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Vidhu Prathap(born 1 September 1980) is an Indian playback singer. He has sung many songs in over 600 films inMalayalam,Tamil,KannadaandTelugulanguages.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vidhu Prathap |
| Born | 1 September 1980 Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala,India |
| Origin | Thiruvananthapuram;Mar Ivanios College |
| Genres | Malayalam |
| Occupations | Playback singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Career
editEarly life
editVidhu Prathap was born in 1980 in Kaithamukku inThiruvananthapuram,Kerala,as the son of Prathapan and Laila. He received his early education fromHoly Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuramand then completed his schooling atChrist Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram.[citation needed]Vidhu was the college union Arts Club Secretary inMar Ivanios college,Thiruvananthapuram,where he graduated. In 1997–98, at the age of 17, he won the 'Voice of the Year Award' in a music competition conducted by the television channelAsianet.[citation needed]
Playback singing
editHe first sang in a movie calledPaadamudra,when he was in class IV. But his real break was in 1999 in a movieDevadasi.
He performedShukriya ShukriyainNiram(1999). He also performed for the movieSayahnam,directed byR. Sarath,which won Vidhu theKerala State Film Award for Best Singerin 2000 for the songKaalame Kaikolluka Nee.[1]His rendition ofMohan Sithara'sSukhamani Nilaavufrom the movieNammalwon him theAsianet Best Male playback singeraward in 2002. He trained with the music directorG. Devarajanfor four years.[2]He has also trained under composerPerumbavoor G. Raveendranath.[3]
Ilaiyaraajaintroduced him in Tamil in the movieSolla Marandha Kadhai(2002). Later he sang many Tamil songs, some became hits.[citation needed]In 2003, he recorded a hit songVaaleduthal AnkakalifromMeesa Madhavan.He also sang a song for theMalayalammusical albumChempakame,with the songMelemaanathu.Some movies that featured songs by him are 'Meesa Madhavan', 'Nammal', 'Swapnakoodu', 'Pattalam', 'Runway', 'Pandippada', 'Ravanan', 'Vargam', 'Out of Syllabus', 'Chathikkatha Chanthu', 'Thanmathra', 'Vasthavam', 'Kadha', 'Kangaroo (2007 film)', 'In Ghost House Inn', 'Lollipop', 'Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja', 'Oru Naal Varum', 'Violin', and '180'. He has sung the most songs for music directorAlex Paul.He has completed songs in over 600 movies and many music albums.[4]Vidhu is also an active performer in stage shows.[citation needed]
He has worked with composers G.Devarajan Master, Illayaraja, Keeravani, Raveendran Master, Vidyasagar, Ousepachan, Mohan Sithara, Sharreth, M Jayachandran and Alex Paul during his career. He has sung in multiple languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
Other works
editHe also tried his hands at acting for a time. He starred in a serial directed by the yester-years musician-lyricist-directorSreekumaran Thampi.It is called 'Paattukalude Paattu', and the story revolves around a struggling but upcoming stage singer.[5] He has hosted shows likeIdea Star Singer 2006andSurya Challenge.[6]He has judgedTop SingeronFlowers TVand was also a judge ofSuper 4 (Indian TV series)onMazhavil Manorama.[7]
Currently he is a judge of Star singer season 9.
Personal life
editHe married Deepthi Prasad,[8]a TV anchor and a professional classical dancer on 20 August 2008 in Thiruvananthapuram.[9]
Awards
editHe has several awards to his credit, most important being the first Asianet Voice of the Year Award (1997),Kerala State Film Award for Best Singerfor the song 'Kaalame Kaikolluka Nee' fromSayahnam(2001), Asianet Best Male Singer Award for 'Sukhamani Nilaavu' fromNammal(2002), Sathyan Foundations Award, GMMA Award, Krystal Symphony TV Young Achiever's Award,[10]and a Film Critics Award (2012).
Discography
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Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oru Jaathi Jathakam | [11] |
TV shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Idea Star Singer (season 1) | Host | Asianet | |
| 2009 | Idea Star Singer (season 4) | Team captain | Asianet | |
| 2011 | Paatukalude Paattu | Vinayan | Surya TV | Acting debut |
| 2015 | Surya Challenge | Host | Surya TV | |
| 2019 | Top singer | Judge | Flowers TV | |
| 2020–2021 | Super 4 Season 2 | Judge | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| Kilivaathil | Singer | DD Malayalam | ||
| 2021–2022 | Super 4 Kids | Judge | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2022 | Super Kudumbam | Team Captain | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2023–present | Star Singer (season 9) | Judge | Asianet |
Notes and references
edit- ^"Kerala State Film Awards 2000 - 2012".Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala).Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.
- ^Das, Steena (14 March 2019)."Devarajan Master did not win any national award but won heart of every Malayali: Sreekumaran Thampi".The New Indian Express.
- ^M, Athira (6 February 2015)."Where music flows".The Hindu.
- ^"Singer gives Italian a capella a Mallu makeover".The Hindu.11 November 2014.
- ^Sathyendran, Nita (29 June 2011)."An equal music".The Hindu.Retrieved6 July2018.
- ^"Vidhu Prathap hosts Surya Challenge".The Times of India.12 March 2014.
- ^"Super 4: From Keerthana Smitha to Ananthu Suresh, meet Team 'Vidhu Annan's Jagagillies'".The Times of India.14 November 2020.
- ^S, Gautham (26 May 2020)."Just for laughs".The New Indian Express.
- ^"'വിവാഹ ഹാരം എടുത്തു നൽകിയത് യേശുദാസ്'; കല്യാണ ദിവസത്തെ ഓർമകളുമായി വിധു പ്രതാപ് ".Malayala Manorama(in Malayalam). 13 July 2020.
- ^"Award for Yesudas".The New Indian Express.1 October 2010.
- ^Features, C. E. (4 March 2024)."Teaser of Vineeth Sreenivasan's Oru Jaathi Jathakam out".Cinema Express.Retrieved18 May2024.