F. S. Faizal

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F. S. Faizal
BornChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Film music composer, music director
Years active2009–present

F. S. Faizal is an Indian music composer who graduated from Trinity College London. He was trained under Abdul Sattar until he reached the eighth grade. He was a former advertisement jingles composer who worked on over 275 jingles in the likes of Vasanth & Co, Credai, and Jaipur Gems. He made his film production debut in the Tamil film Newtonin Moondram Vidhi and then made a breakthrough with his work in Sillunu Oru Sandhippu.[1] Other notable films he helped with where Vajram and Tharkappu, which both got accolades.[2] He is now working on the film Thani Mugam, which is under post-production.[3]

Career[edit]

Faizal composed his first film album, Newtonin Moondram Vidhi, under the stage name of Vinay, before moving on to compose music for Kalavaram in 2011. In 2013, he worked on Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, which became his third album release and received positive reviews for his work on the songs.[4] A critic from Sify.com criticised his work on the film's background score, stating that it was "too loud".[5] Faizal has since worked on two low budget films featuring Sree Raam, as well as on Tharkappu. Faizel had done background music scores on the film, Pizhai, which has received positive reviews from critics for his song. He has worked on independent Tamil films originating from Tamil diaspora directors that settled in France such as DOT[6] and Encounter Hall.[7]

Discography[edit]

Released soundtracks[edit]

  • The films are listed in the order that the music released, regardless of the date the film released
  • The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of either a dubbed or a remade version in the named language after the original version
  • • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if the film is featured in more languages
  • ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions
Year Album Notes
2009 Newtonin Moondram Vidhi
2011 Kalavaram
2013 Sillunu Oru Sandhippu
2014 Kaadhal 2014
2015 Vajram
2015 Kamara Kattu
2015 Buddhanin Sirippu Background score
2015 Tharkappu
2020 Pizhai
2022 Sivi 2
2020 Thani Mugam Under production

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Complete List Of FS Faizal Movies | Music Director FS Faizal Filmography". spicyonion.com. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ "தற்காப்பு". January 2016.
  3. ^ "StudioFlicks". 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Audio Beat: Sillunu Oru Santhippu". The Hindu. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Review : Sillunnu Oru Santhippu". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ^ DOT - Official Tamil Trailer | K K Nishan. YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Encounter Hall Tamil Thriller Short Film | LittleShows". www.littleshows.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020.