Shyam (composer)
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Samuel Joseph (born 1937), better known as Shyam, is a music composer who works in Malayalam cinema.
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Shyam | |
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Birth name | Samuel Joseph |
Also known as | Shyam |
Born | 1937 (age 86ā87) |
Origin | Guindy, Tamil Nadu, India |
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Music director |
Instrument(s) | Harmonium, Violin |
Years active | 1963 ā Present |
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From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, Shyam had a prolific run as a composer in the Malayalam film industry, composing for nearly 200 films. Working with all major directors of the time, Shyam had scored for many hits of Jayan and the early films of Mammootty and Mohanlal.[1]