Darbuka Siva

Darbuka Siva
Born	(1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 (age 42)
Occupation(s)	Writer, Director, Musician, Music producer, Actor and Footballer
Years active	2000–present
Notable work	Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee, Enai Noki Paayum Thota, Rajathandhiram, Rocky
Website	www.darbukasiva.com

Darbuka Siva is an Indian musician, filmmaker and actor based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Starting out as a drummer/percussionist, he went on to acting, writing and directing films which have won awards in film festivals in Europe and London.

Career

Acting

In 2015, Darbuka Siva made his debut as an actor in the heist action-thriller Rajathandhiram, where he played the character of Austin D'Costa. Baradwaj Rangan, a film critic wrote: "Darbuka Siva, walks off with the film in his pocket. He has a great face for the movies (he may remind you of Dominique Pinon), and at a time comedy has been reduced to tired one-liners, it's a pleasure to be reminded of wit and timing."^[1]

Composer

In August 2016, Siva released his first ever full-length album as a music director for a feature film titled Kidaari.^[2] The album received rave reviews for its organic sounds and the blend of Tamil folk music with contemporary sounds.^[3]

During late 2016 Siva started working with Gautham Menon on making songs for Enai Noki Paayum Thota. The first single of the film, Maruvaarthai was released on New Year's eve of 2016 with credits to a certain Mr.X as the music composer. The song was a hit as well as the Mr.X campaign itself.During September 2017, Gautham Menon confirmed that Darbuka Siva was the much talked about Mr.X.^[4][5]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role
2015	Rajathandhiram	Deepan (Austin D'Costa)
2016	Thodari	Rajapandi
2022	Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee	Cupid (Guest Appearance)

As Director

Year	Film
2022	Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee

As composer - Film

Year	Film	Language
2016	Kidaari	Tamil
	Balle Vellaiyathevaa	Tamil
2017	Nimir	Tamil
2019	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Tamil
2021	Rocky	Tamil
2022	Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee	Tamil
2025	Tharunam †	Tamil
	Dominic and the Ladies' Purse †	Malayalam
TBA	Kaadhal Konjam Thookala	Tamil

As composer - Web Series

Year	Film	Platform
2019	Queen	Mx Originals
2023	Mathagam	Disney Hotstar

References

1. Rangan, Baradwaj (13 March 2015). "Rajathanthiram: A solid heist thriller". The Hindu.
2. "Discovery of a musician". Deccan Chronicle. 17 January 2018.
3. "Kidaari - Music Review". Musicaloud. 9 August 2016.
4. "DarbukaSiva is the music director of 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota'". The Hindu. 18 October 2017.
5. "Gautham Vasudev Menon reveals the music director of Ennai Noki Paayum Thotta". Indian Express. 18 October 2017.

Further reading

1. Darbuka Siva is the composer of ENPT Archived 4 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Darbuka Siva at IMDb