Justin Prabhakaran

Justin Prabhakaran is an Indian music director who works mostly in Tamil cinema and has also composed for Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is best known for his music in Dear Comrade (2019), Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021) and Radhe Shyam (2022). His biggest honour is a nomination for Best Music Director (Malayalam) at the Filmfare Awards South in 2023. His first film as a composer was the Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014). He went on to score Adutha Saattai (2019) and Dear Comrade (2019), then Naadodigal 2 (2020), Meenakshi Sundareshwar (2021) and O Manchi Roju Chusi Chepta (2021). In 2022 he composed for Radhe Shyam and Gatta Kusthi. His 2023 films include Farhana, Raavana Kottam, Irugapatru, Adiyae! and Pachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum. In 2025 he scored Ace, Aap Jaisa Koi, Hridayapoorvam, Thandakaaranyam, Thanal, Sirai and Sarvam Maya, and in 2026 he composed the music for Happy Raj. Justin writes both the songs and the background score for his films, and his work spans four film languages. His talents go beyond composing. He wrote lyrics for Adiyae! (2023) and Sirai (2025), and he also sang as a playback singer in Sirai. This mix of composer, lyricist and singer gives his albums a personal touch across the many stories he has scored.