Krishan Maheson

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Krishan Maheson
கிரிசான் மகேசன்
Born (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
GenresTamil Hiphop
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Krishan Maheson (born 4 May 1983), known as Krishan, is a rap artist from Sri Lanka. Krishan specialises in rap music, and is one of the pioneering Tamil rap artists in the world. [1] Maheson helped start the Tamil rap scene in Sri Lanka, together with his brother, Gajan, and fellow MC Yauwanan. [1] Maheson migrated to Darwin, Australia in 2018. [2]

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History

Maheson was a founding member of Urban Sound with his brother, Gajan; together the duo released "Smooth Flow" in 1998. [3] The duo was influenced by local hip-hop groups such as Brown Boogie Nation and Rude Boy Republic. Being mentored by Brown Boogie Nation, the duo released several English rap singles and developed a following in Colombo. The duo split in early 2000, when Gajan left to join Bathiya and Santhush and Maheson joined Iraj Weeraratne. Maheson was later featured in many singles produced by Weeraratne, including "Ninda Noyena Hadawe", "Ran Ran Ran", "Koththu song" and "Mata Aloke Genadhewi". [3] Maheson left Sri Lanka to attend university in the United Kingdom in 2005, after he completed his solo debut album Asian Avenue. This was the first Sri Lankan album to be released by Universal Music India in 2006 and was followed by Bathiya and Santhush's CMB (Colombo) [ expand acronym ] to Mumbai in 2007.

Singles from Asian Avenue were widely accepted by the Tamils worldwide.[ citation needed ] Singles from the album include "J Town Story", "Raja Raja Sozha", "Kaadhal Kadidham", and "Ninaivugale".[ citation needed ] Krishan hosted performances at clubs and events in the UK promoting this album, which opened the door to a new era of Tamil rap music in Europe[ citation needed ]. Asian Avenue was produced by Yohan R.[ citation needed ]

Maheson's second album, Avadhaaram, [4] was panned by critics,[ who? ] who stated that the rapper had lost his touch. However, two singles from this album were worldwide hits. "Amudhame" was nominated as one of the most promising songs for 2008 by BBC Radio 1,[ citation needed ] and was placed on high rotation by British DJ Nihal. [4] "Amudhame" also won Maheson an award at the inaugural Independent Asian Music Awards (AVIMA) in 2009 as the best hip-hop solo act. "Oh Oh Endhan Darling" was a massive commercial success, and was played at stations and clubs worldwide.[ citation needed ] The song was included on Radio Express’s Dance Express compilation along with big names Jason Derulo, Pitbull and Rhianna.[ citation needed ] The song was also included in the Best of Hip Hop and RNB 2010 Vol. 3, an album of the best 100 tracks from the world.[ citation needed ]

Maheson set up his own digital label Connect Media and owns a studio in Colombo. He is rumored to be working on a third album, with a focus on his rapping and lyrical skills. The album boasts big names from the South Indian music scene.[ citation needed ] The album was scheduled to be released in December 2011. Krishan is also rumored to be working with prominent South Indian music director Vijay Antony on film projects. He has been featured on many Kollywood movie soundtracks including Naan, Yuvan Yuvadhi, Sattapadi Kuttram, Amba Saumdhra Ambani, Kabadadhaari, Who where why.

Maheson was also a member of the ILL Noize hip-hop crew with Iraj Weeraratne and released Sri Lanka's first ever Tri-lingual album in 2001 titled "Iraj." He was featured in hit singles "Ran Ran," "Ninda noyena hanadawe," and Sri Lanka's first ever Tamil rap song "J Town Story." Maheson later released his solo album and Sri Lanka's first ever Tamil hip-hop album "Asian Avenue" in 2005, under M Entertainments and Universal Music India. This was the first ever Sri Lankan Tamil album to be released in South India. The album consisted of many hits including "Tholaa," "Raja raja Sozhaa," "Kaadhal Kadidham" and "Ninaivugalae." The album helped for Maheson to spread his influence to the young Tamil diaspora markets in Europe and Canada in the mid-2000s.[ citation needed ]

He later returned to the music scene after a five-year absence with the album Avathaaram in 2010, however, the album was not promoted well. He later ventured into the South Indian movie market by working with prominent music directors Vijay Antony, D. Imman and Paul Jacob. Maheson was featured on the 2012 hit single "Makkayaala" from the Naan movie and also appeared in movies such as Amba Samuthra Ambani, Yuvan Yuvadhi, Sattapadi Kuttram, Om Obama and Naan.[ citation needed ]

Maheson was the recipient of the Best Rap Act at the local DMVA 2011, as well as the Best Hip-hop solo act at the AVIMA (Malaysia) in 2009.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Godfather of Tamil rap opens up". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Krishan Maheson".
  3. 1 2 Asian Avenue, The Sunday Leader, 2005-09-18
  4. 1 2 Godfather of Tamil rap opens up, Marisa De Silva, The Sunday Times Mirror, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2009-03-08


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