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{{short description|Indian folk singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| birth_date ={{birth_date and age|1977|4|26|df=y}}<ref>tamil wikipedia}}</ref>
| image=
| caption=
| background = solo_singer
| genre = Tamil Folk, Fusion, Playback
| associated_acts = La Pongal, AnthonyIn Party
| birth_place = [[Reddipalayam]], {{small|([[Thanjavur district]], Tamil Nadu)}}
| occupation = Singer, Lyricist, Song-writer, Actor, Performer, Folk artiste
}}

'''Anthony Dasan''' is an Indian folk singer, who is currently working in the Tamil film industry. He is known for contributing a powerful voice to fusions of Tamil-folk, country, jazz, electronica and rock styles. Before this phase of [[playback singing]], "Antony Dasan" worked as a travelling festival folk singer artist, collaborating with players of [[Nadaswaram]], [[Thavil]] and [[Thappu]], dancers and acrobats among others. He has performed with influential movie industry veterans such as [[Usha Uthup]].

Apart from his musical performances, he has also made cameo appearances in Tamil films, particularly in songs sung by himself, notable of which is a cameo as a gangster in the [[Karthik Subbaraj]] directorial, [[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|''Jigarthanda'']]. Earlier he also featured in ''[[The Dewarists]]'',<ref name="dewarist">{{cite web | url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/11/12/watch-the-dewarists-s02e03-today/ | title=Watch: The Dewarists S02E03 – Today | publisher=nh7.in | date=12 November 2012 | access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> a musical television series in India, which is partly a music documentary and partly a travelogue.

== Biography ==

Originally from Reddypalayam, a small town in Tanjore,<ref name="kumuli-intro">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiearth.com/ViewTrack.aspx?TrackID=5833437f-e510-4cf5-9051-62022bf16937 | title=Anthony Daasan - Kumuli | date=14 January 2013 | access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> he has a traditional musician-family background without formal training except daily practice supporting his family with his singing, following processions since he was a child. His father was a disabled [[Nadaswaram]] musician. Daasan, developed a style able to meet the volume of the famously-loud Nadaswaram horn. Being a Christian, Anthony had early experience with village church singing. During 2013, is style of band-leading, singing, lyrics, composition, dance, acrobatics and [[urumi (drum)|urumee]] playing came together, reflecting an entire life lived as an entertainer.

He also performed in Airtel Supersinger in Vijay tv but he was eliminated only to be called by Anirudh for a song in his upcoming movie with VJS

Fresh talents playing with Daasan have included [[Santhosh Narayanan]], [[Sean Roldan]], [[Vishal Chandrasekar]], Anirudh [[Hiphop Tamizha]], and [[Siddharth Vipin]].

== Bands ==
Anthony Travels & Performs with his Band - "Anthonyin party", an electronic folk-fusion band.<ref name="kumuli-intro"/> He was also associated with [[La Pongal]], another folk-fusion band, organized by [[Darbuka Siva]], which also had yet another notable singer/musician [[Pradeep (Singer)|Pradeep]]. The band gained popularity among festival circuits.<ref name="mad-fest">{{cite web | url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/chennai-band-la-pongal-is-a-hit-at-m-a-d-fest/ | title=Chennai Band La Pongal Is A Hit At M.A.D. Fest | publisher=Rolling Stone India | date=17 May 2012 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Suhasini, Lalitha}}</ref><ref name="fireflies">{{cite web | url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/02/17/gig-preview-fireflies-festival-2012/ | title=Gig Preview: Fireflies Festival 2012 | publisher=nh7.in | date=17 February 2012 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Ravi, S Arjun}}</ref><ref name="storm-fest">{{cite web | url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/11/30/storm-festival-2013-partial-lineup-anounced/ | title=Storm Festival 2013 Partial Lineup Announced | publisher=nh7.in | date=30 November 2012 | access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Eventually Anthony Daasan, along with the band, performed "Vandiyila Nellu Varum", one of their most popular compositions, in [[MTV]] [[Coke Studio India]] 2012, alongside veteran singer [[Usha Uthup]].<ref name="coke-studio">{{cite web | url=http://www.cokestudioindia.com/season2/la-pongal.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=La%20Pongal | title=La Pongal - Coke Studio India | access-date=22 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222213427/http://www.cokestudioindia.com/season2/la-pongal.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=La%20Pongal | archive-date=22 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Anthony Daasan performed “Musical Nights” for [https://njtamilperavai.org/events/fall2020/ New Jersey Tamil Peravai - Fall Festival 2020] which was streamed live in YouTube on November 20, 2020.

== Awards ==
In September 2014, Anthony was presented with the "Hope of Tamil Cinema Award," including recognition as "symbol of folk". The award ceremony was filmed at [[Pradharshini]] 2014 South-India cultural festival. He won the SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer in Tamil at the [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]].

== Discography ==

===Film songs===
{| class= "wikitable"
|-
! Year!! Song!! Film!! Co-singers!! Music Director!! Label !! Notes
|-
| 2007|| Dindukallu Dindukallu|| ''[[Dindigul Sarathy]]'' || Grace, [[Chinnaponnu]] ||[[Dhina]]|| Sun Audio ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 ||"Kaasu Panam" || ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' || [[Gaana Bala]] || [[Santhosh Narayanan]] || [[Think Music India|Think Music]] || Cameo
|-
|"Dayyaare Dayyaare" || ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' || Pawan, Natraj, Pazhaniyammal || [[D. Imman]] || Think Music ||
|-
| "Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam" || ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' || [[Sivakarthikeyan]] || D. Imman || [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] || Cameo
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2014 || "Kalyanamaam Kalyanam" || ''[[Cuckoo (2014 film)|Cuckoo]]'' || || Santhosh Narayanan || [[Think Music India|Think Music]] ||
|-
| "Raasa Magarasa (Duet Version)" || ''[[Mundasupatti]]'' || Rita, [[Sean Roldan]] || [[Sean Roldan]] || Think Music ||
|-
| "Killadi Oruthan" || ''[[Mundasupatti]]'' || || [[Sean Roldan]] || Think Music ||
|-
| "Bodhayil Pathal Marum" || ''[[Sarabham]]'' || Britto Michael || [[Britto Michael]] || Think Music ||
|-
| "Kannamma" || ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]] || Santhosh Narayanan || Think Music ||
|-
| "Pandii Naattu Kodi" || ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || || Santhosh Narayanan || Think Music || Lyricist, Cameo
|-
| "Takku Takku" || ''[[Sigaram Thodu]]'' || [[Varun Parandhaman]] || D. Imman || Sony Music ||
|-
| "Oru Rosa" || ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' || Pooja AV || D. Imman || Sony Music ||
|-
| "Soda Bottle" || ''[[Poojai]]'' || [[Yazin Nizar]], [[Sathyan (singer)|Sathyan]] || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] || [[Vishal Film Factory|V Music]] ||
|-
| "Friendship" || ''[[Kappal]]'' || || [[Natarajan Sankaran]] || I Studios Entertainment ||
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2015 || "Yaar Enna Sonnaalum" || ''[[Aambala]]'' || Kutle Khan, [[Varun Parandhaman]] || [[Hiphop Tamizha]] || V Music ||
|-
| "Kattikida" || ''[[Kaaki Sattai]]'' || Manasi, Durga, Anita || [[Anirudh Ravichander]] || [[Wunderbar Films|Wunderbar Studios]] || Lyricist
|-
| "Arakki" || ''[[Romeo Juliet (2015 film)|Romeo Juliet]]'' || || D. Imman || Madras Enterprises ||
|-
| "Naane Thaan Raja" || ''[[Indru Netru Naalai]]'' || || Hiphop Tamizha || Think Music ||
|-
| "Nallavana Kettavana" || ''[[Savaale Samaali]]'' || [[L.R.Eswari]] || [[S. Thaman]] || K Productions, D Focus ||
|-
| "Kaakaponnu" || ''[[Yatchan]]'' || [[Priyadarshini (singer)|Priyadarshini]], Yuvan Shankar Raja || Yuvan Shankar Raja || [[Zee Music Company]] ||
|-
| "Dakalti" || ''[[Trisha Illana Nayanthara]]'' || [[Andrea Jeremiah]], Gaana Bala || [[G.V. Prakash Kumar]] || Sony Music ||
|-
| "Baby Baby" || ''[[Urumeen]]'' || || [[Achu Rajamani]] || ||
|-
| "Kenathakaanum Kenathakaanum" || ''[[144 (film)|144]]'' || Malavika Sundar || Sean Roldan || ||
|-
| "Kaasu Kadacha Loose Pudikkum" || ''[[144 (film)|144]]'' || Gowrishankar, Susha || Sean Roldan || ||
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2016 || "Vaiyambatti" || ''[[Idam Porul Yaeval]]'' || Priyadarshini || Yuvan Shankar Raja || Sony Music ||
|-
| "Muthalae" || ''[[Aagam (film)|Aagam]]'' || Sendhil Dass || [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]] || ||
|-
| "Gabrielinte Darshana" ||''[[Guppy (film)|Guppy]]''|| || [[Vishnu Vijay]] || ||
|-
| "Maangalyamae" || ''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]'' || Richard, Dr. Narayanan || [[Justin Prabhakaran]] || Sony Music ||
|-
| "Domeru Lordu" || ''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'' || Kavitha Thomas || Vishal Chandrasekar || Etaki Entertainment ||
|-
| "Kuchi Mittai" || ''[[Aranmanai 2]]'' || || [[Hiphop Tamizha]] ||[[Think Music India|Think Music]] ||
|-
| "Erangi Vandhu" || ''[[Kathakali (film)|Kathakali]]'' || Hiphop Tamizha Adhi || [[Hiphop Tamizha]] || [[Vishal Film Factory|V Music]] ||
|-
| "Maane Maane" || ''[[Uriyadi]]'' || Masala Coffee || [[Sooraj Santhosh|Masala coffee]] || [[Sony Music India|Sony Music South]] ||
|-
| "Vandiyile Nellu Varum" || ''[[Kidaari]]'' || Sanjana Divaker Kalmanje || [[Darbuka Siva]] || [[Think Music India|Think Music]] ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2017 || "Theeratha Vilayattu Pillai" || ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' || Hiphop Tamizha, Padmalatha, Georgina Mathew || [[Hiphop Tamizha]] || [[AGS Entertainment]] ||
|-
| "Aana Porunthavan" || ''[[Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha]]'' || Krishnaraj || [[N. R. Raghunanthan]] || ||
|-
| "Paapam Pilladevaro" || ''[[London Babulu]]'' || || [[K (Indian composer)|K]] || ||
|-
| "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" || ''[[Hara Hara Mahadevaki]]'' || Prathi Balasubramanian, Sharmila || [[Balamurali Balu]] || [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] ||
|-
| "Veesum Kaathodadhaan" || ''[[Power Paandi]]'' || [[Sean Roldan]] || [[Sean Roldan]] || Wunderbar Studios ||
|-
| "Thangachi Song" || ''[[Meyaadha Maan]]'' || || [[Santhosh Narayanan]] ||Think Music ||
|-
|"Enthanu Mone"
|''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]''
|
|[[Arun Muraleedharan]]
[[Dawn Vincent]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2018 || "Sodakku Mela" || ''[[Thaana Serndha Kootam]]'' || || [[Anirudh Ravichander]] || [[Sony Music India|Sony Music South]] ||
|-
| "Tagaru Banthu Tagaru"|| ''[[Tagaru]]'' || Aniruddha Sastry, Nikhil Partha || [[Charan Raj (composer)|Charan Raj]] || PRK Audio || Debut in [[Kannada]]
|-
|Vellakara Velayi
|''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]''
|
|D. Imman
|Sony Music South
|
|-
|Oru Theeppettikkum Venda
|''[[Theevandi]]''
|
|[[Kailas Menon]]
|Kailas Menon Productions
|
|-
|"Ayogya Title Track" || ''[[Ayogya (2018 film)|Ayogya]]'' || || [[Arjun Janya]] || [[Anand Audio]] ||Kannada film
|-
|"Aaha Kalyanam" || ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' || || [[Anirudh Ravichander]] || [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] ||
|-
|"Engum Pugazh Thuvanga" || ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' || Kallur Mariappan || [[Santhosh Narayanan]] || [[Think Music India|Think Music]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019||"Natasaarvabhowma Title Song" || ''[[Natasaarvabhowma]]'' || [[Sanjith Hegde]], [[Jithin Raj]] || [[D. Imman]] || [[Lahari Music]] ||
|-
|"Ding dong Title Song" || ''[[Sarvam Thaala Mayam]]'' || Bamba Bhakayaraj || [[A. R. Rahman]] || Sony Music ||
|-
|"Putukku Zara Zara"||''[[Brochevarevarura]]''|| [[Vivek Sagar]] || [[Aditya Music]] || ||
|-
|"Njan Jackson Alleda"||''[[Ambili (film)|Ambili]]''|| [[Vishnu Vijay]] || E4 Entertainment|| ||
|-
|"Usaru Bathiri"||''[[50/50 (2019 film)|50/50]]''|| [[Dharan Kumar]] || Trend Music|| ||
|-
|"Njaan Thedum"||''[[Driving License (2019 film)|Driving License]]''|| || Yakzan Gary Pereira & Neha S Nair|| ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2020 ||"Yeddelo Bharatiya" || ''[[Gentleman (2020 film)|Gentleman]]''|| || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || [[Anand Audio]] ||Kannada film
|-
|"Suri Anna"||''[[Salaga (film)|Salaga]]''|| || [[Charan Raj]] || ||Kannada film
|-
|"Kelappu Kelappu", "Yereduthu Paakama" ||''[[MGR Magan]]'' ||Pooja Vaidyanath|| himself||Sony Music||
|-
|"Andarathil Thongudhaiya"||''[[Kanni Maadam]]''|| Hari Sai || || ||
|-
|"Hudugi Beka"
|''Kalave Mosagara''
|
|Lokesh. K
|[[Lahari Music]]
|Kannada film
|-
| rowspan="8" |2021||"Moolimani Muddesha" || ''[[Inspector Vikram (2021 film)|Inspector Vikram]]'' || ||[[Anoop Seelin]] ||Anand Audio ||Kannada film
|-
|"Muttaikulla" || ''[[C/o Kaadhal]]'' || Praniti (Additional) || Sweekar Agasthi || [[Aditya Music]] ||
|-
|"Yenne Hoddu Naanu" || ''Temper'' || || R. Hari Babu || Anand Audio || Kannada film
|-
|"Nee Premaney"
|''[[Ardha Shathabdham]]''
|
|Nawfal Raja AIS
|[[Aditya Music]]
|Telugu film
|-
|"Nodu Nodu Yogi Bossu"
|''Lanke''
|
|Karthik Sharma
|Anand Audio
|Kannada film
|-
|"Devi Kalyana Vaibogame"
|[[Vivaha Bhojanambu (2021 film)|''Vivaha Bhojanambu'']]
|[[Chinmayi]]
|AniVee
|[[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
|Telugu film
|-
|"Nesamae"
|''[[Sivakumarin Sabadham]]''
|Sudharshan Ashok
|[[Hiphop Tamizha]]
|[[Think Music India|Think Music]]
|
|-
|"Pogum Vazhigal"
|''[[Kuthiraivaal]]''
|
|[[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
|Yaazhi Culture
|
|-
| rowspan="3” |2022
|"Dippam Dappam"
|''[[Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal]]''
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]]
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]]
|[[Sony Music]]
|
|-
|"Mazza Mazza"
|''First Day First Show''
|
|[[Radhan]]
|[[Aditya Music]]
|Telugu film
|
|-
|”Whistle Song”
|''[[The Warriorr]]''
|[[Srinisha Jayaseelan]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|[[Aditya Music]]
|Telugu-Tamil Bilingual film
|}

===Albums===
{| class= "wikitable"
|-
! Year!! Song!! Album!! Co-singers!! Music Director !! Notes
|-
|2019||Tamizhi|| ''[[Tamizhi (web series)|Tamizhi]]'' || Hiphop Tamizha ||[[Hiphop Tamizha]]|| web series
|}

===Composer===
{| class= "wikitable"
|-
! Year!!Film !! Notes
|-
|2016||''[[Aviyal (2016 film)|Aviyal]]''||
|-
|2021||''[[MGR Magan]]''||
|-
|}

== Filmography ==
*''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' (2013) as singer in song "Kaasu Panam"
*''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014) as Vettu Kumar
*''[[Tagaru]]'' (2018) (Kannada) as singer in song "Tagaru Banthu Tagaru"
*''[[Jackpot (2019 film)|Jackpot]]'' (2019) as Pannaiyar

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm5654096}}

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