20]
	Mechanic Rocky †	Telugu	Yes	Yes		[21]
	Vilayath Buddha †	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[22]
	Deva †	Hindi	No	Yes		[23]
	#L360 †	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[24]
	Identity †	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[25]
	Paathi Rathri †	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[26]
2025	Avaran †	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[27]

References

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2. "I am in a comfortable space as a musician : Jakes Bejoy". The Hindu. 29 May 2019.
3. Nelluri, Maya (20 November 2018). "Interview with Jakes Bejoy about Taxiwaala". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
4. Chowdary, Sunita (13 March 2018). "Jakes Bejoy to debut in Telugu with 'Taxiwala'". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
5. Service, Express News (18 August 2023). "INTERVIEW | We should celebrate indigenous music, says composer Jakes Bejoy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
6. "Jakes Bejoy's magic in Monsoon Mangoes — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
7. "Jakes Bejoy's latest songs get good response — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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11. Menon, Vishal (19 April 2022). "A Song Is Never Over. You Can Keep Working On It Till Eternity: Jakes Bejoy". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
12. "Changed the spirit of the background score in CBI 5 : Jakes Bejoy". Onmanorama. 3 May 2022.
13. "Whodunit with a twist". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
14. Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
15. "'Antony' teaser: Joju George and Kalyani Priyadarshan dazzle in the Joshiy directorial". The Times of India. 18 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
16. "Nivin Pauly-Dijo Jose Antony film's second schedule set to begin". Cinema Express. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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18. "Natural Star Nani's 'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' gets a grand launch". The Times of India. 24 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
19. "Adios Amigo Review: A Quirky Road Movie With Its Share Of Fun Moments". Times Now. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
20. "Re-recording of Nirangal Moondru begins". Cinema Express. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
21. "Vishwak Sen, Ravi Teja Mullapudi, and Ram Talluri's #VS10 launched". The Times of India. 20 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
22. "Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'Vilayath Buddha' enters the final leg of shooting". The Times of India. 13 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
23. "Here's what Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde's Next will be called". Film Companion. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
24. "'L360': Mohanlal's next to be directed by Tharun Moorthy; film to begin shoot in April". The Hindu. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
25. "Tovino Thomas and Trisha Krishnan-starrer 'Identity' enters final leg of shooting". The New Indian Express. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
26. "'Pathirathri': After Mammootty's 'Puzhu', director Ratheena to team up with Soubin Shahir and Navya Nair". The Times of India. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
27. "Tovino Thomas announces his next film, 'Avaran'; first look out". The Hindu. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

External links

• Jakes Bejoy at IMDb