Suresh Wadkar

Suresh Wadkar (born 1954) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.

Though groomed for Indian classical music, he entered the Sur-Singar competition in 1976. Wadkar won the competition which was judged by composers from the Indian film industry including Jaidev. Jaidev later offered him the song "Seene Mein Jalan" in the film Gaman (released in 1978). He also performed in the film Paheli (released 1977).

At the time, Lata Mangeshkar was so impressed with his voice that she strongly recommended him to film personalities including Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Khayyam and Kalyanji-Anandji. Laxmikant-Pyarelal, impressed with his voice, soon recorded a duet with Lata "Chal Chameli Bagh Mein" for Krodhi (released in 1981). Soon after, he was given the opportunity to perform for songs in Hum Paanch, Pyaasa Sawan ("Megha re Megha Re") and above all, his turning point in films - Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog (released in 1982).

Wadkar also produced the film Tanman.com. He was a judge on the Indian TV singing show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs International and at the 2005 Sanjeet Awards. Suresh Wadkar has for the first time sung a song in the upcoming Tamil film Kanden Kadhalai. This film is an adaptation of the Hindi Blockbuster Jab We Met. The song is a ghazal type song called "Naan Mozhi Arindhaen".

suresh has sung for all the top most music directors of 70's till now namely LAXMIKANT PYARELAL, KALYANJI ANADJI, JATIN LALIT, A.R.REHMAN, KHAYYAM, JAIDEV, R.D.BURMAN, SHIV HARI, RAM LAXMAN, USHA KHANNA and so on.....


SOME OF THE HIT FILMS ARE: premrog, parinda, maachis, satya, kaminey, rangeela, lamhe, lekin, heena,chandni, raam teri ganga meli, masoom etc...

Awards:
In 1976, Wadkar won the Madan Mohan Best Male Singer Award at the Sur-Singar competition. He also won the 2007 Maharashtra Pride Award which is given by the government of Maharashtra to citizens of note. He is also a recipient of the Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar instituted by Madhya Pradesh government.