Gopinathan Nair Venugopal (born 10 December 1960), popularly known as G. Venugopal, is an Indian

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

known for his works in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He started his singing career in the film ''

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'' (1984). Since then he has sung in more than 400 films; and has over 500 private albums to his credit.

Early and personal life

Venugopal was born in

Thattathumala Thattathumala is a town in Trivandrum district of, Kerala, India. It is situated 3 km from Kilimanoor city center on the Main central Road, MC/SH 1 Road. *Nearest Railway Station — Chirayankizh *Nearest Airport - Trivandrum Interna ...

, near

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. 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,

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

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and

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are his cousins and

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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 ;TV series *2023: Shyamambaram (

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)

Awards

;

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

* 1988 - Best Male Playback Singer - ''Unarumee Gaanam'' (

Moonnam Pakkam ''Moonnam Pakkam'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Padmarajan. It stars Jayaram and Thilakan, along with Kirti Singh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Rahman, Ashokan, Ajayan and Surasu in supporting roles. Kirti ...

) * 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 Jan ...

) * 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'' () or, Dragonflies in the Gentle Rain, 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) ...

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

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 an awards ceremony has been instituted to honour artistic and ...

* 2006 - Best Playback Singer (Male) - ''Kainiraye'' (

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) * 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