Jagadeesh Kumar

Jagadeesh Kumar
Kumar at a recording studio
Background information
Born	(1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 39) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Origin	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Playback singer

Jagadeesh Kumar is an Indian playback singer. He was nominated for an Edison Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2015 for the song "Silatta Pilatta" from the Tamil film Kanchana 2 (2015).[1]

Early life

Jagadeesh Kumar started his music career at the age of 16. He graduated from Loyola College, Chennai with an M.A. in Media Arts and Visual Communication. He then joined K. M. Music Conservatory to improve his skills in Opera and Carnatic music.

Career

Jagadeesh Kumar found a breakthrough after his work was recognised in the movie Sonnaa Puriyadhu (2013) in which he sang the song "Kelu Maganae Kelu" and then in the horror comedy super hit film Kanchana 2 (2015) for the song "Sillaatta Pillaata". His recent work is for the Song "I want to Marry" for the upcoming movie, "Charlie Chaplin 2".

Filmography

Year	Film	Song	Music Director	Co-artist(s)
2013	Sonna Puriyathu	"Kelu Magane Kelu"	Yathish Mahadev
2015	Kanchana 2	"Silatta Pilatta"	C. Sathya
2016	Selvi (dubbed)	"Malligai Pandhale"	Ghibran
	Bathiladi	"Thulludae"	Thomas Rathnam
	Muthina Kathirika	"Summa Sollakoodathu"	Siddharth Vipin
2017	Yaman	"Sigaram Chella"	Vijay Antony	Ranjith Unni, Velmurugan, Ayappan
		"Neeye Thaniyaai"
	Kodiveeran	"Ayyo Adi Aathe"	N. R. Raghunanthan	Vandana Srinivasan
2018	Junga	"Amma Mela Sathiyam"	Siddharth Vipin	Pavithra Gokul
2019	Charlie Chaplin 2	"I Want to Marry You"	Amresh	Bhargavi
	Thirumanam	"Aasaiyai Solla Ninaikkiren"	Siddharth Vipin	Priyanka, Dr. Narayanan, Sukanya, M. S. Bhaskar, Thambi Ramaiah
		"Ethanai Kanavu Kandiruppom"		Ranjith Unni, Aparna, Kamalaja, Swagatha, Siddharth Vipin
		"Thedudhe Thedudhe"		Kamalaja
		"Varaamaley Vandhaley"

References

1. "Jagadeesh on song | Etcetera". The Hindu. 4 July 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

External links

• Play back singer Jagadeesh Gets A Turning Point