Vijay Yesudas: Biography and Singing, Acting, Awards

Vijay Yesudas Biography and Career

Vijay Yesudas is an Indian playback singer and actor who was born on March 23, 1979. He has nearly 1000 cinema tunes under his belt. Vijay is best known for his work in the Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil cinema industries, but he also works in Kannada and Hindi. Vijay Yesudas is the son of K. J. Yesudas, a well-known vocalist. In this article we are going to talk about biography, career, family, films and awards of Vijay Yesudas so read the full article here.

Career

In the early 1990s, Vijay Yesudas began studying Carnatic music. He is well-known for songs composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Dakshinamoorthy Swami, Ilaiyaraja, A. R. Rahman, Raveendran, Hamsalekha, Deva, Ouseppachan, Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma, M. M. Keeravani, and Mohan Sitara, as well as new-generation composers like Karthik Raja, M. Jayachandran, Sabesh–Murali, Harris Jayaraj, G. V. Pra

Vijay Yesudas made his playback debut in the Malayalam film Millennium Stars, directed by Vidyasagar and released in 2000. For “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto” in Nivedyam, he received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer (2007). Vijay made his acting debut with the Malayalam film Avan, which was released in 2010.

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Singing and awards

Vijay Yesudas made his singing debut in the Malayalam film Millennium Stars, which included Vidyasagar’s music. For the songs “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto” in Nivedyam (2007), “Akaleyo Nee” in Grandmaster and “Mazhakondu Mathram” in Spirit (2012), and “Poomuthole” in Joseph (2013), Vijay Yesudas received three Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer (2018). He’s also won four SIIMA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and five Filmfare Awards for Best Singer.

Short biography of Vijay Yesudas

K. J. Yesudas and Prabha Yesudas had a son named Vijay Yesudas. He is the family’s second son, with an older brother named Vinod and a younger brother named Vishal. Augustine Joseph, a stage vocalist, is his grandfather.

Acting debut

He made his acting debut in the Tamil film Maari (2015), in which he played the villain, and in the Tamil film Padaiveeran, in which he played the lead (2018).

Education

He attended school in Chennai till ninth grade, then moved to the United States to further his education. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Florida International University. Vijay Yesudas has won numerous awards and the following list is just a gist:

Kerala State Film Awards:

2007– Best Singer – Nivedyam – “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto”
2012– Best Singer – Grandmaster – “Akaleyo Nee”, Spirit – “Mazhakondu Mathram”
2018– Best Singer – Joseph – “Poomuthole”
Filmfare Awards South:

2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam – Indian Rupee – “Ee Puzhayum”
2012 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam – Spirit – “Mazhakondu Mathram”
2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam – Memories – “Thirayum Theeravum”
2015 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam – Premam – “Malare Ninne”
2018 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam – Joseph – “Poomuthole”
IIFA Utsavam:

2016–1st IIFA Utsavam for playback singer male – Malayalam
2017–2nd IIFA Utsavam for playback singer male – Malayalam

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Nandi Awards:

2014–Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song “Nee Kanti Choopullo” from Legend

South Indian International Movie Awards:

2012–SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – ee Puzhayum
2013–SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – “Mazha Kondu
2014 – SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – “Thirayum Theeramum”
2016–SIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malare

We hope this biography article of Vijay Yesudas will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.