Vijay to Sid Sriram: Five Kollywood singers who delivered chartbuster songs

Music has always been a vital part of any film. While in some films, music lends to the plot, some films have only worked because of their music album. The songs have literally made some films run successfully at the box office as their plots were not very strong. Tamil cinema has been witness to this phenomenon just like any other regional cinema and has produced some evergreen songs. And while the music composers and lyricists tend to get most of the credit, it is the singers who act as channels to make the songs reach the audience. From Vijay to Sid Sriram, here are five Kollywood singers who delivered chartbuster songs that will remain etched in the memories of fans.

Popular actor Vijay has a large fan following, and he has grown as a top star in the industry. From time to time, we have witnessed Vijay crooning songs for his films, and he has sung more than 30 songs in Tamil. Whenever a song sung by Vijay is released, it tends to go viral on musical platforms, and breaks records on the internet. Vijay's recent song 'Kutti Story' from his upcoming film 'Master' was released, and it received a similar huge response from the audience.

Dhanush is another multi-talented star in the Tamil film industry. Apart from acting, he is also a singer, lyricist and director. Dhanush has sung more than 25 songs in Tamil, and many of them are popular among fans. The ‘Why This Kolaveri Di’ song sung by Dhanush went viral worldwide, grabbing the attention of the world audience. His last released song in Tamil was ‘Rowdy Baby’ from the 2018 film 'Maari 2' and it still continues to storm the internet.

Sean Roldan's magical voice is favorite for many, and his songs are truly blissful. Sean Roldan started his career as a composer with the film 'Vaayai Moodi Pesavum', and he also marked his debut as a singer in the film. Sean Roldan has also sung songs for other music composers and he has more than 30 songs to his credit for lending his voice to them. Sean's songs ‘Paarthen’ from 'Pa Paandi', ‘Yembuttu Irukkuthu Aasai’ from 'Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen', ‘Edhuvarayo’ from 'Kolamavu Kokila', and ‘Vellatu Kannazhagi’ from 'Mehandi Circus' are proof Sean is just brilliant.

Yuvan Shankar Raja made his debut as a composer from the 1997 film 'Aravindhan', but before registering himself as a composer, he debuted as a singer in the film 'Thendral Sudum' with his father Ilayaraja's music. Yuvan Shankar Raja has been in the cinema industry for more than 30 years, and he has sung songs in almost all types of moods. The composer's voice has a unique quality that attracts fans, and his sad songs are unmatched.

Sid Sriram started his career as a singer under AR Rahman's composition in the 2013 film 'Kadal', which was directed by Maniratnam. Since then, Sid Sriram has been entertaining the audience with his magical voice in more and more songs. His style of singing has attracted many, and fans find songs sung by Sid Sriram very relatable. Nowadays, almost every movie has at least one song sung by Sid Sriram and that says something about his talent and popularity.