Mohan Sithara
| Mohan Sithara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 58) |
| Origin | Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director |
| Instruments | Violin, Harmonium |
| Years active | 1986 – present |
Mohan Sithara is a Malayalam film music composer. He received the Kerala State Award for the songs in Priyanandan's Sufi Paranja Kadha. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film industry. His work mixes Western, Classical and folk styles. He has worked with famous lyricists and poets like O. N. V Kurup, Yusufali Kechery, Sreekumaran Thampi,Rajeev Alunkal, P K Gopi,Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Rafeeq Ahmed, S. Ramesan Nair, B R Prasad, Vinayan, Bharanikkavu Sivakumar, Anil Panachooran, Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Bichu Thirumala. Many prominent singers have sung his songs, including K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan, G. Venugopal, M. G. Sreekumar, Vidhu Prathap, Afsal, Manjari, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Swarnalatha, Sheelamani, Biju Narayanan, Priya R Pai and Poornasree.
Mohan Sithara was born at Peruvallur, Thrissur, Kerala, India in 1959. He was deeply interested in music, and had become an expert violinist by the age of 14. He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes, one of which was Sithara troup, from which he took the name Mohan Sithara. Later he got the chance to be the violinist with leading music composers like M. G. Radhakrishnan, Shyam, and Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath. He did orchestration for the film Thoovanathumbikal with Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, which led to several hit songs. His first work as independent music director in the Malayalam film industry was the film Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (From One to Zero), for which he composed the famous song "Raree Rareeram Raro" (it was also the first song for G. Venugopal). The director T. K. Rajeev Kumar gave him a chance under the Navodaya banner. He joined with Padmarajan to set background music for the film Innale in 1989 which was too hearty music.
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