Music Director · Tamil cinema

Nivas K Prasanna

Nivas K Prasanna is a music director and singer in the Tamil film industry, also credited as Niwas K. Prasanna. Fans know Prasanna best for the music of Sethupathi, Takkar and Sembi. The biggest honour in this career so far is a 2016 South Indian International Movie Awards nomination in the Tamil section for Sethupathi. Prasanna's early film work includes Bhadram (2014), followed by Sethupathi (2016), the film that brought the award nomination. Devarattam (2019) and the anthology Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020) came next, along with a singing role in Dear Comrade (2019). Kodiyil Oruvan and Vijaya Raghavan arrived in 2021, then Vattam and Sembi in 2022. In 2023 Prasanna scored Takkar and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir and sang for Pathu Thala and Rajamagal. Emakku Thozhil Romance followed in 2024. The year 2025 was a busy one, with music for Sumo, Bun Butter Jam, Titanic, Bison Kaalamaadan and Kumki 2. In 2026 came Kenatha Kanom, Makkal Kaavalan and Thaai Kizhavi. Prasanna is known for working on both sides of a soundtrack, writing the music for a film and also singing. On Thaai Kizhavi (2026), Prasanna did both jobs, and the playback work on films like Pathu Thala shows a voice that other projects also call on.

26 yearsBorn Nov 30, 1999

Career at a glance

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