Kapil Kapilan
Kapil Kapilan | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Years active | 2017-present |
Kapil Kapilan is an Indian singer who works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema. His breakthrough song came with "Adiye" from the Tamil film Bachelor.[1]
Early life
Kapilan is from Kottarakkara, Kerala. He studied at Mar Ivanios College before moving to Chennai to pursue a career in music.[1]
Career
Kapilan began his career in 2017 in three languages with "Champesaave Nannu" from the Telugu film Nenu Local; "Baduke Neenentha Nataka" from the Kannada film Happy New Year; and "Usiredukkum Kootam" from the Tamil film Maragadha Naanayam.[1]
Kapilan's career took a new turn with "Adiye", from the Tamil film Bachelor (2021),[1] for which he won the SIIMA Award for Best Playback Singer – Tamil.[2] He also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Kanave" from the unreleased Malayalam film Pallotty 90s Kids.[3][4]
Discography
| Year | Film | Language | Song | Composer | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kanaa | Tamil | "Kanne En Kannazhage" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
| 2021 | Rang De | Telugu | "Emito Idhi" | Devi Sri Prasad | Haripriya |
| Bachelor | Tamil | "Adiye" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | ||
| 2022 | Kombu Vatcha Singamda | Tamil | "Thamizh Sondhamae" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | |
| Rowdy Boys | Telugu | "Vesane O Nicchena" | Devi Sri Prasad | Sameera Bharadwaj | |
| Selfie | Tamil | "Yen Monam" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| Bheeshma Parvam | Malayalam | "Aakasham Pole" | Sushin Shyam | Hamsika Iyer | |
| Night Drive | Malayalam | "Paathi Paathi Parayathe" | Ranjin Raj | Nithya Maammen | |
| Nadhi | Tamil | "Theera Nadhi" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | Srinisha Jayaseelan | |
| Sita Ramam | Telugu | "Oh Prema" | Vishal Chandrasekhar | Chinmayi Sripaada | |
| Trigger | Tamil | "Scooby Doobaa" | Ghibran | ||
| The Ghost | Telugu | "Vegam" | Bharatt-Saurabh | Ramya Behara | |
| Kaapa | Malayalam | "Yamam Veendum Vinnile" | Dawn Vincent | ||
| 2023 | Run Baby Run | Tamil | "Aval Oru Varam" | Sam C. S. | |
| Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha | Telugu | "Oh Bangaram" | Chaitan Bharadwaj | ||
| Thugs | Tamil | "Ey Azhagiye" | Chinmayi Sripaada | ||
| Ripupbury | Tamil | "Kutty Poona","Thangameeney" | Diwacara Thiyagarajan | ||
| Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham | Malayalam | "Insha Allah" | Govind Vasantha | ||
| Custody | Tamil | "Timeless Love" | Ilaiyaraaja | ||
| Telugu | |||||
| Anuragam | Malayalam | "Anuraga Sundhari" | Joel Johns | ||
| Dhoomam | Malayalam | "Theeye Dhaahamo" | Poornachandra Tejaswi | ||
| Bumper | Tamil | "Kudi Kudi Thoothukudi Kudi" | Govind Vasantha | Govind Vasantha | |
| Adiyae | Tamil | "Kaadhale" | Justin Prabhakaran | ||
| RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | Malayalam | "Neela Nilave" | Sam C. S. | ||
| Rangoli | Tamil | "Sathya Life" | Sundaramurthy KS | ||
| Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A | Telugu | "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track"[1][3] | Charan Raj | ||
| Tamil Kudimagan | Tamil | "Sikkikitendi" | Sam C. S. | Pooja Venkat | |
| Chithha | Tamil | "Theera Swasame" | Dhibu Ninan Thomas | ||
| Mad | Telugu | "Nuvvu Navvukuntu" | Bheems Ceciroleo | ||
| The Road | Tamil | "Nagaraatha Nodiyodu" | Sam C. S. | ||
| Bandra | Malayalam | "Vaarmeghame" | Sam C. S. | Shweta Mohan | |
| Bad Manners | Kannada | "Oga Oga" | Narayan Sharma | ||
| Maharani | Malayalam | "Chathayadina Paatu"[5] | Govind Vasantha | ||
| Animal | Malayalam | "Pennaale" | JAM8 | ||
| Parking | Tamil | "Chella Kalliye" | Sam C. S. | ||
| 2024 | Eagle | Telugu | "Gallanthe" | Davzand | Lynn |
| Lover | Tamil | "Velagaadha" | Sean Roldan | Aparna Harikumar | |
| Premalu | Malayalam | "Kutty Kudiye" | Vishnu Vijay | Vagu Mazan | |
| Tamil | "Mini Maharani" | ||||
| Malayalam | "Welcome To Hyderabad" | Shakthisree Gopalan | |||
| Por | Tamil | "Nanpagal Neram" | Dhruv Visvanath | ||
| Om Bheem Bush | Telugu | "The Wedding Song" | Sunny M.R. | ||
| Idi Minnal Kadhal | Tamil | "Siragaatchi Poove" | Sam C. S. | Priyanka NK | |
| Romeo | Tamil | "Sidu Sidu" | Barath Dhanasekar | ||
| Rathnam | Tamil | "Uyire En Uyire" | Devi Sri Prasad | Ranina Reddy | |
| Darling | Telugu | "Raahi Re" | Vivek Sagar |
References
- ^ a b c d e M, Athira (June 3, 2022). "Music is what I do 24x7 and I want it to be like that, says singer Kapil Kapilan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022.
- ^ "SIIMA 2022 winners list". 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Madhu, Vignesh (November 2, 2023). "Kapil Unplugged: Kerala State Award-winning playback singer gets candid about his journey". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ M, Athira (December 27, 2023). "Singer Kapil Kapilan is on a musical high with hit songs in multiple languages". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Watch: 'Maharani' unveils an energetic groove with the 'Ka... Ka... Ka...' song". The Times of India. 2023-11-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-12.