Hesham Abdul Wahab

• Name — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Birth Name — Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab • Born — 14 October 1990 • Birthplace — Alappuzha, India • Occupation — * Music director • music producer • singer • audio engineer • mixing engineer • Years Active — 2007–present

Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab hails from Alappuzha and was raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a family of musicians. His mother tongue is Malayalam, and his family traces its origins to Alappuzha. He developed an interest in music at a young age and received professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. He began singing at the age of eight and was introduced to the piano at eleven. After completing his schooling at the International Indian School in Riyadh, Wahab earned a diploma in audio engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in audio production from SAE Institute, graduating with top honors. Wahab married Ayshath Safa on 22 January 2018.

Hesham left Saudi Arabia for India in 2007 to be part of the music reality show Idea Star Singer which paved the way for his foray into playback singing and later composing.

Wahab's first recording project was in 2013 with his first single Meri Dua produced by Offline Creations. He got his first major break when Andante Records signed him for their record label. His first album Qadam Badha (Step Forward), an amalgamation of Sufi music and World Music produced by eminent Iran-born British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf was released in 2015.

Wahab forayed into Malayalam film industry as a music director in 2013, with the film Salt Mango Tree. His debut as a music composer for the Bollywood film Mera India is set to release in 2019. He has also worked with several noted composers and lent his voice to many Indian films. In 2018, his song Jaana Meri Janaa from the film Cappuccino fetched Vineeth Sreenivasan his second SIIMA Award for the Best Playback Singer in Malayalam. In 2018, Wahab founded LIVEwithMUSIC, an independent music academy where he takes classes on sound production. Hesham arranged and mixed filmmaker Alphonse Puthren's debut composition Kathakal Chollidaam which was released as a music video featuring several Malayalam film actors and their children. He composed the soundtrack of Vineeth Sreenivasan's film Hridayam, which consists of 15 songs. He has since composed music for other Malayalam films, including Madhura Manohara Moham (2023), and Sesham Mike-il Fathima (2023). Wahab made his Telugu composing debut with the romantic comedy Kushi (2023) and went on to compose music for the Telugu romance films Hi Nanna (2023) and Manamey (2024). In 2025, Wahab created the musical score for Kerala Crime Files: Season 2, the sequel to the popular Malayalam TV series. His work on the series was well received by critics and audiences alike. Sajin Shrijith of The Week wrote that "Hesham Abdul Wahab's music evokes the necessary emotions in the right places without trying to force them out of us". He also composed the soundtrack for the Malayalam film Samshayam directed by Rajesh Ravi. The same year, it was announced that he would make his Kannada cinema composing debut for an untitled film directed by Srinivas Raju and starring Ganesh. In 2026, Wahab made his Hindi film debut with the romantic drama Do Deewane Seher Mein, for which he composed the song "Aasma Aasma".

• Kerala Crime Files (2023–2025) (season 1–2)

• Qadam Badha (2015)

• Meri Dua (2013) • Mothirakkallu (2019) • Await (2020) • Yatra (2020) • Mounam (2021) • Tribute to World Cup Football (2022)

• Year — Song — Film/Album — Composer — Language • 2009 — Panivizhum Kaalama — Pattalam — Jassie Gift — Tamil • 2011 — Kannerinjal — Traffic — Mejo Joseph — Malayalam • Ladki — The Train — Sreenivas • Vidhuramee Yatra — Gaddama — Bennet–Veetraag • 2013 — Thaazhvaaram — Thira — Shaan Rahman • 2014 — Mounam Chorum, Sneham Cherum — Ohm Shanthi Oshaana — Shaan Rahman • 2015 — Jeevanil — Swargathekkal Sundaram — Rakesh Keshav • Kattummel,Kanavil — Salt Mango Tree — Hesham Abdul Wahab • 2016 — Are Thu Chakkar — Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti — Sooraj S Kurup • Ethu Meghamaari — Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho — Shaan Rahman • Pulkodiyil — Take Off — Shaan Rahman • 2017 — Thumbikal Thaalam Thullum — Chicken Kokkachi — Jassie Gift • Ente Bharatham — Ente Bharatham — Binesh Mani • 2018 — Oru Thee Pole — Aadu 2 — Shaan Rahman • Snehithano — Angane Njanum Premichu — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Swapnam Swargam — Padayottam — Prashant Pillai • Kannoram — Marubhoomiyile Mazhathullikal — Hesham Abdul Wahab • 2019 — Maahiya — Oru Adaar Love — Shaan Rahman • Manushya Nee — Kalippu — Anaz Sainudeen • Safarnama — Muhabbathin Kunjabdulla — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Mere Maula — Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal — Shaan Rahman • 2021 — Zindagi — Varthamanam — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Chollamo — Ole Kanda Naal • Darshana — Hridayam • rowspan"1" |2022 — Kumkumamaake — Brahmāstra (Malayalam) — Pritam • 2023 — Doore Oru Mukilin — Aromalinte Aadhyathe Pranayam — Charles Simon • Na Roja Nuvve — Kushi — Hesham Abdul Wahab — Telugu • En Rojaa Neeye — Tamil • Nanna Roja Neene — Kannada • En Rojaa Neeye — Malayalam • Kushi Title Song — Telugu • Hindi • Yedhaki Oka Gaayam — Telugu • Gaaju Bomma — Hi Nanna • Idhe Idhe • Kannaadi Kannaadi — Tamil • Anbe Anbe • Magalalla — Kannada • Idhe Idhe • Konjathe Konjathe — Malayalam • Penne Penne • Sheeshe Ki Gudiya — Hi Papa — Hindi • Pehle Pehle • Idhi Idhi Maaya — Spark L.I.F.E — Telugu • Gnapakaalu • Thinkal Poovin — Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum — Justin Prabhakaran — Malayalam • Ushaa Kiraname — Vela — Sam C. S. • Sadhaa — Philip's — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Niraye • Ninne Kandannu — Qalb — Prakash Alex • Malarthan Vizhundhadhu — Aneethi — G. V. Prakash Kumar — Tamil • 2024 — Njaanaalunna — Varshangalkku Shesham — Amrit Ramnath — Malayalam • Kande Njaan Aakashathoru — Once Upon a Time in Kochi — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Aazhithiramaala — Pushpaka Vimanam — Rahul Raj • 2025 — Andhamaa Andhamaa — 8 Vasantalu — Hesham Abdul Wahab — Telugu • Cheleya — Written and Directed by God — Shaan Rahman — Malayalam • Naadaaya Naadaake, Orkkaathe Ullam — Samshayam — Hesham Abdul Wahab • Mari Mari — Santhana Prapthirasthu — Sunil Kashyap — Telugu • Kannodili Kalanodili — 12A Railway Colony — Bheems Ceciroleo • 2025 — Dhoore Dhikkile — Dhurandhar (Malayalam) — Shashwat Sachdev — Malayalam

• Year — Title — Role — Language • 2024 — Varshangalkku Shesham — Playback Singer (cameo appearance) — Malayalam