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Kannan

Kannan is an Indian composer, best known for Tamil cinema. Kannan began their career in 1982. With 30 credits to their name, Kannan remains one of the most prolific and celebrated talents in the industry. Spanning 40+ years, Kannan's career remains one of the longest and most celebrated in Tamil cinema.

30+Known Credits
3.7Avg Rating
veteranCareer Phase

Biography

Kannan is a Tamil film music composer based in Chennai who began his career as a guitarist before spending a decade composing music for approximately 600 commercials through filmmaker C. S. Amudhan's agency. He made his film debut with the satirical parody Thamizh Padam (2010), directed by Amudhan, for which he won the Best Debut Music Director award at the inaugural Vijay Music Awards (2011) and the Upcoming Music Composer award at Mirchi Music Awards South 2011 for the song 'O Maha Zeeya'. He has primarily collaborated with director C. S. Amudhan, composing music for Thamizh Padam 2 (2018), Rendavathu Padam (2014), and Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kaadhalum (2014), establishing a niche in Tamil comedy and parody cinema.

Career Milestones

2010

Film music debut as Music Director

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2014

Composed music for comedy film, expanding his portfolio

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2014

Composed music for Rendavathu Padam

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2018

Returned to Thamizh Padam franchise as Music Director

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2019

Composed music for Kuthoosi

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The Numbers

Kannan by the Numbers

Total Films0
Back-to-back Watch0 hours~estimate
Hit Ratio0%
Yrs Active0
Versatility0/10
Repeat Directors0
Biggest CollaborationC. S. Amudhan2 films together

If you watched every Kannan film back-to-back, you'd be at it for roughly 18 hours. Most-paired with C. S. Amudhan — 2 films together.

Collaboration Network

Collaboration Network

The Constellation

Top 2 most-paired collaborators. Bubble size and line thickness reflect how many films they share with Kannan.

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Career Analytics

Language Distribution

Tamil
100%

Films by Decade

1
1980s
1
2000s
6
2010s

Top Co-Actors

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Kannan has worked most frequently with C. S. Amudhan (2 films), and M. S. Bhaskar (2 films).

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