Govind Vasantha


Govind Vasantha is an Indian composer, singer, and violinist who works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He is one of the founding members of the musical band Thaikkudam Bridge, in which he is a vocalist and violinist. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil for his work in 96.

Personal life

Govind was born on 29 October 1988 to Peethambaran and Vasanthakumari. He hails from a musical family in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala. His father Peethambaran ’s elder brother Gopinathan was a Carnatic musician and his early exposure to music has been through his uncle. Govind changed his surname from to Vasantha, taking his mother's name, becoming Govind Vasantha as an effort towards removing caste, providing an equality even on name-optics which was revealed by Vijay Sethupathi on a show on a Tamil television channel. Govind Vasantha is a founder member of the musical sensation Thaikkudam Bridge. His father Peethambaran has been a star performer of Thaikkudam Bridge, since his retirement from the Government Services in the Irrigation Department in 2012. Govind is married to his longtime girlfriend Ranjini Achuthan since 4 December 2012.

Filmography

; As composer
YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2014North 24 KaathamMalayalam
2014VegamMalayalam
2014Nagara Varidhi Naduvil NjanMalayalam
2015Onnam Loka MahayudhamMalayalam
2015100 Days of LoveMalayalamSongs only.
2015HaramMalayalam
2017SoloMalayalam
Tamil		Cameo appearance
2018AsuravadhamTamil
201896Tamil
2018SeethakaathiTamilCameo appearance
2019Uriyadi 2Tamil
2019ThambiTamil
2020JaanuTeluguRemake of 96.
2020Ponmagal VandhalTamil
2020 Oru Pakka KathaiTamil
2020PadavettuMalayalam
2020Hay SinamikaTamil
2020Chethi Mandharam ThulasiMalayalam

; As singer only
YearFilm TitleLanguageNotes
2012Thiruvambadi ThambanMalayalam