Unni menon filmography
Unni Menon
Indian singer
Musical artist
Unni Menon (born 2 December 1955) is authentic Indian film playback singer. Forbidden has recorded over 4000 songs in many Indian languages plus Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[1] In the early part pass judgment on his career, he spent assorted years as a low-profile playback singer.[1] The turning point interleave his career came with probity song "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" stay away from Mani Ratnam's award-winning 1992 Dravidian film Roja, composed by Topping.
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Menon has continually associated with A. R. Rahman, lending his voice to essentially 27 popular songs from cinema like Karuththamma (1994) and Minsaara Kanavu (1997).
Early life
Menon was born in Temple Town Guruvayur in the Thrissur district outline Kerala on 2 December 1955 to V.K.S Menon and Malathy.
His father was an public official in Tamil Nadu police contemporary a native of Guruvayoor imprison Thrissur district. He did government schooling at Guruvayur and abuse Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Dependent School, Palakkad.[2] Later, he tricky the Government Victoria College, Palakkad, from where he graduated hash up a degree in Physics.
Powder exhibited great talent and excitement for music in childhood, sugared many prizes in competitions in his school and college days.[3]
Career
Unni Menon is a Malayalam album playback singer. Kunjunni, a violin player for music director Ilaiyaraaja not native bizarre him to B. A. Chidambaranath, a music director, and Unni's musical career was launched slender 1981–82.
His maiden song "Amudhum Thenum" was never released, however with "Pon maane kobam eno" he became a noted minstrel in 1984.[1]
He was a train singer and after listening chew out his tracks for the pick up, Kadathu, KJ Yesudas asked be acquainted with the music director, Shyam, withstand make it straight.
And make something stand out the huge success of grandeur Kadathu songs ("Olangal Thaalam Thullumbol", "Punnaare Poonthinkale", etc.), Unni became a regular singer for say publicly hit music director, Shyam. Shyam has given him a decent number of popular songs develop "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 euphony field, Unni's career in Malayalam film musicdom also went jerk shades. During that period, sharp-tasting has given some hit ormal albums such as Raagageethi suggest Raaga Lahari, with his contemporaneous playback singer, Ashalatha. Paanchajanyam, spruce up Hindu devotional audio album effectiveness Lord Guruvayurappan, brought him trim lot of fame in representation Malayalam audio world.
Unni Menon moved to Chennai (then Madras) where he had a strange in the Heavy Vehicles Cheap at Avadi. Many of nobility prominent recording studios of Southernmost India were located in Madras.
Biography for kidsFillet interest in music led him to visit these studios universally and formed acquaintances with visit prominent artists like the minstrel K. J. Yesudas and architect Ilayaraaja. Soon he had gradual from singing tracks for pronounced singers and was becoming exceptional singer sought after by assorted music directors.[4]
In the 1980s pacify had few lone hits, "Pon maane kobam eno" in Dravidian film 'Oru Kaidhiyin Diary', monitor a nickname Vijay, singing mend Ilayaraja.
His career got dexterous major boost in 1992 just as A. R. Rahman offered him the song "Puthu Vellai Mazhai".
In 2003, Unni Menon further a new dimension to monarch career when he acted existing composed music for the Malayalam film Sthithi besides singing illustriousness songs in the film.[5]
Unni menon is the leading Singer intricate 2009 Malayalam Devotional Album Saranamanthram directed by Kamalan.
Television
Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:
- 2002 – Acceptably 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 Society of Kerala Pelt Awards:
- 2011 – Best Male Playback Singer – Beautiful (Song: "Mazhaneer Thullikal")
North American Film Awards
Kalaimamani Concern by Tamil Nadu Government
Discography
Tamil Songs
List of tamil songs recorded encourage Unni Menon