page_title: Gifton Elias
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Gifton Elias / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Gifton Elias with Symphony Orchestra Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010)
context_page_description: Gifton Elias born 14 February 1987, is an Indian Composer, Musician from Hyderabad, Telangana & an Alumnus of Trinity College of Music, London, United Kingdom.
  He made his debut as a Film Music Composer for the Telugu Film Janaki Ramudu.
context_section_description: While pursuing his post graduation, Gifton joined as an Intern & later continued as an Assistant Director to the Ace Film maker Geetha Krishna for a few Commercials, Adfilms & Films for the then Government of Andhra Pradesh (2007–08).
  In 2008, he did his first independent project as a Music Composer for the renowned South Indian Actress Dr. Jayasudha Kapoor. Since then, he regards her as his "Godmother". Later, he composed music for several ads, jingles, commercials, documentaries, short films, music videos.
  On 30 April 2010, at the age of 23, during the communal riots in Hyderabad, Gifton conducted a Peace Concert at the Royal Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad featuring a 50-member symphony orchestra live. The orchestra included few students from Young Stringz School of Music, musicians from Andhra Pradesh Police Band & others. The concert was graced by Smt. Dr. Jayasudha Kapoor (the then MLA, Secunderabad Constituency), Sri. Noel Swaranjit Sen, IPS (Retd) other local leaders & Media.
  Gifton debuted as a Film Music Composer with the film Janaki Ramudu (2016 film), which released on 16 December 2016. He composed 5 songs & scored BGM for the film.
caption: Gifton Elias with Symphony Orchestra Live for PEACE CONCERT @ Chowmahalla Palace (30.04.2010)
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