Shyam (composer)

Samuel Joseph (born 1937), better known as Shyam, is a music composer who works in Malayalam cinema.

Shyam
Birth nameSamuel Joseph
Also known asShyam
Born1937 (age 8687)
OriginGuindy, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Music director
Instrument(s)Harmonium, Violin
Years active1963 – Present

From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, Shyam had a prolific run as a composer in the Malayalam film industry, composing for nearly 200 films. Working with all major directors of the time, Shyam had scored for many hits of Jayan and the early films of Mammootty and Mohanlal.

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