Mohan Sithara Biography 
Mohan Sithara is a famous music director of Malayalam who has given significant contribution to cinema from middle 1980’s. He has also given background music of a few movies like Innale, Ayalathe Adheham, Currency, Karumaadikkuttan, Daivathinte vikrithikal and Ente ponnu thamburaan. He won Kerala state awards for Sufi paranja katha and critics awards for Mudra and Chanakyan. He has won Filmfare as well as Mathrubhumi awards for Deepa sthumbham manaascharyam and Vasanthiyum lekshmiyum pinne jnanum.
Other hits of Mohan Sithara include – Onnu muthal poojyam vare, Jnaattu vela, Devadas , Mudra, Vachanam, Kudumbapuranam, Chanakyan, Deerghasumangalee Bhava, Sadaanandante Samayam, Vakkeel Vasudev, Ponnuchami, Vakkaalathu Naaraayanankutti, Vaarabhalam, Mr.Brahmachaari, Daivathinte Vikrithikal, Eenam Maranna Kaattu, First Bell, Ividum swargamaanu, Bhramaram, Kayam, Vellaripravinte changathi, Kaazcha, Thanmaathra, Kaavadiyaatta, Mazhavillu, Ishtam, Vaasanthiyum lakshmiyum pinne jnanum, Saanthwanam, Hridayathil Sookshikkaan, Mukha chitram, Nakshathrangal Parayaathirunnathu, Georgukutti C/O Georgukutti, Kunjikkoonan, Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum, Raappakal, Deepa sthumbham manaascharyam, Pattanathil Sundaran, Parayaam, Sahayaathrikaykku Snehapoorvam, Karutha pakshikal, Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam, Sufi Paranja Kadha, Maalayogam, Palungu, Karumaadikkuttan, Kuberan, Nammal, Raakshasa Raajaavu, Ulsava melam, Sundarapurushan, Swapnakkoodu, Anyan, Oomapenninu Uriyadappayyan, Nakshathrathaaraattu, Kaliveedu, Snehadoothu, Kadhaanaayakan, Ponnaramthottathe Raajaavu, Joker, Dada sahib, Maayapponmaan, Varshangal Poyathariyathe and Maamalakalkkappurath. So, it’s clearly known, he is an indispensible part of Malayalam film industry and most significant is that he gives preference to Indian music than depending on western instruments and that’s the reason why a long list of film names in his name.
He started his career during 1986 and gave a few hit numbers during the era of 80’s. His most popular songs of 80’s are Ila pozhiyum sisirathil of Varshangal poyathariyathe and Neermizhi peeliyil neer mani of Vachanam. From the beginning of 90’s his career graph began to move up and has witnessed a few ups and downs till 2000’s. After that it began to take the next uplift and has given numerous hits. Through Kamal’s movies – Nammal (2002) and Swapnakoodu (2003), he proved that he can handle fast numbers as well, and experiment with new singers. Yet he never forget to add melodious slow numbers ‘Sukhamaanee nilavu’ to nammal and ‘Marakkam’ and ‘Maya sandhya’ to Swapnakoodu. Yet Karuppinazhaku and Raakshasi were well heard in campus.
His other memorable songs include – Kaanumbol and Kandu kandu of Ishtam, Pon kasavu and Kanner mazha of Joker, Ninte kannil of Deepa sthumbham manaascharyam, Aalila kanna of Vasanthiyum lekshmiyum pinne jnanum, Kukkoo kukoo of Nakshatrangal parayathirunnathu, Swarakanyakamaar and Unni vavavo of Santhwanam, Sivadam and Ravil of Mazhavillu, Ammakkoru of Ulsava melam, Swapnam thyajichal of Raakshasa Raajaavu, Annarakanna of Bhramaram, Alasa kolasa of Sahayathrikakku snehapoorvam, Raree rariram of Onnu muthal poojyam vare and Panchamiravalle of First bell.
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Updated: July 08, 2013
