Dinesh Kanagaratnam is a Sri Lankan rapper, singer and music producer. He is known for his outstanding work in the Tamil music industry. He has worked with popular music artists such as AR Rahman, Santhosh Narayanan, Anirudh Ravichander, Harris Jayaraj and others. In 2022, he participated as a contestant in the Tamil version of the sixth season of the reality show “Bigg Boss”.
Wiki/Biography
Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam was born on Sunday, August 30, 1981 in Badulla, Sri Lanka (age 41 years 2022). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He is pursuing a degree in Information Technology (IT) from a college in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. He has worked as a web application developer for several IT companies. Later, he taught information technology courses in Sri Lanka. While working in the IT industry, he became interested in music and started working part-time with local musicians.
Childhood photos of Dinesh Kanagaratnam
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He comes from a Tamil Muslim family in Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Kanagaratnam Sinnasamy and mother’s name is Buwaneshwary Kanagaratnam. He has a sister named Dharshi Shatrugan Ram.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam and his parents
Dharshi Shatrugan Ram and her husband
wife and children
In 2009, Dinesh Kanagaratnam married Jasmin. The couple has a son named Abyan. Later, the couple divorced.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam with wife Jasmin and son Abyaan
Relationships/Affairs
During the interview, he revealed that he started dating Deba a year after divorcing Jasmine.
Profession
rapper
In 2004, Dinesh made his debut as a rapper with Sri Lankan music artists Bathiya and Santhush; he made his debut with the song “Naan Sonnal”. In 2008, he collaborated with Indian musician Vijay Antony on the song “Aathichudi” from the 2009 Tamil film “TN 07 AL 4777”. His breakthrough song was “Magudi Magudi” from the 2012 Tamil film “Kadal”, in which he collaborated with renowned music artist AR Rahman for the first time. After the song went viral, his Instagram and Facebook accounts got verified. In 2014, he sang the song “Oh Namba” from the hit movie “Lingaa” starring Rajinikanth. In 2016, he lent his voice to several songs including “Showkali”, “Thalli Pogadhey”, “Vellipomaakey” and others. He sang the song “Rockstar Robber” from the 2019 Tamil film “Sindubaadh”. He launched his own record label, Rap Machines, with rapper Sri Rascol. Some of the songs released under his label include “Roar” (2021), “Patchai” (2021), “Rider Fighter” (2022), “Thuppuran” (2022), “Lityananda” (2022) wait.
Poster of 2022 song “Lityananda”
album
In 2005, he released his debut album Cross Culture, which contained songs in Tamil, Sinhala and English.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam on the cover of his 2007 debut album Cross Culture
In 2012, he released another album “Aaryan”; the album consists of 14 songs and includes collaborations with artists such as Benny Dayal, Jacki B, Rabbit Mac, Archana Selathurai and many more.
2012 album “Aaryan” cover
Awards
- Won 3 awards for Best Sri Lankan Tamil Video at Derana Music Video Awards 2013
Dinesh Kanagaratnam wins 3 awards at Derana Music Video Awards 2013
- Won the 2014 VIMA Award for Best Dance Music for “Hollaback Muniamma”
Dinesh Kanagaratnam receives award at Vima Awards 2014
- ‘Mattakuliya Killa’ Nominated for Best Hip-Hop Song at VIMA Awards 2014
Facts/Trivia
- Dinesh Kanagaratnam’s stage name is ADK, which is composed of the initials of his full name Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam.
- In an interview, when talking about his days working in an IT company and how he was influenced to become a rapper, he said,
When I was 23 years old, I was working in an IT company in Colombo and I met a musician named Shri. He was closely associated with a great Sri Lankan musician named Bathiya Jayakody. I had the opportunity to do some design work for their CD covers because I’m also a designer. Funnily enough, I was someone with zero musical knowledge, no training, and no background in the field. I spent about two years developing myself before I started my career as a singer. I used to just sing verses and verses to my friends’ rap songs, but I wasn’t very good at it. ”
- In an interview, he shared how Malaysian rappers rapping in Tamil influenced him to rap in Tamil, saying,
My friends and I often hang out at a bar in Colombo called Raja Saloon. There I heard Yogi B and Natchatra tunes for the first time. This was the first time I heard these Malaysian rappers rapping in proper Tamil and I was blown away. I immediately wanted to try it. My obstacle was that I didn’t know how to read or write Tamil at the time. But I persevered and started writing down what I was feeling and it grew from there. ”
- He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys cycling and aerobics.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam while riding his bike
- Dinesh is not a vegetarian and loves Sri Lankan food. He learned to cook from her mother.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam Cooking Fish
- In 2022, he appeared on the soundtrack of the Disney+ Hotstar TV miniseries Ms. Miracle. ‘
Dinesh Kanagaratnam appeared in the OST of the TV series “Ms.” Miracle’
- He revealed in a 2021 Instagram post that he quit smoking in 2020 after 22 years of smoking.
Dinesh Kanagaratnam smoking
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