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Tanuj Tiku

Composer

Tanuj Tiku is an award-winning composer and music producer who has worked on hundreds of commercials, over 60 feature films and many songs for some of the top filmmakers and brands in India. Most recently, Tanuj provided the original score for YRF's Tiger 3 (2023) and Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) which is an adaptation of the American classic film, Forrest Gump, starring Aamir Khan. His music has also been featured on many international advertising campaigns such as Steven Spielberg's The BFG, Blade Runner 2049, Passengers, BBC One's Wallander, Tom Clancy video game, the 2015 Beijing athletics championship and Disney Nature's Elephant and Dolphin Reef (2020) to name a few. Tanuj's music is also regularly used in top TV shows like Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, Big Brother Australia and various Netflix programs around the world. Tanuj won the prestigious 64th National Film Award (2016) for 'Best Music', for the short film 'Leeches', directed by Payal Sethi. Tanuj also received the (2016) 'Best Production Music U.K' award for his track 'Cascade of Emotions'. With a decade of experience in all facets of music composition and production, Tanuj is uniquely placed to provide music for films and television media. Production is achieved at the highest level with access to a world class studio facility and collaborations with some of the best musicians around the world. Tanuj also holds a Bachelor's degree in Music, Technology and Innovation from De Montfort University, Leicester as well as a Master's in Film and Television scoring from Bournemouth University where he studied with Stephen Deutsch.

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Works as
Composer
Titles
7 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Tanuj Tiku's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Self
17%
Morality
8%
Survival
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tanuj Tiku's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Tanuj Tiku's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dhadak 2(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Tiger 3(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Brahmastra Part One: Shiva(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Laal Singh Chaddha(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ajeeb Daastaans(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Unicorn Adventure(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Poorna(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2017 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Poorna (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Tiger 3 (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music7 of 7: 7 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tanuj Tiku's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)

99th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Poorna (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tanuj Tiku's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–44 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tanuj Tiku work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tanuj Tiku's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pritam Chakraborty shares the most, 3.

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