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In conversation P. Unnikrishnan has made his mark in classical
music and film music. He explains how it is a challenge to cater
to different kinds of music buffs. K. Pradeep  P. Unnikrishnan
is one of the rare singers who successfully straddle classical,
light and film songs with finesse. For Unnikrishnan, Carnatic
music came much before he made a foray in film and light music.
Trained by stalwarts such as V.L. Seshadri, S. Ramanathan, T.
Brinda, Savitri Satyamurthy, Calcutta Krishnamurthy and P.S.
Narayanaswamy, Unnikrishnan emphasises that Carnatic music is
and will remain his first choice.  Unnikrishnan, who made a
thumping debut in film music with the A.R. Rahman number
‘Ennavale...’ (Kadalan), which also fetched him the National
award, feels that it opened up new vistas for him as a musician.
It has given him the opportunity to work with great musicians
and he hopes to continue in this field.  The singer, in an
interview with FridayReview