Anand Aravindakshan
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Anand Aravindakshan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|11|19}}
| birth_place = Kerala, India
| genre = Playback singing, Devotional songs
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2007–present
}}
Anand Aravindakshan (born 1989) is an Indian playback singer, and title winner of Airtel Super Singer 5,{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/super-singer-3-finale-anand-aravindakshan-takes-home-the-winners-trophy-1043396/|title=Anand Aravindakshan wins Super Singer 5 trophy|last=Shetty|first=Akshata|date=18 March 2016|work=India.com|access-date=8 July 2018}} a television-based reality singing competition in Tamil televised on Vijay TV.{{Cite news|url=https://www.scooptimes.com/biography/anand-aravindakshan-super-singer/1879|title=Anand Aravindakshan (Super Singer) – Songs, Photos, Wiki, biography|date=17 February 2016|work=Scooptimes – Latest Online News|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Early life
Anand did his school education from Chennai, and while in high school at Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School in Chennai,{{Cite news|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/playback-singer/anand-aravindakshan|title=Tamil Playback Singer Anand Aravindakshan {{!}} Nettv4u|work=nettv4u|access-date=8 July 2018}} Anand started representing his school at cultural events and competition. After his graduation in commerce at Vivekananda College in Chennai, Anand completed a course in sound engineering from Soundtech Media School of Sound Engineering and Recording in Chennai{{Cite web|url=https://festember.com/mirage/symphony/|title=Symphony – Festember Online Music Contest|last=Srikanth|first=Venkatraman|website=festember.com|access-date=8 July 2018}} and his MBA from Symbiosis College in the same city.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcds.co.in/celeb-anand-aravindakshan.php|title=Anand Aravindakshan Biography and interview with images whatsapp mobile Contact number and Address info|website=pcds.co.in|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Television
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!Year !Name of Television Show !Role !Network |
| 2024
|Co-singer with contestant |
Reality show experience
During this period Anand also took part in about four reality shows, where he won two shows and was announced first runner-up in the other two.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He was the first runner up in the 2007 edition of Gandharva Sangeetham, a reality music show telecast by Kairali channel and in the 2008 edition of Athiradi Singer, a reality music show telecast by Sun TV. He was the title winner of the 2010 edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa challenge, a reality music show telecast by Zee Tamil.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} However, his latest reality show win in 2016 stirred up a lot of discussion and brought Anand to the limelight. This show was the fifth season of Airtel Super Singer, a television-based reality singing competition in Tamil televised on Vijay TV, and Anand was the title winner of this edition.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Anand-Aravindhakshan-is-the-new-Super-Singer/articleshow/51509985.cms|title=Anand Aravindhakshan is the new Super Singer |work=The Times of India|access-date=8 July 2018}} With playback singers such as Srinivas, Unnikrishnan, Usha Uthup, and Mano judging the show, Anand was part of the top 30 contestants who were selected to participate in the various rounds. He was eliminated in the later rounds of the show but he made a comeback to the show as a wild card candidate. He was part of the top 5 in the grand finale. He was eventually announced the winner in the grand finale of the season, but this victory instantly fuelled controversial social media discussions questioning this decision, mentioning that Anand was already a playback singer. Anand later clarified his stand,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Last-two-days-has-been-a-nightmare-for-me-Anand-Aravindakshan/articleshow/51570621.cms|title=Last two days has been a nightmare for me: Anand Aravindakshan |work=The Times of India|access-date=8 July 2018}} and Vijay TV released a statement confirming that this rule of rejecting playback singers as candidates was not applicable for the fifth season since the rule was removed two years earlier for the Super Singer Senior category, they clarified that Anand's victory was valid.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/super-singer-5-star-vijay-reacts-anand-aravindakshans-identity-controversy-671719|title='Super Singer 5:' Star Vijay reacts to Anand Aravindakshan's identity controversy|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Concerts, jingles, and other recordings
In addition to being a playback singer, Anand has also performed on stage for concerts and live events.{{Citation|last=Radio Mirchi Tamil|title=Aravind & Pragathi's nostalgic medley performance at Mirchi music awards 2015|date=11 September 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0xVMT8xxag|access-date=8 July 2018}} An Acapella piece that he released on YouTube in 2016 went viral, receiving more than 300 thousand views.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/striking-new-note-how-reality-tv-shows-have-changed-film-music-scene-58754|title=Striking a new note: How reality TV shows have changed the film music scene|date=17 March 2017|work=The News Minute|access-date=8 July 2018}}{{Citation|last=Anand Aravindakshan|title=Mayanginen Solla- Anand Aravindakshan Acapella|date=16 February 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGPTINvs04g|access-date=8 July 2018}} In 2017, Anand released a YouTube dedication to Tamil singer Malaysia Vasudevan in 2017, which had almost 30,000 views.{{Citation|last=Anand Aravindakshan|title=Poove Ilaya Poove|date=20 February 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dau6cC2EC4k|access-date=17 July 2018}} Another single released by him in 2016 on YouTube also had about 34000 views.{{Citation|last=Arun Raj Music|title=Varuvaya Nee – Madras Melodies – Arun Raj ft. Anand Aravindakshan (Official Video)|date=3 December 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4N4RHpx4o|access-date=17 July 2018}} Anand has also sung for some jingles, including a textile ad{{Citation|last=Inis Way|title=MURA 60 SEC HD|date=9 October 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrSBK8AkX14|access-date=17 July 2018}} and New TVS Victor.{{Citation|last=TVS Victor|title=New TVS Victor – Malayalam TVC|date=27 April 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5iklo-1TM|access-date=17 July 2018}} Another album titled "Indha Kadhal Podhum" with Soundarya Bala Nandakumar, composed by Shravan – Jeshwanth, also gathered 48000 views on YouTube.{{Citation|last=divomovies|title=Indha Kadhal Podhum {{!}} Shravan-Jeshwanth {{!}} Soundarya {{!}} Anand {{!}} Tamil Indie|date=1 April 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwpiZtnh_jE|access-date=14 August 2018}}
Personal life
In December 2017, Anand married Paromita Banerjee, his high school sweetheart, in a Bengali-style wedding.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2017/12/23121456/1056229/A-filmy-wedding-with-an-actionpacked-climax.vpf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226081122/http://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2017/12/23121456/1056229/A-filmy-wedding-with-an-actionpacked-climax.vpf|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2017|title=A filmy wedding with an action-packed climax|date=23 December 2017|work=dtNext.in|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Discography
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Category:Tamil playback singers
Category:Indian male playback singers
Category:Malayalam playback singers