Milidhane Dinesh
Dinesh hails from Milidane of Porangadu Seemai, via Kotagiri. A software engineer by profession. His Hobby/Passion is music - A singer, composer, musician (keyboard player & programmer) & sound engineer.
He started singing at the age of 7 & play instruments like Keyboard, guitar, drums since the age of 8. Ever since the age of 12 he started singing on stage for live shows. Without any formal training in the arts, he is a self taught professional and learnt from the people whom he worked with or heard. His Idols/heroes/Inspiration in Music are AR Rahman, Ilayaraj, SPB, Hariharan, Shankarmahadevan and all those great musicians around the world.
Debut album in Badugu - Nethiyabarey (Music by Ravi Viswanathan, album was for a Badugu Movie to be directed by Solaikuil Rajan.) Got introduced in this album along with many of major stalwarts during that time - SPB, Malaysia Vasudhevan, Mano, P Sushila, Sujatha, Sahul Hameed, Subha
- Have sung for about 35-40 Album including Tamil, Badugu, Kannada (private albums, movies, devotional albums, tv serials)
- Debut as a playback singer in Tamil films in the year 2000 for the movie "Unakkaga Mattum" Directed by ChinniJeyanth & Music by Bobby Shankar (Shankar Ganesh's Son). Had sung 4 songs in the debut movie. The movie was released; wasn't a very popular movie though.
- First from Badaga community to have sung playback for Tamil Movies in the year 2000
- Participated in Bajaj Sapthaswarangal in Sun TV conducted by AV Ramanan in the year 1999. Made it till semi finals. Competed with the current generation popular singers like Karthik, Ranjith, who were participants then. Lost to Ranjith in the semifinal
- First Badaga to have participated in a TV Music reality show
- Have sung for 3 Tamil moves, 1 TV serial, Few Tamil Ayyappan & Christian devotional songs
- Had sung for 1 kannada movie. Don't remember the name of the move. But, move was released.
- Majority of my work in Badugu. Sung for about 25-30 Albums in Badugu
- Nethiyabarey, Ohmamma, Ha Akka, Jenuna Mey, Hennuna Manasu, Onhduga Savira Aagali, Andhuna Raaga, Jaali, Nalavatta, Kanney Hennu, Gava Soga, Ennaa Usarey, Madimaney are some of the popular albums
- Have had the opportunity to work with many playback singers like, Music directors Deva, Gangai Amaran, SPB, Mano, Malaysia, S Jananki, P Sushila, Chitra, Sujatha, Subha, Srinivas, UnniMenon as a track singer & co singer.
- Have sung for popular light music troops in Chennai like, Saadhaga Paravaigal, Sadhana, Friends Orchestra as a freelance singer
- Made my debut as a composer/programmer in the Album Kanney Hennu.
- Ennaa Usarey & Madimaney are albums of my own compositions as a composer
He started singing at the age of 7 & play instruments like Keyboard, guitar, drums since the age of 8. Ever since the age of 12 he started singing on stage for live shows. Without any formal training in the arts, he is a self taught professional and learnt from the people whom he worked with or heard. His Idols/heroes/Inspiration in Music are AR Rahman, Ilayaraj, SPB, Hariharan, Shankarmahadevan and all those great musicians around the world.
Debut album in Badugu - Nethiyabarey (Music by Ravi Viswanathan, album was for a Badugu Movie to be directed by Solaikuil Rajan.) Got introduced in this album along with many of major stalwarts during that time - SPB, Malaysia Vasudhevan, Mano, P Sushila, Sujatha, Sahul Hameed, Subha
- Have sung for about 35-40 Album including Tamil, Badugu, Kannada (private albums, movies, devotional albums, tv serials)
- Debut as a playback singer in Tamil films in the year 2000 for the movie "Unakkaga Mattum" Directed by ChinniJeyanth & Music by Bobby Shankar (Shankar Ganesh's Son). Had sung 4 songs in the debut movie. The movie was released; wasn't a very popular movie though.
- First from Badaga community to have sung playback for Tamil Movies in the year 2000
- Participated in Bajaj Sapthaswarangal in Sun TV conducted by AV Ramanan in the year 1999. Made it till semi finals. Competed with the current generation popular singers like Karthik, Ranjith, who were participants then. Lost to Ranjith in the semifinal
- First Badaga to have participated in a TV Music reality show
- Have sung for 3 Tamil moves, 1 TV serial, Few Tamil Ayyappan & Christian devotional songs
- Had sung for 1 kannada movie. Don't remember the name of the move. But, move was released.
- Majority of my work in Badugu. Sung for about 25-30 Albums in Badugu
- Nethiyabarey, Ohmamma, Ha Akka, Jenuna Mey, Hennuna Manasu, Onhduga Savira Aagali, Andhuna Raaga, Jaali, Nalavatta, Kanney Hennu, Gava Soga, Ennaa Usarey, Madimaney are some of the popular albums
- Have had the opportunity to work with many playback singers like, Music directors Deva, Gangai Amaran, SPB, Mano, Malaysia, S Jananki, P Sushila, Chitra, Sujatha, Subha, Srinivas, UnniMenon as a track singer & co singer.
- Have sung for popular light music troops in Chennai like, Saadhaga Paravaigal, Sadhana, Friends Orchestra as a freelance singer
- Made my debut as a composer/programmer in the Album Kanney Hennu.
- Ennaa Usarey & Madimaney are albums of my own compositions as a composer