Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 May 1979 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian playback singer based in the United Arab Emirates. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films.
He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel.[1] He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie By the People, a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition.
Personal life
[edit]Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala.[2] He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[3] After his schooling in the UAE he went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College.[4][5]
Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career in music.[6] On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony in Bengaluru.[7][8]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Isai
- Ithu Premamo
Ithu Premamo 2
Dayal performing in Doha in Feb 2024 - Saaral (produced by Rainbow Bridge Studios)
- Swaasam (produced by Hexachord)
- Vazhkai DJ (Produced by Benny Dayal and Charles Bosco)
Hindi songs
[edit]Tamil songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
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| 2005 | London | "Adimithu Adi" | Vidyasagar | Kamaal Khan |
| Ponniyin Selvan | "Do Re Me" | Kunal Ganjawala, Arjun | ||
| 2007 | Sivaji | "Balleilakka" | A. R. Rahman | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, A. R. Reihana |
| Polladhavan | "Neeye Sol" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Sunitha Sarathy | |
| Sivi | "O Nenje" | Dharan | Dr. Burn, Dharan, Shweta Mohan | |
| Azhagiya Tamil Magan | "Nee Marilyn Monroe" | A. R. Rahman | Ujjayinee Roy | |
| "Maduraikku" | Archith, Darshana KT | |||
| 2008 | Kaalai | "Kaala Kaala" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Mamta Mohandas |
| "Vandhutaanda Kaala" | Rahul Nambiar, Silambarasan | |||
| Dhaam Dhoom | "Pudhu Pudhu" | Harris Jayaraj | Suchitra, Guna | |
| "Thikku Thikku" | Sayanora Philip | |||
| Jayamkondaan | "Ore Or Naal" | Vidyasagar | ||
| Subramaniapuram | "Theneeril Snegitham" | James Vasanthan | ||
| Kuruvi | "Kuruvi Kuruvi" | Vidyasagar | Dr. Burn, Pravin Mani, Vetri Boys, SuVi | |
| Ananda Thandavam | "Kallil Aadum" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Shweta Mohan | |
| Sakkarakatti | "Taxi Taxi" | A. R. Rahman | Blaaze, Viviane Chaix | |
| "Chinnamma Chilakkamma" | Chinmayi | |||
| Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar | "Katrae Katrae" | Vidyasagar | ||
| Sathyam | "En Anbe" | Harris Jayaraj | Sadhana Sargam | |
| Vaaranam Aayiram | "Adiye Kolludhae" | Krish, Shruti Haasan | ||
| "Yethi Yethi" | Naresh Iyer, Solar Sai | |||
| Seval | "Odamarathu Mullapola" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| Pandi | "Kuthu Madhippa" | Srikanth Deva | Suchitra | |
| 2009 | Ayan | "Oyaayiyae" | Harris Jayaraj | Haricharan, Chinmayi |
| Pasanga | "Who's That Guy" | James Vasanthan | ||
| Solla Solla Inikkum | "Sagiye Sagiye" | Bharadwaj | ||
| "Rajathi Rajaillae" | ||||
| Guru En Aalu | "Veesuvadhu" | Srikanth Deva | ||
| Muthirai | "Night Is Still Young" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Krish | |
| Kulir 100° | "Boom" | BoBo Shashi | Abhishek Ray, BoBo Shashi | |
| "Siragindri Parakkalam" | Geetha, Rekha, Saritha, Archana, Swami, Lil-J & Bobo Shashi | |||
| Maasilamani | "Nacka Romba Nacka" | D. Imman | Rita | |
| Kanden Kadhalai | "Oru Naal Iravil" | Vidyasagar | Tippu | |
| Aadhavan | "Damakku Damakku" | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Ninaithale Inikkum | "Nanbanai Partha" | Vijay Antony | ||
| Siddu +2 | "Money Money" | Dharan | Reshmi | |
| Perumal | "Yaen Kedutha" | Srikanth Deva | Surmukhi Raman | |
| Laadam | "Makkah" | Dharan | Haricharan | |
| "Gangster" | Dr. Burn | |||
| Manjal Veiyil | "College Vazhkayila" | Bharadwaj | Jaya | |
| Sirithal Rasipen | "Kanadicha Rosapoo" | Iniyavan | Suchitra | |
| Palaivana Solai | "Happy New" | E. K. Bobby | ||
| Saa Boo Thiri | "Suvai Karumbe" | Abbas Rafi | Ujjayinee Roy | |
| "Saa Boo Thiri" | ||||
| Naan Avanillai 2 | "Manmadha Leelai" | D. Imman | Shail Hada, Nithyasree | |
| Kandhakottai | "Kaadhal Paambu" | Dhina | Sowmya Raoh, Dev Prakash | |
| Paiyaa | "Poongatre Poongatre" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| 2010 | Goa | "Idaivezhi Oru" | Mamta Mohandas | |
| Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | "Omana Penne" | A. R. Rahman | Kalyani Menon | |
| Yathumaagi | "Pesum Minsaram" | James Vasanthan | ||
| "Yathumaagi" | ||||
| Aridhu Aridhu | "Kanavugal Edhuvarai" | S. Thaman | S. Thaman | |
| Angadi Theru | "Kadhaigalai Pesum" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Hamsika Iyer | |
| "Yenge Poveno" | MK Balaji, Janaki Iyer | |||
| Don | "Sureanna" | Raghava Lawrence | ||
| "Thadai Udaipaan" | ||||
| Raavanan | "Kodu Poatta" | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman | |
| "Keda Kari" | Bamba Bakya, A. R. Reihana, Tanvi Shah | |||
| Singam | "Naane Indhiran" | Devi Sri Prasad | Manikka Vinayagam | |
| Enthiran | "Arima Arima" | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Naresh Iyer | |
| Vaadaa | "Adi Yennadi Raakkamma" | D. Imman | ||
| Mynaa | "Neeyum Naanum" | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Easan | "Meyyana Inbam" | James Vasanthan | Sukhwinder Singh, Sunandan | |
| "Get Ready" | Gerard Thompson | |||
| Chikku Bukku | "Chikku Bukku" | Pravin Mani | Rahul Nambiar, Maya, Sricharan | |
| "Zara Zara" | Lavanya | |||
| Kaavalan | "Step Step" | Vidyasagar | Megha | |
| Veppam | "Minnala" | Joshua Sridhar | ||
| Thambikku Indha Ooru | "Ore Minsaram" | Dharan | ||
| "Thambikku Indha Ooru" | Mukesh Mohamed | |||
| Kanagavel Kaaka | "Suthugira Bhoomi" | Vijay Antony | ||
| Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | "Ada Engengum" | V. Selvaganesh | Kalpana | |
| Magane En Marumagane | "Singampatti Oorula" | Dhina | Chinnaponnu | |
| Kadhalagi | "Roja Thottathil" | A. R. Reihana | Karthik, Prashanthini, A. R. Reihana | |
| Pa. Ra. Palanisamy | "Nenjukkul Mariyal" | Dhina | Priya Himesh | |
| Vizhiyil Vizhunthaval | "Paarthal Naan Charlie Chaplin" | Pollack | ||
| Vilai | "Arukkaani Arukkaani" | D. Imman | Priyadarshini | |
| 2011 | Kadhal 2 Kalyanam | "Idhu Kadhalai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Chinmayi |
| Vaanam | "Who Am I" | |||
| Ambuli | "Happy Farewell Day" | Mervin Solomon | Pop Shalini, Reshmitha, Priyanka | |
| Subramaniam | "Solvanna" | Mani Sharma | Ranjith | |
| Venghai | "Dhenam Dhenam" | Devi Sri Prasad | Baba Sehgal | |
| 7aam Arivu | "Oh Ringa Ringa" | Harris Jayaraj | Suchitra, Roshan, Jerry John | |
| Urumi | "Kondaadu Kondaadu" | Deepak Dev | Rita | |
| Margazhi 16 | "Thirunelveli" | E. K. Bobby | ||
| Aivar | "Enga Veetu Nai" | Kavi Periyathambi | ||
| Mittai | "Aasaipadu" | Sabesh–Murali | ||
| Naan Sivanagiren | "Kadhalillai" | K. S. Manoj | Cisily | |
| Vithagan | "Gappu Aappu" | Joshua Sridhar | ||
| "Vegamaai" | Sunitha Sarathy | |||
| Maharaja | "My Name Is Raju Baby" | D. Imman | Nassar, Sricharan | |
| 2012 | Podaa Podi | "Podaa Podi" | Dharan | Andrea Jeremiah |
| "Maatikittaenae" | Naresh Iyer, Suchitra | |||
| Marina | "Yelelo" | Girishh G | Sandhya, Andrea Jeremiah | |
| Leelai | "Ponmalai" | Satish Chakravarthy | ||
| "Bubble Gum" | Sunitha Sarathy, SuVi, Leon James | |||
| Kumki | "Yella Oorum" | D. Imman | D. Imman | |
| Vishwaroopam | "Thuppaki Engal Tholile" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Kamal Haasan | |
| Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | "May Madhaam" | Srikanth Deva | ||
| Medhai | "Uyirile Deepam Ondru" | Dhina | Saindhavi | |
| Naanga | "Romance Rowdy" | Bala Bharathi | ||
| Kantha | "Etturu Tarikaa" | Shakthi R. Selva | ||
| Suzhal | "Vaa Nanba Vaa" | L. V. Ganesh | Suvi Suresh | |
| Mirattal | "Whistle Poodu" | Pravin Mani | ||
| "Thillu Mullu" | Pravin Mani | |||
| Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai | "En Thottathu" | A. J. Daniel | Priya Himesh | |
| English Vinglish | "Dhikku Dhikku" | Amit Trivedi | ||
| "Manhattan" | Bianca Gomes | |||
| "English Vinglish" (male) | ||||
| 2013 | Thalaivaa | "Tamil Pasanga" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Sheezay. Psycho Unit |
| Neram | "Evan Avan" | Rajesh Murugesan | ||
| JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | "Uyire Uyire" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Ramya NSK | |
| Azhagan Azhagi | "Penne Penne" | Kannan | ||
| Thulli Vilayadu | "Vaa Machi Oothiko" | Srikanth Deva | ||
| 2014 | Aaha Kalyanam | "Kootali Kootali" | Dharan | Usha Uthup |
| Maan Karate | "Darling Dambakku" | Anirudh Ravichander | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| Anjaan | "Oru Kan Jaadai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Shweta Pandit | |
| Sigaram Thodu | "Sigaram Thodu" | D. Imman | Snigdha Chandra, Santhosh Hariharan | |
| Ninaivil Nindraval | "Senthamizhe" | Shweta Mohan, Dinesh Kanagaratnam | ||
| Yaamirukka Bayamey | "Ennamo Edho" | S. N. Prasad | Sunitha Sarathy | |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal... | "Unakkenna Venum Sollu" | Harris Jayaraj | Mahathi |
| Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga | "Adada Onnum Solladha" | D. Imman | Shakthisree Gopalan | |
| Naanum RowdyDhaan | "Naanum Rowdydhaan" | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| Iruvar Ondranal | "Silu Silu" | Guru Krishnan | ||
| Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka | "Papparapampam" | Prasan-Praveen-Shyam | Krishna Iyer, M. M. Manasi | |
| Masala Padam | "Abc Of Chennai" | Karthik Acharya | Subhi | |
| 2016 | 24 | "Kaalam En Kadhali" | A. R. Rahman | Shashwat Singh, Abhay Jodhpurkar |
| Aandavan Kattalai | "Vaazhkai Oru Ottagam" | K | ||
| Devi | "Chalmaar" | Sajid–Wajid | ||
| Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam | "Mokka Piece" | Amrit | ||
| 2017 | Vanamagan | "Morada Morada" | Harris Jayaraj | Krish |
| Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen | "Lala Kadai Santhi" | D. Imman | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| Sathya | "Kadhal Project" | Simon K.King | Keerthana Vaidyanathan, Sharanya Gopinath, Yazin Nizar | |
| Sei | "Machaney Machaney" | NyX Lopez | ||
| Bairavaa | "Pattaya Kelappu" | Santhosh Narayanan | Ananthu | |
| Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 | "Dooram Nillu" | Sean Roldan | Dhanush, Shakthisree Gopalan | |
| Karuppan | "Olaga Vaayaadi" | D. Imman | ||
| Nenjil Thunivirundhal | "Aei Arakka" | |||
| Brahma.com | "I Am CEO" | Siddharth Vipin | Nikhita Gandhi | |
| 2018 | Abhiyum Anuvum | "Engada Pona" | Dharan | |
| "Engada Pona" (male) | ||||
| Goli Soda 2 | "Kannamma (Reprise)" | Achu Rajamani | ||
| Mohini | "Bomb Figure Baby" | Vivek–Mervin | Sanjana, Switche | |
| Ghajinikanth | "Hola Hola" | Balamurali Balu | M. M. Manasi, Christopher Stanley | |
| 60 Vayadu Maaniram | "Thedi Thedi" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vibhavari | |
| "Naalum Naalum" (II) | Monali Thakur | |||
| Saamy Square | "Darnakka" | Devi Sri Prasad | Anthony Daasan | |
| NOTA | "Yethikka Yethikka" | Sam C. S. | Sunitha Sarathy | |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | "Dirty Pondatti" | A. H. Kaashif | Swagatha S Krishnan | |
| 2019 | Saaho | "Bad Boy" | Badshah | Sunitha Sarathy |
| KD | "Tuckulingu" | Karthikeya Murthy | Andrea Jeremiah | |
| Ayogya | "Godu Godu" | Sam C. S. | Nivas | |
| Mr. Local | "Menaminiki" | Hiphop Tamizha | Snigdha Chandra | |
| House Owner | "Saayamal Saaigindra" | Ghibran | ||
| Jada | "Tarrake" | Sam C. S. | ||
| 2020 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal | "Sirikkalam Parakkalam" | Masala Coffee | Madurai Souljour |
| Irandam Kuththu | "Virginity" | Dharan | Ramya NSK | |
| 2021 | 99 Songs | "Naalai Naalai" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1 | "Odu Odu Aadu" | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| Maara | "Oh Azhage" | Ghibran | ||
| Theerpugal Virkapadum | "Yaarum Ingu" | S. N. Prasad | ||
| 2022 | My Dear Bootham | "Master Oh My Master" | D. Imman | |
| Anbarivu | "Kanavugal" | Hiphop Tamizha | Bamba Bakya, Sam Vishal, Srinisha Jayaseelan, Sridhar Sena, Maanasi K, Shilvi Sharon | |
| The Legend | "Vaadi Vaasal" | Harris Jayaraj | Jonita Gandhi | |
| RRR | "Koelae" | M. M. Keeravani | Vishal Mishra, Sahithi Chaganti, Harika Narayan | |
| Onai | "Kaduna Thrillu Thanada" | Sachin-Jigar | ||
| Yutha Satham | "Rock N Roll Rasaathi" | D. Imman | Joewin Shamalina | |
| Kuttram Kuttrame | "Maaman Magale" | Ajeesh | Pravin Saivi, Ajeesh | |
| Maha | "Kedutthutiye" | Ghibran | ||
| Kanam | "Thaalam Thattum" | Jakes Bejoy | ||
| Gatta Kusthi | "Chal Chakka" | Justin Prabhakaran | ||
| Varalaru Mukkiyam | "Pothi Pothi Valatha Pulla" | Shaan Rahman | ||
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | ''Tiger Partyla Naam'' | Pritam | Anusha Mani |
| Ellaam Mela Irukuravan Paathuppan | "Super Hero" | Karthik Acharya |
Telugu songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jalsa | "Jennifer Lopez" | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Ready | "Ayyo Ayyo Ayyo" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| Ullasamga Utsahamga | "Chakkori Chakkori" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| 2009 | Current | "Current" | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Village Lo Vinayakudu | "Superman" | Manikanth Kadri | |
| Josh | "Bad Boy" | Sandeep Chowta | |
| Blue | "Gundey Lo Nippundiley" - (Dubbed) | A. R. Rahman | |
| 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | "Tottadoing" | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Bindaas | "Girija Girija" | Bobo Shashi | |
| Ye Maaya Chesave | "Kundanapu Bomma" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Varudu | "Saare Jahaa" | Mani Sharma | |
| Darling | "Gum Gum Yeyo" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| Vedam | "Now or Never" | M. M. Keeravani | |
| Orange | "Orange" | Harris Jayaraj | |
| 2011 | Prema Kavali | "Dum Dum" | Anup Rubens |
| Teen Maar | "Barbie Bommaki" | Mani Sharma | |
| Dhada | "Bhoome Gundranga" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| Oh My Friend | "Vegam Vegam" | Rahul Raj | |
| "Nuvvu Nenu Jattu" | |||
| Mogudu | "Bachelor Boys" | Babu Shankar | |
| 2012 | Lovely | "Dolare Dola" | Anoop Rubens |
| Poola Rangadu | "Poola Rangadu" | Anoop Rubens | |
| Daruvu | "Sexy Lady" | Vijay Antony | |
| Endukante... Premanta! | "Cinderella" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| Rebel | "Keka Keka" | Raghava Lawrence | |
| "Keka Keka"(Remix) | |||
| English Vinglish (Dubbed version) | "English Vinglish"(Male) | Amit Trivedi | |
| "Uliki Padenule" | |||
| "Manhattan" | |||
| Genius | "Ambani Alludaina" | Joshua Sridhar | |
| "Chirigina Notu" | |||
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | "Thupakee Thone" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| Chinni Chinni Aasha | "Idhigo Ila" | M Karthik | |
| Iddarammayilatho | "Run Run" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 2014 | Aaha Kalyanam | "Savari Savari" | Dharan Kumar |
| Bang Bang! | "Ivvaleyee Gaaluloo" | Vishal–Shekhar | |
| "Uff" | |||
| "Bang Bang" | |||
| 2015 | Yentha Vaadu Gaani | "Neekem Kaavaalo" | Harris Jayaraj |
| 2016 | 24 | "Kaalam Na Preyasi" | A.R. Rahman |
| Sardaar Gabbar Singh | "Sardaar Gabbar Singh" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 2017 | Venkatapuram | "O Maya" | Achu |
| C/o Surya | "Rudrakshaa" | D. Imman | |
| 2018 | Touch Chesi Chudu | "Manasa" | KAG |
| Next Enti | "Love Ostavam" | Leon James | |
| Anaganaga O Prema Katha | "Oka Tholi Prema" | KC Anjan | |
| Antariksham 9000 KMPH | "Dheemaga" | Prashanth R Vihari | |
| 2019 | Dev | "Rey Bava Dev" | Harris Jayaraj |
| Maharshi | "Phir Shuru" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| ABCD: American Born Confused Desi | "America Naa America" | Judah Sandy | |
| Arjun Suravaram | "Thikamaka Makatika" | Sam C. S. | |
| 2020 | World Famous Lover | "Comosava Paris" | Gopi Sundar |
| 2021 | Paagal | "Ee Single Chinnode" | Radhan |
| 2022 | Bhediya (Dubbed version) | ''Adavullo Chichu Regeraa'' | Sachin-Jigar |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 (Dubbed version) | ''Yegire Manasey'' | Pritam |
| 2024 | Siddharth Roy | "Nuvvevaro Mari" | Radhan |
| 2025 | Jack | "Pablo Neruda" |
Malayalam songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | By the People | "Asthala Vista" | Pravin Mani | |||
| "Malare" | ||||||
| "Vasco da Gama" | ||||||
| "Rock Me" | ||||||
| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | "Paatonnu Paadan Marannathende" | Deepak Dev | Bichu Thirumala, Gireesh Puthenchery | Ranjith Govind, Arjun Sasi, Smitha | |
| 2009 | Robin Hood | "Parannu Vanna Paingili" | M. Jayachandran | |||
| 2010 | Apoorvaragam | "Noolilla Pattangal" | Vidyasagar | Santhosh Varma | Devanand, Ranjith Govind, Naveen Anand, Cicily, Suchithra | |
| 2010 | Kaaryasthan | "Mangalangal" | Berny–Ignatius | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri | ||
| 2011 | Seniors | "Aaramam Niranje" | Alphons Joseph | Anil Panachooran | Lakshmi | |
| Teja Bhai & Family | "Punjirikku" | Deepak Dev | ||||
| 2015 | KL 10 Patthu | "Halakinte avilumkanji" | Bijibal | |||
| 2018 | Queen | "Saare Njangalingana" | Jakes Bejoy | Joe Paul | Jakes Bejoy, Ziya Ul Haque, Kavitha Gopi, Zonobia Safar | |
| My Story | "Pathungi Pathungi" | Shaan Rahman | B. K. Harinarayanan | Manjari | ||
| Koode | "Paranne" | Raghu Dixit | Rafeeq Ahamed | |||
| 2019 | Sakalakalashala | "Illatha Kashinu" | Aby Tom Cyriac | |||
| Queen Of Neermathalam Poothakalam | "Kalathin Mayajala" | Nahoom Abraham | S.Chandra | |||
| Saaho (D) | "Bad Boy" | Badshah | Vinayak Sasikumar | Sunitha Sarathy | ||
| Finals | "Chalaname" | Kailas Menon | Manu Manjith | |||
| Valiyaperunnal | "Uyirullavarum Sakalorkkum" | Rex Vijayan, Street Academics | Dimal Dennis, Thasreeq Abdul Salam | |||
| 2022 | Thallumaala | "Ole Melody" | Vishnu Vijay | Muhsin Parari | Haricharan, Salim Kumar, Vishnu Vijay | |
| Brahmāstra: Part One - Shiva | "Piri Ilaki Aadi" | Pritam | Shabareesh Varma | |||
| 2023 | Kasargold | "Alaye" | Vishnu Vijay | Mu.Ri | Vishnu Vijay | |
| Otta | "Peyneer Poley" | M. Jayachandran | Rafeeq Ahamed | P. Jayachandran | [9] | |
| "Paral" | Unni Elayaraja, M. Jayachandran | |||||
| 2025 | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | "Shoka Mookam" | Jakes Bejoy | Vinayak Sasikumar | Pranavam Sasi, J'mymah | [10] |
Kannada songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mast Maja Maadi | "Shakalaka Boom" | P.B Balaji | Ram Narayan | Janaki Iyer | |
| "Jhana Jhana Kanchana" | Krish, SuVi, P.B Balaji | |||||
| 2009 | Ullasa Utsaha | "Chakkori Chakkori" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Kaviraj | Tippu, Rita | |
| Love Guru | "Romeogalige juliet" | Joshua Sridhar | Joshua Sridhar | Blaaze | ||
| "Minchi Hoithu" | Vijayshankar | |||||
| "Thangaali Thandeya" | ||||||
| "Yaaru Kooda" | Karthik | |||||
| 2010 | Prithvi | "Hejjegondu Hejje" | Manikanth Kadri | Kaviraj | Shweta Mohan, Clinton Cerejo | |
| "Jagave Ninadu" | K. Kalyan | Manikanth Kadri | ||||
| Gaana Bajaana | "Gundetu Gundetu" | Joshua Sridhar | Chinmayi | |||
| Huduga Hudugi | "Illeana" | Kaviraj | Krissy, Rita | |||
| 2016 | Mungaru Male 2 | "My Daddy is My Hero" | Arjun Janya | Chandan Shetty | Chandan Shetty | |
| 2021 | Ninna Sanihake | "Olavaagidhe" | Raghu Dixit | Vasuki Vaibhav | Aishwarya Rangarajan |
Bengali songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rangbaaz | "O Madhu I Love You" | Jeet Gannguli | Raja Chanda | Monali Thakur | |
| Korisna Rangbazi | Prasen | Neeti Mohan | ||||
| 2014 | Game: He Plays To Win | "Party All Night" | Jalsha Movies Production | |||
| Bachchan | "Bachchan Bachchan (Title Track)" | Raja Chanda | ||||
| 2015 | Herogiri | "Maria" | Raja Chanda | Shalmali Kholgade | ||
| "Janemon" | Deepali Sathe | |||||
| Agnee 2 | "Akk Khan Chumu" | Akassh | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey | "O Lolona" | Indradeep Dasgupta | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Satrujit Dasgupta | ||
| 2016 | Beparoyaa | "Piya Basanti" | Indra, Kutty | Dipankar | Akriti Kakkar | |
| 2017 | Jio Pagla | "Jio Pagla (Title Track)" | Jeet Gannguli | Prasenjit Mallick | Monali Thakur |
Gujarati songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chor Bani Thangaat Kare | "Mauj-E-Dariya" | Sachin–Jigar | Niren Bhatt |
Marathi songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Highway | "Kangaroo" | Reva | Ashwin |
Urdu songs
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bachaana | "Bachaana" | Ali Sher | Shakeel Sohail | Komal Ghazanfar | [11][12] |
Awards and honors
[edit]Won
- 54th Filmfare Awards – RD Burman Award for New Music Talent – "Kaise Mujhe" for (Ghajini)
- 2009 Stardust Awards — Max Stardust Awards for New Musical Sensation – "Pappu Can't Dance" for (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)[13]
- Ananda vikadan cinema awards – Best playback singer – Male
Live performances
[edit]- At QNCC, Doha, Qatar on 29 February 2024
- At AVENOIR 2023, DR. MOPPENS MEDICAL COLLEGE,Wayanadu,Kerala on 17 December 2023
- At ATMOS 2023, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, on 5 November 2023
- At BOSM 2023, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, on 25 September 2023
- At Aura 2023, KLS GIT Belagavi, on 18 March 2023
- At Vibrance 2023, VIT Chennai, on 3 March 2023
- At Youthopia’22, The Heritage School Kolkata, on 30 July 2022
- At IIT jodhpur, on 23 February 2020
- At Riviera 2020, VIT Vellore, on 13 February 2020
- At ECHOES 2020, IIM Kozhikode, on 8 February 2020
- At Standard Chartered T&I, Annual Staff Day 2019 December, MGM beach Resorts, Chennai.
- At Imperium 2019, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
- At Festember 2019, National Institute of technology, Tiruchirapalli
- At Shivaji College (vibration '19), New Delhi on 21 February 2019[14]
- Ranchi Gymkhana club, Ranchi, 20 January 2019[15]
- At Biocon Bangalore (Invivo 40), Bengaluru on 18 February 2019[16]
- At IIM Bangalore (Unmaad – Cultural Fest), Bengaluru on 2 February 2019[17]
- At Madras Christian College, Chennai on 24 January 2019.[18]
- At Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Pune on 7 December 2018.[19][20]
- Redbull Music festival, Kochi, 24 November 2018[21]
- At Thapar University, Patiala on 19 November 2018.[22]
- At Manpho Convention Center, Bangalore (AT&T Family Day "Odessey 2020") on 18 November 2018
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Abu Dhabi Chapter, 16 November 2018[23]
- AIIMS Raipur on 28 October 2018[24][25]
- At Mountain View, California (Gaana Music Festival) on 19 May 2018.
- At Vijayawada (K L University)Samyak 2018 on 24 March 2018.
- Crossroads 2018, Annual Cultural festival of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, on 18 March 2018.
- NITK Surathkal on 3 March 2018 as part of the cultural festival Incident 2018 (Day 3, Pro Shows)
- At Goa (Royal Enfield Raider Maniya)Live in concert on 19 November 2017.
- Manipal Institute of Technology on 11 March 2017 as part of Revels, the annual cultural festival of MIT.
- At IIT Hyderabad (ELAN- NVISION) Live in Concert on 21 January 2017
- 2017– at world orange festival, Nagpur Maharashtra ... Nikhil.k
- Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru at its annual cultural fest (Jayciana – 2016) on 22 April 2016[26][citation needed]
- Anaadyanta at the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 5 March 2016[27]
- At PBWA Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav—Live in Concert on 21 October 2015
- Spirit of Wipro Run 2015 – Wipro Limited, Bangalore on 20 September 2015
- Zee London Mela – London, England on 6 September 2015
- In "Spandan'2015" conducted by JIPMER, Pondicherry on 2 September 2015
- Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), Toronto, Canada on 23 August 2015[28]
- Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore for Anokha '15 (Amrita's annual technical festival) on 7 March 2015[29]
- Tech Mahindra Hyderabad annual fest Ekatvam in January 2015
- Infosys Limited, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur for Rebeca '14 on 27 April 2014
- JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore at its annual Techno-Cultural Fest (VERVE – 2014) on 26 April 2014
- Symbiosis Center for Management Studies at its annual Sympulse, in Pune, on 15 January 2014
- Annual Cultural Festival OASIS 2014 of Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in Delhi on 16 November 2013 at its annual management festival, Quo Vadis[30]
- Zephyr 2013, the annual cultural festival of Orissa Engineering College in Bhubaneswar
- 2013 – Annual Cultural Fest, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, West Bengal.
- Tezpur University at Techxetra on 27 October 2013[31]
- NIT Trichy on 29 September 2013
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU, Varanasi)~ ELIXIR cultural event on 13 March 2013
- 8th mile, RV college of engineering on 20 September 2011.Bangalore[32]
- Acharya Habba at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 9 April 2011[33]
- Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology on 21 March 2010 as part of a cultural event[34]
- SSN College of Engineering on 5 March 2010, with Stephen Devassy and others
- Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tanjore as a part of the cult fest Kuruksastra in 2009
- NIT Calicut on 26 March 2009 as part of the cultural festival Ragam '09
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External links
[edit]- Benny Dayal at IMDb
- Benny Dayal on Twitter
- Benny Dayal on Instagram
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Kollam
- Singers from Kollam
- Tamil playback singers
- Bollywood playback singers
- Indian male playback singers
- Kannada playback singers
- Artists from Kollam
- Telugu playback singers
- Singers from Kerala
- Film musicians from Kerala
- Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- 21st-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian male singers
- People from Abu Dhabi
- Madras Christian College alumni
