Jakes Bejoy

Before film scores, Jakes Bejoy worked on video game audio, interning on the Guitar Hero series at Activision Blizzard and contributing to Disney titles. Born in Erattupetta, Kottayam, he trained in Carnatic music, took an engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, and then a master's in Music Science and Technology at Stanford University. He came back to India in 2013. His first film score, for the Malayalam thriller Angels, followed in 2014, and Malayalam cinema remains the main home of his work as composer and singer, with credits in Tamil and Telugu as well. Electronic production meets folk and regional sound in his music. For Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020) he researched folk traditions and drew on Kerala's tribal music, and the score won him the SIIMA award for Best Music Director – Malayalam. His Malayalam credits include Queen, Ranam, Ishq, Forensic, Kuruthi, Jana Gana Mana and Officer on Duty. In Tamil and Telugu his music runs through Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Taxiwaala, Por Thozhil and Saripodhaa Sanivaaram. Two 2025 films, Thudarum and Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, set box-office records. Khalifa, I'm Game and Thudakkam are among his 2026 releases.