Bennet–Veetraag (original) (raw)
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| Bennet Veetraag | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Film score, Indian classical music, Fusion music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music director, playback singer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | http://www.bennetandtheband.com |
Musical artist
Bennet Veetraag (Malayalam: ബെന്നറ്റ് വീത്രാഗ്) are an Indian music composer duo in the Malayalam film industry. The duo consists of guitarist-songwriter Bennet and singer-musician Veetraag.
Early years and career
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Bennet and Veetraag hail from the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, India.[1] He is also popular through his fusion band called Bennet and the Band that features various frontline singers from the Indian film industry. They debuted with the hit soundtrack for the Malayalam campus film Out of Syllabus. The songs "Poi Varuvaan" and "Ee Kalppadavil" were notable successes.[1] Their next works, Sooryakireedam (2007) and Dr. Patient (2009) were also noted works. In 2011, the duo worked for Kamal's drama movie Gadhama, which won them critical praise and immediate success.[1]
"Bennet Veetraag" won the best music director award in the Thikkurissi awards instituted by the Thikkurissi foundation for the movie Gadhama
| Year | Album | Track list |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Out of Syllabus | "Ee Kalppadavil" – G. Venugopal "Ee Kalppadavil" – Asha Ajay "Maayaa jaalakathin" Vineeth Sreenivasan "Poovin ithal" – Vidhu Prathap, Gayatri "Poi varuvaan" – Manjari "Poi varuvaan" – Veetrag |
| 2007 | Sooryakireedam | "Oru Swapna" – Jyotsna, Sugeetha, Sruthi, Ranjini Jose "Sneham Kondoru" – Veetraag, Chithra Iyer "Sneham Kondoru (Slow)" – Sharath, Delcy |
| 2009 | Dr. Patient | "Aakaasha Megham" – Karthik "Eeran Nilaave" – Veetrag, Shweta "Mazha Njaanarinjirunnilla" – Hariharan "Puthu Manjupol" – Balu Thankachan, Gayatri |
| 2011 | Gadhama | "Naattuvazhiyorathe" – K. S. Chithra, Vijay Yesudas "Ariyumo" – Karthik "Vidhuramee" – Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan "Naattuvazhi" – K. S. Chithra "Vidhuramee Yathra" – Hariharan |
| 2012 | August Club | "Vaathil Chaarumo" – Shreya Ghoshal, Srinivas "Kaathorthuvo" – Sujatha Mohan, Veetrag "Kaattu Theno" – Shobi Tilakan, Vijay Prakash |
- ^ a b c "ഗദ്ദാമയിലെ ഗാനങ്ങൾ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- Bennet Veetraag at the Malayalam Movie Database