Sulfiq.L | |
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Birth name | Zulfiqre Likhayathulla |
Born | Alappuzha, Kerala |
Occupation(s) | Playback singer Director |
Sulfiq.L is a playback singer as well as a director. [1] [2] He has sung Tamil and Malayalam language songs for feature films and has also performed and directed many music videos. [3]
Sulfiq was noticed by film industry only after his Dubai based music videos [4] [5] [6] and was introduced as playback singer in the bi-lingual Sand City directed by actor Shankar. [7] Album 'Dubai Days', released on UAE National day, sung by Sulfiq was a YouTube success. [8] [9]
The title song 'Aakaasha Kuda' from Oru Mexican Aparatha (2017) has made Sulfiq a noticeable singer of Malayalam films. [10] [11] [12] He has also launched a YouTube channel called Sound Clef for talented singers waiting for opportunities. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Sulfiq, born in Alappuzha, Kerala is working as infrastructure & utility manager at Afcons LLC for road transport authority project, Dubai. [3]
No. | Year | Song | Film / Album | Music | |
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1 | 2012 | Habeebi | Music Video | Ashraf Manjeri | [4] |
2 | 2012 | Marhaban | Music Video | Retheesh Roy | [5] |
3 | 2013 | Freedom Era | Music Video | Retheesh Roy | [19] |
4 | 2015 | Njan Oru Minnal Kodi | Sand City | Rinil Gowtham | |
5 | 2015 | Theechoodi Theechoodi | Sand City | Rinil Gowtham | |
6 | 2015 | Theeyaga Theeyaga | Manal Naharam | Rinil Gowtham | |
7 | 2016 | Moovanthikkatte | Kanthari | Rinil Gowtham | |
8 | 2016 | Onnanam Kunninmel | Onnanam Kunninmel | Shyam Dharman | [20] |
9 | 2016 | Dubai Days | Music Video | Rinil Gowtham | [6] [21] |
10 | 2017 | Mazhavillu | Music Video | Rinil Gowtham | [22] |
11 | 2017 | Aakaasha Kuda | Oru Mexican Aparatha | Manikandan Iyyappan | |
12 | 2017 | Diamond for you | Music Video | Nikhil R Nair | [23] |
13 | 2018 | Diamond for you-2 | Music Video | Retheesh Roy | [24] [25] |
14 | 2019 | Kunjade Ninte Manassil... | Ittymaani: Made in China | 4 Musics | |
15 | 2022 | Love Parenda... | Onnu | Noufal Nazar | |
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