Sundarayyar is an Indian singer, school teacher and street play performer. He is a recipient of one of India's most prestigious award, "The National award". He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in the year 2017 for lending his vocals for the soundtrack of film Joker's song "Jasemin-u".The award is highest recognition in India for playback singers.[1][2][3][4]
Sundarayyar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1] Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | School teacher, singer and street play performer |
| Spouse | Kavitha |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Playback singing, Folk songs, filmi |
| Instruments | vocals |
Early life and career
editSundarayyar studied in the Government Music College, Chennai. After finishing studies he took up job of a school teacher and used to perform in the street plays.[1][5][4]
One of his friend insisted him to audition for the film Joker. He auditioned to Sean Roldan and was selected for recording the soundtrack of the film Joker. Joker fetched him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.[1][5][4]
Television
edit| Year | Name of Television Show | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Guest | Star Vijay |
Accolades
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Journey of Sundarayyar". Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Vairamuthu wins his 7th national award Tamil news". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Selvaraj, Raymond (16 April 2017). "Sundar ayyar India's best playback singer of 2016". SBS Tamil. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "National award winning singer sundarayyar was a street play artist and government school teacher". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ a b "From Street Play artiste to national award winner". Retrieved 8 July 2017.[dead link]