A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Vivek - Mervin
Vivek Shiva
Vivek Shiva — Mervin Solomon
Vivek Siva — Mervin Solomon
Vivek-Mervin
Vivek Siva — Mervin Solomon are a film composing duo known for their work in Tamil language films. They have worked together on Tamil language films, including Vadacurry (2014), Pugazh (2016), Dora (2017) and Gulaebaghavali (2018). Vivek Siva trained as a classical musician and performed with numerous bands during his school and college days. Mervin Solomon had worked as a music producer, and scored music for albums in gospel and classical genres. Vivek, Mervin, and Anirudh Ravichander are from the band Zinx. Vivek and Mervin later worked as music producers and mix engineers for Anirudh Ravichander on his projects. The songs and background score of their debut movie Vadacurry (2015) were well-received by the audience and reviewers. The song Nenjukulla Nee became an instant hit and topped the charts. In their second project Pugazh (2016), the duo roped in Hindi singer Arijit Singh for his first Tamil song Neeye, which went on to become a chartbuster.[2] For their third movie Dora (2017), their song Enga Pora Dora garnered great response among audience and critics alike. Their background score for the movie was also widely appreciated. Gulaebaghavali was their biggest superhit album with all the songs winning the hearts of the listeners. The song Guleba became a viral hit worldwide, garnering almost 100 million views. Numerous dance and music covers were a result of this. All the songs in the movie have chartbusters on all platforms. Most recently, they have released their first independent music video 'Orasaadha' which has become yet another sensation with 60 million views. In 2019 the duo have confirmed the signings of 4 movies within the first two months with the fourth remaining unannounced.
Lyricist:
2020 Pattas
Music:
2014 Vadacurry
2020 Pattas
Original Music Composer:
2014 Vadacurry
2016 Pugazh
2017 Dora
2018 Gulaebaghavali
2018 Mohini
2019 Sangathamizhan
2019 Thumbaa
2020 Dharala Prabhu
2020 Pattas
2021 Sulthan
2022 Enna Solla Pogirai
2024 Hitler
Playback Singer:
2014 Vadacurry
2016 Pugazh
2017 Dora
2018 Gulaebaghavali
2018 Mohini
2019 Sangathamizhan
2019 Thumbaa
2020 Dharala Prabhu
2020 Pattas
2021 Sulthan
2022 Enna Solla Pogirai
2023 Bagheera
2024 Hitler
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