Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan (born 1 November 1978), better known by his stage name Tippu, 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 ...
who has performed several songs in
Tamil,
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
, and
Telugu languages.
Personal life
Tippu married playback singer
Harini when they both were 24 years. They have a daughter named Sai Smriti and son,
Sai Abhyankkar, who made his singing debut with the single "Katchi Sera" in 2024.
Discography
Tamil discography
Kannada discography
Telugu discography
Other language discography
Awards
In 2010, Tippu won the
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hey Paaru" from the film ''
Raaj the Showman'' composed by
V. Harikrishna. Tippu was awarded the
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ...
by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2007.
References
External links
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Tippu's discography
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Telugu playback singers
Malayalam playback singers
Living people
Indian male playback singers
Musicians from Tiruchirappalli
Kannada playback singers
Tamil playback singers
1978 births