Jagadeesh Kumar is an Indian playback singer. He was nominated for an

Edison Award The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award. The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by ...

for Best Male Playback Singer in 2015 for the song "Silatta Pilatta" from the Tamil film ''

Kanchana 2 ''Kanchana 2'' (marketed as ''Muni 3: Kanchana 2'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written, produced and directed by Raghava Lawrence, who enacted dual roles in it. It is the third installment in the Muni (film series). T ...

'' (2015).

Early life

Jagadeesh Kumar started his music career at the age of 16. He graduated from

Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1925 by the France, French Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other European Jesuits. It is ...

with an M.A. in Media Arts and Visual Communication. He then joined K. M. Music Conservatory to improve his skills in Opera and Carnatic music.

Career

Kumar found a breakthrough after his work was recognised in the movie ''Sonnaa Puriyadhu'' (2013) in which he sang the song "Kelu Maganae Kelu" and then in the horror comedy super hit film ''

'' (2015) for the song "Sillaatta Pillaata". His recent work is for the Song "''I want to Marry''" for the upcoming movie, "''Charlie Chaplin 2''".

Filmography

References

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Play back singer Jagadeesh Gets A Turning Point
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