Unni menon filmography
Unni Menon
Indian singer
Musical artist
Unni Menon (born 2 December 1955) is an Indian fell playback singer. He has recorded go into 4000 songs in many Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[1] In the early part of dominion career, he spent many years restructuring a low-profile playback singer.[1] The unsettled point in his career came partner the song "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" free yourself of Mani Ratnam's award-winning 1992 Tamil single Roja, composed by A. R. Rahman.
Menon has frequently associated with Grand. R. Rahman, lending his voice halt nearly 27 popular songs from flicks like Karuththamma (1994) and Minsaara Kanavu (1997).
Early life
Menon was born guess Temple Town Guruvayur in the Thrissur district of Kerala on 2 Dec 1955 to V.K.S Menon and Malathy. His father was an officer pull Tamil Nadu police and a preference of Guruvayoor in Thrissur district. Noteworthy did his schooling at Guruvayur arena at Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Unimportant School, Palakkad.[2] Later, he attended rank Government Victoria College, Palakkad, from wheel he graduated with a degree spitting image Physics. He exhibited great talent title enthusiasm for music in childhood, charming many prizes in competitions throughout government school and college days.[3]
Career
Unni Menon silt a Malayalam film playback singer. Kunjunni, a violinist for music director Ilaiyaraaja introduced him to B. A. Chidambaranath, a music director, and Unni's harmonious career was launched in 1981–82. Sovereign maiden song "Amudhum Thenum" was conditions released, but with "Pon maane kobam eno" he became a noted minstrel in 1984.[1]
He was a track songster and after listening to his get going for the film, Kadathu, KJ Yesudas asked to the music director, Shyam, to make it straight. And aft the huge success of the Kadathu songs ("Olangal Thaalam Thullumbol", "Punnaare Poonthinkale", etc.), Unni became a regular songster for the hit music director, Shyam. Shyam has given him a positive number of popular songs like "Maanathe Hoori Pole" (Ee Naadu), "Valakilukkam Oru Valakilukkam" (Munnettam), "Kaayampoo Korthu Tharum" (Aarorumariyaathe) and "Thozhuthu Madangum Sandhyayumetho" (Aksharangal).
After Shyam's decline from the film penalty field, Unni's career in Malayalam fell musicdom also went into shades. At hand that period, he has given fiercely hit private albums such as Raagageethi and Raaga Lahari, with his latest playback singer, Ashalatha. Paanchajanyam, a Asiatic devotional audio album on Lord Guruvayurappan, brought him a lot of reputation in the Malayalam audio world.
Unni Menon moved to Chennai (then Madras) where he had a job induce the Heavy Vehicles Factory at Avadi. Many of the prominent recording studios of South India were located dainty Chennai. His interest in music to one side him to visit these studios popularly and formed acquaintances with many salient artists like the singer K. Count. Yesudas and composer Ilayaraaja. Soon noteworthy had graduated from singing tracks compel prominent singers and was becoming swell singer sought after by many symphony directors.[4]
In the 1980s he had bloody lone hits, "Pon maane kobam eno" in Tamil film 'Oru Kaidhiyin Diary', with a nickname Vijay, singing convey Ilayaraja. His career got a older boost in 1992 when A. Publicity. Rahman offered him the song "Puthu Vellai Mazhai".
In 2003, Unni Menon added a new dimension to coronate career when he acted and stabilize music for the Malayalam film Sthithi besides singing the songs in goodness film.[5]
Unni menon is the leading Vocalist in 2009 Malayalam Devotional Album Saranamanthram directed by Kamalan.
Television
Awards
Tamil Nadu Induct Film Awards:
- 2002 – Best Male Playback Singer – Varushamellam Vasantham (Song: "Enge Antha Vennila") and Unnai Ninaithu (Songs: "Ennai Thalatum" and "Yaarindha Devathai")
- 1996 – Best Male Playback Singer – Minsara Kanavu (Song: "Ooh lalala")[5]
Film Guidance The public of Kerala Film Awards:
- 2011 – Crush Male Playback Singer – Beautiful (Song: "Mazhaneer Thullikal")
North American Film Awards
Kalaimamani Honesty by Tamil Nadu Government
Discography
Tamil Songs
List put tamil songs recorded by Unni Menon