Chosen with intent.
Music that holds its ground long after the scene ends.
An IIT Madras alumnus turned composer, music producer, and pianist, Surya Srini is a rising name in the Tamil & Kannada Film Industries. Certified by Trinity College London (8 Grades in Music Theory) and trained in Western classical, Carnatic, and jazz, he has collaborated with GV Prakash, OfRo, Universal Music Group India, Tips Tamil, Black Sheep, Studio Green, Gannet Celluloid, and JumpCuts.
With over 30+ short films (as music director), 2 feature-length web series (Thadayam, Thoduvanam), and Green Girl (as Music Director) to his credit, Surya's works have been showcased at global platforms including Rhodes Island International Film Festival, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying), and IFFSA Toronto — with wins at Smita Patil Film Festival 2024 and BISFF 2025.
People inherit identities from their environment — family, community, expectation. Some follow those paths. Others question them. Surya's journey began in a family of teachers and led to IIT Madras — but instead of continuing the expected trajectory, he chose music. Not as rebellion. As authorship. A belief that identity isn't only inherited. It can also be created.
“This isn’t a portfolio.
This is a deliberate path.
I didn’t arrive here because there was no option.
I chose this road — and walked it with intent.”
Associations
- TrainingWestern Classical · Carnatic · Jazz
- CertifiedTrinity College London — 8 Grades in Music Theory
- IndustriesTamil · Kannada · Telugu Film Industries
- Associated WithGV Prakash · OfRo · Universal Music Group India · Tips Tamil · Studio Green · Black Sheep · Gannet Celluloid · JumpCuts
- EducationBachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- IMDbSurya Srini
Not chosen by accident.
Chosen with intent.
— Surya Srini
Competition Wins
Mood Indigo — Asia's Largest College Cultural Festival
1st Place — Instrumental Competition
2017 & 2018
Unmaad — IIM Bangalore
1st Place
2019
Smita Patil Film Festival
Winner — Sura
2024
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Winner — The Brothers
2025
International Selections
St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis, USA
Rhodes Island International Film Festival
Providence, USA
Chicago South Asian Film Festival
Chicago, USA
IFFSA Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
10+ total festival selections
Credentials
The Pianist — State Level Competition
4th Place · Italy (organised by Casio) · Special mention by Santosh Narayanan, Anil Srinivasan & Shakthisree Gopalan
Trinity College London
Certified — 8 Grades in Music Theory
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Music is built in relationship. These are some of the hands and voices this work has moved through.
Press
“Surya Srini's genre-defying music is a fantastic accompaniment to the film's structure, which keeps changing between dreamy and harsh.”
— The Hollywood Reporter India