Palakkad Sreeram (born 16 February 1972) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his frequent collaborations with A. R. Rahman.
Palakkad Sreeram | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kavassery Lakshminarayanan Sreeram |
| Born | 16 February 1972 Palakkad |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Flute |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
Early life
editSreeram was born on 16 February 1972 in a Tamil Iyer family to Smt. Jayalaksmi and Sri. K. S. Lakshmi Narayanan in a village Kavasseri near Alathur, Palakkad district in Kerala. He completed his post graduation in Music from Govt. College Chittur, Calicut University and moved to Madras for his musical journey.
Career
editSreeram started learning music under his mother from very young age and also under Sri. Sundareswara bhagavathar, and he had an immense passion on musical instruments.[1] He owns an audio label Swararnavam,[2] and has scored music for two Malayalam films, Mazhamegha Pravukal and Melvilasam Sariyanu. He moved to Chennai in 1995 soon after his marriage and he had learnt flute by himself. He made his debut in the film industry as a flutist in 1996.[3][4] In 2022, he received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award.[5]
Sreeram has predominantly worked with composer A. R. Rahman,[6] singing notable songs such as "Vetri Kodi Kattu" from Padayappa (1999) and "Liquid Dance" in Slumdog Millionaire (2008).[7] He has also worked with Yuvan Shankar Raja and Devi Sri Prasad, among other composers.
Personal life
editSreeram is married to Baby,[8][9] a vocalist and composer,[10] and they have two children, a son Bharath and a daughter Anagha.
Filmography
editAs playback singer
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Song | Composer | Language | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mahalakshmi Kataksham | "Khanana Khan Khanita" | M. M. Srilekha | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Soul of Anamika | Greesjmame Sakhi | Malayalam |
References
edit- ^ Suryanarayan, Renuka (30 March 2017). "Noteworthy for its novelty". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "SREERAM". nm.carolagrey.de. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ s, venkadesan (9 September 2014). "Palghat K.L. Sreeram says music is his mentor". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ K.ganapathi (14 June 2018). "Full of tonal vigour". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy awards declared". The Hindu. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Palakkad Sreeram". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "All you want to know about #PalakkadSriram". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ cris (10 January 2018). "Baby wants more jobs for artistes". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "வாத்யகலா வல்லவர்!". Kalki. 31 December 2000. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Anand, Lakshmi (13 February 2020). "Baby Sreeram has a penchant for aesthetics". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2020.