Original Name | Unnikrishnan |
Profession | Carnatic Singer ,Cinema Playback Singer |
Date of Birth | ,July,1966 |
Schooling | ASAN Memorial,Santhome HSS |
College | Madras University |
Education | Law and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations |
Father | Sri.K.Radhakrishnan (Director, Kesari Kuteeram Pvt. Ltd., Manufacturers of Ayurvedic Proprietary Medicines) |
Mother | Dr.Harini Radhakrishnan (Ayurvedic Physician) |
Wife | Priya (Bharathanatyam and Mohiniyattam dancer) |
Children | son Vasudev Krishna |
e-mail id | unnikrishnanp22@hotmail.com |
Learnt carnatic Music at the age of | 12 years |
Gurus | Sri.V.L.Seshadri, Dr.S.Ramanathan, Calcutta K.S.KrishnaMurthy, Savithri Sathyamurthy, P.S.Narayanaswamy,T.Brinda, Dr.T.Vishwanathan |
Other interests | Cricket. Has played for the Tamilnadu Senior Division League as a Top Order Batsman and Wicket keeper |
Before Singing | Executive in Parrys Confectionery Ltd.(1991-94) |
Debut as playback singer | ‘Ennavalae’ in the movie ‘Kaadhalan’ |
Languages in which he sings | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam |
Contribution to Carnatic Music | associated himself with Youth Association for Classical Music and also served as its Executive Committee Member in the initial years |
Awards and Titles in the field of carnatic musc | by Karthik Fine Arts,“Yuva Kala Barathi” by the Bharath Kalachar |
Awards and Titles in the field of cinema | National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer for the year 1994 for his first ever film song “Ennavale” (Kadalan) and “Uyirum Neeye”(Pavithra) |
Other facts | Is an “A” grade artist of the All India Radio |
Inspiration | K.J.Yesudas |
Favourite composer | Illayaraja |
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