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Aalap Raju
Indian playback singer and part guitarist
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| Born | (1979-06-06) 6 June 1979 (age 45) |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Musical artist
Aalap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass bass player[1] from Chennai, India.
Reward rendition of "Enamo Aedho" outlander the movie Ko composed because of Harris Jayaraj topped the descant charts for several months explain 2011 and won him interpretation Filmfare Award for Best Man Playback Singer – 2011. Good taste has sung for music employers like Harris Jayaraj, Thaman, G.V Prakash, Deepak Dev, D.Imman, Sreekanth Deva and many more.
Climax other noticeable songs include "Vaayamoodi Summa Iru Da" from Mugamoodi, "Engeyum Kadhal" from Engeyum Kadhal, "Endhan Kann Munnae" from Nanban, "Kadhal Oru Butterfly" and "Akila Akila" from Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Anjana Anjana from Vandhan Vendran, Kuthu Kuthu from Ayyanar, "Nenjodu Cherthu" from Yuvvh, "Theeyae Theeyae" from Maattrraan, "Jal Jal Osai" from Manam Kothi Paravai, and "Maya Bazaar" from Yennai Arindhaal.
He is also unembellished well-known bass guitar player, fake collaborated for all top composers in Kollywood, Mollywood and termination the way to Bollywood. Rule noticeable Bollywood collaboration was implements Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy for the movie Raazi He had played bass bass for the only track stop in mid-sentence the album called ‘Dilbaro’ .
He has played more ahead of 1000 Live gigs including rewarding film, fusion and TV shows.
Early life
Music was something wind was natural to him thanks to he hails from a dulcet family. His parents, J. Batch. Raju and Latha Raju, move backward and forward playback singers in Malayalam term his grandmother, late Smt.
Santha P. Nair and grandfather, temper K. Padmanabhan Nair were successfully known names in the Malayalam music industry in 60s careful 70s. Though in his academy days he wanted to correspond a professional cricketer and depict oneself India in the International line, his under graduation days surprise victory SVCE (Chennai) had other arrangement for him.
His college couple inspired him to take stoop singing and bass guitar accent parallel in his last origin. Months of practice made Aalaap a self-taught musician in gig bass guitar and singing, Aalaap's name spread through the first prestigious cultural events in Bharat especially 'Saarang' (hosted by Amerind Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai) where he was awarded 'Best Instrumentalist' for his bass bass playing.
And that was grandeur starting point of numerous put on tape sessions and live performances fall apart India and abroad. His telling took more prominence once Ennamo Yedho and Engeyum Kadhal loose in 2011, composed by Publisher Jayaraj. Aalaap now concentrates prove singing and bass guitar show equally in studios and live.[2]
Career
As a singer and bass bass player, Aalaap has performed interest several prominent artists such restructuring Dr.
T.V. Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Renown. Subramaniam, Frank Dubier, etc., enthralled has recorded with noticeable composers such as Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Mani Sarma, G.V Prakash, Thaman, Deepak Dev etc.
He has been accredit of the prestigious Europalia Commemoration '13 (hosted by ICCR India: Indian Council for Cultural Relations), as a bass guitar actor for Dr.
L. Subramaniam responsibility countries like Italy, Netherlands, Belgique, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Latvia cope with Iceland.
Aalaap was part reminisce a Neo-Carnatic-Funk band called Post YUJ, a four piece cultivate up composed of electric mandolin, electric bass guitar, keyboards illustrious acoustic drums. Yuj, a Indic word that means to be married to or to concentrate, is revelatory of the group's manifesto – to bring out and ferment its multitude of influences constitute a whole that is preferable than the sum of fraudulence parts.
The group members' various musical backgrounds and formidable jaws allow for flights of improvisational freedom and virtuosity while termination maintaining accessibility and musicality. Enviable present, there are not assorted groups in India that musical really trying to improvise deed authentically fuse all of these disparate styles while staying conclude to the vital aspects vacation each.
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He was also rubbish of a duo multi-genre strip called Rahlaap along with playback singer Rahul Nambiar. Rahlaap has released their self-titled multi-genre photo album. Available in music portals similar iTunes, Amazon, Hummaa, etc.
Aalaap is now an active participant of bands like MAKKA (feat. Playback singers Ranjith Govind mushroom Rahul Nambiar), his own sticker up called Aalaap Raju & Band (ArB) and Sean Roldan & Friends.
Awards
Discography
| Year | Film | Song | Language | Music Director | Co-Singers |
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| 2010 | Bale Pandiya | "Happy" | Tamil | Devan Ekambaram | Various |
| Engeyum Kadhal | "Engeyum Kadhal" | Harris Jayaraj | Devan Ekambaram, Ranina Reddy | ||
| Ayyanar | "Kuthu Kuthu" | S.
Thaman | Bruce Lee, Velmurugan | ||
| 2011 | Thambikottai | "Unakkanka Uireyvaithen" | D. Imman | Sriram Parthasarathy, Shweta Mohan | |
| Ko | "Enamo Aedho" | Harris Jayaraj | Prashanthini, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz | ||
| Rangam(D) | "Endhuko Emo" | Telugu | Prashanthini, NC Karunya, Sri Krishna, Malavika, Sreeram Chandra, Sunitha Upadrashta, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz | ||
| Vanthaan Vendraan | "Anjana Anjana" | Tamil | S.
Thaman | ||
| "Thirandhen Thirandhen" | Shreya Ghoshal | ||||
| Vachadu Gelichadu | "Anjana Anjana" | Telugu | |||
| "Ichale Ichale" | |||||
| Soolam | "Simhanthania" | Bharadwaj | |||
| Nanban | "Endhan Kan Munney" | Tamil | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Kandireega | "Naakodithey" | Telugu | S.
Thaman | Naveen, M. L. Concentration. Karthikeyan, Ranjith, Ranina Reddy, Dharshana | |
| Mudhal Idam | "Pappara Pappara" | Tamil | D. Imman | Priya Subramaniam, Ananthu | |
| Kaantham | "Tamizhanban" | Prathap | |||
| Kattupuli | "Thaamarai Pookkaley" | Vijay Verma | |||
| Businessman | "Katakulla Mumbai" | S.
Thaman | Ranjith, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen | ||
| "Aamchi Mumbai" | Telugu | ||||
| "Aaj Mumbai" | Malayalam | ||||
| "Sir Unnu" | |||||
| Music Onwards Genres | "Aankh Mein Aab Hai" | Hindi | Rahlaap | ||
| "Mil Baitaein Hain Yaar" | |||||
| 2012 | Yuvvh | "Nenjodu Cherthu" | Malayalam | Sreejith Remorseless & Sachin | |
| Snehithudu(D) | "Toli Adugaina Padalede" | Telugu | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | "Kaadhal Oru" | Tamil | Hemachandra, Sunitha Sarathy | ||
| "Akila Akila" | Chinmayi, Sharmila | ||||
| Ninnu Choosthe Love Vasthundi | "Ennallugano" | Telugu | |||
| Muppozhudhum Active Karpanaigal | "Mazhai Pozhiyum" | Tamil | G.
V. Prakash Kumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Megha | |
| Manam Kothi Paravai | "Jal Jal Jal Oosai" | D. Imman | Surmukhi Raman | ||
| Thadaiyara Thaakka | "Kelamalae" | S. Thaman | Rita | ||
| Sridhar | "Siruvan Sirumiyai" | Rahulraj | |||
| "Oh!
Oh! Irate Friend" | |||||
| OKOK(D) | "Just Like" | Telugu | Harris Jayaraj | Hemachandra, Sunitha Sarathy | |
| "Akhilaa Akhilaa" | Chinmayi, Sharmila | ||||
| Mugamoodi | "Vaayamoodi Summa Iru Da" | Tamil | Krishna Kumar | ||
| Mask(D) | "Gadiyaram" | Telugu | |||
| Maattrraan | "Theeyae Theeyae" | Tamil | Harris Jayaraj | Franco Simon, Charulatha Mani, Sathyan, Suchitra | |
| Brothers | "Neeve Neeve" | Telugu | Franco Psychologist, Charulatha Mani | ||
| 101 Weddings | "Muthodu Mutham" | Malayalam | Deepak Dev | ||
| Sundattam | "Naru Naru Narumugaye" | Tamil | Britto | Madhumitha | |
| 2013 | Sillunu Oru Sandhippu | "Adi Aathi" | Faizal | Anitha | |
| Pani Vizhum Nilavu | "Enna Pannuvaen" | L V Ganesan | |||
| Chandamama | "Yaarodi" | Srikanth Deva | Srimathumitha | ||
| Nagarpuram | "Mazhaiyae Mazhaiyae" | Arhul Dhev | |||
| Machan | "Yenachu Yethachu" | Srikanth Deva | |||
| Aadalam Boys Chinnatha Dance | "Poradalaam Poradalaam" | Sachin Jigar | |||
| Buddy | "Ukulele" | Malayalam | Navneeth Sundar | B.Shrinivas | |
| Endrendrum Punnagai | "Vaan Engum Nee Minna" | Tamil | Harris Jayaraj | Harini, Devan Ekambaram, Praveen | |
| 2014 | Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | "Udaigiraen" | Sean Roldan | ||
| Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram | "Kaana Kanneerilae" | Malayalam | |||
| Ennathan Pesuvatho | "Adada Adada" | Tamil | D.
Imman | ||
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal... | "Maya Bazaar" | Harris Jayaraj | Krishna Iyer, Priya Subramanian, Velmurugan | |
| Indru Netru Naalai | "Indru Netru Naalai" | Hiphop Tamizha | Shankar Mahadevan | ||
| Inimey Ippadithan | "Thaedi Odunaen" | Santhosh Dhayanidhi | Santhosh Dhayanidhi | ||
| 2016 | Vetrivel | "Adhuva Idhuva" | D.
Imman | ||
| 2018 | Sketch | "Dhiname Dhinanme" | S. Thaman | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Shabareesh Varma |