Gopinathan Nair Venugopal (born 10 December 1960), popularly known as G. Venugopal, is an Indian playback singer known for his works in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He started his singing career in the film '' Odaruthammava Aalariyam'' (1984). Since then he has sung in more than 4000 films; and has over 500 private albums to his credit.

Early and personal life

Venugopal was born in Thattathumala, near

Kilimanoor Kilimanoor is a panchayat and a town in the Chirayinkeezhu taluk of Trivandrum district in Kerala, India. It is located on MC/SH 1 Road, North-west of the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), 14 km east of Attingal and east of Var ...

. Venugopal is the eldest of the two children of Gopinathan Nair, who hails from Thattathumala and Sarojini, who was the head of the department of music,

Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, also known as H.H. The Maharaja's College for Women, is one of the oldest women's college located in Trivandrum, Kerala. It was established in the year 1864 under the University of Madras. Acade ...

. K. Sharadamani and K. Radhamani, who were popularly known as Parur sisters, are the maternal aunts of Venugopal. Singers Sujatha Mohan and

Radhika Thilak Radhika Thilak (1969 – 20 September 2015) was an Indian Malayalam-language playback singer. She sang 70 songs for Malayalam films. Career Some of her songs are "Arunakirana deepam", "Deva sangeetham", "Maya manchalil", "Kaithapoo manam", "Th ...

are his cousins and

Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 s ...

is his niece. Venugopal married Reshmi on 8 April 1990 and they have two children, Arvind and Anupallavi. Arvind is also a playback singer.

Popular works

Television shows

;As Judge

Awards

; Kerala State Film Awards * 1988 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Unarumee Gaanam'' ( Moonnam Pakkam) * 1990 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Thaane Poovitta Moham'' (

Sasneham ''Sasneham...'' (translation: ''With Love'') is a 1990 Malayalam language family film written by Lohithadas and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. It stars Balachandra Menon, Shobana, Innocent, Sukumari, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya, Karamana Jana ...

) * 2004 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Aadadi Aadaadadi'' ( Ullam) ;

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

* 1987 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Onnam Ragam Paadi'' (

Thoovanathumbikal ''Thoovanathumbikal'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based partly on his own novel ''Udakappola''. It revolves around Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal), who falls in love with two women; R ...

) * 1989 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Mainaka Ponmudiyil'' (

Mazhavilkavadi ''Mazhavilkavadi'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Raghunath Paleri. It stars Jayaram, Sithara, Krishnankutty Nair, Urvashi, Innocent in the lead roles. This is one of the ve ...

) ;

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

* 2006 - Best Playback Singer (Male) - ''Kainiraye'' ( Baba Kalyani) * 2022 - Janmashtami Award by Balagokulam for Contributions in Art and Culture of Kairali. The youngest to get this award.

References

External links

Official website

Latest Devi Devotional from G. Venugopal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Venugopal, G. 1960 births Living people Indian male playback singers Kerala State Film Award winners Tamil playback singers Malayalam playback singers Malayali people Film musicians from Kerala Singers from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian male singers