Anoop Sankar (born 22 May 1979) is an Indian film playback singer, songwriter, stage performer, VJ, RJ and media personality.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | 22 May 1979 Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music Indian Film Music |
| Occupations | Playback Singer, Classical Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Awards: Vibgyor Award (2010) Frame Media Award (2010) | |
Early life and family
editAnoop Sankar was born on 22 May 1979 into a family of music lovers, as the eldest son of T. A. Sankar and Latha Sankar who are ardent music lovers. Latha Sankar is a trained classical vocalist and the winner of Kerala University classical music competition.[2] Anoop was initiated into Carnatic classical music learning at the age of six under the guidance of Sri. Chalappuram Pappa, under whom he learnt for 12 years. After completing his graduation, he moved to Chennai where he continued his learning under the renowned musician Neyveli Santhanagopalan. Anoop Sankar after completing his MCT & Master of Engineering chose to pursue his career in Music. He married Viji Viswanathan in 2009. Viji is a playback singer and a songwriter .[3][4]
Career
editAnoop Sankar came into limelight after winning the 2002 edition of the popular musical talent hunt Sapthaswarangal telecast in Sun TV. In the same year, on 21 and 22 September, Anoop along with 20 musicians under the name "Sangamam" set the Guinness World Records for the longest musical performance spanning over 40 hours at the Santhome Monfort School Auditorium, Chennai.[5] He has performed extensively across the globe with legends like Dr. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Sadhana Sargam and Anuradha Sriram.
Anoop Sankar is a popular media personality having an experience of more than a decade. He has been a part of more than 1500 episodes of various television and radio shows of South Indian media as Judge, Host and Music mentor.[6]
In 2003, he started working with the renowned music director Gopi Sundar and he was associated with him for more than 100 commercials of leading brands as a singer and a writer. Later he Sang for the movies of National Award-winning music directors like Ouseppachan, Vidyasagar, M. Jayachandran & Biji bal. Anoop's biggest hit came through the Musical single "Kurutham Kettavan" which was written and composed by Hariprasad and performed by National award-winning actor Suraj Venjaramoodu and Popular VJ Ranjini Haridas. He also got wide appreciation for the challenging classical song "Chandrachooda" composed by Navneeth Sundar from the movie Karmayogi.[7][8][9]
Anoop made his debut in Tamil playback singing through Yuvan Shankar Raja musical "Agarram" and into Tulu films in the year 2015 through the song "Ora Oppi Bokka" for the movie "Dhand" composed by Abhishek SN. Anoop was also the Model for the brands Kalyan Sarees and Vishraam Builders and he did a cameo in the Malayalam Movie Vaadhyar.He is also the founder and creative head of AUM – Academy of Universal Music at Thrissur which was launched in the year 2016.[10][11]
Anoop Sankar's Musical video of the Diwali celebrations hosted by Kalyan Jewellers in presence of legends Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Nagarjuna, Mammooty, Nivin Pauly, Manju Warrier, Prabhu, Jayaram, Hariharan, Sujata and Shweta Mohan became popular and has a viewership of more than 10 million across various pages in Social media. His Annual Charitable Musical event The Anoop Sankar Experience has been happening in Calicut Music Circle for a decade now. This is the tenth year of the show which spans over six hours featuring evergreen melodies in various languages and genres. Anoop also performed along with Shah Rukh Khan at Dubai in an exclusive musical event where Anoop rendered the legendary songs performed by Shah Rukh Khan. He also did an exclusive musical event in Mumbai attended by the Mukesh Ambani Family.[12][13] He also performed a Unique Musical on 10 November 2019 at Calicut as a part of 10th Edition of Anoop Sankar Experience hosted by Calicut Music Circle. Anoop performed a Musical Tribute to the Maestro Isaignani Ilaiyaraja by singing 105 songs of him for 11 Hours non-stop. This fete is all set to enter the Record Books where only One Composers songs has been performed by One Singer for the longest duration.[14]
Anoop Sankar also had a rare opportunity to perform for the prime minister of India Narendra Modi at Thrissur. Anoop rendered the inaugural welcome song written about the prime minister of India.
Filmography
editAs playback singer
edit| Year | Film | Song | Music director | Co–singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Choonda | Thayirkudam | Mohan Sithara | Solo |
| 2004 | Viralthumbil Aaro | Avaniyil Azha Kezhum | Job Kuruvilla | Solo |
| Chadapadapada | Afsal, Rimi Tomy | |||
| 2005 | Kochi Rajavu | Thankakutta | Vidyasagar | Sujata Mohan |
| Police | Ninnil Nizhalay | Ouseppachan | K. S. Chithra | |
| Oru Manvilakkin | K. S. Chithra, Franco, Balu thankachan | |||
| Sukran | Title Song | Vijay Antony | Renjith, Jaidev | |
| 2007 | Agaram | Adaadaa Adadaa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Harini |
| Unnai Naan Parthen | Mahalakshmi Iyer | |||
| 2008 | Positive | Enthininnu Mizhineer | Alex Paul | Franco, Ramesh babu |
| 2009 | Gulumaal | Gulumaal | Manu Ramesan | Roshan, Ajay sathyan |
| Tham Tharikida | Salim Kumar, G. Venugopal, Vidhu pratap | |||
| 2011 | Three Kings | Chakkaramaavin | Ouseppachan | Shweta Mohan |
| Once Up On A Time | Jerry John | |||
| Engine Njaan | Franco | |||
| Chakkaramaavin | Swetha Mohan | |||
| Bangkok Summer | Chakkaramaavin | Ouseppachan | Jyotsna Franco | |
| 2012 | Karmayogi | Sivam Sivakaram | Ouseppachan | Solo |
| Chandrachooda | Navneeth Sundar | Solo | ||
| Da Thadiya | Maveli Née | Bijibal | Bijibal | |
| Poppins | Valam Nadannu | Ratheesh Vegha | Manjari | |
| Raattinam | Yakkai Sutrum | Manu Ramesan | Bhavyalakshmi | |
| Yethu Yethu | Jassie Gift | |||
| Vaadhyar | Vaa Vaa Vadhyare | Rinil Gowtham | Kids chorus | |
| Friday | Nlaavay Pookum | Roby Abraham | Solo track | |
| 2015 | Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai | Asanthuputtene | Manu Ramesan | Solo track |
| Nellai Cheemayithu | Santosh hariharan, Sannidhanandan | |||
| Ettu Thikkum Madha Yaanai | K.S. Thangasami | |||
| Dhand | Ora Oppi Bokka | Abhishek SN | Pushpanjali Suchi | |
| Ee Manjil Virinja Pookal | Karalukatoru | Jeevan Nandan | Jyotsna | |
| Manal Naharam | Manasil Mazhayay | Rinil gowtham | Sithara | |
| Parayanirunathu | Doore Doore | Hariprasad | Reshma Satish | |
| 2015 | Passion | Iravil Ethayo | Manu Ramesan | Solo track |
| Nirnayakam | Ilaveyil Chirakumay | M. Jayachandran | Chimayi Sriprada |
As lyricst
edit| Year | Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Once Upon A Time | Three Kings | Ouseppachan | Anoop Sankar, Jerry John |
| 2012 | Chandrachooda | Karmayogi | Navneeth Sundar | Anoop Sankar |
| 2015 | Neelavaan Mukile | Ayal Njanalla | Manu Ramesan | Job kurian, Sithara, Vidhu Pratap, Soorya Narayanan, Nawas |
| 2015 | Iravil Ethayo | Passion | Anoop Sankar |
Television
edit| Year | Show Name | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Music Carnival | Asianet Plus | Host |
| 2006 | VJ plus | Asianet Plus | Host |
| 2006 | Star Singer | Asianet | Team lead & Mentor |
| 2007 | Limelight | Asianet | Host |
| 2008 | Vodafone Thakadhimi | Asianet | Host |
| 2009 | Star Singer | Asianet | Mentor |
| 2010 | Musical Chair | Asianet Plus | Host |
| 2011 | Junior Idol | Jaihind TV | Host |
| 2012 | Junior Idol | Jaihind TV | Judge |
| 2013 | Super star | Amrita TV | Groomer |
| 2014 | Television and Film awards | Various channels | As Host and Performer |
| 2015 | Puzha | Media One TV | Host |
| 2016 | Puzha | Media One TV | Host |
| 2016 | Super Star Junior | Amrita TV | Consultant |
| 2016 | Music Mojo Season 4 | Kappa TV | Band name: Anoop Sankar and Navneeth Sundar Trio |
| 2020 | Super 4 Season 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | Groomer |
Awards and honors
edit- Member and lead male singer of the band "Sangamam" which created Guinness World Records in the year 2002 for the longest musical performance spanning 40 hours
- Frame media award for best singer for his single "Kurutham kettavan" in 2010
- Vibgyor award for the best single "Kurtham Kettavan" in 2010.
References
edit- ^ "Anoop Sankar: From singing to acting". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "About Anoop Shankar". mtv.com. 9 July 1966. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Anoop Shankar Profile Filmography and Photos". whykol.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "A penchant for penning lyrics". Deccan Chronicle. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "About the Band". sudeepaudio.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Reality TV star, singer-actor Anoop Sankar on 'Morning Show'". mathrubhumi.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "A slice of Kerala". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
- ^ Unni R. Nair. (11 March 2011). "Karmayogi: Hamlet retold" Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today. Screen India. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Unni R. Nair. (11 March 2011). "Download Karmayogi All Mp3 Songs by Anoop Shankar". mr jatt. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "AUM Academy of universal music". trademarking.in. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Trademarks / Brands Filed by Anoop Sankar". trademarking.in. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Here's the Malayali singer who wowed King Khan with his melodies".
- ^ "'Nothing like performing live'".
- ^ "One singer, 10 hours of Ilaiyaraja songs".