Harish Sivaramakrishnan

Harish Sivaramakrishnan
Harish Sivaramakrishnan
Born	Harish Sivaramakrishnan; Shoranur, Palakkad, Kerala
Alma mater	BITS Pilani
Occupations	Playback singer; Composer; Carnatic musician; Engineer; Head of design (Cred);

Harish Sivaramakrishnan is an Indian playback singer who works in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. He is also the lead vocalist of the Bangalore-based popular Carnatic progressive rock band Agam.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Harish was born and brought up at Shoranur in Palakkad, Kerala.^[3] He is a chemical engineering graduate from BITS Pilani.^[4]

Career

Harish Sivaramakrishnan is the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the band Agam.^[5] He is also a playback singer working in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil languages. Apart from his musical career, he is also working as the Chief Design Officer at CRED, after working for over a decade in Adobe and Google.^[6]

In 2016, composer Leon James introduced Harish to singing in Tamil cinema, and Harish sang "Unnai Matrinaal" for the former's film Ko 2.

In 2021, he won the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) (Tamil) for his song "Veyyon Silli" in the film Soorarai Pottru (2020).

Discography

Films

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Language
2012	Jawan of Vellimala	"Marayumo"	Bijibal	Malayalam
2014	Angels	"Irul Mazha"	Jakes Bejoy
2015	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	"Parvanavidhuve"	Shaan Rahman
	Rockstar	"Paalnila"	Prashant Pillai
	Rockstar	"Varikallo"	Prashant Pillai
2016	Ko 2	"Unnai Maatrinaal"	Leon James	Tamil
2017	Ramaleela	"Nenjileri Theeye"	Gopi Sundar	Malayalam
	Solo	"Oru Vanchi Paattu"	Agam	Malayalam
	Solo	"Dhevadhai Pol Oruthi"	Agam	Tamil
2018	Seethakaathi	"Avan"	Govind Vasantha	Tamil
2019	Chola	"Nee Vasanthakaalam"	Basil C J	Malayalam
	Neermathalam Poothakalam	"Yaminiyaayi"
	Puzhikkadakan	"Puzhikkadakan"	Ranjith Meleppat
2020	Soorarai Pottru	"Veyyon Silli"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
2020	Aakasam Nee Haddu Raa	"Pilla Puli"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Telugu
2022	Ori Devuda	"Evariki Vaare"	Leon James	Telugu
2023	Thaaram Theertha Koodaram	"Raave"	Mejo Joseph	Malayalam
2023	Aneethi	"Thuli Eeram Surakkaadha - Theme song"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil
2024	Siren	"Aagayam Odanju"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil

Albums

Year	Song	Composer	Label
2015	Padayatra	Job Kurian	Mathrubhumi Kappa TV
2017	Mist of Capricorn	Agam	A Dream to Remember
2018	Thoomani Madathu	Agam	Sessions from the Space
2018	Kooth (Koothu) Over Coffee	Agam	A Dream to Remember
2019	Paadukayanu Sakhi	Pallippuram Sajith	Music Mumbe
2021	Maayate	Mejo Joseph	Saina Music

Other works

Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards:

2021– Best Playback Singer (Male) (Tamil) – Soorarai Pottru – "Veyyon Silli"

References

^ "Rock star of Carnatic music". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "The Agam Story' documents the journey of rock band Agam". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "Gearing up for a different stage". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "From shy kid to showman". 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
^ "Carnatic blended with rock". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "Meet the professionals who juggle a great day job with a successful creative career and won't give up either". economictimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

External links

Harish Sivaramakrishnan on Twitter

[1] "Rock star of Carnatic music". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[2] "The Agam Story' documents the journey of rock band Agam". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[3] "Gearing up for a different stage". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[4] "From shy kid to showman". 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-24.

[5] "Carnatic blended with rock". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[6] "Meet the professionals who juggle a great day job with a successful creative career and won't give up either". economictimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

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