Isaac Thomas Kottukapally

Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Born	Pala, Kottayam, Kerala
Genres	Film score, world music, Dance music, Classical music
Occupation(s)	Composer, Screenwriter, Filmmaker
Instruments	Musical keyboard, Piano
Years active	1998–present

Isaac Thomas Kottukapally is an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He has scored music for several English documentaries and commercials.

Isaac debuted as a composer into the film industry with the National award winning Kannada film Thaayi Saheba (1997) directed by Girish Kasaravalli. For his background score in the film Adaminte Makan Abu (2010), Isaac won the Best Music Director award at the 58th National Film Awards. Besides this, he has won the Kerala State Film Awards five times for his score in various Malayalam films.

Early life

Isaac was born into an affluent aristocratic family in Pala, Kerala. His childhood activities were predominantly into arts and music. The family moved to Bangalore where he did his schooling at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School. At home, he was exposed to an extensive collection of music and literature. His fascination to the works of composers like C. Ramachandra, Bombay Ravi, Madan Mohan and S. D. Burman pushed him towards music composition. He was interested in ballets and operas and also began to write scripts. While doing his graduation at the Madras Christian College, he decided to enroll himself at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune. He obtained his postgraduate diploma in Film direction and screenplay writing. Subsequently, he began to assist G. Aravindan for films like Thampu (1978), Kummatty (1979) and Esthappan (1980).

Career

Isaac entered into film composing with the Kannada film Thaayi Saheba released in 1997. The film was received well by the critics and the music was appreciated. This paved the way for a long association of Isaac with the director Girish Kasaravalli. He went on to score for Kasaravalli's future films such as Kraurya (1998), Dweepa (2003), Naayi Neralu (2006) and Gulabi Talkies (2008).

In Malayalam, he composed for many films such as Margam, Sancharram, Kutty Srank, Punyam Aham and Adaminte Makan Abu and many others which won him Kerala State Awards and National film award. His score for the 1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love (2004) was also appreciated at the Panorama at the International Film Festival of India.

Discography

Year	Film	Language	Songs	Background score	Notes
1994	Swaham	Malayalam		Y
1998	Thaayi Saheba	Kannada	Y	Y
2002	Nishaad	Hindi		Y
2002	Bhavam	Malayalam	Y	Y
2003	Margam	Malayalam		Y
2003	Dweepa	Kannada	Y	Y
2004	Sancharram	Malayalam	Y	Y
2004	Oridam	Malayalam		Y
2004	Kaya Taran	Hindi	Y	Y
2004	Kathavasheshan	Malayalam		Y
2004	Hasina	Kannada	Y	Y
2006	Kamli	Telugu		Y
2006	Naayi Neralu	Kannada		Y
2006	Kurukshetram	Telugu		Y
2007	Thoovanam	Tamil	Y
2008	Gulabi Talkies	Kannada	Y	Y
2009	Boomi Malayalam	Malayalam		Y
2010	Adaminte Makan Abu	Malayalam		Y
2010	Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Malayalam		Y
2010	Kutty Srank	Malayalam	Y	Y
2011	Koormavatara	Kannada		Y
2011	Varnam	Tamil	Y	Y
2012	Parudeesa	Malayalam		Y
2013	Kunjananthante Kada	Malayalam		Y

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Project	Category Won
Kerala State Film Award	2002	Bhavam	Best Background Music
Kerala State Film Award	2003	Margam	Best Background Score
Kerala State Film Award	2004	Sancharram & Oridam	Best Background Score
National Film Award	2010	Adaminte Makan Abu	Best Background Score
Kerala State Film Award	2010	Adaminte Makan Abu, Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Best Background Score

External links

• Isaac Thomas Kottukapally at the Internet Movie Database
• Many landmarks to his credit