Uday Ramachandran

Indian musician

Uday Ramachandran

Birth name| V.R.Udayakumar
Born| Vaikom, Kerala, India
Genres| Indian classical, Playback Singing
Occupation(s)| Singer
Years active| 2004 – present
Website| www.udaysinger.com

Musical artist

Uday Ramachandran is an Indian playback singer, composer, carnatic musician and a voice trainer. He has recorded songs for a number of Malayalam movies and albums. Ramachandran has recorded more than 500 songs in Malayalam. He has performed at more than a hundred stage shows in India and abroad.

Ramachandran's music company Charu Creations launched in 2014 and created various albums.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 2.1 Kuwait (2010 to 2012)
* 3 Discography
* 4 Latest Selected Albums 2018
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life[edit]

Ramachandran was born into a family of musicians with eight other 'Ganabhooshanam' holders at Vaikom to Mr.V.N.Ramachandran and Mrs. V.N. Thankamani. His father's elder brother, Sri Vaikom V.N. Rajan was his first music guru beginning in 1985. He started his academic music training at R.L.V. Music Academy, Thrippunithura. He was trained in Carnatic Music by Sri N.P.Ramaswami, and Hindustani Music by Ustad Faiyaz Khan and Mohan Kumar (disciple of Pandit Ramesh Narayan).

Ramachandran's talent and dedication won him prizes during his school and college days. He won the light music competition at All India Universities Youth Festival 1999. He won the MG University Youth festival with A Grade in light music competition consecutively in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

## Career[edit]

He was a finalist in the reality show Gandharvasangeetham in Kairali TV. Ramachandran was an Announcer and ‘B High’ Grade Artist for All India Radio. He later worked as an administrator and a manager in the health care industry. He associated with Asha Hospital, Vatakara, Kozhikode (2008 Nov – 2010 Dec) as Manager Administration and in Lakshmi Hospital, Ernakulum (1998 TO 2007) as Manager of Administration.[1][2][3]

Ramachandran Performing with Smt. Vani Jayaram at Kozhikode

Ramachandran has worked on audio albums and film songs. He rendered songs for various remakes and has released more than 500 audio cassettes and CDs. He collaborated with legends, including G. Devarajan Master, Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, Raveendran Mash, Rajamani, Vidhaydharan Mash, Jayavijaya (Jayan), Mankombu Gopalakrishnan, Darshan Raman, T.S.Radhakrishnaji, Bijibal, Santhosh Varma, Karthik Prakash, and Neeraj Gopal. His entry to playback singing was marked by a song in the movie Doctor Innocent Aanu and rendered a beautiful melody, "Ormakalkkoppam", in the movie Namboothiri Yuvavu @ 43. Recently Ramachandran voiced an M Mohanan Movie My God under Bijibal's music composition.

### Kuwait (2010 to 2012)[edit]

Ramachandran was instrumental in setting up the first Malayalam radio station in Kuwait – 98.4 Ufm. He was the administration head and the music manager. Ramachandran’s Live show Heart-Throbs attracted thousands of listeners.[4]

## Discography[edit]

Year | Film | Song | Lyrics | Music

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2019 | Kozhipporu | Vaayadikkattu |  | Bijibal
2018 | Pretham 2 | Brahmadaya | Traditional | Anand Madhusoodanan
2018 | Contessa | Kannetha Doore (With Mithun Jayaraj) | Rijosh | Rijosh
2018 | Samaksham | Poonilavil | Adv.Sudhamsu | Aby Salvin Thomas
2018 | Premasoothram | Ninnullil Premam | Jiju Ashokan | Gopi Sundar
2017 | Paipin Chottile Pranayam | Kaathu Kathittu | B K Harinarayan | Bijibal
2017 | Cappuccino | Enine Padendu Njan (with Ann Amie) | Venu V Desham | Hesham Abdul Vahab
2017 | Kaaliyan | Mazhayayum Veyilayum | Ajith Irapuram | Jithesh & Vinod
2016 | 10 Kalpanakal | Rithu Shalabhame (with Shreya Ghoshal) | Roy Puramadam | Mithun Eshwar
2016 | Oru Malayalam Colour Padam | Mele Doore Vanil (with Nithya Balagopal | Anil Punnad | Mithun Eshwar
2015 | My God | Kusuruthi Kuppayakkara | Ramesh Kavil | Bijibal
2015 | Oru New Generation Pani | Mizhikalil Eenam | George Mathew | Karthik Prakash
2013 | Namboothiri Yuvavu @ 43 | Ormmakalkkoppam | Ajith Irapuram | Neeraj Gopal
2012 | Doctor Innocent Aanu | Sneham Pookkum | Santhosh Varma | Santhosh Varma
2010 | Police Story | Ninnude Ullil (with Sangeetha Varma) | Mankombu Gopalakrishanan | M.M.Sreelekha
2010 | Operation Duryodhana | Eak Bar Dekho (with Jyotsana Radhakrishnan) | Mankombu Gopalakrishanan | M.M.Sreelekha
2009 | Raja Mudra | Ragam Thedum | Mankombu Gopalakrishanan | S.A.Rajkumar

## Latest Selected Albums 2018[edit]

Album | Category | Lyrics | Music

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Shanmukha Priyam | Hindu Devotional | P.C.Aravindan | T.S.Radhakrishnaji
Sree Shailam | Hindu Devotional | P.R.Prasad | Ranjth Gandharv
Pushparchana | Hindu Devotional | S.Ramesan Nair | T.S.Radhakrishnaji
Pranayamay | Love Songs | Vivek Babu | Vivek Babu
Aakashapanthal | Drama | Mathews Koonammavu | Ullala Somanath
Ponnolam Ponnea | Nostalgic Songs | S.Ramesan Nair | Manu Ramesan
Thuruthi Theertham | Hindu Devotional | Joby Jacob | C.Sasikumar
Moulada Veela | Muslim Devotional | O.M.Karuvarakundu | Jyothish Krishna
Prathyaksha Devan | Hindu Devotional | Santhosh Varma | Santhosh Varma
Vachanolsavam | Christian Devotional | V.A Paul | Shaji Thykkadan

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Uday Ramachandran Soundcloud Channel". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. ^ "Uday Ramachandran youTube Channel". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. ^ M., Athira (7 December 2015). "Hitting the right notes". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
4. ^ "Article in mathrubhumi." mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Uday Ramachandran on Facebook