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Pradeep Kumar (musician)
Pradeep Kumar | |
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| Birth name | Pradeep Rangaswamy Vijayakumar |
| Born | 12 MAY 1986 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Music Director |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhw4s0gRfEVgS0PTWG4Askkz4RsV5PIiA |
Pradeep Rangaswamy Kumar (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian playback singer and music director who has worked in Tamil language films. After beginning his career as a Carnatic musician, in the 2010s, he has regularly collaborated with composers Santhosh Narayanan and Sean Roldan.
Career[edit]
Born to a police inspector father and a music teacher mother, Pradeep Kumar grew up in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. His mother, Lalitha Vijayakumar, taught Carnatic music through private lessons and at a government school in the area, meaning that Pradeep Kumar was constantly exposed to Carnatic music as a youngster and often joined his mother in singing at home. He later was introduced as a playback singer in Tamil cinema through the film Attakathi by Santhosh Narayanan[1] He later began studying music under J. Venkataraman from the Aalathur School of music, who became his first guru.[2]
Outside music, Pradeep Kumar studied science, wrote the engineering entrance examination and joined an engineering college in Thanjavur hoping to become a theoretical physicist. However after a week, he decided to opt out of college. As a backup career plan, he instead pursued a diploma course in audio engineering, which also taught him more about sound composition.[2] In 2003, Pradeep Kumar visited Chennai to participate in a competition conducted by the music studio, Carnatica. K. Shashikiran of Carnatica heard him sing and requested that he stay back in Chennai and subsequently from 2003 to 2005, Pradeep Kumar stayed in Chennai to collaborate with Carnita, and his parents joined him later.[2] He continued to perform in katcheris across Chennai and abroad, while also briefly serving as the secretary of the Youth Association of Classical Music, Chennai.[2] Pradeep Kumar later became nuanced in western classical music after apprenticing with Augustin Paul, and also worked as an audio engineer for four years.[3] In 2014, he worked on a documentary called Arunagiri Perumale, which was a live concert recording of a three-piece Indian band along with a 16-piece chamber symphony orchestra, which had taken place in 2014, in Boston. He described the venture as his "pet project", and relied on crowd-funding to get it completed by 2017.[3][4] During the same period, he married his fellow singer, Kalyani Nair.[5] He also worked as a composer on his first film album for the Telugu project, Maine Pyar Kiya (2014).[6]
Through his work as a musician, Pradeep Kumar became acquainted with composer Santhosh Narayanan. The pair had first met in Trichy when Pradeep Kumar was 18 and then continued to jam together, while studying for the same course in audio engineering. After Santhosh Narayanan became a film composer, Pradeep Kumar regularly worked as his acoustic guitarist.[3] He later featured prominently as a singer, often collaborating with Santhosh Narayanan and another friend Sean Roldan in their albums including Jigarthanda (2014), Irudhi Suttru (2016) and Kabali (2016).[3][7] He had also worked as a lyricist in Jigarthanda.[8] In 2016, a music critic from The Hindu labelled the three as "the new-age musical trio of Tamil cinema".[9]
In 2017, Pradeep Kumar made his debut as a music composer in Tamil cinema after Santhosh Narayanan had convinced the producers of Meyaadha Maan to allow him to work on the film.[10] Subsequently, Rathna Kumar who directed Meyaadha Maan selected him as a music director for Amala Paul's next film, Aadai.[11]
Discography[edit]
Composer[edit]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maine Pyar Kiya | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Meyaadha Maan | Tamil | 2 songs only. |
| 2019 | Aadai | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Sillu Karupatti | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Veyil | Malayalam | |
| 2020 | Andhaghaaram | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Vaazhl | Tamil |
Playback singer[edit]
| Year | Song title | Film | Language | Music Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chitti Dance Showcase | Enthiran | Tamil, Telugu, Hindi | A.R.Rahman | ||
| 2012 | "Aasai Oru Pulveli" | Attakathi | Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| "Vazhi Parthirundhen" | ||||||
| "Naanaga Naanindri" | Uyir Mozhi | Tamil | ||||
| "Mogathirai" | Pizza | Tamil | ||||
| 2013 | "Boomiyil" | Pizza II: Villa | Tamil | |||
| 2014 | "Agasatha" "Kodaiyila" |
Cuckoo | Tamil | |||
| "Maatra Paravai" | Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | Tamil | Sean Roldan | |||
| "Kadhal Kanave" | Mundaasupatti | Tamil | ||||
| "Thaniyile" | Aadama Jaichomada | Tamil | ||||
| "Jigar" | Jigarthanda | Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan | |||
| "Aagayam Theepiditha" | Madras | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil South Indian International Movie Award for Best Male Tamil Playback Singer Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer | |||
| 2015 | "Poo Avizhum Pozhudhil" | Enakkul Oruvan | Tamil | |||
| 2016 | "Poda Poda" | Irudhi Suttru | Tamil | |||
| "Aval" | Manithan | Tamil | ||||
| "Inaivom" | Maaveeran Kittu | Tamil | D. Imman | |||
| "Maya Nadhi" | Kabali | Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan | Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Male Playback Singer | ||
| "Veera Thurandhara" | ||||||
| "Vaanam Paarthen" | ||||||
| "Thoondil Meen" | ||||||
| "Kalavani O Nadhi" | Kabali | Telugu | ||||
| "Gunde Ninda Yenno" | ||||||
| 2017 | "Enna Naan Seiven" | Meyaadha Maan | Tamil | Pradeep Kumar | ||
| "Megamo Aval" | Santhosh Narayanan | |||||
| "Ammukkutiye" | Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum | Tamil | D. Imman | |||
| "Azhagazhaga" | Karuppan | Tamil | ||||
| "Rail Aaraaro" | Nenjil Thunivirundhal | Tamil | ||||
| "Nee Kavithaigala" | Maragatha Naanayam | Tamil | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |||
| "Pogatha Yennavittu" | Vikram Vedha | Tamil | Sam C.S | |||
| "Mudalaothonda" | C/O Surya | Telugu | D. Imman | |||
| "Kaadhalaada" | Vivegam | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | |||
| "Manavi Alakinacharadate" | Mental Madhilo | Telugu | Prashanth R Vihari | |||
| "Enno Enno Bhaavaley" | Yuddham Sharanam | Telugu | Vivek Sagar | |||
| "Marete Hodenu" | Dayavittu Gamanisi | Kannada | Anoop Seelin | |||
| 2018 | "Pogaadhey Kanmaniye" | Veera | Tamil | Leon James | ||
| "Azhagile Enai" | Kaathiruppor Pattiyal | Tamil | Sean Roldan | |||
| "Kannamma" | Kaala | Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan | |||
| "Thanga Sela" | ||||||
| "Raaye Naa Range Leela" | Kaala | Telugu | ||||
| "Chittamma" | ||||||
| "Sone Ki Tu Ek Murat" | Kaala | Hindi | ||||
| "Sengathire" | Kadaikutty Singam | Tamil | D. Imman | |||
| "Kalavarame" | Thamizh Padam 2 | Tamil | Kannan | |||
| "The Life of Ram" | 96 | Tamil | Govind Vasantha | |||
| "Thaabangale" | ||||||
| "Iravingu Theevai" | ||||||
| 2019 | "Mailaanji" | Namma Veettu Pillai | Tamil | D. Imman | ||
| "Kodi Aruvi" | Mehandi Circus | Tamil | Sean Roldan | |||
| "Pranthan Kandal" | Thottappan | Malayalam | Leela L. Girish Kuttan Justin Varghese |
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| "Oru Naal" | Aadai | Tamil | Pradeep Kumar | |||
| "Agam Thaanai" | Sillu Karuppatti | Tamil | Pradeep Kumar | |||
| 2020 | "Kaathellam Poo Manakka" | Gypsy | Tamil | Santhosh Narayanan | ||
| "Very Very Bad" | ||||||
| "Life of Ram" | Jaanu | Telugu | Govind Vasantha | |||
| "Maatra Thendral" | Dharala Prabhu | Tamil | Bharath Shankar | |||
| "Suzhalum Irulil" | Andhaghaaram | Tamil | Pradeep Kumar | |||
| 2021 | "Kanavil Kan Malarum" | Kabadadaari | Tamil | Simon K. King | ||
| "Marandhaye" | Teddy (film) | Tamil | D. Imman | |||
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"Maragatha Maalai" | Takker | Tamil | Nivas K. Prasanna |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Kaatru Veliyidai Kannamma"
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(collaboration with BP Collective) |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Tamil Male Playback Singer Award | "Aagayam Theepiditha" | Madras |
| Year | Category | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Tamil Male Playback Singer Award | "Aagayam Theepiditha" | Madras |
| Year | Category | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer Award | "Aagayam Theepiditha" | Madras |
| Year | Category | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Male Playback Singer Award | "Maya Nadhi" | Kabali |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Suriya said his kids loved my song: Lalitha - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "'I learnt Carnatic music as just another subject'". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Santhosh Narayanan and I have a vada-poda relationship: Pradeep Kumar - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "On a musical trail to document a saint". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Rosebowl. "Kalyani Nair talks about her family - The Complete Jam Sessions" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "All you want to know about #VPradeepKumar". FilmiBeat.
- ↑ "I have natural chemistry with Anirudh and Santhosh Narayanan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (15 March 2014). "Audio Beat: Jigarthanda - Fusion, folk, rap and more" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "'Vaa machaney'". 22 January 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Meyaadha Maan director Rathna Kumar: We wanted Address Song to bring an end to female-bashing numbers". 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Aadai first lookout: A bruised and beaten Amala Paul hangs on to her life in this poster - Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com.
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