G. V. Prakash Kumar
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G. V. Prakash Kumar is an India
n film score
and soundtrack composer
and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil
, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film. His first film was S Pictures
' Veyil
(2006), winning critical acclaim and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s.
, directed by Vasantha Balan and produced by the director S. Shankar
.
He first appeared as a vocalist on the soundtrack of director S. Shankar
's Tamil film Gentleman
, composed by his maternal uncle, A. R. Rahman
. He has also contributed to some of Rahman's other projects. He had also worked with Harris Jayaraj and sang two songs in Anniyan
and Unnale Unnale
.
He went on to win critical acclaim for his music in Selvaraghavan's drama film Mayakkam Enna, which became his third collaboration that featured Dhanush in the lead role. The album's five songs were written by Selvaraghavan and Dhanush, with the pair also coming together to sing the song, "Kadhal En Kadhal". The album also included the song "Pirai Thedum", which Prakash sang himself along with his fiancée, Saindhavi
whilst another song, "Voda Voda Voda", written and sung by Dhanush, was composed in just 15 minutes and recorded within an hour. Rediff.com
reviewed the soundtrack claiming that Prakash had "tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands, and has risen to the challenge". Critics from entertainment portal, Behindwoods.com, cited that Prakash "reiterates his talent once again" and gave a verdict that the album is "intoxicating enough". In late September 2011, a single track, "Oru Murai", written by Thamarai
and composed and sung by Prakash in R. S. Infotainment's Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal was released and became a chart topper the following week.
, who is the elder sister to music director A. R. Rahman
. Prakash Kumar is engaged to singer, Saindhavi
. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
and soundtrack composer
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film. His first film was S Pictures
S Pictures
S Pictures is a film production company owned by film director S. Shankar. Many of the films it produced are commercial hits with moderate budget.-Filmography:-See also:* S. Shankar* S Musics - Director Shankar's Newly formed Audio Release Record label....
' Veyil
Veyil
Veyil is a 2006 Tamil-language film directed by Vasanthabalan. Bharath and Pasupathy are the heroes where Bhavana, Priyanka and Sriya Reddy plays the female leads.-Plot:...
(2006), winning critical acclaim and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s.
Career
Prakash's introduction as a film composer was in the critically acclaimed Tamil film VeyilVeyil
Veyil is a 2006 Tamil-language film directed by Vasanthabalan. Bharath and Pasupathy are the heroes where Bhavana, Priyanka and Sriya Reddy plays the female leads.-Plot:...
, directed by Vasantha Balan and produced by the director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
.
He first appeared as a vocalist on the soundtrack of director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
's Tamil film Gentleman
Gentleman (film)
Gentleman is a 1993 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar, produced K. T. Kunjumon. The film marked S. Shankar's debut in film, and with the highest budget for an Indian film in that year, became a blockbuster upon release. It stars Arjun and Madhoo in the lead roles...
, composed by his maternal uncle, A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
. He has also contributed to some of Rahman's other projects. He had also worked with Harris Jayaraj and sang two songs in Anniyan
Anniyan
Anniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
and Unnale Unnale
Unnale Unnale
Unnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles...
.
He went on to win critical acclaim for his music in Selvaraghavan's drama film Mayakkam Enna, which became his third collaboration that featured Dhanush in the lead role. The album's five songs were written by Selvaraghavan and Dhanush, with the pair also coming together to sing the song, "Kadhal En Kadhal". The album also included the song "Pirai Thedum", which Prakash sang himself along with his fiancée, Saindhavi
Saindhavi
Saindhavi is a Carnatic music singer and a South Indian film playback singer.-Personal life:Saindhavi is engaged to G. V. Prakash and will get married in December 2011. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.-Discography:...
whilst another song, "Voda Voda Voda", written and sung by Dhanush, was composed in just 15 minutes and recorded within an hour. Rediff.com
Rediff.com
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reviewed the soundtrack claiming that Prakash had "tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands, and has risen to the challenge". Critics from entertainment portal, Behindwoods.com, cited that Prakash "reiterates his talent once again" and gave a verdict that the album is "intoxicating enough". In late September 2011, a single track, "Oru Murai", written by Thamarai
Thamarai
Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
and composed and sung by Prakash in R. S. Infotainment's Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal was released and became a chart topper the following week.
Family
Prakash Kumar is the only son of Venkatesh and playback singer, A. R. ReihanaA. R. Reihana
Reihana is a playback singer and film composer for films in India. However she is more widely known as sister to, A. R. Rahman and mother of G. V. Prakash Kumar. She collaborated with Rahman on a song for the score of the award winning Kannathil Muthamittal in 2002. The most recent song she has...
, who is the elder sister to music director A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
. Prakash Kumar is engaged to singer, Saindhavi
Saindhavi
Saindhavi is a Carnatic music singer and a South Indian film playback singer.-Personal life:Saindhavi is engaged to G. V. Prakash and will get married in December 2011. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.-Discography:...
. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chettinad Vidyashram is a private school which was founded by the Kumara Rani of Chettinad Dr. Meena Muthiah in 1986. She is affectionately called "Meena Aunty" by her students. The school is located in the R.A Puram area in the city of Chennai, India. The principal is Mrs. Amudha Lakshmi...
.
Released soundtracks
| Year | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... | Other Languages |
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| 2006 | Veyil Veyil Veyil is a 2006 Tamil-language film directed by Vasanthabalan. Bharath and Pasupathy are the heroes where Bhavana, Priyanka and Sriya Reddy plays the female leads.-Plot:... • |
Vesavi | |
| 2007 | Oram Po • | Nenu Autovani (2011) | |
| Kireedam Kireedam (2007 film) Kireedam is a 2007 Tamil film directed by A. L. Vijay, who made his directorial debut with the film. The film was a reworked version of Sibi Malayil's 1989 Malayalam classic film, Kireedam starring Mohanlal, with Na. Muthukumar assisting with writing the dialogues... • |
Poornamarket (2011) | ||
| Polladhavan Polladhavan (2007 film) Polladhavan is a Tamil film written and directed by Vetrimaran. it stars Dhanush and Divya Spandana in the main leads and it was released on 8 November 2007. The musical score is by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Yogi B and Dhina composed each one song. Velraj is the director of cinematography and... • (3 songs) |
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| Evano Oruvan Evano Oruvan Evano Oruvan is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's acclaimed Marathi film, Dombivli Fast, which itself was heavily influenced by the Michael Douglas starrer 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down... • # (Promo song) |
Evaro Okaru (2009) | ||
| Velli Thirai Velli Thirai Vellitherai is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by debutant Viji, previously a dialogue writer. The film stars Prithviraj, as an assistant director hoping to make it big and Gopika, his love interest in the lead roles. Prakash Raj, the producer of the movie, also plays a prominent role in the... • |
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| Kaalai Kaalai Kaalai is an Action Tamil film directed by Tharun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead role with Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila and Seema in supporting roles. Previously the original lead cast, Madhavan had dropped out of the project, as did Trisha Krishnan. The film's score and soundtrack are... • |
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| 2008 | Ullasamga Utsahamga Ullasamga Utsahamga The soundtrack consisted of seven songs composed by G. V. Prakash. Lyrics were by Ananth Sriram.... • |
Ullasa Utsaha Ullasa Utsaha Ullasa Utsaha is a 2009 Kannada language a remake of Telugu Hit Movie Ullasamga Utsahamga film starring Ganesh and Yami Gowtham in lead roles. It is directed by Devaraja Palan and produced by B.P. Thyagaraju. Music is being composed by music director G. V... (2009) (Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... ) ♦ Ayyo Pavam (2009) (Malayalam) |
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| Kuselan Kuselan Kuselan is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by P. Vasu, which was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu . Both remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, the film is directed by P. Vasu and produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages... • |
Kathanayakudu • | ||
| Ananda Thandavam • | Ananda Thandavam (2009) | ||
| Naan Aval Adhu • (2 songs) | Nenu Tanu Aame | ||
| Seval Seval Seval is a Tamil language action drama film released in 2008. It stars Bharath, Vadivelu, Simran Bagga and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles.-Plot:... • |
Ballem (2011) | ||
| 2009 | Angaadi Theru Angaadi Theru -Further reading:* Christopher, Michael & Helen Staufer . “Urban. Village. Urban-Village. Angaditheru and its mofussil department store society in Chennai”, in: manycinemas 1, 24-37, ,... • # (4 songs) |
Shopping Mall (2010) | |
| Aayirathil Oruvan • | Yuganiki Okkadu (2010) | ||
| Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam • # | Super Cowboy (2010) | ||
| 2010 | Madrasapattinam • | 1947 A Love Story (2011) | |
| Darling Darling (2010 film) Darling is an Indian, Telugu-language film, directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles while tamil actor Prabhu plays a key role. The music is composed by GV Prakash Kumar. The film was released on April 23, 2010 and has received positive reviews from... • |
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| Aadukalam • | |||
| 2011 | Narthagi • | ||
| Deiva Thirumagal Deiva Thirumagal Deiva Thirumagal is a 2011 Tamil drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by Mohan Natarajan that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy, while Baby Sarah, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul and Nassar portray other... • |
Nanna | ||
| Mayakkam Enna • | |||
- #Filmscore by another composer
- The films are listed in order that the music released, regardless of the dates the film released.
- The year next to the title of the affected films indicates the release year of the either dubbed or remade version in the named language later than the original version.
- • indicates original language release. Indicates simultaneous makes, if featuring in more languages
- ♦ indicates a remade version, the remaining ones being dubbed versions
Forthcoming soundtracks
- 2011 - SaguniSaguniSaguni is an upcoming Tamil political drama film directed by Shankar Dayal and produced under Dream Warrior Pictures studio. The film features Karthi in the lead roles...
- 2011 - JokerJoker (2011 film)Joker is an upcoming Hindi fantasy adventure film and the first 3D film directed by Shirish Kunder. The film will star Akshay Kumar opposite Sonakshi Sinha. It will be the fourth Hindi film to be released in both 2D and 3D formats after Haunted – 3D, Ra.One and Don 2...
(Hindi) - 2011 - Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
- 2011 - Endhukante PremantaEndhukante PremantaEndhukante Premanta is an upcoming bi-lingual film directed by A. Karunakaran. G. V. Prakash is scoring music while Kona Venkat is penning the dialogues for the film which is being produced by Ravikishore on the banner of Sravanti Movies...
- 2012 - Annakodiyum KodiveeranumAnnakodiyum KodiveeranumAnnakodiyum Kodiveeranum is a 2012 Tamil film directed by veteran director Bharathiraja.It features Ameer and Iniya in the lead roles. The film has music by G. V...
- 2012 - KarikalanKarikalan (film)Karikalan is an upcoming Tamil-language action film directed by L. I. Kannan featuring Vikram and Zarine Khan in the lead roles. The film which has been reported as a "period cum contemporary drama" is likely to release in 2012.-Cast:* Vikram...
- 2012 - ThaandavamThaandavamThaandavam is an upcoming Tamil action film directed by A. L. Vijay. The film will feature Vikram, Anushka Shetty and Amy Jackson co-starring lead roles. It is produced by UTV Motion Pictures and features background score and soundtrack composed by G. V...
Awards
Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
- 2010: Nominated, Best Music Director - Tamil - Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)
- 2010: Nominated, Best Music Director - Tamil - Madrasapattinam