{{short description|Indian film composer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Manu Ramesan | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|7|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Manu Ramesan |url=http://manuramesan.com/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914093832/http://manuramesan.com/about.html |archive-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> | birth_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Composer|music producer}} | years_active = 2001–present | spouse = {{marriage|Uma Manu|2010|2021|end=d.}} | children = 1 | parents = {{Unbulleted list|S. Ramesan Nair|P. Rema}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = Film score, world music | label = [https://www.youtube.com/c/ManuRamesanProductions Manu Ramesan Productions] }} }} '''Manu Ramesan''' (born 13 July 1982) is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of lyricist S. Ramesan Nair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|title=Audio Beat: Raattinam|date=5 May 2012|first=S. R.|last=Ashok|url-access=subscription|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601022200/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-raattinam/article3387506.ece|archive-date=1 June 2013|access-date=25 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=21 November 2014 |title=Nangeli gets a warm welcome |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/vidhu-prathap-acapella-number-nangeli/article6621937.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref> He has composed songs for films such as ''Pidichirukku'' (2008), ''Gulumal: The Escape'' (2009) and ''Plus Two (2010)'' (2010). The songs he composed for the movie ''Ayal Njanalla'' received rave reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soman |first=Deepa |date=16 January 2017 |title=Music review: Ayal Njanalla |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/music-review-ayal-njanalla/articleshow/48438334.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Akhila |date=31 July 2015 |title=Ayaal Njanalla Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil Is Back! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2015/ayaal-njanalla-movie-review-fahadh-faasil-steals-the-show-192585.html |website=FilmiBeat}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Manu is the son of Malayalam lyricist S. Ramesan Nair and P. Rema. On 6 June 2010, he married Uma, an assistant professor in the Computer Science department of Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi. They have a daughter, Mayika Devi, born on 19 August 2014. Uma died on 17 March 2021 due to stroke.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2021 |title=സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ മനു രമേശിന്റെ ഭാര്യ അന്തരിച്ചു |trans-title=Music director Manu Ramesan's wife Uma passes away |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2021/03/17/music-director-manu-ramesan-s-wife-uma-passes-away.html |website=Malayala Manorama |language=ml}}</ref> Just three months later, on 18 June 2021, Manu lost his father to COVID-19.
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" style="width:500px;" |- ! Year !! Title ! Language !! Notes |- | 2008 || ''Pidichirukku'' ||Tamil || |- | rowspan="2"|2009 || ''Kavya's Diary'' ||Telugu || |- | ''Gulumal: The Escape'' |Malayalam || |- | rowspan=2|2010 || ''Mazha'' || Malayalam ||album |- |''Plus Two'' | Malayalam || |- | 2012 || ''Raattinam'' || Tamil || |- | rowspan="3"| 2014 ||''Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai'' || Tamil || |- | ''8.20'' || Malayalam |Background score |- | ''Nangeli'' |Malayalam || album |- | 2015 || ''Ayal Njanalla'' |Malayalam | |- | 2019-2022 || ''The Premier Padmini'' || Malayalam || web series |- | 2020 || ''Shakeela'' || Malayalam ||short film |- | 2024 || ''Njan Kandatha Sare'' || Malayalam | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130921154031/http://www.manuramesan.com/ Official website archive] *{{IMDb name|10629500|Manu Ramesan}} *[https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=musician&artist=Manu%20Ramesan Manu Ramesan at MSI] {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesan, Manu}} Category:People from Kanyakumari district Category:Living people Category:Malayalam film score composers Category:Telugu film score composers Category:Tamil film score composers Category:20th-century Indian composers Category:Indian male film score composers Category:20th-century Indian male musicians Category:Film musicians from Kerala Category:1982 births