# Palakkad Sreeram

Palakkad Sreeram (born 16 February 1972) is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his frequent collaborations with A. R. Rahman.

## Early life

Sreeram was born on 16 February 1972 in a Tamil Iyer family to Smt. Jayalaksmi and Sri. K. S. Lakshmi Narayanan in a village Kavasseri near Alathur, Palakkad district in Kerala. He completed his post graduation in Music from Govt. College Chittur, Calicut University and moved to Madras for his musical journey.

## Career

Sreeram started learning music under his mother from very young age and also under Sri. Sundareswara bhagavathar, and he had an immense passion on musical instruments. He owns an audio label Swararnavam, and has scored music for two Malayalam films, Mazhamegha Pravukal and Melvilasam Sariyanu. He moved to Chennai in 1995 soon after his marriage and he had learnt flute by himself. He made his debut in the film industry as a flutist in 1996. In 2022, he received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award.
Sreeram has predominantly worked with composer A. R. Rahman, singing notable songs such as "Vetri Kodi Kattu" from Padayappa (1999) and "Liquid Dance" in Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He has also worked with Yuvan Shankar Raja and Devi Sri Prasad, among other composers.

## Personal life

Sreeram is married to Baby, a vocalist and composer, and they have two children, a son Bharath and a daughter Anagha.

## Filmography
### As playback singer

| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Language | Co-artist(s) |
| 1998 | Uyire | "Thaiyya Thaiyya" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | Sukhwinder Singh, Malgudi Subha |
| 1999 | Padayappa | "Vetri Kodi Kattu" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Taj Mahal | "Thirupaachi" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | Kalpana Raghavendar, Clinton Cerejo, Chandran |
| 1999 | En Swasa Kaatre | "Kadhal Niagara" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | Harini, Anupama |
| 2000 | Thenkasipattanam | "Kadamizhiyil (Version 2)" | Suresh Peters | Malayalam | Swarnalatha |
| 2001 | Paarthale Paravasam | "Love Check" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Raavanaprabhu | "Pottukuthedi" | Suresh Peters | Malayalam | |
| 2002 | Ivan | "Ulagame Nee" | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Saamy | "Tirunelveli Halwada" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Kovil | "Arali Vidhaiyil" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Venky | "Silakemo" | Devi Sri Prasad | Telugu | Malathy Lakshman |
| 2004 | Gajendra | "Gaja Varanda" | S. A. Rajkumar | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Chatrapathy | "Naanga Ninna" | S. A. Rajkumar | Tamil | Pop Shalini, Kalpana Raghavendar |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | "Vaanamunna" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | Shankar Mahadevan |
| 2004 | Arasatchi | "Kozhaa Puttu Penney" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | Srilekha Parthasarathy |
| 2004 | Arul | "Punnakunnu" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | Tippu |
| 2004 | Aai | "Neathi Adida Aai" | Srikanth Deva | Tamil | Javed Ali, Gopal Sharma, Kumar, Suchitra |
| 2005 | Maayavi | "Tamizh Naattil" | Devi Sri Prasad | Tamil | Malathy Lakshman |
| 2005 | Sandakozhi | "Mundasu Sooriyane" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | Karthik |
| 2005 | Thotti Jaya | "Yaari Singari" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | Ceylon Manohar, Karthik, Srilekha Parthasarathy |
| 2008 | Kaalai | "Veeramulla" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | Manikka Vinayagam, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | "Liquid Dance" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi | Srimathumitha |
| 2011 | Thoonga Nagaram | "Vaigai Siricha Thoonganagaram" | Sundar C Babu | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Rowthiram | Theme Music | Prakash Nikki | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Attakathi | "Podi Vechi Pudippan" | Santhosh Narayanan | Tamil | Sathyan, Brinda |
| 2012 | Madhubana Kadai | "Samarasam Ulavum" | Ved Shankar | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty | "Oh Thingal Pakshi" | Sharreth | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Annakodi | "Kola Vaala Edungada" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | A. R. Reihana, Maya |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | "Deva Devam" | Devi Sri Prasad | Telugu | M. S. Subbulakshmi, Rita |
| 2013 | Irandaam Ulagam | "Raakozhi Raakozhi" | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | Hariharan |
| 2014 | Isaac Newton S/O Philipose | "Thengum" | Bijibal | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Vallinam | "Vallinam" | Thaman S | Tamil | Rahul Nambiar, Ranjith, Naveen Madhav |
| 2014 | Poojai | "Odi Odi" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| 2015 | The Reporter | "Ekayayi" | Sharreth | Malayalam |
| 2015 | The Reporter | "Varmathiye" | Sharreth | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | KL 10 Patthu | "Enthaanu Khalbe" | Bijibal | Malayalam | Soumya Ramakrishnan, Najim Arshad |
| 2015 | Savaale Samaali | "Savaale Samaali" | Thaman S | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Mom | "Kaandil Ellam" | A. R. Rahman | Malayalam | Pooja, Sharanya Srinivas, Blaaze |
| 2017 | Valla Desam | "Megam Kalaivathillai" | R. K. Sundar | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Contessa | "Takka Takka" | Jafriz | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | "Ratchasa Maamaney" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | Shreya Ghoshal, Mahesh Vinayakram |

### Albums

| Year | Album | Song | Composer | Language | Co-artist(s) |
| 2014 | Mahalakshmi Kataksham | "Khanana Khan Khanita" | M. M. Srilekha | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Soul of Anamika | Greesjmame Sakhi | | Malayalam |

## Filmography

   * All films are Tamil unless otherwise note
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | Japan | Doctor | |