landmark of Madras city, with great grandfather Dr. K. N. Kesari, an Ayurvedic physician and the promoter of the Telugu women's magazine Gruhalakshmi.

[citation needed] He earned a General Law and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations.

[citation needed] He worked as an executive in Parry's Confectionery Ltd. from 1987 to 1994, when he quit his job to become a professional singer.

[1] Later, under the tutelage of Savithri Sathyamurthy, a student of Dr. S Ramanathan herself, helped Unnikrishnan polish his craft and become the singer he is now regarded as.

[citation needed] In 2014, he received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Classical Music.

The album titles include Ayyan Malai Engal Malai, Om Nava Sakthi Jaya Jaya Sakthi, Sabarimalai Va Charanam Solli Va, Vindhaigal Purindhai Nee En Vazhvile, jeans, and Uchi Pillaiyare Charanam.

Uthara won the National award for playback singing for her debut song "Azhagu" in the movie "Saivam".