Naresh Iyer

Naresh Iyer is an Indian playback singer. His rendition of 'Roobaroo' from the movie Rang De Basanti topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006. Iyer is fluent in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Marathi & has won a National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Naresh was spotted by composer A. R. Rahman in a reality talent show, Channel V's Super Singer. Though he did not win the show, Iyer was later contacted by A. R. Rahman and made his debut with the song 'Mayilirage' from Anbe Aaruyire. He has also sung for other composers in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam. Iyer is also the vocalist of a Mumbai based fusion band called Dhvani. He also won the R.D. Burman Award as the best male upcoming singer. The same year he also won the National Award for Best Playback Singer(Male) for his rendition of 'Rubaroo' from the movie 'Rang De Basanti'.