M. G. Sreekumar | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | M. G. Sreekumar |
Also known as | Sreeyettan, Sreekuttan |
Born |
Haripad, Kerala, India |
25 May 1957
Occupation(s) | Playback singer, bank employee, music director (composer), Film Producer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Website | mgsreekumar |
M. G. Sreekumar (born 25 May 1957) is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. Sreekumar has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is the youngest brother of music director M. G. Radhakrishnan and singer K. Omanakutty. He owns a music company named KMG Musics and also sareegama school of music in poojappura, Trivandrum.
Sreekumar worked in the State Bank of Travancore, Trivandrum, before starting his career as a singer. He started his music career by accompanying his brother M. G. Radhakrishnan in his carnatic musical concerts. Born in Haripad, Alappuzha District of Kerala, on 25 May 1957, his father, Malabar Gopalan Nair was a singer. His elder brother, the late M. G. Radhakrishnan, was an award-winning music director and carnatic musician. His elder sister, K. Omanakutty, is a classical music vocalist and a principal at Kerala Music Academy. He lives in Jagathy, Trivandrum,
Sreekumar made his debut in the Malayalam movie Coolie (1983) Directed by Ashok Kumar. The Malayalam movie Chithram (1988) directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, was the first where Sreekumar sang all the songs. He has sung more than 3,000 songs for films in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.