P. Unni Krishnan

P. Unni Krishnan

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P. Unni Krishnan Profile

  • Name:
  • P. Unni Krishnan
  • Born:
  • July 9, 1966
  • Father:
  • K. Radhakrishnan
  • Mother:
  • Dr. Harini Radhakrishnan
  • Spouse:
  • Priya

P. Unni Krishnan Biography

 

P. Unnikrishnan is a successful playback singer of South Indian movies, most popular with A.R. Rehman’s Tamil songs. He received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer twice - for his first song Ennavale (Kadhalan) and also for the song Uyirum neeye from the movie Pavithra in the year 1994. Both songs were composed by A.R.Rehman. It was for the first time a debutant singer won National award for the first recorded song of his career. He is one of the permanent judges in the reality television show Super Singer on Vijay TV in both the seasons and Idea Star Singer on Asianet in the year 2008.

 

Unnikrishnan was born to K. Radhakrishnan and Dr. Harini Radhakrishnan in Palakkad, Kerala. His great grandfather Dr KN Kesari was an eminent Ayurvedic physician. He completed his secondary school studies from Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Chennai, in 1983. He received B.Com degree from the Madras University and also General Law and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. He has also worked as an executive in Parry’ s Confectionery Ltd. from 1987 to 1994 and quit his job to become a professional singer.

 

His first break was through the movie Kathalan in 1994, one of the earliest hits of A.R. Rehman as a music director. This movie starred Prabhudeva and Nagma as leading stars and still remembered for its fast tracks like Muquala and Urvasi. Yet Unnikrishnan’s voice was experimented by A.R.Rehman for the single slow track of the album and was well received as well. It gave him major breakthrough to the industry as well as helped him to bag a National award. Surprisngly, he won it for one more song in the same year and that too, belongs to A.R.Rehman.

 

Major hits of Unni Krishnan – A.R.Rehman combination are Ennavale of Kathalan, Thenmearku Paruvakkatru of Karuthamma, O Vennilaa and Thendrale Thendrale of Kathal Desam, Soniyaa Soniyaa of Rakshakan, Hai Rabba and Poovukkul of Jeans, Roja roja of Kathalar dinam, Marghazhi Thingal Allava of Sangamam, Thirakkadha Kattukulley of En swasa katte and Naalai Ulagam Illai Endral of Love birds. While A.R.Rehman gives fast tracks to other singers, he always keep the slow tracks reserved for Unni Krishnan.    

 

Other major hits of Unnikrishnan are Ivan aaro ivan aaro of Minnale, Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga of Kathal kottai, Poova Poove of Poovellam kettupaar, Un Perai Sonnale of Dum dum dum, Nenjodu Kalandhidu of Kathal Kondein, Innisai Paadivarum of Thullatha manavum thullum, April Madhathhil of Vaali and Mayilu Mayilu Mayilamma of VIP. 

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Updated: October 23, 2013

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