| Original Name |
Unnikrishnan |
| Profession |
Carnatic Singer
,Cinema Playback Singer |
| Date of Birth |
9,July,1966 |
| Schooling |
ASAN
Memorial,Santhome HSS |
| College |
Madras
University |
| Education |
B.Com,
General
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 |
"Nadha
Bhushanam" by Shanmukhananda Fine Arts, New Delhi,"Kalaimamani"
by Tamil Nadu Government,"Isai
Peroli" 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
|
