Krish (singer)

Vijay Balakrishnan better known as Krishh is an Indian playback singer who has worked on Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He was introduced to the Tamil Cinema as a Singer by Harris Jayaraj in '' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' for the song "Manjal Veyyil". Following, he delivered massive hits in films such as Unnale Unnale, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Dhaam Dhoom, Bheema, Vaaranam Aayiram, Ayan, Kalloori, Vettaikaran, Sakkarakatti, upto Dev. He has sung over 3,000 songs across all languages. Krishh has also appeared in Multiple Films as an actor.

Career

Krishh was born in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, but shifted to New York City after his father, a banker, had moved abroad on a posting. He thus shifted schools and spent 12 years in the United States. During his time in New York City, Krishh worked as an Camera assistant on the sets of ''The Cosby Show'' and '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2004), helping the teams conduct pre-production works. He also completed an acting course at the New York Film Academy and performed at the Broadway in a Walt Disney production of ''Aladdin'', before arriving in Chennai, hoping to get a breakthrough in the industry as an actor.

During the initial months of his return to Chennai, Krishh participated in stage shows and cultural events as a singer and was recruited by composer Ganesh Kumar to sing a western song for an album. Ganesh passed over Krishh's details to music composer Harris Jayaraj. Krishh then made his playback singing debut in Tamil films by rendering the song "Manjal Veiyil" from '' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), composed by Harris Jayaraj, alongside Hariharan. He subsequently collaborated with the composer on several other critically acclaimed songs including "June Ponal July Kaatru" from '' Unnale Unnale'' (2007), "Sakiyae" from ''Dhaam Dhoom'', "Oru Mugamo" from ''Bheema'' and "Adiye Kolluthey" from '' Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). His work saw him garner multiple Filmfare Award nominations, as well as securing a Vijay Award for Best Singer. He has also featured as a lyricist, penning two songs for the romantic comedy '' Kandaen'' (2011).

Film-makers from the Tamil film industry had offered Krishh roles as an actor in their ventures, but he was insistent that he would only portray the lead role. He turned down the opportunity from K. V. Anand to play the well-received supporting role portrayed by Ajmal in '' Ko'' (2011), though he later played a small role as himself in a song from the film. Producer Ibrahim Rowther spotted Krishh in the song "Aga Naga" and offered him the chance of portraying the lead role in his production '' Puriyadha Aanandam Puthithaga Arambam''. The film, a romantic love story featuring him alongside Srushti Dange, began shooting in late 2012, but was only released in June 2015. The film had a low key opening, and garnered negative reviews. In June 2015, he also released an independent six-track music album, with compositions by Vijay Ebenezer and videos featuring Nikesha Patel. He had worked alongside Ebenezer for two years for the project, with the song "Maaya" from the album being heavily promoted.

Personal life

Krishh married actress Sangeetha at a private ceremony at Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai on 1 February 2009. The pair's daughter, Shiviya, was born in December 2012.

Filmography

Discography

;As singer

;As composer
*''Magarasi'' (Sun TV)
*'' Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum''

;As lyricist
*'' Kandaen'' (2011)

References

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Male actors in Tamil cinema
Living people
Telugu playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Indian male playback singers
Musicians from Tiruchirappalli
1977 births