Wikipedia / Naresh Iyer
Wikipedia / Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Mumbai, Iyer is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Marathi. Although his actual hometown was rumoured to be in Vadalur, Neyveli. Naresh Iyer has rendered 2000 film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the Filmfare award in the R.D. Burman Musical Talent category.
Early life
Naresh Iyer was born to a Tamil family Shankar Iyer and Radha on 3 January 1981 and brought up in Matunga, Mumbai. He has a younger sister named Nisha Iyer, who is an upcoming self-taught Professional Artist. He attended SIES College of Commerce and Economics where he received his Degree in Commerce. After graduation he intended to become a Chartered Accountant and was practicing CA and side by side was learning Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music too.
Career
Naresh was spotted by composer A. R. Rahman in a reality talent show, Channel V's Super Singer. Though he did not win the show, Naresh was later contacted by A. R. Rahman and made his debut with the song "Mayilirage" from Anbe Aaruyire. He has also sung for other composers in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam.
Naresh is also the vocalist of a Mumbai based fusion band called Dhvani.
He also won the R.D. Burman Award as the best male upcoming singer.
The same year he also won the National Award for Best Playback Singer(Male) for his rendition of "Rubaroo" from the movie "Rang De Basanti".
Awards
2006 – National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Roobaroo" from Rang De Basanti
2007 – Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent – Rang De Basanti
2007 - Nominated for IIFA Award for "Roobaroo" from Rang De Basanti along with A. R. Rahman
2007 – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil for the song "Mundhinam Parthenae" from Vaaranam Aayiram
2005 – Hub Award for Best Playback Singer for the song "Mayilarage" from Anbe Aaruyire
2006 – Kannadasan Award for Best Male Debut
2008 – Hub Award for Best Playback Singer for the song "Mundhinam Parthenae" from Vaaranam Aayiram
2010 – South Scope Award for Best Male Playback singer for the song "Oru Vetkam Varudhe" from Pasanga
2011 – Mirchi Music Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Nenu Nuvantu" from Orange
2016 – Malaysian Indian Cine Award for Best Male Singer for the song "Aatham Enakkenave" from Muthukumar Wanted
Partial discography
Soundtracks
Hindi songs
Year | Film | Song name | Composer | Co-singer(s) |
2006 | "Masti Ki Paathshaala" | A. R. Rahman | Mahalakshmi Iyer, Mohammed Aslam, Anweshaa, Udit Narayan, Palak Muchhal, Pankaj Udhas, Shamshad Begum, Sapna Mukherjee | |
"Tu Bin Bataayein" | ||||
"Paathshaala (Be A Rebel)" | Mohammed Aslam, Blaaze | |||
"Roobaroo" | A. R. Rahman | |||
2007 | Sivaji (D) | "The Boss" | Blaaze, Raqeeb Alam | |
2008 | "Nazrein Milana Nazrein Churana" | Benny Dayal, Satish Subrahmaniam, Darshana KT, Shweta Mohan, Tanvi Shah, Sayanora Philip, Bhargavi, Anupama | ||
"Tu Mera Hai" | ||||
"Mastam Mastam" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Benny Dayal | |||
"Dil Ka Rishta" | Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod, A. R. Rahman, Clinton Cerejo, Suzanne D'Mello, Vivienne Pocha, Sunaina, Benny Dayal, Blaaze | |||
2009 | "Hey Kaala Bandar" | Karthik, Srinivas, Bonnie Chakraborty, Ember | ||
2010 | Robot (D) | "Arima Arima" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal | |
"Tere Bin (Reprise)" | ||||
2011 | "Dost Hai (Girl I Loved You)" | A. R. Rahman | Jaspreet Jasz, Arya | |
"Main Chali" |
Tamil songs
Year | Film | Song name | Composer | Co-singer(s) |
2005 | "Mayilirage" | |||
"Anbe Aaruyire" (chorus) | ||||
"Kadhal Suthudhe" | ||||
2006 | "Innisai" | A. R. Rahman | ||
"Kamma Karaiyile" | ||||
"Munbe Vaa En Anbe Vaa" | ||||
"Kummi Adi" | Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Swarnalatha, Theni Kunjarammal, Vignesh | |||
"Nee En Thozhiya" | ||||
"Aasai Kanave" | ||||
"Sili Silukum Silmishi" | ||||
2007 | "Kadhal Konjam" | |||
"Karu Karu Vizhigalaal" | ||||
"Valayapatti Thavile" | A. R. Rahman | |||
"Thaen Kudicha" | ||||
"SMS Ile" | ||||
"Thaal Thiravai" | D. Imman | |||
"Illayaraja AR Rahman" | Vijay Antony | |||
"Oru Kalavani Payale" | D. Imman | Madhushree | ||
"Idhukuthana" | ||||
"Thatti Thatti" | ||||
"The Boss" | A. R. Rahman | Blaaze, Raqeeb Alam | ||
2008 | "Uyirile" | |||
"Oru Mugamo" | Harris Jayaraj | Krish | ||
"Mundhinam Parthene" | ||||
"Yethi Yethi" | Benny Dayal, Solar Sai | |||
"Elay" | A. R. Rahman | Krish | ||
"Hey Salaa" | Blaaze, Mohammed Aslam | |||
"Paarvayile Oru Yekkam" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
"Mugam Poo" | Srikanth Deva | |||
"Paraparakura" | F. S Faizal | |||
"Pattu Poochi" | G. V Prakash Kumar | |||
"En Vizhigal Meedhu" | P. B. Balaji | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
2009 | "Oru Vetkam Varudhe" | |||
"Un Perai Sollum" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Shreya Ghoshal, Haricharan | ||
"Unnalathan Naanum Vazhuven" | Haran | Prashanthini | ||
"Unnai Kadhali Endru Sollava" | Sadhana Sargam | |||
"Azhagana Neeyum" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Manjari Phadnis | ||
2010 | "Kannukkul Kannai" | A. R. Rahman | ||
"Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | Various | |||
"Sirikiren" | Various | |||
"Happy" | ||||
"Bale Pandiya" | ||||
"Kan Irandil" | Vijay Antony | |||
"Kaiya Pudi" | D. Imman | Sadhana Sargam | ||
"Arima Arima" | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal | ||
"Kodi Kanavu" | ||||
"Kangal Modhi" | Vichitra | |||
"Thee Illai" | Harris Jayaraj | Mukesh Mohamed, Gopal Rao, Mahathi, Ranina Reddy | ||
"Noorandu Vazhga" | D. Imman | Anitha, Ilavenil | ||
2011 | "Netri Pottil" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
"Ulagam Ulagam" | ||||
"Mazhai Varum" (male) | Joshua Sridhar | |||
"Veppam" | Joshua Sridhar | |||
"3D Era" | Venkat Prabu Shankar | Blaaze | ||
"Kadhalikka" | Vijay Antony | Emcee Jesz, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
"Idhuvarai" | Sajjan Madhav | |||
"Innum Enna Thozha" | Harris Jayaraj | Balram, Suchith Suresan | ||
"Naan Sonnadhum Mazhai Vanducha" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Saindhavi | ||
2012 | "Venaam Machan" | Harris Jayaraj | Velmurugan | |
"Maattikittenae" | Suchitra, Benny Dayal | |||
"Adam Evaal" | Vijay Antony | |||
"Azhagho Azhaghu" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
2013 | "Podhum Podhum" | Dharan | Andrea Jeremiah | |
"Enge Ponalum" (Prayer Song) | Dr. Narayanan | |||
Ambikapathy (D) | "Ambikapathy" | A. R. Rahman | ||
"Yaelae Yaelae Dhosthu Da" | Harris Jayaraj | Krish, Krishna Iyer | ||
"Tholaiviniley" | Ramanujan Mk | Nithya | ||
2015 | "Mazhai Saaral" | Sidhartha Mohan | Deepika Varadarajan | |
2016 | "Thillu Mullu" | Harris Jayaraj | Ranina Reddy | |
2017 | "Mersal Arasan" | A. R. Rahman | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Sharanya Srinivas, Viswaprasad | |
2019 | "Yaayum" | Rita | ||
"Vennira Irave" | Rejimon | Sanjana Kalmanje | ||
"Dai Machan Dev" | Harris Jayaraj | Velmurugan, Malavika Manoj, Deepika | ||
"Idhuthaan Idhuthaan" | ||||
2024 | "Ayalaa Ayalaa" | A. R. Rahman | ||
"Puthu Vaanam Puthu Bhoomi" | Siva Pathmayan | |||
"Jolly Thaan Joli" | Vishnu Prasad | |||
2025 | "Oru Paarva" | RS Rajprathap | ||
"Aazhiye" | Nithyashree Venkatramanan, Hevin Booster, Rose Veronica, Deepti Reddy | |||
"Kitta Nerungadha" |
Telugu songs
Year | Film | Songs | Composer | Co-singer |
2006 | Nuvvu Nenu Prema (D) | "Preminche Premava" | ||
2007 | "Manasa"(Audio) | |||
"Manasa"(Film Version) | ||||
"Happy Days Rock" | ||||
"One Love" | A. R. Rahman | |||
2008 | "Monna Kanipinchavu" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
"Yegasi Yegasi" | Benny Dayal, Chandran | |||
"Ok Anesa" | Mickey J. Meyer | |||
2009 | "Aaunana kaadana" | |||
"Thaka Thaka" | S. K. Balachandran | |||
Blue (D) | "Blue Theme" | A. R. Rahman | Vijay Prakash, Sonu Kakkar, Blaaze, A. R. Reihana, Raqeeb Alam | |
"Priyathama" | ||||
2010 | "Aakaasam" | |||
"Amma Thalle" | ||||
Robo (D) | ||||
"Nenu Nuvvantu" | Harris Jayaraj | Nadeesha, U.V. Jackey | ||
2011 | Prema Kaidhi (D) | "Idemiti" | ||
7th Sense (D) | "Endukanta Joda" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
G.One (D) | "Alano Elano" | |||
2012 | "Its your Love" | Mickey J. Meyer | ||
"Yeppatikaina" | ||||
"O Madhurimave" | Shanshikant Kartik | |||
OKOK (D) | "Vaddura Maavaa" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
Gajaraju (D) | "Kanne Sogasulu" | D. Imman | ||
"Nijam Cheppu" | ||||
2013 | Sasesham | "Nuvvaina Nenaina" | K C Mouli | |
2014 | "Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo - Male" | |||
"Honeyae Honeyae - Male" | ||||
2015 | "Tummeda Jummanipichaku" | Jithin Roshan | ||
"Oh Na Manasa" | ||||
2016 | "Jare Jare" | |||
"Agarottula" | ||||
"Mallela Vaanala" | ||||
2017 | "Arere Yekkada" | |||
"Lokama" | Prasan Praveen Shyam | Sowmya Sharma | ||
2018 | "Solo Solo" | Prashanth R Vihari | Diwakar, Prashanth R Vihari | |
"Yedho Yedho" | Srinath Vijay | |||
"Inthe Inthena" | ||||
"Nuvvaina Gurthu Cheyyava" | KC Anjan | |||
"Ningi Pai" | Arun Chiluveru | |||
2019 | "Aakasanne" | |||
2020 | "Kanulanu" | |||
Mad | "Nee Thalaputho" | Mohith Rahmanic | ||
2021 | "Yevarikogani" | Arun Chiluveru | Nayana Iyer | |
2026 | "Modhale Modhale" |
Malayalam songs
Year | Film | Song name | Composer | Co-singer(s) |
2010 | "Kanninima Neele" | |||
2012 | "Mel Mel Mel" | |||
2013 | Chewing Gum | "En Jeevane" | Jonathan Bruce | |
2019 | "Nee Mazhavillu Polen" |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Note |
2025 | Guest | Performed along with Gayathri and Ridhan |
References
External links
https://www.facebook.com/nareshiyer.officialpage/