Draft:R P Shravan

R. P. Shravan
R. P. Shravan
Birth name	Raghavan Pratap Shravan
Born	December 15, 1995 (age 29); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Carnatic vocalist, playback singer
Years active	2009–present

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Comment: Draft contains no references: it must meet the criteria at WP:MUSICBIO. Cabrils (talk) 07:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Raghavan Pratap "R. P." Shravan (born 15 December 1995) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist and playback singer. He gained prominence as the runner-up of *Star Vijay*’s *Airtel Super Singer Junior* Season 2 (2009) and later reached the Top 7 in *Indian Idol* Season 9 (2017).

Early life and education

Shravan was born into a Tamil family in Chennai, where he began learning Carnatic music under Padma Chandilyan and later advanced under Delhi P. Sunder Rajan. He studied at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, scored 482/500 in his 12th CBSE exams, and graduated with a B.Com from Loyola College.

Career

Super Singer Junior (2009–2010)

At 13, Shravan auditioned for *Super Singer Junior 2*, where he became runner-up. He won titles like “Star of the Series” and “Most Outstanding Performer.” He was widely praised for Malayalam and Tamil classical song renditions. He also appeared in spin-off shows like *Super Singer T20* and *Kedi Boys Killed Girls* :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.

Indian Idol (2017)

He competed in *Indian Idol* Season 9, reaching the Top 7, and earned standing ovations from judges Sonu Nigam and Anu Malik :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.

Playback singing and Carnatic concerts

Shravan debuted in playback singing with the Kannada film *Mythri* (2015), music by Ilaiyaraaja :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}. He has performed internationally (Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore, etc.) and in front of dignitaries including Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Ugadi celebrations in 2023 :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.

Shantha Paati Samayal

In 2019, he launched "Shantha Paati Samayal," a YouTube channel with his grandmother Shantha, blending South Indian cooking with Carnatic ragas. The channel surpassed 100,000 subscribers and received a YouTube Silver Play Button :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.

Awards and recognition

Best Vocalist – Madras Music Academy (Spirit of Youth)
Yuva Kala Bharathi – Bharat Kalachar
CCRT and Ministry of Culture scholarships since age 10 :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
Additional honors include MS Subbulakshmi Fellowship, Sangeetha Kala Jyothi (Toronto), etc. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

References

External links

Instagram – @rp_shravan :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
YouTube channel :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Carnatic vocalists Category:Indian playback singers Category:People from Chennai