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Prakash Alex
Indian composer and singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prakash Alex is an Indian composer and singer who primarily works in South Indian films.[1]
Early life
Prakash Alex was born to Reverend K. P. Alexander and Leelamma, a school teacher, in Pathanamthitta, India. He has an older brother, Prasanth Alexander, an actor in the Malayalam film industry, and two older sisters, Priya and Preethy.[2]
Alex started learning piano at the age of 5, with his sister Preethy as his instructor. He was part of the choir team in his church.[2] He later joined a multimedia course at St. Joseph College of Communication and started making music videos.
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Career
Prakash has worked in various languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, and Marathi.[2] He started programming and producing songs for albums, devotionals, and short films in 2005. He began his career in the Malayalam industry as a music programmer for Siddarth Siva's short film Amour Code in 2006.[citation needed]
He made his debut as music director for the 2018 film, Kalyanam (film).[3]
He has collaborated with musicians such as Poly Varghese, Stephen Devassy, Bijibal, Deepak Dev, and Mejo Joseph. He produced the song "Nenchodu Cherthu (Yuvvh)."[4][5][6]
His films include Kalyanam (2018),[7] and Qalb (2024).[6] His songs include "Ektha Boss" from Shylock featuring Unni Mukundan,[8] "Monjathi" from Qalb,[6] and "Dhrithangapulakithan" featuring Dulquer Salmaan from Kalyanam.[9]
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Personal life
Prakash is married to Renu. He composed their wedding video song. The couple resides in Ernakulam.[2]
Filmography
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Awards
28th State Television Award (2021) for Music direction - Tele Serial/Telefilm category for "Side Effect".[10]
References
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