M. G. Sreekumar

M. G. Sreekumar
Born
Malabar Gopalan nair Sreekumar

(1957-05-25) 25 May 1957 (age 67)[1]
Haripad, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • music producer
  • film producer
  • TV host
Years active1978– present
Spouse
Lekha Sreekumar
​
(m. 2000)​
Parents
  • M. Gopalan Nair (father)
  • Kamalakshi Amma (mother)
Relatives
AwardsSee below
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitemgsreekumar.in

Malabar Gopalan Nair Sreekumar (born 25 May 1957), better known as M. G. Sreekumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in Indian Cinema, he has sung more than 2500 songs in various Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Sanskrit. He owns a music company named KMG Musics and the Saregama School of Music in Thiruvananthapuram.On October 2024 he appointed as the Director of the Music Academy of the UAE Government. Sreekumar has won several awards,[2] including two National Film Awards, three Kerala State Film Awards and 5 Filmfare Awards South. He was also honoured with the Harivarasanam Award by the Government of Kerala in 2016. His career as a singer spans over 44 years.[3][4]

  1. ^ Pillai, Radhika C. (25 May 2014). "M G Sreekumar celebrates his birthday !". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "M. G. Sreekumar Awards: List of awards and nominations received by M. G. Sreekumar | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (24 June 2005). "'Singing from the soul'". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The night that changed life of MG Sreekumar". Kerala Kaumudi. 20 January 2019.