Isaac Thomas Kottukapally | |
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Born | 1948 or 1949 Pala, Kottayam, Kerala |
Died | (aged 72) Chennai, Tamilnadu |
Genres | Film score, world music, Dance music, Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Screenwriter, Filmmaker |
Instrument(s) | Musical keyboard, Piano |
Isaac Thomas Kottukapally (1948/9 – 18 February 2021)[1][2] was an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He scored music for several English documentaries and commercials.
Isaac debuted as a composer into the film industry with the National award winning Kannada film Thaayi Saheba (1997) directed by Girish Kasaravalli. For his background score in the film Adaminte Makan Abu (2010), Isaac won the Best Music Director award at the 58th National Film Awards. Besides this, he won the Kerala State Film Awards five times for his score in various Malayalam films.[3]