Pradip Somasundaran
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Pradip Somasundaran , also known as Pradeep Somasundaram, is an Indian
playback singer
.
Visakhapatnam
and an M.Phil Degree in Electronics from Bharathidasan University
, Tiruchirappally and is currently working as the Principal of College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry, Palakkad
, Kerala
managed by Institute of Human Resources Development
at an age of 12 from Smt. Geetha Rani of Trichur, and started giving stage performances at the age of 16. A noteworthy person among his music teachers is Shri. V Gopalan of Trichur. He also learnt classical music and light music from the late Tirupati Ramanuja Suri of Vizag (India). He is a Graded artist in All India Radio
and Doordarshan
. He sings classical Carnatic Music
, Ghazals, Film songs and Devotional songs in Malayalam, Hindi
, Tamil
, Telugu
, English
and Japanese
languages. He has also given musical performances out of India in countries like UAE, Oman
, Bahrain
, Qatar
and Japan
. He has also performed with major playback singers in Kerala and Bollywood
like K.J. Yesudas, Jayachandran
, M. G. Sreekumar
, K. S. Chitra, Sujatha Mohan
, Madhuri, P. Susheela
, Sunidhi Chauhan
, and many singers of the younger generation.
He began his playback singing career in 1993 with the song "Samayam Manoharam" from the film "Ezhuthachan". His first released film song was "Perumathodi Kotti Varunne" from "Mannadiyar Penninu Chenkotta Chekkan" in 1996 also tuned by Raveendran
. He has sung around 15 songs in films and has around 40 albums to his credit till date, and has sung for many major music directors of Kerala such as Ilayaraaja, Raveendran
, Johnson
, Mohan Sitara, Vidyadharan, Kaithapram & Ramesh Narayan and for the Bollywood Music Director Sandeep Chowta
.
He is a regular participant in the "Swaralaya Dance & Music Festival" held at Palakkad and "Chembai
Sangeethootsavam" at Guruvayur
. He regularly appears in popular T.V programs that are telecast on the popular south Indian Television channels like Doordarshan
, Kairali TV
, Asianet
and Amrita TV
.
He has also performed for Satya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi
.
of Malayalam Films. The song "Muthe Ninne Thedi" a romantic duet with "Minmini" from the Dileep starrer "Manasam" was a big hit in 1997. "Punyam Pularna" a Ravindran song from "Kalyanappittennu" a Mukesh Starrer was also a hit. He has also sung for "Mohan Sitara" & "Ilayaraaja". His debut song in Telugu
Films which started off in the Big budget movie "Bujjigadu
-Made in Chennai" directed by "Puri Jagannadh
" and for which Sandeep Chowta
has scored music is already a big hit. Recently his title song "Bhagavane" for the serial "Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan" for which "Vidhyadharan Master" has scored music on "Surya T.V" has also become a big hit. In 2011 he has released "Mazhanritham" his first Music Album in Malayalam as a composer collaborating with other playback singers like Gayatri Asokan
, Franco, Shahabaz Aman and Actor Manoj K Jayan.
This singing Lecturer
still continues to amaze and enchant the Malayalees and continues searching for innovative means of popularising good music. His music blog is an example for his virtuosity and innovation. He also composes music and is a member of the online musical venture Blogswara for which he has composed and sung songs.
His tryst with fame in the national music arena started by winning the Lata Mangeshkar
Trophy for the best male singer along with Sunidhi Chauhan
who won in the female category, in the national level music competition "Meri Awaz Suno" in 1996, which was telecast by Doordarshan
. "Meri Awaz Suno" was conducted jointly by Doordarshan
, Lata Mangeshkar
, and Yash Chopra
's "Metavision". The program was hosted by the famous theater and film personality Annu Kapoor. The Mega-final of the event was judged by a panel of the eminent Indian musicians Pandit Jasraj
, Bhupen Hazarika
, Manna Dey
and Lata Mangeshkar
.
He has been active in International Youth exchange programs too, and was selected to be a part of the 19 member Indian contingent, which took part in the 6th Ship for World Youth
Program in 1994, that Visited Japan
, Singapore
, Srilanka, Kenya
, & Greece
, on a two-and-a-half months long ship voyage. He has also participated in the "Renaissance-2003 World Youth Leaders Meet" which was held in Japan
in 2003. He was one of the four Indians selected for representing India in this program.
In 1997, he was bestowed with the "TOYI" (10 Outstanding Young Indian) Award, by JCI India for his overall excellence in Youth activities.
He was also selected as the best male playback singer for Television serials in 1998, by "Malayalam Television Viewers Association", for the song “Ennakkaruppin Ezhazhagu” from the serial “Ishtamai”.
He is also involved in the use and promotion of GNU/Linux
& Free Software. He was involved in the programs by Free Software Foundation
Kerala, on the occasion of the visit of Richard M. Stallman to Cochin.
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...
playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
.
Academic career
He holds an M.Sc (Tech) Degree in Electronics from the Andhra UniversityAndhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and an M.Phil Degree in Electronics from Bharathidasan University
Bharathidasan University
Bharathidasan University is a university in the city of Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu state, India. It has affiliated colleges in districts of the state, including Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Tiruchirapalli. It is a recognised university, supported by the...
, Tiruchirappally and is currently working as the Principal of College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry, Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
managed by Institute of Human Resources Development
Institute of Human Resources Development
The Institute of Human Resources Development was established by the Government of Kerala in 1987, with the institutional centre at Thiruvananthapuram and Model polytechnics in 1988 at Vadakara. IHRD has grown within a short period into a network of more than 50 institutions...
Music career
Pradip Somasundaran started training in Carnatic MusicCarnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
at an age of 12 from Smt. Geetha Rani of Trichur, and started giving stage performances at the age of 16. A noteworthy person among his music teachers is Shri. V Gopalan of Trichur. He also learnt classical music and light music from the late Tirupati Ramanuja Suri of Vizag (India). He is a Graded artist in All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
and Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
. He sings classical Carnatic Music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
, Ghazals, Film songs and Devotional songs in Malayalam, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, 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...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
languages. He has also given musical performances out of India in countries like UAE, Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He has also performed with major playback singers in Kerala and Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
like K.J. Yesudas, Jayachandran
Jayachandran
Paliyath Jayachandran, popularly known as P. Jayachandran is an Indian playback singer. He has won one National Award, four Kerala State Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He has recorded songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi languages...
, M. G. Sreekumar
M. G. Sreekumar
M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...
, K. S. Chitra, Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her...
, Madhuri, P. Susheela
P. Susheela
Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
, Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
, and many singers of the younger generation.
He began his playback singing career in 1993 with the song "Samayam Manoharam" from the film "Ezhuthachan". His first released film song was "Perumathodi Kotti Varunne" from "Mannadiyar Penninu Chenkotta Chekkan" in 1996 also tuned by Raveendran
Raveendran
M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the...
. He has sung around 15 songs in films and has around 40 albums to his credit till date, and has sung for many major music directors of Kerala such as Ilayaraaja, Raveendran
Raveendran
M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the...
, Johnson
Johnson (composer)
Johnson was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Vadakkunokkiyantram, Perumthachan, Amaram, Njan...
, Mohan Sitara, Vidyadharan, Kaithapram & Ramesh Narayan and for the Bollywood Music Director Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...
.
He is a regular participant in the "Swaralaya Dance & Music Festival" held at Palakkad and "Chembai
Chembai
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad . Known by his village name Chembai, or simply as Bhagavatar, he was born to Anantha Bhagavatar and Parvati Ammal in 1896, at Kottayi near Palakkad on Janmashtami day, with Bharani star in the month of Chingam...
Sangeethootsavam" at Guruvayur
Guruvayur
Guruvayur is a municipal town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It houses the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, the fourth biggest temple in India in terms of the number of devotees per day.-History:Guruvayur, according to the legends may be 5,000 years old as the Guruvayur...
. He regularly appears in popular T.V programs that are telecast on the popular south Indian Television channels like Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
, Kairali TV
Kairali TV
Kairali TV is an Indian television channel broadcasting in the Malayalam language catering to the Malayalam speaking population in Kerala as well as abroad . The channel, headquartered in Trivandrum, has studio facilities in Trivandrum as well as Kochi. Malayalam Communications Limited is the...
, Asianet
Asianet
Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...
and Amrita TV
Amrita TV
Amrita TV, launched in 2005, as a 24-hour Malayalam, general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint, has been honoured with 54 State Awards for Excellence in Television—the only channel in India to be bestowed with such a recognition in just two years since inception...
.
He has also performed for Satya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi
Puttaparthi
Puttaparthi is a town situated in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was also the residence of the notable spiritual teacher Sathya Sai Baba....
.
Film singing
Pradip's singing talents were discovered by the late Ravindran who gave him the first break in films with the evergreen "Samayam Manoharam" in the film "Ezhuthachan" in 1992. This song proved his strong classical music base. This was much earlier than "Meri Awaz Suno". Even after "Meri Awaz Suno", it was again Ravindran who first used his voice for a film. Later he rendered many songs for him. He has also sung for Johnson, another reputed Music directorMusic director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
of Malayalam Films. The song "Muthe Ninne Thedi" a romantic duet with "Minmini" from the Dileep starrer "Manasam" was a big hit in 1997. "Punyam Pularna" a Ravindran song from "Kalyanappittennu" a Mukesh Starrer was also a hit. He has also sung for "Mohan Sitara" & "Ilayaraaja". His debut song in 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...
Films which started off in the Big budget movie "Bujjigadu
Bujjigadu
The soundtrack for the film was released on 18 April 2008....
-Made in Chennai" directed by "Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues...
" and for which Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...
has scored music is already a big hit. Recently his title song "Bhagavane" for the serial "Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan" for which "Vidhyadharan Master" has scored music on "Surya T.V" has also become a big hit. In 2011 he has released "Mazhanritham" his first Music Album in Malayalam as a composer collaborating with other playback singers like Gayatri Asokan
Gayatri Asokan
Gayatri Asokan is a playback singerwho works mainly in Malayalam Cinema. Apart from singing, she also composes music for albums and jingles. She is well trained in Bhajans and Hindustani.-Background:...
, Franco, Shahabaz Aman and Actor Manoj K Jayan.
This singing Lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
still continues to amaze and enchant the Malayalees and continues searching for innovative means of popularising good music. His music blog is an example for his virtuosity and innovation. He also composes music and is a member of the online musical venture Blogswara for which he has composed and sung songs.
Awards and achievements
Pradip Somasundaran has won many prizes in music at the College, University and Inter-University levels during the course of his education.His tryst with fame in the national music arena started by winning the Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
Trophy for the best male singer along with Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
who won in the female category, in the national level music competition "Meri Awaz Suno" in 1996, which was telecast by Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
. "Meri Awaz Suno" was conducted jointly by Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
, Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
, and Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
's "Metavision". The program was hosted by the famous theater and film personality Annu Kapoor. The Mega-final of the event was judged by a panel of the eminent Indian musicians Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life:Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati...
, Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam. His songs,written and sung mainly in Assamese by the legend himself, are infused with humanity and universalism, and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notable being Bengali ,Hindi and...
, Manna Dey
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey , better known by his nickname Manna Dey , is a playback singer in Bengali Assamese and Hindi films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he was a part of Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of...
and Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
.
He has been active in International Youth exchange programs too, and was selected to be a part of the 19 member Indian contingent, which took part in the 6th Ship for World Youth
Ship for World Youth
The Ship for World Youth is a unique international cultural exchange program organised by the Government of Japan. SWY brings together over 250 youth from around the world to learn about international cooperation and understanding...
Program in 1994, that Visited Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Srilanka, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, & Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, on a two-and-a-half months long ship voyage. He has also participated in the "Renaissance-2003 World Youth Leaders Meet" which was held in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2003. He was one of the four Indians selected for representing India in this program.
In 1997, he was bestowed with the "TOYI" (10 Outstanding Young Indian) Award, by JCI India for his overall excellence in Youth activities.
He was also selected as the best male playback singer for Television serials in 1998, by "Malayalam Television Viewers Association", for the song “Ennakkaruppin Ezhazhagu” from the serial “Ishtamai”.
He is also involved in the use and promotion of GNU/Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
& Free Software. He was involved in the programs by Free Software Foundation
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to create, distribute and modify computer software...
Kerala, on the occasion of the visit of Richard M. Stallman to Cochin.
Awards
- 1991 - President's Gold medal winner in All India RadioAll India RadioAll India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
National level Light Music competition - 1996 - Lata mangeshkar Award for best male singer of India in Meri Awaz Suno, the first National level Televised Music competition in India.
- 1997 - Ten Outstanding Young Indian (TOYI) Award given by Junior Chamber InternationalJunior Chamber InternationalJunior Chamber International is the only worldwide non-political and non-sectarian youth service organization. It is an international community of citizens between the ages of to with the aim and purpose of creating positive changes in the world...
India in recognition to his contributions in music. - 1998 - Best T.V. Playback singer of Kerala award for the song Ennakkaruppin.
- 2005 - Kalaratna State Award for overall contributions to the field of music.
Film songs
| Song | Film | Released by | Music Director | Year of Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samayam Manoharam | Ezhuthachan | HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... (RPG) |
Raveendran Raveendran M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the... |
1993 |
| Perumathodi | Mannadiyar Penninu Chenkotta Chekkan | Ankith Audio | Raveendran Raveendran M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the... |
1996 |
| Punyam | Kalyanappittennu | Sargam | Raveendran Raveendran M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the... |
1997 |
| Muthe Ninne Thedi | Manasam | Ankith Audio | Johnson Johnson Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"... |
1997 |
| Vavaa Voo | Manasam | Ankith Audio | Johnson Johnson Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"... |
1997 |
| Moham Manassil | Arjunan Pillayum Anju Makkalum | Sargam | Mohan Sitara | 1997 |
| Mohini Enikkayi | Manjeeradhwani | Johny Sagariga | Ilayaraaja | 1998 |
| Sandhya Ragamai | Kannadikkadavathu | East Coast Audio | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Manava Mochana | Arunam | -- | Ramesh Narayan | 2006 (To be Released) |
| Chitti Aayi Re | Bujjigadu Bujjigadu The soundtrack for the film was released on 18 April 2008.... Made In Chennai (Telugu) |
Aditya Audios | Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed... |
2008 |
| Poolu Gusa Gusa | Saleem (film) (Telugu) | Sony Music | Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed... |
2009 |
| Virahardra | Dhanyam (Malayalam) | K.K Sebastian | 2011 |
Non-film albums
| Album | Language | Released by | Music Director | Year of Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratyasha Vol 1,2,3,4 | Hindi | Dharmabharathi | Fr. Paul Poovathigal | 1994,1997,2000,2006 |
| Sangeetharchana | Malayalam | HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... (RPG) |
Jaya Vijaya | 1997 |
| Ayyappamayam | Malayalam | Sargam | Suresh & Suma Varma | 1997 |
| Pradakshinam | Malayalam | Audiotracs | Kalyan Anand | 1997 |
| Kripa | Malayalam | Johny Sagariga | Jerson Antony | 1997 |
| Sangeetha Sangamam | Malayalam | Johny Sagariga | MACTA Live Program | 1998 |
| Ninakkayi | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 1998 |
| Ponnonam | Malayalam | Sargam Audios | Raveendran Raveendran M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the... |
1998 |
| The Golden Voice | Hindi | Maruthi Audios | Cover Versions | 1998 |
| Aadyamayi | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Onappeeli | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Ayyappathrippadam | Malayalam | Pranathy Audios | Ravindran Paingodu | 2000 |
| Angel | Malayalam | Angel Vision | Johnson Johnson Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"... , Joy Cheruvathoor, Ouseppachan |
2000 |
| Ennennum | Malayalam | Satyam Audios | Manoj George | 2001 |
| Jeevan | Malayalam | Grace Communications | Joy Cheruvathoor | 2002 |
| Koti Pranaam | Mixed | The Art of Living Foundation International | Pradip Somasundaran | 2007 |
| Rithubhangi | Malayalam | Manorama Music | Kallara Gopan | 2009 |
| Mazhanritham | Malayalam | Highness Video | Pradip Somasundaran | 2011 |