Rex Vijayan

Rex Vijayan is the leading guitarist for the alternative Malayali rock band Avial. He began his career as a composer in the Malayalam film industry through Kerala Cafe, giving the score to Anwar Rasheed's 'Bridge' section. Vijayan is the son of Albert Vijayan, the director of music in Malayalam movies. He learned to play different instruments at a very young age and started his musical career by mastering cover versions.

Vijayan was part of the influential rock band Motherjane, based in Kochi, as a rhythm guitarist from 2000 to 2003. He later became the music composer, lead guitarist and synthesiser of the Trivandrum-based Malayalam alternative rock band 'Avial.' He was also part of the German amateur hip-hop band 'Intensive Erfrischung' (Intensive Refreshment), based in Munich. Rex debuted in film music with Anwar Rasheed's 'Bridge,' a part of the Portmanteau movie Kerala Cafe. His most recent releases as a music composer are Sudanese from Nigeria, Thamaasha and Valiyaperunnal, both highly praised. He also worked as a music director for Halal Love Story in 2020.