Basil C J

Basil C J
Basil C J
ബേസിൽ സി ജെ
Born	Basil C J
Occupations	Music composer; Lyricist;
Years active	2012–present
	Musical career
Genres	Film score; Western classical; Jazz; Indian classical; Folk; Electronic;

Basil C J (Malayalam: ബേസിൽ സി ജെ) is an Indian music composer, lyricist, singer and poet who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has worked on several Malayalam films across different genres, including Aattam (2023), 1956, Central Travancore (2019) and Ithiri Neram (2025).

Career

Basil composed the background score for Aattam (2023), directed by Anand Ekarshi, which won three National Film Awards including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Editing. In 2025, he composed the songs and background score for Ithiri Neram, directed by Prasanth Vijay. He also wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the film.

He received a Jury Mention for Best Soundtrack at the 32nd Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival in 2017 for the music of Sexy Durga.

In addition to his work as a composer, Basil is also a lyricist who has written lyrics for various Malayalam songs. His song "Neeyorikkal" from Ithiri Neram was noted for its poetic quality. His other lyric credits include "Nee Vasantha Kaalam" and "Indheevarangal", among others.

Filmography

As composer

Year	Film	Language	Songs	Score	Notes
2014	Oraalppokkam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Credited as Basil Joseph
2015	Ozhivudivasathe Kali	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Credited as Basil Joseph
2017	Ayaal Sassi	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2017	Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani	Multilingual		Yes	Credited as Basil Joseph
2017	Athisayangalude Venal	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2017	S Durga (Sexy Durga)	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2019	Chola	Malayalam	Yes
2019	1956, Central Travancore	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Cameo appearance also
2020	Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam	Malayalam	Yes
2022	Freedom Fight	Malayalam	Yes
2022	Sreedhanya Catering Service	Malayalam	Yes
2023	Family	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2023	Aattam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2025	Ithiri Neram	Malayalam	Yes	Yes

As lyricist

Year	Film	Language
2014	Oraalppokkam	Malayalam
2017	S Durga	Malayalam
2019	Chola	Malayalam
2023	Aattam	Malayalam
2025	Ithiri Neram	Malayalam

As playback singer

Year	Song	Film	Language
2019	"Athimodham"	Chola	Malayalam

Discography

No.	Song	Film	Year	Lyrics	Singers
1	"Cells and Consciousness"	Oraalppokkam	2014	Basil C J	Rinu Sreenivasan
2	"Karimegham"	Ozhivudivasathe Kali	2015	Sanal Kumar Sasidharan	Nidhin Lal
3	"Shappu Kariyum"	Ozhivudivasathe Kali	2015	Sanal Kumar Sasidharan	Karinthalakkottam
4	"The Late Night Girl"	Avalkoppam	2016	Basil C J	Anju Brahmasmi
5	"Shashippatt"	Ayaal Sassi	2017	Vinayakumar V	Vineeth Sreenivasan
6	"Akkane Thikkane"	Ayaal Sassi		Vinayakumar V	Sreenivasan
7	"Olichoraakasham"	S Durga		Basil C J	Jayakrishnan S
8	"Vinodha Jeevitham"				Jayakrishnan S
9	"Kaadu"				Jayakrishnan S
10	"Athimodham"	Chola	2019		Basil C J
11	"Nee Vasantha Kalam"	Chola			Harish Sivaramakrishnan, Sithara Krishnakumar
12	"Malpriyanadha"	1956, Central Travancore		Kocheeppan Tharakan	Vijeesh Lal
13	"Erum Vadiyum"	1956, Central Travancore		Sherin Catherine	Various artists
14	"Pakalukal"	Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam	2020	Sherin Catherine	Sithara Krishnakumar
15	"Chatteem Panem"	Freedom Fight	2022	Rahel	Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
16	"Mind il Pint"	Sreedhanya Catering Service	2022	Suhail Koya	Sannidhanandhan
17	"Indheevarangal"	Aattam	2023	Basil C J	K. S. Chithra
18	"Neeyorikkal"	Ithiri Neram	2025		Viswajith C T, Sithara Krishnakumar
19	"Akalunnu Melle"				Sooraj Santhosh, Chithra Arun
20	"Nishayil"				Veetraag
21	"Theeram Thodaathe"				Sooraj Santhosh, Mridula Warrier
22	"Madhuramoorunna"				Kapil Kapilan

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2017	32nd Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival	Jury Mention for Best Soundtrack	Sexy Durga	Won

References

↑ "Anand Ekarshi's 'Aattam' wins Grand Jury Award at IFFLA". New India Abroad. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ "ഓർമവച്ച കാലം മുതൽ പാട്ടുകൾ ചെയ്യുമായിരുന്നു". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 10 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
1 2 "Composer-lyricist Basil C J: We wanted Ithiri Neram's music to reflect nostalgia". The New Indian Express. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ "32nd Edition". Cinema Jove. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ "Interview with Basil C J". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑ "Ayaal Sassi review: mirroring follies and foibles". On Manorama. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ "Basil CJ during the promotion of Malayalam movie 'Ayal Sasi' in Kochi". Indiatimes. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ "Don Palathara's 1956, Central Travancore to premiere at MIFF". The New Indian Express. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
1 2 "Two movies by filmmaker Don Palathara to be screened at IFFK". The Week. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ "Watch: Trailer of Jeo Baby's anthology Freedom Fight is out". The Newsminute. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ "Jeo Baby's next is Shri Dhanya Catering Service". Cinema Express. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ "Don Palathara's Family Opens In Limited Theatres As Kerala Exhibitor Strike Continues". News 18. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

External links

[aattam-iffla-1] "Anand Ekarshi's 'Aattam' wins Grand Jury Award at IFFLA". New India Abroad. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[manorama-interview-2] "ഓർമവച്ച കാലം മുതൽ പാട്ടുകൾ ചെയ്യുമായിരുന്നു". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 10 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[nie-interview-3] 1 2 "Composer-lyricist Basil C J: We wanted Ithiri Neram's music to reflect nostalgia". The New Indian Express. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[cinemajove-4] "32nd Edition". Cinema Jove. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[manorama-chola-5] "Interview with Basil C J". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[ayaal-sassi-review-6] "Ayaal Sassi review: mirroring follies and foibles". On Manorama. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[ayaal-sassi-photo-7] "Basil CJ during the promotion of Malayalam movie 'Ayal Sasi' in Kochi". Indiatimes. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[1956-miff-8] "Don Palathara's 1956, Central Travancore to premiere at MIFF". The New Indian Express. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[don-two-movies-9] 1 2 "Two movies by filmmaker Don Palathara to be screened at IFFK". The Week. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[freedom-announcement-10] "Watch: Trailer of Jeo Baby's anthology Freedom Fight is out". The Newsminute. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[sreedhanya-announcement-11] "Jeo Baby's next is Shri Dhanya Catering Service". Cinema Express. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[family-release-12] "Don Palathara's Family Opens In Limited Theatres As Kerala Exhibitor Strike Continues". News 18. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.