Mejo Josseph
Birth nameMejo Josseph
Also known asMejjo Josseph
Born (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981
GenresWorld, Hard rock, Pop music, Gospel, Folk music
Occupation(s)Music director, Playback singer, Actor
Years active2006–present

Mejo Joseph is a music director from South India. He made his debut in the Malayalam movie Notebook.[1] He has composed several songs multilingually for films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu language and Hindi. He also has several albums and singles in the aforementioned languages to his credit and is also a composer and vocalist for several adfilms.

Personal life

Mejo was born to Joseph and Rosemary, belonging to a Roman Catholic Syrian Christian family from Thrissur, Kerala on the 28th of January, 1981. He did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Irinjalakuda. Mejo did his Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Christ College, Irinjalakuda and he completed his education with the Masters Degree in Business Administration in Marketing and Finance from Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi. He is also a Diploma holder in Sound Engineering that he was awarded from the Riyan Institute of Film Technology, Ernakulam. Mejjo is married to Merrin, a businesswoman. The couple has 4 children.[2] He is the brother-in-law of the popular filmmaker Rosshan Andrrews.

Career

Mejo has been passionate about music since his early childhood and begin his quest and experimentation with music through his debut in 2006 through the Malayalam movie Notebook which was directed by his brother-in-law Roshan Andrews. The soundtrack of this film won him immediate attention. He debuted as an actor too, in this film through his heartwarming character 'Firoz', a music enthusiast. He later worked with Johny Antony for the movie Cycle.[3] The music of Cycle also became a superhit and Mejo's talent was highly acclaimed.

Slowly, yet steadily, he climbed the ladder to become one of the most loved music composers in the South Indian Film Industry.

Mejo has been an Executive Member of the FEFKA Music Directors Union (FEMU) and currently holds the position of the Vice President for the same.

Mejo debuted as a Producer for his 2021 film Innu Muthal by being one among the four producers under the banner THE GREAT INDIAN CINEMAS. In 2023 he did music for Thaaram Theertha Koodaram starring Karthik Ramakrishnan written and directed by Arjun Prabhakaran and Gokul Ramakrishnan respectively.

Discography

As Music Director and Singer

Year Film Songs BGM Language Singer
2006Notebookcheck☒MalayalamYes
2009Cyclecheck☒MalayalamNo
2010Kanmazha Peyyum Munpecheck☒MalayalamNo
2011TrafficcheckcheckMalayalamYes
2012ChapterscheckcheckMalayalamYes
EntrycheckcheckMalayalamNo
Telugabbaicheck☒Telugu LanguageYes
2013Chennaiyil Oru NaalcheckcheckTamil LanguageNo
2014HangovercheckcheckMalayalamNo
Konthayum PoonoolumcheckcheckMalayalamNo
Law pointcheck☒MalayalamNo
2017 Y ☒ check MalayalamNo
2017C/O Saira BanucheckcheckMalayalamNo
2019Vaarikkuzhiyile KolapathakamcheckcheckMalayalamNo
2021CheraathukalcheckcheckMalayalamNo
2021Innu MuthalcheckcheckMalayalamYes
2022Njaan MichaelcheckcheckMalayalamNo
2023KaipolacheckcheckMalayalamYes
2023Thaaram Theertha Koodaram moviecheckcheckMalayalamNo
2023NannayikoodecheckcheckMalayalamNo
2023The Third MurdercheckcheckMalayalamYes
2023NanchinavaducheckcheckTelugu LanguageNo

As actor

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Notebook Firoz Debut
2019 Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam Eldose

Albums and Singles

YearAlbumGenreLanguageNotes
2004ManicheppuWorldMalayalamJyotsna Radhakrishnan won the Kerala State Film Critics Award for the song Hridayathin Manicheppu
2009Naattile Thaaram by RADIO MANGOPopMalayalam
2016GenesisPopMalayalam, Tamil
2017Destiny - THE DREAM (Single)PopEnglish
2018There is no Goodbye (Single)PopEnglish
2021Mayathe (Single)PopMalayalam
2021Kathakal Neele (Single)PopMalayalam
2021Mystery (Single)PopEnglish
2022En Pathi Nee Thanedee (Single)PopTamil

Ad films

YearBrand
2023Willy White
2023Lifecare Pharmaceuticals
2021Walkaroo
2021Khind
2020Favourite Homes
2018Lifecare Adult Pullups
2018KIMS Liver Transplant
2017Joy Alukkas
2016Somans
2016Mahalekshmi Silks the Classics
2015Kent Palm
2015Kitex Dezire
2015Kitex Trawellday
2014Mahalekshmi Silks

References

  1. "Note Book - A definite chart buster". IndiaGlitz. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=201069029944750&set=a.169767903074863.52245.100001249631125&type=1&theater
  3. "Mejo is back". IndiaGlitz. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.


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