Vijay Yesudas
Vijay made his debut as a singer with the 2000 Malayalam film Millennium Stars, which had music composed by Vidyasagar. Vijay Yesudas won three Kerala State Film Awards for Best Singer for the songs “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto” in Nivedyam (2007), “Akaleyo Nee” in Grandmaster and “Mazhakondu Mathram” in Spirit (2012), and “Poomuthole” in Joseph (2018). He has also won five Filmfare Awards for Best Singer and four SIIMA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer. He made a foray into acting by playing the villain role in the Tamil film Maari (2015) and the lead role in the Tamil film Padaiveeran (2018).
Vijay Yesudas was born to singer K. J. Yesudas and Prabha. He is the second son in the family, having an elder brother named Vinod and a younger one, Vishal. He is the grandson of stage singer Augustine Joseph. He studied in Chennai till 9th grade and went to the U.S. for further studies. He graduated from Florida International University with a BA in music.
Career
Vijay Yesudas started learning Carnatic music in the early 1997. He is popular for songs sung under composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. He has collaborated with various other composers such as Dakshinamoorthy Swami, Ilaiyaraja, A. R. Rahman, Raveendran, Hamsalekha, Deva, Ouseppachan, Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma, M. M. Keeravani, and Mohan Sitara along with new-generation composers such as Karthik Raja, M. Jayachandran, Sabesh–Murali, Harris Jayaraj, G. V. Prakash Kumar, D. Imman, Srikanth Deva, and Deepak Dev.
Vijay made his playback debut in the 2000 Malayalam film Millennium Stars, on the composition of Vidyasagar. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto” in Nivedyam (2007). Vijay made his acting debut in the 2010 Malayalam film Avan. In 2013, he won his second Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for “Akaleyo Nee” in Grandmaster and “Mazhakondu Mathram” in Spirit (2012). In 2015, Vijay sang “Malare” in the Malayalam film Premam, went viral among young audiences. The song was often shared soon after its video release, he also had another successful song, “Hemnathamen Kaikumbili” from Kohinoor. That year, he also acted as villain in the commercially successful Tamil film Maari. His performance received appreciation. He has sung 178 Malayalam songs and 118 Tamil songs.
Personal life
Vijay met his future wife Darshana at a music concert held in Dubai on 2002 Valentine’s Day. After five years of dating, he married Darshana in 2007 at Trivandrum. They have a daughter, Ammeya, and a son, Avyan
Awards
- 2007– Best Singer – Nivedyam – “Kolakkuzhal Vili Ketto”
- 2012– Best Singer – Grandmaster – “Akaleyo Nee”, Spirit – “Mazhakondu Mathram”
- 2018– Best Singer – Joseph – “Poomuthole”
- 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”
- 2016–1st IIFA Utsavam for playback singer male – Malayalam
- 2017–2nd IIFA Utsavam for playback singer male – Malayalam
- 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
- 2011– Asiavision Awards – Best Male Singer
- 2013 – Asiavision Awards – Best Male Singer
- 2015 – Asiavision Awards – Best Male Singer
- 2012 – Asianet Film Award – Best Male Singer
- 2013 – Asianet Film Award – Best Male Singer
- 2015– Asianet Film Award – Best Male Singer
- 2012 – Best singer male
- 2016 – Best singer male
- 2018 – Best singer male
- 2014-Best Male Playback singer
North American Film Awards:
- 2016-Best Male singer – Premam and Ennu Ninte Moideen
- 2018-Best Male singer
Anand TV awards:
- 2016-Best Male singer
CERA BIG Malayalam Music Awards:
- 2014 – CERA BIG Malayalam Music Awards – Best Male Singer
Mangalam Music awards
- 2017 – Best Playback Singer
Flowers Music awards
- 2018 – Best Playback Singer
