# Pradip Somasundaran

Pradip Somasundaran (born 26 January 1967), is an Indian playback singer, who sang around 100 songs in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi languages. He is also a college principal by profession.

## Early life

Pradip Somasundaran was born on 26 January 1967 in Nelluvaya, Thrissur district of Kerala. His parents are Somasundaran and Santha. He was initially trained in carnatic music under Geetha Rani and later under V. Gopalan of Thrissur, and started giving stage performances at the age of sixteen.

## Music career

It was music director Raveendran who gave Pradip the first break in 1993, with the song "Samayam Manoharam" in the film Ezhuthachan. He has also worked with the late Johnson, Mohan Sithara and Ilaiyaraaja in Malayalam. Sandeep Chowta introduced him in Telugu films with Bujjigadu directed by Puri Jagannadh. He also sang for Saleem another Sandeep Chowta musical, directed by YVS Chowdary. He has also sung the title song "Bhagavane" for the television series Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan which was composed by Vidyadharan for Surya TV. In addition to being a playback singer he sings carnatic music, ghazals and devotional songs.
In 2007 he released "Koti Pranam" his first international album as a composer and singer for the Art of Living foundation. In 2011 he released "Mazhanritham" his first musical work in Malayalam as a composer collaborating with other playback singers like Gayatri Asokan, Franco, Shahabaz Aman and actor Manoj K Jayan.

## Achievements

He won the "Lata Mangeshkar Trophy" for the best male singer along with Sunidhi Chauhan who won in the female category, in the national level music competition Meri Awaz Suno in 1996, which was telecast by Doordarshan. Meri Awaz Suno was conducted jointly by Doordarshan, Lata Mangeshkar, and Yash Chopra's Metavision.

## Personal life

Pradip holds a master's in electronics from Andhra University and is currently working as the principal of College of Applied Science Vadakkencherry. He is a free software enthusiast and was involved in the activities of the Free Software Foundation India during Richard Stallman's 2001 visit to Kochi. He has been residing at Thrissur for a long time.

## Discography
### Film songs

| Song | Film | Released by | Music Director | Year of Release |
| Samayam Manoharam | Ezhuthachan | HMV (RPG) | Raveendran | 1993 |
| Perumathodi | Mannadiyar Penninu Chenkotta Chekkan | Ankith Audio | Raveendran | 1996 |
| Punyam | Kalyanappittennu | Sargam | Raveendran | 1997 |
| Muthe Ninne Thedi | Manasam | Ankith Audio | Johnson | 1997 |
| Vavaa Vo | Manasam | Ankith Audio | Johnson | 1997 |
| Moham Manassil | Arjunan Pillayum Anju Makkalum | Sargam | Mohan Sitara | 1997 |
| Mohini Enikkayi | Manjeeradhwani | Johny Sagariga | Ilayaraaja | 1998 |
| Sandhya Ragamai | Kannadikkadavathu | East Coast Audio | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Manava Mochana | Arunam | – | Ramesh Narayan | 2006 (To be Released) |
| Chitti Aayi Re | Bujjigadu Made in Chennai (Telugu) | Aditya Audios | Sandeep Chowta | 2008 |
| Poolu Gusa Gusa | Saleem (Telugu) | Sony Music | Sandeep Chowta | 2009 |
| Virahardra, Muthola | Dhanyam (Malayalam) | Pooram Arts | K.K Sebastian | 2012 |
| Chenkadalu Viriyunna | D Company (Malayalam) | Happy & Ruby | Ratheesh Vegha | 2013 |
| Hey Ganga Maiya | Maiya | Iris Films | Poly Varghese | 2018 |
| Nimisham | Kaliyuga (Telugu) | Aditya Music | D Kamal Kumar | 2019 |

### Non-film albums

| Album | Language | Released by | Music Director | Year of Release |
| Pratyasha Vol 1,2,3,4 | Hindi | Dharmabharathi | Fr. Paul Poovathigal | 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006 |
| Sangeetharchana | Malayalam | HMV (RPG) | Jaya Vijaya | 1997 |
| Ayyappamayam | Malayalam | Sargam | Suresh & Suma Varma | 1997 |
| Pradakshinam | Malayalam | Audiotracs | Kalyan Anand | 1997 |
| Kripa | Malayalam | Johny Sagariga | Jerson Antony | 1997 |
| Sangeetha Sangamam | Malayalam | Johny Sagariga | MACTA Live Program | 1998 |
| Ninakkayi | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 1998 |
| Ponnonam | Malayalam | Sargam Audios | Raveendran | 1998 |
| The Golden Voice | Hindi | Maruthi Audios | Cover Versions | 1998 |
| Aadyamayi | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Onappeeli | Malayalam | East Coast Audios | Balabhaskar | 2000 |
| Ayyappathrippadam | Malayalam | Pranathy Audios | Ravindran Paingodu | 2000 |
| Angel | Malayalam | Angel Vision | Johnson, Joy Cheruvathoor, Ouseppachan | 2000 |
| Ennennum | Malayalam | Satyam Audios | Manoj George | 2001 |
| Jeevan | Malayalam | Grace Communications | Joy Cheruvathoor | 2002 |
| Koti Pranaam | Mixed | The Art of Living Foundation International | Himself | 2007 |
| Rithubhangi | Malayalam | Manorama Music | Kallara Gopan | 2009 |
| Mazhanritham | Malayalam | Highness Video | Himself | 2011 |