|
Biography |
|
Personal |
|
Father |
Mr.V.K.S. Menon(Retd. DSP) |
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| Mother |
Mrs.Malathy |
| Wife |
Mrs.Sashila |
| Children
|
Master Ankur &
Master Akash |
| Native Place
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Born At
Guruvayur, Trichur District, Kerala. |
| Education |
FDSFSD |
| School
|
B.E.M. High
School Palakkad, Kerala. |
|
College |
Studied at Govt.Victoria College Palakkad, Kerala.
(Graduated in Physics From Govt.Victoria College Palakkad. |
| Career |
| Career Started in |
1981 - 1982
|
Languages
Sung for |
Tamil, Malayalam,
Telugu, Kannada, Hindi
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| No. of Movies
|
1000 films |
| Overseas
Performance |
U.S.A, U.K,
Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East,Switzerland,France,
Germany,SriLanka,Canada,
South Africa, Paris, Australia. |
| Proprietor
|
Alaap Audio
Tracks, Kochi, Kerala. |
| Executive
Director |
Spectral Sound of
India Pvt Ltd, Chennai. |
|
Unni's Favourites |
| Movies |
AA |
| English
|
Ben Hur, 10
Commandments, Titanic etc.. |
| Tamil
|
Nayakan,
Dalapathi, Moonram Pirai, etc.. |
| Malayalam
|
Chemmeen,
Kireedam, Bharatham |
|
Actors |
| English |
Charleston
Heston, Marlon Brando,
Tom Cruise,
Jim Carrey |
| Tamil
|
Kamal Hassan,
Naasar |
| Malayalam |
Mohanlal,
Thilakan, Jagathy |
|
Actresses |
| English |
Meryl Streep,
Julia Roberts |
| Tamil |
Urvasi, Shobana,
Kushboo |
| Malayalam
|
Manju Warrier |
| Hindi
|
Kajol, Smita
Patil, Jaya Bachan |
|
Awards |
| Lions Club International
falicitates Unnimenon for Best Achievement in Music Award at GRT
Hotel, Chennai on 26.04.2006. |
| Bharath Cine Award 2005 -
Presented by Hon. Justice Shri.S.Jagadeesan for the song "Oru
murai than....." from Thavamai Thavamirundu. |
|
Samaikya Bharath Gourav Satkar - 2005 Ugadi puraskaram by
Madras Telugu Academy for Best playback singer considering
the contribution to Telugu film songs and "Kavyanjali"
serial title song.
|
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SICA Award for Best Playback Singer 2003 for "Enge Antha
Vennila" - Movie "Varushamellam Vasantham"
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Tamil Nadu State Award for the second time in 2002 for the
movie 1)"Varushamellam Vasantham" - (Song) 'Enge Antha
Vennila'.
2) "Unnai Ninaithu" (Songs) 'Ennai thalatum' & 'Yaarindha
Devathai'.
Award conferred by Dr.J.Jayalalithaa at a function held at
the University Centinary Hall on 3rd December 2002.
|
Best Playback
Singer for the year 2000-2001 awarded by Hero honda
Cinema Express for "Nadiye Nadiye - Rhythm" |
| Close Up Award - For Best
Singer(Year 2000) for the song "DheemThanana" - Rhythm |
Bharath Social Cultural
Academy Award - For Best Singer(Year 2000) for
the song "Kannukkulle Unnai" - Pennin Manathai Thottu |
| Best Playback Singer Award for
the year 1996, awarded by the TamilNadu Government for the song
Ooh lalala "Minsara Kanavu". |
Outstanding Singer Award from
various Fine
Arts Society in Tamilnadu for "Roja" & "Puthiya Mugam" . |
Best Singer Award for
Malayalam Songs, twice in Kerala.
Best Singer Award from Reader's Forum, "Kalakaumdi" and for "Roja". |
"Karuthamma" - Song - Porale……
won the National Award for
Swarnalatha in 1994. |
NANA AWARD for Best Singer in
Miniscreen for
the year 1998 GOLDEN DISC for "NINAKKAI" Album by East Coast. |
| Golden Disc Award. |
"Penin Manathai Thote" - Song
- "Kannukulle" won the BHARAT SCOTT
CULTURAL ACADEMY AWARD for the Best Play Back Singer on January
1st. |
| "Rhythm" CLOSE UP AWARD for
Best PlayBack Singer on January 1st. . |
| SICA Award for Best PlayBack
Singer for "Enge Antha Vennila"- Varushamellam vasantham. |
| 2003 - Acted as the Hero in a
Malayalam Film "sthithi". Did music and sung for it. The song "
Oru Chambaneer " proved very popular, The film won second
best film award from Govt of Kerala. |
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