Naresh Iyer


Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Mumbai, India to a Tamil speaking family from Kerala.He speaks fluent Tamil,Hindi and Marathi while understands Malayalam. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of Roobaroo from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He also won the Filmfare award in the R.D. Burman Musical Talent category. He is one of the few playback singers to have won both a Filmfare Award and a National Award in his professional debut singing year.

Naresh Iyer was born to Shankar Iyer and Radha onJanuary 1981 and brought up in Matunga, Mumbai. He has a younger sister named Nisha Iyer, who is an artist.He attended SIES College of Commerce and Economics where he received a degree in commerce. After graduation he intended to become a Chartered Accountant, but decided to study Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music instead.

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