M.G. Sreekumar
M.G. Sreekumar comes from a family of musicians. His father was a harmonist and a classical vocalist during the post-independence era of the 50s and mother, a music teacher. MG Sreekumar has received the musical backdrop from his father and mother himself. His brother, M. G. Radha Krishnan, is a Senior Music Director who has done more than 100 films in Malayalam and his elder sister is a renowned classical music vocalist and a lecturer in Kerala Music Academy.
He was working in Middle East before starting his career as a singer. He made his debut with the film “Poochakkoru Mookkuthi”. Sreekumar has sung more than 3000 songs across a number of films in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu and also had the rare honor of conducting the music direction on many cassettes that include devotional songs. He won the Kerala state awards for the best songs in 1989, 90 and 91.
Songs like ‘Nadroopini’ in the Malayalam film ‘His Highness Abdulla’ and ‘Kanneerpoovite’ in the film ‘Kiridom’ established his career and elevated his career to a national repute. Sreekumar’s voice most matches with Mohanlal and their combination has made many super hit songs in Malayalam like the ones just mentioned. The Malayalam movie “Chithram” directed by Priyadarshan in which Mohanlal performed the lead role was the first movie for M.G. Sreekumar where he sung all the songs in a movie.
He became a music director in Malayalam films with movies like Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001), Chathurangam (2002), and Thandavam’(2002).
Sreekumar owns his own cassette company called KMG Music. This two times National Award winning singer has the ambition to be remembered in history as a classical vocalist who has contributed something worthwhile to the art of classical music – something that will be cherished for generations of music lovers and enthusiasts.
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