G. V. Prakash Kumar

G. V. Prakash Kumar (Tamil: ஜி. வி. பிரகாஷ் குமார்; born 13 June 1987) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film. His first film was S Pictures' Veyil (2006), winning critical acclaim and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010.

Career

G. V. Prakash, aged 17, was first signed up to compose the music for Taxi Driver, a film directed by debutant Morgan featuring Prashanth in early 2005. However, the film eventually failed to take off and Prakash returned to his vocalist and technician roles.
Prakash's introduction as a film composer was in the critically acclaimed Tamil film Veyil, directed by Vasantha Balan and produced by the director S. Shankar.
He first appeared as a vocalist on the soundtrack of director S. Shankar's Tamil film Gentleman, composed by his maternal uncle, A. R. Rahman. He has also contributed to some of Rahman's other projects. He had also worked with Harris Jayaraj and sang two songs in Anniyan and Unnale Unnale. His music in the film Madrasapattinam directed by A.L.Vijay was appreciated mainly for his song Pookal Pookum Tharunam.
He went on to win critical acclaim for his music in Selvaraghavan's drama film Mayakkam Enna, which became his third collaboration that featured Dhanush in the lead role. The album's five songs were written by Selvaraghavan and Dhanush, with the pair also coming together to sing the song, "Kadhal En Kadhal". The album also included the song "Pirai Thedum", which Prakash sang himself along with his fiancée, Saindhavi whilst another song, "Voda Voda Voda", written and sung by Dhanush, was composed in just 15 minutes and recorded within an hour. Rediff.com reviewed the soundtrack claiming that Prakash had "tried very hard to walk away from his comfort zone and provide the kind of edgy numbers Selvaraghavan demands, and has risen to the challenge". Critics from entertainment portal, Behindwoods.com, cited that Prakash "reiterates his talent once again" and gave a verdict that the album is "intoxicating enough". In late September 2011, a single track, "Oru Murai", written by Thamarai and composed and sung by Prakash in R. S. Infotainment's Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal was released.

Family

Prakash Kumar is the son of Venkatesh and playback singer, A. R. Reihana, who is the elder sister to music director A. R. Rahman. Prakash is engaged to singer, Saindhavi. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.

Released soundtracks

Year	Tamil	Telugu	Other Languages
1993	Gentleman - Chikku Bukku Rayile (Child Voice)	'
2006	Veyil	Vesavi
2007	Oram Po	Nenu Autovani (2011)
	Kireedam	Poornamarket (2011)
	Polladhavan  (3 songs)		Punda (2010) (Kannada)
	Evano Oruvan # (Promo song)	Evaro Okaru (2009)
	Velli Thirai
	Kaalai
2008		Ullasamga Utsahamga	Ullasa Utsaha (2009) (Kannada) Ayyo Pavam (2009) (Malayalam)
	Kuselan	Kathanayakudu
	Ananda Thandavam	Ananda Thandavam (2009)
	Naan Aval Adhu  (2 songs)	Nenu Tanu Aame
	Seval	Ballem (2011)
2009	Angaadi Theru # (4 songs)	Shopping Mall (2010)
	Aayirathil Oruvan	Yugaaniki Okkadu (2010)
	Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam #	Super Cowboy (2010)
2010	Madrasapattinam	1947 A Love Story (2011)
		Darling
	Va
	Aadukalam
2011	Narthag
	Deiva Thirumaga	Nanna
	Mayakkam Enna •
	Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal •	Nirantharam Nee Oohalo
2012	Yen Endraal Kaadhal Enben	Endhukante... Premanta!