Sundarayyar

{{Infobox person

|name= Sundarayyar

|occupation = School teacher, singer and street play performer

|spouse = Kavitha

|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|40|2017|5}}

|birth_place = Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| instruments = vocals

| genre = Playback singing, Folk songs, filmi

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Sundarayyar is an Indian singer, school teacher and street play performer. He is a recipient of one of India's most prestigious award, "The National award". He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in the year 2017 for lending his vocals for the soundtrack of film Joker's song "Jasemin-u".The award is highest recognition in India for playback singers.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Srikkanth_TNIE/sundarayyar-the-journey-of-a-street-play-artiste-to-a-national-award-winner-b2ac78d6cfad|title=Journey of Sundarayyar|accessdate=7 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vairamuthu-wins-his-7th-national-award-tamil-news-182928.html|title=Vairamuthu wins his 7th national award Tamil news|accessdate=8 July 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/sundar-ayyar-india-s-best-playback-singer-in-2016|title=Sundar ayyar India's best playback singer of 2016|date=16 April 2017|first=Raymond|last=Selvaraj|publisher=SBS Tamil|accessdate=18 September 2019}}

Early life and career

Sundarayyar studied in the Government Music College, Chennai. After finishing studies he took up job of a school teacher and used to perform in the street plays.{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/apr/08/from-street-play-artiste-to-national-award-winner-1591317.html|title=From Street Play artiste to national award winner|accessdate=8 July 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/07/national-award-winning-singer-sundarayyar-was-a-street-play-artiste-and-governement-school-teacher-1591071.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408055351/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/07/national-award-winning-singer-sundarayyar-was-a-street-play-artiste-and-governement-school-teacher-1591071.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2017|title=National award winning singer sundarayyar was a street play artist and government school teacher|accessdate=8 July 2017}}

One of his friend insisted him to audition for the film Joker. He auditioned to Sean Roldan and was selected for recording the soundtrack of the film Joker. Joker fetched him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.