| 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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