Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Mumbai, Iyer is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Marathi. Although his actual hometown was rumoured to be in Vadalur, Neyveli. Naresh Iyer has rendered 2000 film songs in several Indian languages and has several to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the Filmfare award in the R.D. Burman Musical Talent category.
Naresh is also the vocalist of a Mumbai based fusion band called Dhvani.
He also won the R.D. Burman Award as the best male upcoming singer.
The same year he also won the National Award for Best Playback Singer(Male) for his rendition of "Rubaroo" from the movie "Rang De Basanti".
| + !Year !Film !Song name !Composer !Co-singer(s) | ||||
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | "Masti Ki Paathshaala" | A. R. Rahman | Mahalakshmi Iyer, Mohammed Aslam, Anweshaa, Udit Narayan, Palak Muchhal, Pankaj Udhas, Shamshad Begum, Sapna Mukherjee |
| "Tu Bin Bataayein" | Madhushree | |||
| "Paathshaala (Be A Rebel)" | Mohammed Aslam, Blaaze | |||
| "Roobaroo" | A. R. Rahman | |||
| 2007 | Sivaji (D) | "The Boss" | Blaaze, Raqeeb Alam | |
| 2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | "Nazrein Milana Nazrein Churana" | Benny Dayal, Satish Subrahmaniam, Darshana KT, Shweta Mohan, Tanvi Shah, Sayanora Philip, Bhargavi, Anupama | |
| Ada... A Way of Life | "Tu Mera Hai" | K. S. Chithra, Sukhwinder Singh | ||
| Yuvvraaj | "Mastam Mastam" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Benny Dayal | ||
| "Dil Ka Rishta" | Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod, A. R. Rahman, Clinton Cerejo, Suzanne D'Mello, Vivienne Pocha, Sunaina, Benny Dayal, Blaaze | |||
| 2009 | Delhi-6 | "Hey Kaala Bandar" | Karthik, Srinivas, Bonnie Chakraborty, Ember | |
| 2010 | Enthiran (D) | "Arima Arima" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal | |
| Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | "Tere Bin (Reprise)" | Pritam | ||
| 2011 | Ekk Deewana Tha | "Dost Hai (Girl I Loved You)" | A. R. Rahman | Jaspreet Jasz, Arya |
| Force | "Main Chali" | Harris Jayaraj | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2005 | Anbe Aaruyire (Ah Aah) | Madhushree | ||
| "Anbe Aaruyire" (chorus) | ||||
| Saravana | Sadhana Sargam | |||
| 2006 | Varalaru | Mahathi, Saindhavi | ||
| "Kamma Karaiyile" | Sowmya Raoh | |||
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| "Kummi Adi" | Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Swarnalatha, Theni Kunjarammal, Vignesh | |||
| Rendu | Sujatha Mohan | |||
| Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei | Kalyani Nair | |||
| Chennai Kadhal | Kalpana | |||
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | |||
| "Karu Karu Vizhigalaal" | Karthik, Krish | |||
| Azhagiya Thamizh Magan | Ujjayinee Roy, Srimathumitha | |||
| Naan Avanillai | "Thaen Kudicha" | Vijay Antony | Deepa Miriam | |
| Thoovanam | Mahathi, Satyan | |||
| Vambu Sandai | ||||
| Ninaithaley | ||||
| Lee | Madhushree | |||
| Thirumagan | Deva | |||
| "Thatti Thatti" | ||||
| Blaaze, Raqeeb Alam | ||||
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | |||
| Bheema | Krish | |||
| Vaaranam Aayiram | Prashanthini | |||
| "Yethi Yethi" | Benny Dayal, Solar Sai | |||
| Sakkarakatti | Krish | |||
| Aegan | Blaaze, Mohammed Aslam | |||
| Seval | ||||
| Thotta | "Mugam Poo" | Srikanth Deva | Chinmayi Sripada | |
| Newtonin Moondram Vidhi | "Paraparakura" | F. S Faizal | Srilekha Parthasarathy | |
| Ananda Thandavam | "Pattu Poochi" | G. V Prakash Kumar | ||
| Inbaa | "En Vizhigal Meedhu" | P. B. Balaji | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 2009 | Pasanga | James Vasanthan | ||
| Angadi Theru | Shreya Ghoshal, Haricharan | |||
| Eesa | "Unnalathan Naanum Vazhuven" | Haran | Prashanthini | |
| Kandhakottai | "Unnai Kadhali Endru Sollava" | Dhina | Sadhana Sargam | |
| Muthirai | "Azhagana Neeyum" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Manjari Phadnis | |
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | |||
| Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam | "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | Various | ||
| Bale Pandiya | Various | |||
| "Happy" | ||||
| "Bale Pandiya" | Velmurugan, Ranjith | |||
| Uthamaputhiran | ||||
| Mynaa | Sadhana Sargam | |||
| Enthiran | "Arima Arima" | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal | |
| Inidhu Inidhu | ||||
| Agam Puram | Vichitra | |||
| Engeyum Kadhal | Mukesh Mohamed, Gopal Rao, Mahathi, Ranina Reddy | |||
| Thambikottai | Anitha, Ilavenil | |||
| 2011 | Ko | |||
| Ra.One | ||||
| Veppam | ||||
| "Veppam" | Joshua Sridhar | |||
| Ambuli | Blaaze | |||
| Vedi | Emcee Jesz, Andrea Jeremiah | |||
| Muran | Saindhavi | |||
| 7 Aum Arivu | Balram, Suchith Suresan | |||
| Mayakkam Enna | Saindhavi | |||
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Velmurugan | ||
| Podaa Podi | Suchitra, Benny Dayal | |||
| Sattam Oru Iruttarai | Harini | |||
| Samar | ||||
| 2013 | Virattu | Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara | Dr. Narayanan | |||
| Ambikapathy (D) | ||||
| Endrendrum Punnagai | Krish, Krishna Iyer | |||
| Kurai Ondrum Illai | Nithya | |||
| 2015 | Charles Shafiq Karthiga | "Mazhai Saaral" | Sidhartha Mohan | Deepika Varadarajan |
| 2016 | Gethu | Ranina Reddy | ||
| 2017 | Mersal | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Sharanya Srinivas, Viswaprasad | ||
| 2019 | Sagaa | Rita | ||
| Ongala Podanum Sir | Sanjana Kalmanje | |||
| Dev | Velmurugan, Malavika Manoj, Deepika | |||
| Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Shashaa Tirupati | |||
| 2024 | Ayalaan | Hriday Gattani | ||
| Then Chennai | ||||
| Mazaiyil Nanaigiren | ||||
| 2025 | Trauma | "Oru Paarva" | RS Rajprathap | Pooja Vaidyanath |
| Nithyashree Venkatramanan, Hevin Booster, Rose Veronica, Deepti Reddy | ||||
| Thanal | "Kitta Nerungadha" | Justin Prabhakaran |
| 2006 | Nuvvu Nenu Prema (D) | "Preminche Premava" | A. R. Rahman | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2007 | Munna | Harris Jayaraj | Sadhana Sargam | |
| "Manasa"(Film Version) | Mahalakshmi Iyer | |||
| Happy Days | Mickey J. Meyer | |||
| One Love | A. R. Rahman | Karthik, A. R. Rahman | ||
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram (D) | Harris Jayaraj | Prashanthini | |
| "Yegasi Yegasi" | Benny Dayal, Chandran | |||
| Kotha Bangaru Lokam | Mickey J. Meyer | Kalyani Nair | ||
| 2009 | Leader | "Aaunana kaadana" | Shweta Pandit | |
| Katha | S. K. Balachandran | |||
| Blue (D) | Vijay Prakash, Sonu Kakkar, Blaaze, A. R. Reihana, Raqeeb Alam | |||
| Shreya Goshal | ||||
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | "Aakaasam" | ||
| Puli | "Amma Thalle" | Shweta Mohan, Rahul Raj | ||
| Enthiran (D) | "Harima Harima" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal | ||
| Orange | Harris Jayaraj | Nadeesha, U.V. Jackey | ||
| 2011 | Mynaa (D) | D. Imman | Sadhana Sargam | |
| 7th Sense (D) | Harris Jayaraj | Suchith Suresan | ||
| G.One (D) | Vishal–Shekhar | |||
| 2012 | Life is Beautiful | Mickey J. Meyer | ||
| Routine Love Story | "Yeppatikaina" | |||
| Ko Ante Koti | Shanshikant Kartik | |||
| OKOK (D) | "Vaddura Maavaa" | Harris Jayaraj | Velmurugan | |
| Gajaraju (D) | D. Imman | |||
| Daruvu | "Nijam Cheppu" | Vijay Antony | Sangeetha Rajeshwaran | |
| 2013 | Sasesham | "Nuvvaina Nenaina" | K C Mouli | |
| 2014 | Karthikeya | "Inthalo Ennenni Vinthalo - Male" | Shekar Chandra | |
| Aaha Kalyanam | "Honeyae Honeyae - Male" | Dharan Kumar | ||
| 2015 | Columbus | "Tummeda Jummanipichaku" | Jithin Roshan | Shashaa Tirupati |
| Superstar Kidnap | "Oh Na Manasa" | Sai Karthik | ||
| 2016 | Majnu | "Jare Jare" | Gopi Sundar | |
| Premam | "Agarottula" | Rajesh Murugesan | ||
| Babu Bangaram | "Mallela Vaanala" | Ghibran | ||
| 2017 | Nenu Local | Devi Sri Prasad | Manisha Eerabathini | |
| Kaadhali | Prasan Praveen Shyam | Sowmya Sharma | ||
| 2018 | Chi La Sow | "Solo Solo" | Prashanth R Vihari | Diwakar, Prashanth R Vihari |
| Idi Naa Love Story | "Yedho Yedho" | Srinath Vijay | Priya Himesh | |
| Nannu Dochukunduvate | "Inthe Inthena" | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | ||
| Anaganaga O Premakatha | "Nuvvaina Gurthu Cheyyava" | KC Anjan | ||
| Aithe 2.O | "Ningi Pai" | Arun Chiluveru | ||
| 2019 | Raagala 24 Gantallo | "Aakasanne" | Raghu Kunche | Musskan Sethi |
| Dear Comrade | "Maama Choodaro" | Justin Prabhakaran | ||
| 2020 | Amaram Akhilam Prema | "Kanulanu" | Radhan | |
| Mad | "Nee Thalaputho" | Mohith Rahmanic | Manisha Eerabathini | |
| 2021 | Sashi | "Yevarikogani" | Arun Chiluveru | Nayana Iyer |
| + !Year !Film !Song name !Composer !Co-singer(s) | ||||
| 2010 | Anwar | "Kanninima Neele" | Gopi Sundar | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2012 | Ustad Hotel | "Mel Mel Mel" | Anna Katharina Valayil | |
| 2013 | Chewing Gum | "En Jeevane" | Jonathan Bruce | Shweta Mohan |
| 2019 | Finals | "Nee Mazhavillu Polen" | Kailas Menon | Priya Prakash Varrier |
| + !Year !Title !Role !Channel !Note | ||||
| 2025 | Super Singer Junior season 10 | Guest | Star Vijay | Performed along with Gayathri and Ridhan |
|
|