 His sensitive rendition of Mohan Sithara's 'Sukhamani Nilavu' a romantic song in the movie 'Nammal' won him the Lux-Asianet best male singer award in 2002.The credit for his 'mood rendition' should go to Devarajan, the famous music director, with whom he trained for four years.He has also trained under Music director Perumbavoor G Ravindranath.