Male Playback Singers
| Name | Languages | Years active | Major awards |
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| Adnan Sami | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada | 1990 – present | Nigar Award |
| Akshaya Mohanty | Oriya, Bengali | 1957–2002 | Jayadeva Award |
| A. M. Rajah | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi | 1951–1975 | Madras Film Fans Association award for Best Music Director (1959) |
| Amal Antony.M | Malayalam, English, Tamil | 2008–present | National winner for light vocal in university youth festivals (2008) |
| Anuj Gurwara | Telugu, Hindi | 2009–present | Filmfare Award 2009, Maa TV CineMaa Award, Mirchi Music Award, BigFm Ugadi Music Award, Southscope Cinema Award, Alapana Music Award |
| Ali Zafar | Hindi, Urdu | 2003 – present | Lux Awards, Mtv Awards and many others |
| Anutosh Mazumdar | Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Chhattishgari, Telugu, Bangla | 2007–present | Chhattishgarh Idol (2007) |
| Amit Kumar | Bollywood and regional film playback in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya | 1965–present | Filmfare Best Male Playback for "Yaad Aa Rah Hai", Love Story (1981) |
| Afsal | Malayalam, Tamil | 2002–present | |
| Anupam Roy | Bengali | 2010–present | |
| Anwar | Hindi, Urdu | 1979–present | |
| A. P. Udayabhanu | Malayalam, Tamil | 1958–2008 | |
| Babul Supriyo | Hindi, Bengali | 1994–present | 2002: BFJA Awards: Best Male Playback |
| Bhupen Hazarika | Assamese, Hindi,Bengali,Oriya, English | 1942–2011 | Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Sangeet-Natak Academy Ratna, Assam Ratna |
| Bhupinder | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya | 1964–2000 | |
| Bhal Singh | Haryanvi | 1980–present | Four awards, including Most Popular Haryanvi Singer and Voice of Haryana |
| Babbu Maan | Hindi, Punjabi | 1998–present | |
| Biju Narayanan | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu | 1993–present | |
| C. H. Atma | Hindi, Urdu | ||
| Devan Ekambaram | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada | 1999–present | |
| Dhanush | Tamil, Telugu, Hindi | 2011–present | |
| Ghantasala
Full name – Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao |
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi | 1942–1974. Legendry singer of telugu cinema | Padmashri, AP State awards – best playback singer every year for nearly 3 decades of his entire career as playback singer. |
| G. Venugopal | Malayalam | 1986–present | Three Kerala State Awards, two Kerala Film Critics Award |
| Gurdas Maan | Punjabi, Hindi | 1983–present | |
| Gautam Keswani | Hindi, English | 2010–present | Has won the battle of the bands for three years in a row. He was judged the 9th-best singer in Mtv Rock on. |
| Hariharan | Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi | 1977–present | Padma Shri, two National Awards |
| Harish Moyal | Hindi | 2001–present | |
| Hemant Kumar | Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Oriya | 1937–1989 | Filmfare best singer (1954) |
| Himesh Reshammiya | Hindi, Tamil | 2000–present | Won best playback singer in Filmfare awards (2005), Zee Cine Awards (2005), IIFA Awards Dubai (2006) |
| Jagjit Singh | Hindi, Urdu | 1981–2011 | Padma Bhushan |
| Jassie Gift | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu | 2004–present | |
| Jayachandran | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu | 1967–present | One National Award, four Kerala State Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Award |
| Jolly Abraham | Tamil, Malayalam | ||
| Kailash Kher | Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu | 2003–present | |
| Kamukara Purushothaman | Malayalam | 1957–1995 | |
| Karthik | Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada | 2002–present | Three Filmfare South Awards |
| Kishore Kumar | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya and other languages | 1946–1987 | Eight Filmfare Awards, seven Bengali Film Journalists Awards |
| K. J. Yesudas | Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tulu, English, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Malay, Sanskrit, Latin | 1960–present |
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| Kozhikode Abdul Kader | Malayalam | 1951–1973 | |
| K. P. Brahmanandan | Malayalam | 1969–2004 | All-India Radio Award |
| Kishore Babu (KB) | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam | 1996–present | Two Star Screen Awards |
| Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK)/(Kay Kay) | Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, English etc. | 1996–present | Two Screen Awards (one for his non-film album Pal), seven Filmfare Award nominations, four IIFA Award nominations, two ZeeCine Award nominations |
| K. L. Saigal | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali | 1932–1947 | |
| Kumar Sanu | Hindi, Angika, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Oriya, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu | 1984–present | Padma Shri, five Filmfare Awards, one IIFA Award |
| Kunal Ganjawala | Hindi, Kannada, Marathi | 2002–present | Zee Cine Award |
| Lucky Ali | Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Urdu | 1999–present | Filmfare Award |
| M. G. Sreekumar | Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi | 1984–present | Two National Awards, three Kerala State Awards |
| Madhu Balakrishnan | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu | 1999–present | Kerala State Film Award, Tamil Nadu State Film Award, Kalaimamani |
| Mahendra Kapoor | Hindi, Panjabi, Oriya, Urdu | 1956–2008 | Three Filmfare Awards, one National Award |
| Malay Sana | Hindi, Bengali, English | 1997–Present | School Award |
| Malaysia Vasudevan | Tamil, Telugu | 1960–2011 | Kalaimamani Award |
| Manna Dey | Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, Urdu, Marathi | 1951–2007 | Two National Awards, Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2009) |
| Mano | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada | 1987–present | Several state awards. He is very good at classical singing and is very versatile can sing songs of all types including Western style songs. |
| Marcose K.G | Malayalam, Tamil | ||
| Master Saleem | Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada | 1990–present | |
| Mel Mahal | Hindi, Punjabi | 2007–present | |
| Mohammed Rafi | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Telugu, Sindhi, Assamese, Kannada, Tamil | 1944–1980 | Padma Shri, National Award, six Filmfare Awards, awarded Singer of the Millennium by Stardust Magazine, three Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards |
| Mohamed Rizwan | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada,Malay | 2002–present | 3 Oscar Award,36 National Film Award, 20 Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Filmfare South Award |
| Mohammed Aziz | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Telegu, Bengali, Kannada, Oriya | 1985–present | |
| Mukesh | Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese | 1940–1976 | National Award, four Filmfare Awards |
| Manapragada Narasimha Murthy | Telugu, Hindi, English, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Oriya, Urdu | 1941–1999 |
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| Mynampati Sreeram Chandra | Telugu | 2005–present | Indian Idol 5 winner |
| Mohit Chauhan | Hindi, English, and Pahadi,Bengali | 2002–present | Filmfare Award for song "Masakali" from the movie Delhi-6; Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards for song "Yeh Dooriyan" from the movie Love Aaj Kal; second annual Airtel Mirchi Music Awards for song "Masakali" from Delhi-6; National Award |
| Naresh Iyer | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada | 2002–present | National Film Award, Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Filmfare South Award |
| Nasir sadam | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada,Malay | 2002–present | 3 Oscar Award,36 National Film Award, 20 Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Filmfare South Award |
| Nitin Mukesh | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali | 1970–2004 | |
| Neeraj Shridhar | Hindi, Bengali, Oriya | 1985–present | Filmfare Award |
| P. B. Sreenivas | Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam | 1953–present | |
| Pankaj Mullick | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali | Padma Shri, Dadasaheb Phalke Award | |
| Pankaj Udhas | Hindi, Urdu | 1980–present | Padma Shri, Kalakar Award, MTV Immies Award, Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Award, Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Award, K L Saigal Award, Special Achievement Award, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Radio Lotus Award |
| Pardeep Kumar | Hindi, Urdu | ||
| Pradip Somasundaran | Malayalam, Telugu | 1993–present | Winner of "Lata Mangeshkar Award" in "Meri Awaz Suno" (1996), the first Televised Music Reality Show in India along with "Sunidhi Chauhan", MTVA Award (1998) |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Hindi | 2004–present | Filmfare Award |
| Rajkumar | Kannada | 1965–2000 | National Award, Padma Bhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Karnataka Ratna; Honorary Doctorate from Mysore University |
| Remo Fernandes | Konkani, Hindi, English, Kannada, Telugu | ||
| Roop Kumar Rathod | Hindi | 1992–present | |
| Rupam Islam | Bengali-Hindi | 2007–present | National Award |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tulu, Gondi | 1966–present |
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| S. P. B. Charan | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi | 1998–present | |
| Saandip | Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil | 2000–present | |
| Shaan | Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Marathi | 1989–present | Two Filmfare Awards, one Zee Cine Award, MTV Asia Music Award |
| Shabbir Kumar | Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assami, Rajasthani | 1980–present | |
| Shailender Singh | Hindi, Urdu | 1975–1997 | |
| Shankar Mahadevan | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi | 1998–present | National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, State Awards, Swaralaya Yesudas Award |
| Suntosh | Hindi,Urdu,Marathi,Awadhi,Bhojpuri,Bengali,Punjabi | 2009 – present | |
| Suraj Jagan | Hindi,Telugu | 2007–present | Max Stardust Award |
| Shashi Preetham | Telugu, Hindi, English, Bengali | 1995–present | |
| Sonu Nigam | Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu, Oriya, Tamil, Marathi | 1990–present | National Award, two Filmfare Awards, three IIFA Awards, four Zee Cine Awards |
| Sriram Parthasarathy | Tamil, Telugu | 2001–present | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback (2005): "Suttum Vizhi Choodare" from Ghajini |
| Sukhwinder Singh | Hindi, Telugu, Marathi and Punjabi | 1986–present | Filmfare Award |
| Suresh Wadkar | Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Urdu | 1978–present | |
| Talat Mahmood | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali | 1945–1997 | Padma Bhushan |
| T. M. Soundararajan | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam,Hindi | 1946–present | Padma Sri, Kalaimamani, 19 times State Award winner, 20-time Pesum Padam Award winner, Isaikadal Award, Padakar Thilagam Award, South Indian Kural Arasar Award, EzhilIsai Mannan award,11 times National Award nominated. Periyor RamaSwami Naykar recognition award, M K T Bhagavathar Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Udit Narayan | Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Angika,Telugu, Tamil, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Oriya, Malayalam | 1981–present | Padma Shri, three National Awards, five Filmfare Awards, two Star Screen Awards, one IIFA Award, one Zee Cine Award |
| Unni Menon | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu | 1981–present | |
| Unnikrishnan | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada | 1995–present | Two National Awards |
| Vijay Yesudas | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi | 2000–present | Kerala State Award |
| Vijay Prakash | Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil | 2004–present | Star Vijay Best Singer Award for "Naan Kadavul" |
| Dr.Vincent Therraisnathan | English, Tamil, Kannada | 2004–present | |
| Vineeth Sreenivasan | Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada | 2002–present | |
| Vikash sameer | Hindi, Bhojpuri | 2008–present | |
| Zubeen Garg | Assamese, Hindi, English, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Oriya, Nepali, Marathi, Manipuri, Urdu and other tribal languages like Mishing, Karbi, Tiwa, Deuri, Rabha | 1991–present | National Award,Bengali Film Journalists Award,Max Stardust Awards,GIFA Award |
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