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{{short description|Indian playback singer}}
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{{Indian name|Arvind|Venugopal}}
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'''Arvind Venugopal''' (born 28 September 1991) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]]. He started his singing career in the year 2011 with the song "Chirakingu Vanamingu" from the film ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]'' composed by popular singer/composer [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He has worked with many critically acclaimed films, including [[Koode]] as an [[assistant director]] to acclaimed director [[Anjali Menon]].
'''Arvind Venugopal''' (born 28 September 1991) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]]. He started his singing career in the year 2011 with the song "Chirakingu Vanamingu" from the film ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]'' composed by popular singer/composer [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He has since sung in various Malayalam films including [[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]], [[Angels (2014 film)|Angels ]], [[Sunday Holiday]], [[Luca (film)|Luca ]] and others. He has worked with many critically acclaimed films, including [[Koode]] as an [[assistant director]] to acclaimed director [[Anjali Menon]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Arvind Venugopal was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala. He is the son of famous Malayalam singer, [[G. Venugopal]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Venugopal's #LockdownEdition of Pachai Nirame trends online|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/arvind-venugopals-lockdownedition-of-pachai-nirame-trends-online/articleshow/77312649.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref> and Reshmi Venugopal. He is an alumnus of St. Thomas Central School (Trivandrum), [[Madras Christian College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ([[Chennai]]), [[Christ University]] ([[Bangalore]]). He also holds a degree in Film and Media from [[New York Film Academy]]. Popular singers [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha ]] and [[Shweta Mohan]] are his aunt and cousin respectively.
Arvind Venugopal was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala. He is the son of famous Malayalam singer, [[G. Venugopal]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Venugopal's #LockdownEdition of Pachai Nirame trends online|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/arvind-venugopals-lockdownedition-of-pachai-nirame-trends-online/articleshow/77312649.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref> and Reshmi Venugopal. Popular singers [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha ]] and [[Shweta Mohan]] are his aunt and cousin respectively.


==Early career==
== Education==
Venugopal was never trained in classical music. He found his inclination to music during his time in [[Madras Christian College]], where he took part in College Auditions and different events across Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He made his debut as a [[playback singer]] during those days in the movie ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]'', with [[Mammooty]] in lead. He rose to fame with his appearance in [[Kappa TV]]'s Music Mojo with his father, G. Venugopal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Venugopal performs on Music Mojo|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Arvind-Venugopal-performs-on-Music-Mojo/articleshow/46688739.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref>
Arvind is an alumnus of St. Thomas Central School (Trivandrum). He did his Bachelors at [[Madras Christian College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ([[Chennai]]) & went on to pursue a Masters degree at [[Christ University]] ([[Bangalore]]) & [[New York Film Academy]].  


==Career==
==Career==
Arvind started singing during his college days in Chennai and was a regular sight at inter-collegiate cultural fests where he would participate along with his band.<ref>{{cite web |title=Passionate about music and movies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/01/passionate-about-music-and-movies-1865736.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He was first called to sing in the 2011 movie [[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]] by the film's composer [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas ]]. He sang the song "Chirakingu Vanamingu" along with [[Sharanya Srinivas]]. His next song was "Kannadi Chillil Minnum" for the 2012 movie [[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]. His other works include "Irul Mazhayil" from the movie [[Angels (2014 film)|Angels ]], "Nee Akaleyano" from [[My Life Partner]], "Mazha Paadum" from [[Sunday Holiday]] (for which he received the best duet of the year award alng with his co-singer/actor [[Aparna Balamurali]] presented by Manorama Music Awards 2018 & Red FM Music Awards 2018) and "Vanil Chandrika" from the 2019 film [[Luca (film)|Luca ]].
Apart from playback singing, Arvind is known for his cover versions of popular Malayalam & Tamil songs that he has performed for the show 'Music Mojo' aired on [[Kappa TV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Venugopal performs on Music Mojo|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Arvind-Venugopal-performs-on-Music-Mojo/articleshow/46688739.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref>
==Discography & Filmography==
===Discography===
===Discography===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"|-
|-
! #
! #
! Song
! Song
! Film
! Film
! Language
! Year
! Year
! Notes
! Notes
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| ''Chirakengu...''
| ''Chirakengu...''
| [[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]
| [[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]
| Malayalam
| 2011
| 2011
| Debut
| Debut
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| ''Kannadi Chillil...''
| ''Kannadi Chillil...''
| [[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]
| [[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]
| Malayalam
| 2013
| 2013
|
|
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| ''Idhu Preethina''
| Teenage
| Kannada
| 2013
|
|-
| 4
| ''Nee Akaleyano..''
| ''Nee Akaleyano..''
| [[My Life Partner]]
| [[My Life Partner]]
| Malayalam
| 2014
| 2014
|
|
|-
|-
| 4
| 5
| ''Irul Mazhayil ...''
| ''Irul Mazhayil ...''
| [[Angels (2014 film)]]
| [[Angels (2014 film)]]
| Malayalam
| 2014
| 2014
|
|
|-
|-
| 5
| 6
| ''Mazha Paadum ...''
| ''Mazha Paadum ...''
| [[Sunday Holiday]]
| [[Sunday Holiday]]
| Malayalam
| 2017
| 2017
| 2 awards and 1 nomination
| 2 awards and 1 nomination
|-
|-
| 6
| 7
| ''Manninte Manamulla ...''
| ''Manninte Manamulla ...''
| Oru Nakshatramulla Aakasham
| Oru Nakshatramulla Aakasham
| Malayalam
| 2019
| 2019
|
|
|-
|-
| 7
| 8
| ''Vanil Chandrika ...''
| ''Vanil Chandrika ...''
| [[Luca (2019 film)]]
| [[Luca (2019 film)]]
| Malayalam
| 2019
| 2019
|
|
|-
|-
| 8
| 9
| ''Kanmani Nin Chiri ...''
| ''Kanmani Nin Chiri ...''
| Kuttiyappanum Daivadhootharum
| Kuttiyappanum Daivadhootharum
| Malayalam
| 2020
| 2020
|
|-
| 10
| ''Mizhikonil Kadal''
| [[Kunjeldho]]
| Malayalam
| 2021
|
|-
| 11
| ''Nagumo (composition and lyrics of [[Tyagaraja]])''
| rowspan="2" | [[Hridayam]]
| Malayalam
| 2022
|
|-
| 12
| ''Nagumo Revival (composition by [[Tyagaraja]])''
| Malayalam
| 2022
|
|
|}
|}
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! Assistant director
! Assistant director
! Actor
! Actor
! Singer
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
|-
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| ''[[Koode]]''
| ''[[Koode]]''
| {{Ya}}
| {{Ya}}
|
|
|
| Trainee
| Trainee
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|
| {{Ya}}
| {{Ya}}
|
| Guest appearance in the song "Nee Vaa En Aarumukha"
| Guest appearance in the song "Nee Vaa En Aarumukha"
|-
|2022
|[[Hridayam]]
|{{Ya}}
|
|{{Ya}}
|}
|}