K. K. Nishad
K. K. Nishad (born 26 March 1978) is an Indian playback singer from Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He started his career in 2002 as a playback singer in the Malayalam movie "Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari." Personal life. Nishad was born to T. N. Krishnankutty and Saradha M. V. in Kozhikode, on 26 April 1978. His father is a retired PWD engineer and mother in a housewife. His sister, Athira K. Krishnan is a singer and semi-finalist in the reality show "Star Singer" in Asianet. Nishad took to singing at an early age. The school and college youth  festivals conducted every year in Kerala provided golden opportunities to hone his skills. He was recognised for his music calibre in Mappilappattu and Kadhaprasangam. He is married to Savija and they have 2 sons, Adithya and Ayaan. Academic. He has completed his Master & B.Ed in Mathematics. Performance. He has performed in major countries like USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, UAE, and Australia. He has shared stage with prominent singers like K S Chithra, SP Balasubrahmanyum, Sadhana Sargam, Sujatha Mohan, Vasundhara Das, Hariharan, Shanker Mahadevan, and P Jayachandran. Career. Prior to becoming a musician, he was a Guest Lecturer at the  Devagari St. Josephs College, Kozhikode. He is a post-graduate in Mathematics. Nishad debuted as a playback singer in 2002 with the song "Manassukal Thammil [Puthooram] ..." in Rajasenan's Malayalam film Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari under music director Benny Kannan. It was followed by Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam. Genes. He was initiated into Carnatic music by his father. Later on, he started learning Chelannoor Sukumaran Bhagavathar, Shivan and Sreedharan Mundangad. Presently, he in learning from Palai C. K. Ramachandran. He also learned Hindustani music. He started learning from Sri Nalin Moolji and Fayaz Khan. Presently, he is learning from Suenani Dathateya  Velankar. He was also trained under Mridangam players Sivan and Sumod.