Uday Ramachandran

Uday Ramachandran is an Indian playback singer, composer, carnatic musician and a voice trainer. He has recorded songs for a number of Malayalam movies and albums. Ramachandran has recorded more than 500 songs in Malayalam. He has performed at more than a hundred-stage shows in India and abroad.

Ramachandran's music company Charu Creations launched in 2014 and created various albums.

Early life Ramachandran was born into a family of musicians with eight other 'Ganabhooshanam' holders at Vaikom to Mr.V.N.Ramachandran and Mrs. V.N. Thankamani. His father's elder brother, Sri Vaikom V.N. Rajan was his first music guru beginning in 1985. He started his academic music training at R.L.V. Music Academy, Thrippunithura. He was trained in Carnatic Music by Sri N.P.Ramaswami, and Hindustani Music by Ustad Faiyaz Khan and Mohan Kumar (disciple of Pandit Ramesh Narayan).

Ramachandran's talent and dedication won him prizes during his school and college days. He won the light music competition at All India Universities Youth Festival 1999. He won the MG University Youth festival with A Grade in light music competition consecutively in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Career He was a finalist in the reality show Gandharvasangeetham in Kairali TV. Ramachandran was an Announcer and ‘B High’ Grade Artist for All India Radio. He later worked as an administrator and a manager in the health care industry. He associated with Asha Hospital, Vatakara, Kozhikode (2008 Nov – 2010 Dec) as Manager Administration and in Lakshmi Hospital, Ernakulum (1998 TO 2007) as Manager of Administration.

Ramachandran has worked on audio albums and film songs. He rendered songs for various remakes and has released more than 500 audio cassettes and CDs. He collaborated with legends, including G. Devarajan Master, Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, Raveendran Mash, Rajamani, Vidhaydharan Mash, Jayavijaya (Jayan), Mankombu Gopalakrishnan, Darshan Raman, T.S.Radhakrishnaji, Bijibal, Santhosh Varma, Karthik Prakash, and Neeraj Gopal. His entry to playback singing was marked by a song in the movie Doctor Innocent Aanu and rendered a beautiful melody, "Ormakalkkoppam", in the movie Namboothiri Yuvavu @ 43. Recently Ramachandran voiced an M Mohanan Movie My God under Bijibal's music composition.

Kuwait (2010 to 2012) Ramachandran was instrumental in setting up the first Malayalam radio station in Kuwait – 98.4 Ufm. He was the administration head and the music manager. Ramachandran's Live show Heart-Throbs attracted thousands of listeners.

Discography Year Film Song Lyrics Music 2019 Kozhipporu Vaayadikkattu Bijibal 2018 Pretham 2 Brahmadaya Traditional Anand Madhusoodanan 2018 Contessa Kannetha Doore (With Mithun Jayaraj) Rijosh Rijosh 2018 Samaksham Poonilavil Adv.Sudhamsu Aby Salvin Thomas 2018 Premasoothram Ninnullil Premam Jiju Ashokan Gopi Sundar 2017 Paipin Chottile Pranayam Kaathu Kathittu B K Harinarayan Bijibal 2017 Cappuccino Enine Padendu Njan (with Ann Amie) Venu V Desham Hesham Abdul Vahab 2017 Kaaliyan Mazhayayum Veyilayum Ajith Irapuram Jithesh & Vinod 2016 10 Kalpanakal Rithu Shalabhame (with Shreya Ghoshal) Roy Puramadam Mithun Eshwar 2016 Oru Malayalam Colour Padam Mele Doore Vanil (with Nithya Balagopal Anil Punnad Mithun Eshwar 2015 My God Kusuruthi Kuppayakkara Ramesh Kavil Bijibal 2015 Oru New Generation Pani Mizhikalil Eenam George Mathew Karthik Prakash 2013 Namboothiri Yuvavu @ 43 Ormmakalkkoppam Ajith Irapuram Neeraj Gopal 2012 Doctor Innocent Aanu Sneham Pookkum Santhosh Varma Santhosh Varma 2010 Police Story Ninnude Ullil (with Sangeetha Varma) Mankombu Gopalakrishanan M.M.Sreelekha 2010 Operation Duryodhana Eak Bar Dekho (with Jyotsana Radhakrishnan) Mankombu Gopalakrishanan M.M.Sreelekha 2009 Raja Mudra Ragam Thedum Mankombu Gopalakrishanan S.A.Rajkumar

Latest Selected Albums 2018

Album Category Lyrics Music Shanmukha Priyam Hindu Devotional P.C.Aravindan T.S.Radhakrishnaji Sree Shailam Hindu Devotional P.R.Prasad Ranjth Gandharv Pushparchana Hindu Devotional S.Ramesan Nair T.S.Radhakrishnaji Pranayamay Love Songs Vivek Babu Vivek Babu Aakashapanthal Drama Mathews Koonammavu Ullala Somanath Ponnolam Ponnea Nostalgic Songs S.Ramesan Nair Manu Ramesan Thuruthi Theertham Hindu Devotional Joby Jacob C.Sasikumar Moulada Veela Muslim Devotional O.M.Karuvarakundu Jyothish Krishna Prathyaksha Devan Hindu Devotional Santhosh Varma Santhosh Varma Vachanolsavam Christian Devotional V.A Paul Shaji Thykkadan