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
