Yugendran (born on 20 December 1976 as Yugendran Vasudevan Nair) is an Indian film actor and singer, who has sung more than 600 songs. He is also an occasional music director and host.

Personal life

Yugendran is the son of veteran popular playback singer-cum-actor Malaysia Vasudevan

Malaysia Vasudevan

Vasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :...

.He has 2 sisters named Pavithra and Prashanthini

Prashanthini

Prashanthini is a playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of famous veteran playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan and sister of Yugendran.-Career:...

. Prashanthini is a Tamil playback singer as well and has sung in films such as 12B, Veyil

Veyil

Veyil is a 2006 Tamil-language film directed by Vasanthabalan. Bharath and Pasupathy are the heroes where Bhavana, Priyanka and Sriya Reddy plays the female leads.-Plot:...

and Vaaranam Aayiram.

Yugendran performed in the Launch of a Tamil radio station in Sri Lanka called Swarna Oli in 1999, where he met his wife, Hema Malini

Hema Malini

Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...

,a popular RJ

Radio jockey

A radio jockey is a person who hosts a radio talk show where the RJ selects the music to be played, or topic of discussion, by interacting with the audience; the interaction is often via telephone, but may also be online, or via email....

-cum-host, Hema Malini

Malini Yugendran

Malini Yugendran, full name Hayma Malini Yugendran, is a television anchor and beauty pageant winner.She was born and brought up in Singapore though her grandparents are from Sri Lanka. She started out as a RJ for Oli 96.8FM...

 is a Singaporean and togerher they have two children: Visashan Naarayan and Kishan Kutty Naarayan.

Music career

Yugendran started out in the music industry as a mirundangist and made his debut solo performance at the age of 10. His mirundanga arangetram had Dr Balamurali Krishna accompanying him on the viola and attended by the maestro Illaiyaraja himself. His first song was for the movie Uzhavan Magan, senthoorave poove where he sang the shepherd boy's voice. He went on to sing in stage shows with his dad in India as well as overseas. Till the age of 14, he used to sing the female portion of the duets his father rendered on stage. After his voice broke, he went on to do solo performances in countries like, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, America even before becoming a playback singer.

Yugendran's debut as a playback singer was with the song Pollaachi Santhaiyile (Karthik movie). This followed by Parthein Parthein in the movie Parthein Rasithein. He has rendered most songs for Baradwaj. He has sung in the music of the Maestro Illaiyaraja and also the Oscar award winner A R Rahman, and the younger music directors of today, Uvan Shankar Raja, Sri Kanth Deva to Deva, Sirpy, Adidtyan.

Yugendran continues to sing to date. His latest being the song from GOA. He also composes music. He has composed music for Veeramum Eeramum, Balam and he did the re-recording for Aghatiyan's movie, Nenjathai Killaathe starring Vikranth. His latest venture Nellai Santhippu is yet to be released.

Acting career

Yugendran Vasudevan Nair's debut was in the movie poovellaam un vaasam opposite Ajith and Jothika. He went on to doing more movies with Illaiya Thalapathy Vijay

Vijay

Vijay is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference...

. His latest movie is Yutham Sei, a Myshkin movie of 2011. He has acted as a hero in 3 movies: Kaiyodu Kai, Ulla Kadathal and Patchai Nirame.

He has acted in TV serials like Megala and Idhayam. He has acted in TV Dramas in countries like Singapore and Malaysia.

Host

Yugendran, started out hosting Musical programs on Jaya TV and went on to hosting more musical shows on Sun TV and VJ TV. He then was also roped in to host other genre programs, especially reality programs such as treasure hunt show on Jaya TV and a couples contest show in the same Channel.

TV Producer

Yugendran started a company called Rambutan Productions in India and Rambutan Media Works in Singapore. He is currently producing programs for India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. He runs the company with his wife, Hema Malini.

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2001	Poovellam Un Vasam Poovellam Un Vasam Poovellam Un Vasam is a 2001 Tamil film directed by Ezhil and produced by Venu Ravichandran, starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika in leading roles. Nagesh, Sivakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Vivek also appear in supporting roles while Yukta Mookhey appeared in a solo item number...	Karna	Tamil
2002	Youth Youth (film) Youth is a 2002 Tamil movie starring Joseph Vijay and featuring Shaheen, Yugendran, Vivek, Manivannan, and Haneefa. Simran Bagga did a cameo appearance for a song. This movie was a remake of a Telugu film, Chiru Navvuto, released in 2000. -Plot:...	Pratap	Tamil
	Bagavathi Bagavathi Bhagavathi is a Tamil film starring Vijay and Reema Sen. It was directed by A. Venkatesh and released in 2002.-Plot:Bhagavathi , owns a tea shop cum hotel near Chennai High court lives with the aim of bringing up his younger brother Guna as a doctor. He also befriends a modern girl Anjali who is...	Anand	Tamil
2003	Student Number 1 Student Number 1 Student Number 1 is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. This movie is the remake of 2001 blockbuster Telugu film Student No.1, starring Jr NTR, Gajala....	Sathya	Tamil
	Kaiyodu Kai		Tamil
	Anbe Anbe	Shiva	Tamil
2004	Oru Murai Sollividu		Tamil
	Madurey	Jeevan	Tamil
	Alaiyadikkuthu	2005	Tamil
2005	Thirupachi	Inspector Veluchamy	Tamil
	Ullakadathal		Tamil
2007	Muthal Kanave	David	Tamil
2008	Nenjathai Killadhe	Meyyappan	Tamil
	Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu Muniyandi Vilangyial Moonramandu is a 2008 Tamil film. Bharath, Poorna and Ponvannan play the lead roles with Vadivelu. The film is directed by Thirumurugan....	Raju	Tamil
	Pachai Nirame		Tamil
2009	Rajadhi Raja		Tamil
	Newtonin Moondram Vidhi	Deva	Tamil
2011	Yuddham Sei Yuddham Sei Yuddham Sei is a 2011 Indian Tamil crime thriller film written and directed by Myshkin. It stars director Cheran in the lead role along with debutant Dipa Shah, Y. Gee. Mahendra, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and Jayaprakash. The film was released on 4 February 2011.-Plot:J.K. , a brooding CB-CID officer,...	Inba	Tamil
	Kadhal Samrajyam Kadhal Samrajyam Kadhal Samrajyam is an unreleased Tamil comedy film which was shot from 2001 onwards. The film, directed by Agathiyan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam's son, Subbu Panchu, starred an array of children of famous actors and technicians...		Tamil	delayed

As singer

Song Name	Album Name	Co-singers	Music
A samba A samba	Pandavar Bhoomi Pandavar Bhoomi Pandavar Bhoomi is a Tamil feature film, directed by Cheran.- Plot :This deals with the entry of a well educated Engineer/Architect still well versed in traditions helping a family struggling with its past & honour build a house....	Subha, TL. Maharajan	Bharathwaj Bharathwaj Bharathwaj is a Tamil film composer. He has since scored music in languages including Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music.He is a recipient of Kalaimamani Award for the year 2008 from Tamil Nadu Government...
Aadi Aadi Vamma	Indran	Srivarthini, Yugendran	Mani Sharma Mani Sharma Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
Adida! Nayaandiya	Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...	S.P.B.Charan	Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
Autograph	I Love You Daa	Pop Shalini, Yugendran	Bharathwaj
Carolinaa	Kadhal Sadugudu Kadhal Sadugudu Kadhal Sadugudu is a romantic-comedy Tamil language movie directed by the Tamil Director Durai, who is also the director of Mugavaree. It stars Vikram and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles, with Prakash Raj in the supporting role of Priyanka's father....	Karthik	Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
Cherry Cherry Oh Cherry	Love Channel	Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :...	Deva
Enna Parkurai	Thavamai Thavamirundhu Thavamai Thavamirundhu Thavamai Thavamirundhu is a Tamil feature film directed by Cheran. It is a penetrating and artistic depiction of familial bond, underscored by a set of life value messages. It explores the father-son relationship, and particularly charts the travails an Indian father goes through in raising his sons...	Suchitra Suchitra Suchitra Karthik Kumar is an Indian Tamil Radio Jockey and Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu playback singer. Born and brought up in Kerala, she had her school education in Bhavans Vidya Mandir Giri Nagar, Kochi. She is a graduate from the Kerala University...	Sabesh Murali
Kalayanamthan Katti	Saamy Saamy Saamy is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Hari starring Vikram and Trisha. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. This film was a blockbuster of the year and was a musical hit too...	Kay Kay, Srilekha Parthasarathy	Harris Jeyaraj
Kilakke Paarthen	Autograph Autograph An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature...		Bharathwaj
Koodaimela Kooda Vetchu	Kannan Varuvan	K.S. Chitra, S.P.B.Charan	Sirpy
Kozhi Vandhadha	Aahaa Aahaa Aahaa is a Tamil film starring Rajiv Krishna in the lead role. The film was a decent hit.-Plot:Shriram is the son of 'Pepsi' Parasuram and the younger brother of Raghu . Raghu is married to Bhanupriya and has a son. While Raghu is a model son, Shriram is considered a wastrel...	Anuradha Sriram, Malaysia Vasudevan Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :... , Sujatha	Deva
Mekki Mekki	Kaadhal Thirudaa	Anuradha Sriram	Bharani
Mullai Poo	Kadhal Samrajyam Kadhal Samrajyam Kadhal Samrajyam is an unreleased Tamil comedy film which was shot from 2001 onwards. The film, directed by Agathiyan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam's son, Subbu Panchu, starred an array of children of famous actors and technicians...	S.P.B.Charan, Venkat Prabhu Venkat Prabhu Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Muthal Muthalai	Laysa Laysa	Madhumitha Madhumitha Madhumitha is an Indian actress, who has appeared in films in various South Indian industries, frequently in Tamil and Telugu films... , Tippu	Harris Jeyaraj
Nenjathai Killathae	Nenjathai Killadhae	Prashanthini Prashanthini Prashanthini is a playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of famous veteran playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan and sister of Yugendran.-Career:... , Yugendran	Premji Amaren Premji Amaren Premji Amaren is a Tamil playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 28, Saroja and Goa...
Oh Shalalala Jamaai	Junior Senior Junior Senior Junior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen ....	Prem, Yuvan Shankar Raja	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Oh.. Maria	Kadhalar Dhinam Kadhalar Dhinam Kadhalar Dhinam is a 1999 Tamil romantic film directed by Kathir. This film is based on a relationship which begins through an internet chatroom and takes a turn after the protagonist has second thoughts about the relationship...	Devan Devan Devan was one of the greatest of twentieth century Tamil writers, known for his witty and humorous stories. Many people think of him as the 'Wodehouse' of Tamil writings.... , Febi Mani	A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
Oru Mathiri	Kee Moo	Prashanthini	Elngo Kalaivanan
Parthen Parthen	Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:...	Reshmi	Bharathwaj
Patthe Patthe	Relax	Chorus	Deva
Picaso Oviyam	Royal Family	Prasad	Bharani
Poddale Kaddila	Kathal Jaathi	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Ilayaraja
Rosapoo Uthadula	Thamizh Thamizh Thamizh is a 2002 released Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Simran Bagga and Nassar. The film is directed by Hari. The film is produced by Amutha Durairaj. The music is by Bharadwaj.This is the first movie directed by Hari who later became an household name for commercial cinema...	Anuradha Sriram	Bharathwaj
Sudumvarai Neruppu	Jananam	Balaji, Karthik Karthik Karthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:... , Timmy, Tippu Tippu Tippu or Tipu can refer to:* Tippu Sultan, Indian ruler* Tippu , a South Indian film playback singer* Tipu, a Mayan archaeological site...	Bharathwaj
Suthuthae Suthuthaey	Nepali Nepali Nepali and Nepalese may refer to something of, from, or related to Nepal, such as* Nepali language, a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family* Nepali literature* Nepali Congress, a Nepalese political party...	Vijay	Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is a music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of Tamil music director Deva.-Biography:...
Pollaachi Sandhaiyile	Rojavanam Rojavanam Rojavanam is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Laila and Malavika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by bharwaj.-Cast:*Karthik as Muthu*Malavika as Sindhu...		Bharathwaj
Vilakkuvonu Thiriya Paarkudhu	Devathayai Kanden Devathayai Kanden Devathayai Kanden is a 2004 Indian Tamil film starring Dhanush and Sridevi Vijaykumar. The film borrows its name from a hit song from another Dhanush-starrer Kadhal Kondein.-Plot:...	Malathi	Deva

As music director

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2007	Veeramum Eeramum Veeramum Eeramum Veeramum Eeramum is a Tamil language film released on 5 October 2007. It starred Saravanan, Sonika and Krishna in the title roles.-Plot:Shankar Ayya is the 'godfather' of Tuticorin and the villages around it, where the Aruvaal culture prevails...	Tamil
2008	Nenjathai Killadhe Nenjathai Killadhe Nenjathai Killadhe is a drama Tamil film starring Vikranth and Bharathi directed by Agathiyan.The film opened to poor reviews.-Plot:A rich boy indulges in various bizarre experiments to have different experiences...	Tamil	composed only one song
2009	Balam	Tamil
2011	Nellai Santhippu	Tamil	Filming

External links

• Songs sung by Yugendran