Jerry Amaldev is a three-time Kerala State Film Awards winning Indian composer of film scores who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema. He is noted for his lyrical and expressive melodies together with simple but rich tonal compositions of Indian music.
Jerry Amaldev was born to a Catholic Christian family as the son of V.C Joseph and Mary Joseph in Cochin, of Kerala state. He Obtained the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy from the Papal Athenaeum, Pune. He is considered as one of the evergreen music directors in Mollywood, even though he worked for a small span. His notable films as a music director are Manjil Virinja Pookkal, Aparahnam, Ennennum Kannettante , Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku, Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu, Guruji oru Vakku are some of his all time favourites. He received Kerala State Awards for three times as a music director. However he suddenly disappeared from Malayalam industry in and around the time of millennium, leaving his rich composition for the Malayalam films.
He had composed 300 songs in malayalam in around 70 films. His songs are all-time chartbusters, and his music is relatively simple and can absorb easily by common man. Some of his memorable songs are Deva Dumdubi, poovataka, Alorungi arongoringi, Maunagale chanchaduvan, Manjanikombil, Mizhiyoram, Aayiram kannumai, Vaachalam en mounam, Kiliye , Pennite chenchudil are his some of his hits.
Film career
He debuted in Malayalam industry through Fazil's Manjil Virinja Pookkal in 1980 and Bags Kerala State Award for excellence in music direction for the same. Before that, he used to work as assistant to great Indian music director Naushad. He was trained in North Indian Vocal music under Madhusoondan Patwardhan of Vishnu Digambar Sangeet Vidyalaya, Pune. Since the debut hit in Malayalam he got really busy in Mollywood and had worked for around 75 films. He had conducted musical ceremony during the Pope’s visit of India with choir of 500 and an orchestra of 40. He had also composed songs for some Bollywood movies.
But during the time of millennium he suddenly disappeared from Malayalam industries. Jerry Amaldev has composed hit music for 75 Malayalam films and is a highly qualified musician, but he hasn’t created any tunes for movies for nearly 13 years due to misunderstandings in the faction-ridden Kerala film industry. No.1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North is the last known film that he had composed for any Malayalam films. After quitting from Malayalam industry he started teaching music at the American International School, Chennai, an institution of the State Dept., Washington D.C., and in Rockland County, N.Y. He was closely associated with the Purandar Mallya and Atul Laddu families in Rockland County, N.Y. He is now working at Choice School, Cochin, where he teaches school students music along with composing music for various socially relevant films and television serials.
Family
He is married to Jolly Jerry Amaldev, and has three daughters Meera, Sangeeta and Dahlia. Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:
Best Music Director - 1980 - Manjil Virinja Pookkal Best Music Director - 1990 - Aparahnam Best Music Director - 1995 - Kazhakam Several Critics Award
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