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Anoop Sankar was born on 22nd may 1979 into a family of music lovers, as the eldest son of T.A Sankar and Latha Sankar who are ardent music lovers. |
Anoop Sankar was born on 22nd may 1979 into a family of music lovers, as the eldest son of T.A Sankar and Latha Sankar who are ardent music lovers. |
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Latha Sankar is a trained classical vocalist and the winner of [[Kerala University]] classical music competition held in 1977. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/anoop-shankar/biography/|title=About Anoop Shankar|publisher=mtv.com|date=1966-07-09|accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref> Anoop was initiated into Carnatic classical music learning at the age of six under the guidance of Sri. Chalappuram Pappa, under whom he learnt for 12 years. After completing his graduation, he moved to [[Chennai]] where he continued his learning under the renowned musician Sri. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan. Anoop Sankar after completing his MCA & M.Tech chose to pursue his career in [[Music]]. He got married to Viji Viswanathan in 2009. Viji is a [[playback singer]] and a [[Songwriter]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whykol.com/person/anoop-shankar-9154/|title=Anoop Shankar |
Latha Sankar is a trained classical vocalist and the winner of [[Kerala University]] classical music competition held in 1977. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/anoop-shankar/biography/|title=About Anoop Shankar|publisher=mtv.com|date=1966-07-09|accessdate=2011-11-07}}</ref> Anoop was initiated into Carnatic classical music learning at the age of six under the guidance of Sri. Chalappuram Pappa, under whom he learnt for 12 years. After completing his graduation, he moved to [[Chennai]] where he continued his learning under the renowned musician Sri. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan. Anoop Sankar after completing his MCA & M.Tech chose to pursue his career in [[Music]]. He got married to Viji Viswanathan in 2009. Viji is a [[playback singer]] and a [[Songwriter]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whykol.com/person/anoop-shankar-9154/|title= Anoop Shankar |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 22, 1979 Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Playback Singer, Classical Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Anoop Sankar (born 22 May 1979) is a South Indian Film Playback singer , Songwriter , Stage Performer, VJ, RJ and Media personality.[1]
Early life and Family
Anoop Sankar was born on 22nd may 1979 into a family of music lovers, as the eldest son of T.A Sankar and Latha Sankar who are ardent music lovers. Latha Sankar is a trained classical vocalist and the winner of Kerala University classical music competition held in 1977. [2] Anoop was initiated into Carnatic classical music learning at the age of six under the guidance of Sri. Chalappuram Pappa, under whom he learnt for 12 years. After completing his graduation, he moved to Chennai where he continued his learning under the renowned musician Sri. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan. Anoop Sankar after completing his MCA & M.Tech chose to pursue his career in Music. He got married to Viji Viswanathan in 2009. Viji is a playback singer and a Songwriter .[3]
career
Anoop Sankar came into limelight after winning the 2002 edition of the popular musical talent hunt ‘Sapthaswarangal” telecast in Sun TV. In the same year, on September 21st and 22nd, Anoop along with 20 musicians under the name “Sangamam” set the Guinness World Records for the longest musical performance spanning over 40 hours at the Santhome Monfort School Auditorium, Chennai.[4] He has performed extensively across the globe with legends like Dr.S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shankar Mahadevan , Hariharan (singer) , K. S. Chithra , Sujata Mohan, Sadhana Sargam and Anuradha Sriram.
Anoop Sankar is a popular media personality having an experience of more than a decade. He has been a part of more than 1500 episodes of various television and radio shows of South Indian media as Judge, Host and Music mentor.
In 2003, he started working with the renowned music director Gopi Sundar and he was associated with him for more than 100 commercials of leading brands as a singer and a writer. Later he Sang for the movies of [[National Award]} winning music directors like Ouseppachan , Vidyasagar, M. Jayachandran & Biji bal. Anoop’s biggest hit came through the Musical single “Kurutham Kettavan” which was written and composed by Hariprasad and performed by National award winning actor Suraj Venjaramoodu and Popular VJ Ranjini Haridas. He also got wide appreciation for the challenging classical song “Chandrachooda” composed by Navneeth Sundar from the movie “Karmayogi”. [5][6] [7]
Anoop made his debut in Tamil playback singing through Yuvan Shankar Raja musical ”Agarram” and into Tulu films in the year 2015 through the song “Ora Oppi Bokka” for the movie “Dhand” composed by Abhishek SN. Anoop was also the Model for the brands Kalyan Sarees and Vishraam Builders and he did a cameo in the Malayalam Movie Vaadhyar.He is also the founder and creative head of AUM – Academy of Universal Music at Thrissur which was launched in the year 2016.[8][9]
Filmography
As Playback Singer
| Year | Song | Movie | Music director | Co – singer |
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| 2003 | Thayirkudam | Choonda | Mohan Sithara | Solo |
| 2004 | Avaniyil Azha Kezhum | Viralthumbil aaro | Job kuruvilla | Solo |
| 2004 | Chadapadapada | Viralthumbil aaro | Job kuruvilla | Afsal , Rimi Tomy |
| 2005 | Thankakutta | Kochi Rajavu | Vidyasagar | Sujata Mohan |
| 2005 | Ninnil nizhalay | Police (2005 film) | Ouseppachan | K. S. Chithra |
| 2005 | Oru Manvilakkin | Police (2005 film) | Ouseppachan | K. S. Chithra ,Franco, Balu thankachan |
| 2005 | Theme song | Sukran | Vijay Antony | Renjith ,Jaidev |
| 2007 | Adaadaa Adadaa | Agarram | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Harini |
| 2007 | Unnai naan parthen | Agarram | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Mahalakshmi Iyer |
| 2008 | Enthininnu mizhineer | Positive (2008 film) | Alex Paul | Franco , Ramesh babu |
| 2009 | Gulumaal | Gulumaal | Manu Ramesan | Roshan , Ajay sathyan |
| 2009 | Tham tharikida | Gulumaal | Manu Ramesan | Salim Kumar , G. Venugopal , Vidhu pratap |
| 2011 | Chakkaramaavin | Three Kings (2011 film) | Ouseppachan | Shweta Mohan |
| 2011 | Once up on a time | Three Kings (2011 film) | Ouseppachan | Jerry John |
| 2011 | Engine Njaan | Three Kings (2011 film) | Ouseppachan | Franco |
| 2011 | Chakkaramaavin | Three Kings (2011 film) | Ouseppachan | Swetha Mohan |
| 2011 | Chakkaramaavin | Bangkok Summer | Ouseppachan | JyotsnaFranco |
| 2012 | Sivam sivakaram | Karmayogi (2012 film) | Ouseppachan | Solo |
| 2012 | Chandrachooda | Karmayogi (2012 film) | Navneeth sundar | Solo |
| 2012 | Maveli nee | Da Thadiya | Bijibal | Bijibal |
| 2012 | Valam nadannu | Poppins | Ratheesh Vegha | Manjari |
| 2012 | Yakkai sutrum | Raattinam | Manu Ramesan | Bhavyalakshmi |
| 2012 | Yethu yethu | Raattinam | Manu Ramesan | Jassie Gift |
| 2012 | Vaa vaa vadhyare | Vaadhyar | Rinil gowtham | Kids chorus |
| 2012 | Nlaavay pookum | Friday (2012 film) | Roby Abraham | Solo track |
| 2015 | Asanthuputtene | Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai | Manu Ramesan | Solo track |
| 2015 | Nellai cheemayithu | Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai | Manu Ramesan | Santosh hariharan , Sannidhanandan |
| 2015 | Ettu thikkum madha yaanai | Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai | Manu Ramesan | K.S. Thangasami |
| 2015 | Ora oppi bokka | Dhand (film) | Abhishek SN | Pushpanjali Suchi |
| 2015 | Karalukatoru | Ee manjil virinja pookal | Jeevan Nandan | Jyotsna |
| 2015 | Manasil mazhayay | Manal Naharam | Rinil gowtham | Sithara |
| 2015 | Doore doore | Parayanirunathu | Hariprasad | Reshma Satish |
| 2015 | Iravil ethayo | Passion (2005 film) | Manu Ramesan | Solo track |
| 2015 | Ilaveyil chirakumay | Nirnayakam | M. Jayachandran | Chimayi Sriprada |
External links
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- ^ "Anoop Sankar: From singing to acting". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "About Anoop Shankar". mtv.com. 1966-07-09. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Anoop Shankar Profile Filmography and Photos". whykol.com. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 14 (help) - ^ "About the Band". sudeepaudio.com. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ "A slice of Kerala". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Unni R. Nair. (11 March 2011). "Karmayogi: Hamlet retold". Screen India. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Unni R. Nair. (11 March 2011). "Download Karmayogi All Mp3 Songs by Anoop Shankar". mr jatt. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "AUM Academy of universal music". trademarking.in. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ "Trademarks / Brands Filed by Anoop Sankar". trademarking.in. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.