Benny Dayal

Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian playback singer based in the United Arab Emirates. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films.

He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie By the People, a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition.

Personal life Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala. He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE. After his schooling in the UAE he went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College.

Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career in music. On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony in Bengaluru.

Dayal performs live with his touring band Funktuation, which features a brass section known as The Horn Flakes. Funktuation was formed in 2011 and has released the album Funk Katcheri.

Discography

Albums Isai Ithu Premamo

Saaral (produced by Rainbow Bridge Studios) Swaasam (produced by Hexachord) Vazhkai DJ (Produced by Benny Dayal and Charles Bosco)

Hindi songs

Tamil songs YearFilmSongComposer(s)Co-singer(s)2005London"Adimithu Adi"VidyasagarKamaal KhanPonniyin Selvan"Do Re Me"Kunal Ganjawala, Arjun 2007 Sivaji "Balleilakka" A. R. Rahman S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, A. R. Reihana Polladhavan "Neeye Sol" G. V. Prakash Kumar Sunitha Sarathy Sivi "O Nenje" Dharan Dr. Burn, Dharan, Shweta Mohan Azhagiya Tamil Magan "Nee Marilyn Monroe" A. R. Rahman Ujjayinee Roy "Maduraikku"Archith, Darshana KT 2008 Kaalai "Kaala Kaala" G. V. Prakash Kumar Mamta Mohandas "Vandhutaanda Kaala"Rahul Nambiar, Silambarasan Dhaam Dhoom "Pudhu Pudhu" Harris Jayaraj Suchitra, Guna "Thikku Thikku"Sayanora Philip Jayamkondaan "Ore Or Naal" Vidyasagar Subramaniapuram "Theneeril Snegitham" James Vasanthan Kuruvi "Kuruvi Kuruvi" Vidyasagar Dr. Burn, Pravin Mani, Vetri Boys, SuVi Ananda Thandavam "Kallil Aadum" G. V. Prakash Kumar Shweta Mohan Sakkarakatti "Taxi Taxi" A. R. Rahman Blaaze, Viviane Chaix "Chinnamma Chilakkamma"Chinmayi Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar "Katrae Katrae" Vidyasagar Sathyam "En Anbe" Harris Jayaraj Sadhana Sargam Vaaranam Aayiram "Adiye Kolludhae" Krish, Shruti Haasan"Yethi Yethi"Naresh Iyer, Solar Sai Seval "Odamarathu Mullapola" G. V. Prakash Kumar Pandi"Kuthu Madhippa"Srikanth DevaSuchitra 2009 Ayan "Oyaayiyae" Harris Jayaraj Haricharan, Chinmayi Pasanga "Who's That Guy" James Vasanthan Solla Solla Inikkum "Sagiye Sagiye" Bharadwaj "Rajathi Rajaillae" Guru En Aalu "Veesuvadhu" Srikanth Deva Muthirai "Night Is Still Young" Yuvan Shankar Raja Krish Kulir 100° "Boom" BoBo Shashi Abhishek Ray, BoBo Shashi"Siragindri Parakkalam"Geetha, Rekha, Saritha, Archana, Swami, Lil-J & Bobo Shashi Maasilamani "Nacka Romba Nacka" D. Imman Rita Kanden Kadhalai "Oru Naal Iravil" Vidyasagar Tippu Aadhavan "Damakku Damakku" Harris Jayaraj Ninaithale Inikkum "Nanbanai Partha" Vijay Antony Siddu +2 "Money Money" Dharan ReshmiPerumal"Yaen Kedutha"Srikanth DevaSurmukhi RamanLaadam"Makkah"DharanHaricharan"Gangster"Dr. BurnManjal Veiyil"College Vazhkayila"BharadwajJayaSirithal Rasipen"Kanadicha Rosapoo"IniyavanSuchitraPalaivana Solai"Happy New"E. K. BobbySaa Boo Thiri"Suvai Karumbe"Abbas RafiUjjayinee Roy"Saa Boo Thiri"Naan Avanillai 2"Manmadha Leelai" D. ImmanShail Hada, NithyasreeKandhakottai"Kaadhal Paambu"DhinaSowmya Raoh, Dev Prakash Paiyaa "Poongatre Poongatre" Yuvan Shankar Raja 2010 Goa "Idaivezhi Oru" Mamta Mohandas Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa "Omana Penne" A. R. Rahman Kalyani Menon Yathumaagi "Pesum Minsaram" James Vasanthan "Yathumaagi" Aridhu Aridhu "Kanavugal Edhuvarai" S. Thaman S. Thaman Angadi Theru "Kadhaigalai Pesum" G. V. Prakash Kumar Hamsika Iyer"Yenge Poveno"MK Balaji, Janaki Iyer Don "Sureanna" Raghava Lawrence "Thadai Udaipaan" Raavanan "Kodu Poatta" A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman"Keda Kari"Bamba Bakya, A. R. Reihana, Tanvi Shah Singam "Naane Indhiran" Devi Sri Prasad Manikka Vinayagam Enthiran "Arima Arima" A. R. Rahman Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Naresh Iyer Vaadaa "Adi Yennadi Raakkamma" D. Imman Mynaa "Neeyum Naanum" Shreya Ghoshal Easan "Meyyana Inbam" James Vasanthan Sukhwinder Singh, Sunandan"Get Ready"Gerard Thompson Chikku Bukku "Chikku Bukku" Pravin Mani Rahul Nambiar, Maya, Sricharan"Zara Zara"Lavanya Kaavalan "Step Step" Vidyasagar Megha Veppam "Minnala" Joshua Sridhar Thambikku Indha Ooru"Ore Minsaram"Dharan"Thambikku Indha Ooru"Mukesh MohamedKanagavel Kaaka"Suthugira Bhoomi"Vijay AntonyKola Kolaya Mundhirika"Ada Engengum"V. SelvaganeshKalpanaMagane En Marumagane"Singampatti Oorula"DhinaChinnaponnuKadhalagi"Roja Thottathil"A. R. ReihanaKarthik, Prashanthini, A. R. ReihanaPa. Ra. Palanisamy"Nenjukkul Mariyal"DhinaPriya HimeshVizhiyil Vizhunthaval"Paarthal Naan Charlie Chaplin"PollackVilai"Arukkaani Arukkaani"D. ImmanPriyadarshini 2011 Kadhal 2 Kalyanam "Idhu Kadhalai" Yuvan Shankar Raja Chinmayi Vaanam "Who Am I" Ambuli "Happy Farewell Day" Mervin Solomon Pop Shalini, Reshmitha, Priyanka Subramaniam "Solvanna" Mani Sharma Ranjith Venghai "Dhenam Dhenam" Devi Sri Prasad Baba Sehgal 7aam Arivu "Oh Ringa Ringa" Harris Jayaraj Suchitra, Roshan, Jerry John Urumi "Kondaadu Kondaadu" Deepak Dev Rita Margazhi 16 "Thirunelveli" E. K. Bobby Aivar"Enga Veetu Nai"Kavi PeriyathambiMittai"Aasaipadu"Sabesh–MuraliNaan Sivanagiren"Kadhalillai"K. S. ManojCisilyVithagan"Gappu Aappu"Joshua Sridhar"Vegamaai"Sunitha SarathyMaharaja"My Name Is Raju Baby"D. ImmanNassar, Sricharan 2012 Podaa Podi "Podaa Podi" Dharan Andrea Jeremiah"Maatikittaenae"Naresh Iyer, Suchitra Marina "Yelelo" Girishh G Sandhya, Andrea Jeremiah Leelai "Ponmalai" Satish Chakravarthy"Bubble Gum"Sunitha Sarathy, SuVi, Leon James Kumki "Yella Oorum" D. Imman D. Imman Vishwaroopam "Thuppaki Engal Tholile" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Kamal HaasanMarupadiyum Oru Kadhal "May Madhaam" Srikanth Deva Medhai"Uyirile Deepam Ondru"DhinaSaindhaviNaanga"Romance Rowdy"Bala BharathiKantha"Etturu Tarikaa"Shakthi R. SelvaSuzhal"Vaa Nanba Vaa"L. V. GaneshSuvi SureshMirattal"Whistle Poodu"Pravin Mani"Thillu Mullu"Pravin ManiEppadi Manasukkul Vanthai"En Thottathu"A. J. DanielPriya HimeshEnglish Vinglish"Dhikku Dhikku"Amit Trivedi"Manhattan"Bianca Gomes"English Vinglish" (male) 2013 Thalaivaa "Tamil Pasanga" G. V. Prakash Kumar Sheezay. Psycho Unit Neram "Evan Avan" Rajesh Murugesan JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai "Uyire Uyire" G. V. Prakash Kumar Ramya NSKAzhagan Azhagi"Penne Penne"KannanThulli Vilayadu"Vaa Machi Oothiko"Srikanth Deva 2014 Aaha Kalyanam "Kootali Kootali" Dharan Usha Uthup Maan Karate "Darling Dambakku" Anirudh Ravichander Sunidhi Chauhan Anjaan "Oru Kan Jaadai" Yuvan Shankar Raja Shweta Pandit Sigaram Thodu "Sigaram Thodu" D. Imman Snigdha Chandra, Santhosh HariharanNinaivil Nindraval"Senthamizhe"Shweta Mohan, Dinesh KanagaratnamYaamirukka Bayamey"Ennamo Edho"S. N. PrasadSunitha Sarathy 2015 Yennai Arindhaal... "Unakkenna Venum Sollu" Harris Jayaraj Mahathi Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga "Adada Onnum Solladha" D. Imman Shakthisree Gopalan Naanum RowdyDhaan "Naanum Rowdydhaan" Anirudh Ravichander Iruvar Ondranal"Silu Silu"Guru KrishnanYagavarayinum Naa Kaakka"Papparapampam"Prasan-Praveen-ShyamKrishna Iyer, M. M. ManasiMasala Padam"Abc Of Chennai"Karthik AcharyaSubhi 2016 24"Kaalam En Kadhali" A. R. Rahman Shashwat Singh, Abhay Jodhpurkar Aandavan Kattalai "Vaazhkai Oru Ottagam" K Devi "Chalmaar" Sajid–Wajid Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam"Mokka Piece"Amrit 2017 Vanamagan "Morada Morada" Harris Jayaraj Krish Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen "Lala Kadai Santhi" D. Imman Sunidhi Chauhan Sathya "Kadhal Project" Simon K.KingKeerthana Vaidyanathan, Sharanya Gopinath, Yazin Nizar Sei "Machaney Machaney" NyX Lopez Bairavaa"Pattaya Kelappu"Santhosh NarayananAnanthuVelaiilla Pattadhari 2"Dooram Nillu"Sean RoldanDhanush, Shakthisree GopalanKaruppan"Olaga Vaayaadi"D. ImmanNenjil Thunivirundhal"Aei Arakka"Brahma.com"I Am CEO"Siddharth VipinNikhita Gandhi2018Abhiyum Anuvum"Engada Pona"Dharan"Engada Pona" (male)Goli Soda 2"Kannamma (Reprise)"Achu RajamaniMohini"Bomb Figure Baby"Vivek–MervinSanjana, SwitcheGhajinikanth"Hola Hola"Balamurali BaluM. M. Manasi, Christopher Stanley60 Vayadu Maaniram"Thedi Thedi"IlaiyaraajaVibhavari"Naalum Naalum" (II)Monali ThakurSaamy Square"Darnakka"Devi Sri PrasadAnthony DaasanNOTA"Yethikka Yethikka"Sam C. S.Sunitha SarathyKaatrin Mozhi"Dirty Pondatti"A. H. Kaashif Swagatha S Krishnan 2019 Saaho "Bad Boy" Badshah Sunitha Sarathy KD "Tuckulingu" Karthikeya Murthy Andrea Jeremiah Ayogya"Godu Godu"Sam C. S.NivasMr. Local"Menaminiki"Hiphop TamizhaSnigdha ChandraHouse Owner"Saayamal Saaigindra"GhibranJada"Tarrake"Sam C. S.2020Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal"Sirikkalam Parakkalam"Masala CoffeeMadurai SouljourIrandam Kuththu "Virginity" Dharan Ramya NSK 2021 99 Songs "Naalai Naalai" A. R. RahmanPushpa: The Rise – Part 1"Odu Odu Aadu"Devi Sri PrasadMaara"Oh Azhage"GhibranTheerpugal Virkapadum"Yaarum Ingu"S. N. Prasad2022 My Dear Bootham"Master Oh My Master" D. ImmanAnbarivu"Kanavugal"Hiphop TamizhaBamba Bakya, Sam Vishal, Srinisha Jayaseelan, Sridhar Sena, Maanasi K, Shilvi Sharon The Legend"Vaadi Vaasal"Harris JayarajJonita GandhiRRR "Koelae"M. M. KeeravaniVishal Mishra, Sahithi Chaganti, Harika NarayanOnai"Kaduna Thrillu Thanada"Sachin-JigarYutha Satham"Rock N Roll Rasaathi"D. ImmanJoewin ShamalinaKuttram Kuttrame"Maaman Magale"AjeeshPravin Saivi, AjeeshMaha"Kedutthutiye"GhibranKanam"Thaalam Thattum"Jakes BejoyGatta Kusthi"Chal Chakka"Justin PrabhakaranVaralaru Mukkiyam"Pothi Pothi Valatha Pulla"Shaan Rahman2023 Tiger 3 PritamAnusha ManiEllaam Mela Irukuravan Paathuppan"Super Hero"Karthik Acharya2025Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa"Pulikodi"G. V. Prakash KumarV. M. Mahalingam 2026 Blast "Alpha" Ravi Basrur Rohith Siddappa

Telugu songs

Malayalam songs

Kannada songs

Bengali songs

Gujarati songs YearFilmSongComposer(s)Writer(s)Co-singer(s)Ref.2017 Chor Bani Thangaat Kare "Mauj-E-Dariya" Sachin–Jigar Niren Bhatt

Marathi songs

YearFilmSongComposer(s)Writer(s)Co-singer(s)Ref.2019Highway "Kangaroo" Reva Ashwin

Urdu songs YearFilmSongComposer(s)Writer(s)Co-singer(s)Ref. 2016 Bachaana "Bachaana" Ali Sher Shakeel Sohail Komal Ghazanfar

Filmography YearTitle Role Language Notes 2005 By The People Himself Malayalam Cameo appearance in the songs "Rock Me" and "Oh Laila Oh Majnu"

Awards and honors Won 54th Filmfare Awards – RD Burman Award for New Music Talent – "Kaise Mujhe" for (Ghajini) 2009 Stardust Awards — Max Stardust Awards for New Musical Sensation – "Pappu Can't Dance" for (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na) Ananda vikadan cinema awards – Best playback singer – Male

Live performances At Effe'25, IIIT Allahabad, on 31 March 2026 At QNCC, Doha, Qatar on 29 February 2024 At AVENOIR 2023, DR. MOPPENS MEDICAL COLLEGE, Wayanadu, Kerala on 17 December 2023 At ATMOS 2023, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, on 5 November 2023 At BOSM 2023, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, on 25 September 2023 At Aura 2023, KLS GIT Belagavi, on 18 March 2023 At Vibrance 2023, VIT Chennai, on 3 March 2023 At Youthopia’22, The Heritage School Kolkata, on 30 July 2022 At IIT jodhpur, on 23 February 2020 At Riviera 2020, VIT Vellore, on 13 February 2020 At ECHOES 2020, IIM Kozhikode, on 8 February 2020 At Standard Chartered T&I, Annual Staff Day 2019 December, MGM beach Resorts, Chennai. At Imperium 2019, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon At Festember 2019, National Institute of technology, Tiruchirapalli At Shivaji College (vibration '19), New Delhi on 21 February 2019 Ranchi Gymkhana club, Ranchi, 20 January 2019 At Biocon Bangalore (Invivo 40), Bengaluru on 18 February 2019 At IIM Bangalore (Unmaad – Cultural Fest), Bengaluru on 2 February 2019 At Madras Christian College, Chennai on 24 January 2019. At Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Pune on 7 December 2018. Redbull Music festival, Kochi, 24 November 2018 At Thapar University, Patiala on 19 November 2018. At Manpho Convention Center, Bangalore (AT&T Family Day "Odessey 2020") on 18 November 2018 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Abu Dhabi Chapter, 16 November 2018 AIIMS Raipur on 28 October 2018 At Mountain View, California (Gaana Music Festival) on 19 May 2018. At Vijayawada (K L University)Samyak 2018 on 24 March 2018. Crossroads 2018, Annual Cultural festival of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, on 18 March 2018. NITK Surathkal on 3 March 2018 as part of the cultural festival Incident 2018 (Day 3, Pro Shows) At Goa (Royal Enfield Raider Maniya)Live in concert on 19 November 2017. Manipal Institute of Technology on 11 March 2017 as part of Revels, the annual cultural festival of MIT. At IIT Hyderabad (ELAN- NVISION) Live in Concert on 21 January 2017 2017– at world orange festival, Nagpur Maharashtra ... Nikhil.k Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru at its annual cultural fest (Jayciana – 2016) on 22 April 2016 Anaadyanta at the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 5 March 2016 At PBWA Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav—Live in Concert on 21 October 2015 Spirit of Wipro Run 2015 – Wipro Limited, Bangalore on 20 September 2015 Zee London Mela – London, England on 6 September 2015 In "Spandan'2015" conducted by JIPMER, Pondicherry on 2 September 2015 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), Toronto, Canada on 23 August 2015 Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore for Anokha '15 (Amrita's annual technical festival) on 7 March 2015 Tech Mahindra Hyderabad annual fest Ekatvam in January 2015 Infosys Limited, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur for Rebeca '14 on 27 April 2014 JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore at its annual Techno-Cultural Fest (VERVE – 2014) on 26 April 2014 Symbiosis Center for Management Studies at its annual Sympulse, in Pune, on 15 January 2014 Annual Cultural Festival OASIS 2014 of Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in Delhi on 16 November 2013 at its annual management festival, Quo Vadis Zephyr 2013, the annual cultural festival of Orissa Engineering College in Bhubaneswar 2013 – Annual Cultural Fest, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, West Bengal. Tezpur University at Techxetra on 27 October 2013 NIT Trichy on 29 September 2013 Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU, Varanasi)~ ELIXIR cultural event on 13 March 2013 8th mile, RV college of engineering on 20 September 2011.Bangalore Acharya Habba at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 9 April 2011 Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology on 21 March 2010 as part of a cultural event SSN College of Engineering on 5 March 2010, with Stephen Devassy and others Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tanjore as a part of the cult fest Kuruksastra in 2009 NIT Calicut on 26 March 2009 as part of the cultural festival Ragam '09