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Kaushik Menon
Born
Karthik

Palakkad
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Known forPlayback Singer
Parents
  • Govindan Kutty (father)
  • Sree Parvathi (mother)
Awards2009 Best Upcoming Playback Singer, Mirchi Music Awards

Kaushik Menon (also known as Kaushik) is a vocalist and an Indian playback singer working in the south Indian film industry. He started his professional playback singing career in the year in 2003, and since has been working as playback singer for multiple languages - including Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. He is known for his song, "Natkal Nagarndhu" – the song of friendship[1] from the movie Ninaithale Inikkum that gave him a major breakthrough as a playback singer.[2] He owns a recording studio at Chennai named 'Tapas Studio'. At present he is working as an RJ in a reputed FM in UAE, also he is busy with his music events.

Playback singing career

Early career

Kaushik Menon started his singing in school youth festivals & stage shows and later at his age of 18 he encouraged by the veteran singer S. Janaki[3] to go to Chennai and she supported him through giving opportunities to sing in many stage shows.[4] Later on he got an opportunity to sing in front of music director Ilayaraja in the year 2003 and started his playback singing career. He was recognised by people through his Ninaithale Inikkum movie song composed by Vijay Antony and he got the best upcoming playback singer award from Mirchi music awards.[2]

2009 and onward

In 2009, Kaushik won "Best Upcoming Male Singer" in Mirchi Music Award South for his song "Natkal Nagarndhu", from the movie Ninaithale Inikkum.[citation needed] In 2013, Kaushik attempted singing the male cover version of "Nenjukulle" from A.R. Rahman’s movie Kadal, (originally sung by Shakthisree Gopalan).[5][6]

In 2013, he made entry into the Mollywood with a duet melody number "Nin Mounavum from the movie Entry.[2] His melody number, "Oru Mozhi Mindathe" from the Malayalam film Law Point gave him a major breakthrough in Mollywood, since then, he has worked with many music directors including A.R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Vijay Antony, Joshua Sridhar, and Mejo Joseph.[4]

Filmography as a playback singer

Tamil songs

Year Film Song Music Director Co-Singer(s)
2008 Aasai Paravai Kannil Kalantha R.K. Sundar Solo
2009 Ninaithale Inikkum Naatkal Nagarndhu Vijay Antony Solo
2010 Pesuvathu Kiliya Boologam Ellaamae A. R. Reihana A.R. Reihana, Yemil
2010 Nellu Kodiyodu Thamara Poo S.S. Kumaran Chinmayee
2011 Theneer Viduthi Mellanna Sripalo S.S. Kumaran Mirudula
2012 Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral Nanba Sernthu Vaada A. D. Mohan Solo
2012 Gokulam Malli Malli Vaasam Anuropan Solo
2012 Thambi Oorukku Pudusu Anru Unnai Gurukiran Kalyani
2013 Anandha Thollai Sey Seyyaro (Remix) Ali Mirsa Padmalatha
2013 Chennaiyil Oru Naal Kanavey (Male) Mejo Joseph Solo
2014 Raavanan Kalvare (Backing Vocals) A.R.Rahman
2015 Enthiran Arima Arima (Backing Vocals) A.R.Rahman
2020 Adi adi penne Omar lulu Solo

Malayalam songs

Year Film Song Music Director Co-Singer(s)
2012 Entry Nin Mounavum Mejo Joseph Minmini
2014 Law point[7] Oru Mozhi Mindathe Solo
2016 Dhanayathra Mutharam Rajamani
2017 C/O Sairabanu Aromale Mejo Joseph
2019 Varikuzhiyile Kolapathakam Kanniveyil
Anugraheethan Antony[8] Bow Bow Arun Muraleedharan Anannya Nair

Telugu songs

Year Film Song Music Director Co-Singer(s)
2008 Prema Rendojamu Joshua Sridhar Rita
2008 Prema Oh Priya Joshua Sridhar Sriya
2008 Swamy IPS Ayyayyo Ayyayyo Harris Jayaraj Shravya
2011 Prema Sagaram Premalo Regene Kalai, Shabesh Murali Solo
2012 Chelagatam Boys Google Sundar C. Babu Hema
2013 Telugabbai Chitranga Unde Mejo Joseph Minmini
2013 Telugabbai Chitranga Unde Manasu Mejo Joseph Minmini
2013 Telugabbai Na Camera Mejo Joseph Geetha Madhuri, Pavani

Kannada Songs

Year Film Song Music Director
2008 Budhivandha Ravivarmana Vijay Antony

Television Title Songs

Year Programme Language Music Director TV Channel
2013 Vani rani Tamil Satya Sun TV
Onnum Onnum Moonu Malayalam Arun Muraleedharan Mazhavil Manorama

Awards

Mirchi Music Awards South[9]

Year Category Song Film
2009 Best Upcoming Male Singer Natkal Nagarndhu Ninaithale Inikkum

See also

  1. ^ "Koushik values friendship". The Times of India. 26 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Kaushik gets busy this year". The Times of India. 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ "ജാനകിയമ്മ പറഞ്ഞു 'ഇതെന്റെ കുട്ടി': ആർക്കുമറിയാത്തൊരു ഗാനഗാഥ". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Singer Kaushik Menon's got a hit on his hands with a song in Law Point". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram, India. 3 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Nenjukulle Kadal Song male version". YouTube. 18 December 2012.
  6. ^ "I love experimenting with music: Kaushik Menon". The Times of India. 6 June 2014.
  7. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (3 April 2014). "Note the point". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Bow Bow song from Anugraheethan Antony is cute in many ways - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards South 2009". Radio Mirchi. 17 July 2010.

Others

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