PP · FILM

Malaikottai Valiban

Name: Malaikottai Valiban
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Released: 2024-01-01

2024 — Malayalam — DIR. LIJO JOSE PELLISSERY — MUSIC COMPOSER

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PP NOTES

I completed the entire soundtrack and score for this film during a brief stay in Canada. It was challenging, but working with Lijo is always demanding yet fun—he was very clear about the sound and ideas he wanted, and that helped us eventually get it right. As I’ve said many times, none of this would have been possible without my fantastic team.

There are a few pieces in the film that I’m especially proud of, like the fort shoot-out sequence, the tent fight sequence - for each move and each frame, the sound was curated carefully .

One of my favorite memories was working with several talented artists. Not all of them appear in the final cut, so I can’t list everyone, but I’m especially proud that we included Suresh Wadkar and the song “Madbhare Naina,” performed by him and my sister Preeti, with lyrics also penned by her.