Pradip Somasundaran
| Pradip Somasundaran | |
|---|---|
| Native name | പ്രദീപ് സോമസുന്ദരൻ |
| Born |
26 January 1967 Nelluvaya, Thrissur, India |
| Genres | Film songs, Carnatic music, Bhajan |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, lecturer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | pradipsomasundaran.com |
Pradip Somasundaran (born 26 January 1967), is an Indian playback singer, who sang around 100 songs in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi languages. He is also a college professor by profession.
Pradip Somasundaran was born on 26 January 1967 in Nelluvaya, Vadakkaancherry, Thrissur, Kerala, India. His parents are late Somasundaran and Santha. He was initially trained in Carnatic music under Geetha Rani and later under V. Gopalan of Thrissur, and started giving stage performances at the age of sixteen.
It was music director Ravindran who gave Pradip Somasundaran the first break in 1993, with the song "Samayam Manoharam" in the film Ezhuthachan. He has also worked with the late Johnson, Mohan Sitara and Ilayaraaja in Malayalam. Sandeep Chowta introduced him in Telugu films with Bujjigadu directed by Puri Jagannadh. He also sang for Saleem another Sandeep Chowta musical, directed by YVS Chowdary. He has also sung the title song "Bhagavane" for the television series Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan which was composed by Vidhyadharan for Surya TV. In addition to being a playback singer he sings Carnatic music, ghazals and devotional songs.
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