Dhina

Dhina
Birth name	Padma Dinakaran
Born	January 15, 1966 (1966-01-15) (age 45) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Music director
Years active	2001-Present

Dhina (also credited as Dheena)(Tamil: தினா; born on 15 January 1966) is an Indian film composer and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India.

Biography and career

Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K. Venkatesh, later being engaged by Meastro Ilaiyaraaja as a music conductor. He later became a music director for several Tele serials scoring for the title tracks. Some of his popular title scores for the serials include Chitthi, Annamalai, Payanam, Nambikkai, Chellamay, Metti Oli among others. It was the Radhika Sarathkumar produced hugely popular teleseries Chitthi that gave Dhina a very big break.^[1]

Dhina's first big break in Tamil cinema came through a comedy film Middle Class Madhavan released in 2001. Since then, he has scored music for various films in various languages including Telugu and Kannada films.

Dhina is debuting in the upcoming film Soozhnilai as an actor.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Tamil	Other Languages	Notes
2001	Middle Class Madhavan
	Naan Paada Ninaipathellam
		Grama Devatha (Telugu)
		Naagulamma (Telugu)
		Shivappa Nayaka (Kannada)
2002	King
		Adrushtam (Telugu)
2003	Thiruda Thirudi
	Anbe Un Vasam
2004	Jana
	Thirupaachi
	Kadhal Sarigama
2005	Aasai Vechhen
	Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu
	Aayudham
	Iyer IPS
	Kicha Vayasu 16
2006	Kokki
	Nee Venunda Chellam
	Yuga
	Kaivantha Kalai
	Thullal
2007	Kannum Kannum
	Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar
	Nee Naan Nila
	Pori
2008	Sandai
	Dindigul Sarathy
2009	Vedigundu Murugesan
	Magane En Marumagane
	Kandhakottai
	Anthony Yaar?
	Malayan
2010	Vallakottai
	Bhavani IPS
	Gowravargal
	Pa Ra Pazhanisamy
	Balu Thambi Manasula
	Guru Sishyan
	Ithanai Naalai Engirunthai
	Maasi
	Medhai
	Thambi Arjuna
2011	Pasakkara Nanbargal
	Seedan		50th film
	Soozhnilai

References

1. ^ http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/profilesmusic/dhina.asp
2. ^ http://chennaionline.com/movies/preview/20113007123007/Music-Director-Dhina-turns-actor.col

Persondata
Name	Dinakaran, Padma
Alternative names	Dhina
Short description	Film composer
Date of birth	15 January 1966
Place of birth	Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Date of death
Place of death