Govind Vasantha (born 29 October 1988) is an Indian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

, and

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who works predominantly in

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and

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films. He is one of the founding members of the musical band Thaikkudam Bridge, in which he is a

vocalist Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

and violinist. He won the

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for his work in '' 96''.

Personal Life

Govind is from a musical family in

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, Kerala. His father Peethambaran's elder brother Gopinathan was a Carnatic musician and his early exposure to music has been through his uncle. Govind changed his surname from Menon to Vasantha, taking his mother's name, becoming Govind Vasantha as an effort towards removing caste, providing an equality even on name-optics which was revealed by

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on a show on a Tamil television channel. Govind Vasantha is a founder member of the musical sensation Thaikkudam Bridge. His father Peethambaran has been a star performer of Thaikkudam Bridge, since his retirement from the Government Services in the Irrigation Department in 2012.

Discography

As composer

As playback singer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, Govind Living people Indian male film score composers Malayalam film score composers Tamil film score composers Malayalam playback singers Musicians from Kerala Tamil playback singers 21st-century Indian composers 21st-century Indian violinists 1988 births 21st-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian singers