Born in 1973 to Prof.Y.Kalyanasundaram and vocal musician Smt.Sarada Kalyanasundaram at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in India, Krishnakumar started learning Carnatic music (vocal) from his mother at the age of eight..

After receiving the award of the National talent scholarship, Krishnakumar continued the learning in a very systematic manner from late Prof Neyyattinkara.M.K.Mohanachandran, former Head of Department of Music at Government Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram.

By then he also visited Chennai yearly during academic vacations and had advanced training from Padmavibhushan Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna and this bond of Guru – Sishya became very strong as Krishnakumar moved his residence to Chennai

Now a popular musician in the Carnatic classical and film music circles, he is also famous as Trivandrum Krishnakumar

Krishnakumar is a First-class graduate in Mathematics (1994), a First Rank with first class in both BA (1996) and MA (1998) in Music from the University of Kerala.  He is also qualified to be a lecturer in Carnaticmusic according to the norms of the University Grants Commission of India.   He is currently doing his Ph.D. in music at the Department of Music, University of Kerala.

Krishnakumar is an ‘A’ Grade artist of All India Radio and performs music concerts regularly at AIR, Doordarsan and other private television channels in Classical music, Light classical music and Light music.

Krishnakumar performed his First music concert in public at the tender age of twelve at Sri Mangala Vinayaka Temple, Vinayak Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram.

1. Sringeri in front of Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahasannidhanam and Sri Sri Bharathi Theertha Sannidhanam.
   
2. Kancheepuram in front of Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamikal.
   
3. Puttapparthi in front of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.  

1. The Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Krishna Gana Sabha, The Indian Fine Arts Society, TVG’s AIMA, NaadaInbam, Sruthilaya, Sarvani Sangita Sabha, The Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, The Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Thyagabrahma Gana Sabha, etc. of Chennai.
2. Soorya Dance and Music Festival, Nishagandhi Dance & Music Festival & Onam Celebrations – Govt of Kerala Sri Swati Tirunal Sangita Sabha, Swati Mahotsav at Kuthiramalika, , Sree Chithra Cultural Society and Sri Chembai Memorial Trust of Trivandrum.
3. NCPA, Sree Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, Dombivli Fine Arts and Bharathiya Fine Arts, B R R Sabha, etc.. of Bombay.
4. The Music Education Trust, Swaralaya, etc. at New Delhi

During September  - October 1998, Krishnakumar visited various cities of the United States of America and Canada for more than twenty concerts.

During April – May 2005 – visited and performed music concerts in more than 14 countries on concert tour organized by SOORYA - including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Baharain, Kuwait, Muscat, Doha in the Gulf, Koln in Germany, Vienna in Austria, Rome in Italy, Vatican, London in UK, Zurich in Switzerland, Koulalampur in Malaysia and Singapore.

1. Sakthi Ganapathim – A carnatic concert accompanied by S.Varadarajan and Srimushnam Raja Rao.  (RAVI AUDIO)
2. Thiruvabharanam – Ayyappan devotional songs music directed by Berny Ignatious  (RANJINI CASSETTES)
3. Ente Daivam – Christian devotional songs in Carnatic raagas. (CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY)
4. Rock to Ragas – Traditional Kritis in western orchestration (MAGNASOUND)
5. Prashanti – Sai bhajans sung along with Smt.K.S.Chithra directed by Pandit Ramesh Narayan. (MANORAMA MUSIC)
6. Rare Ragas – A carnatic concert of rare ragas with Delhi Sundarrajan, Srimushnam Rajarao and V.Suresh.  (MAGNASOUND)
7. Adhyatma Ramayanam – Rendition of Ezhuthachan’s Adhyatma Ramayanam kilippattu. (MANORAMA MUSIC)
8. Shivam Shivamayam – Shiva Bhajans depicting Kerala Shiva Temples sung with Smt.K.S.Chithra. (MANORAMA MUSIC)

Krishnakumaar has composed music for the Light and sound show  - “SAMAVAAKYAM” directed by Sri.Soorya Krishnamoorthy

He has composed music for more than 25 music albums sung by himself and popular playback singer Padmasree K.S.Chithra

View the details on the list of albums music directed by KRISHNAKUMAR

http://music_directed_by_KRISHNAKUMAR

Krishnakumar has sung in many Fusion music concerts and Jugalbandi with Hindustani classical music.
As a PLAYBACK SINGER - Krishnakumaar has sung in the Malayalam films
‘Swaham’ directed by Shaji.N.Karun
‘Kaalachakram’ directed by Sonu Sisupal
‘Kalabham’ music directed by late Ravindran 

The famous Malayalam film music director of the yester years – late G.Devarajan selected Krishnakumaar to present his new format of Ragam Thanam Pallavi, which is sung in six tempos – SHADKAALA PALLAVI.  Krishnakumaar performed this unique classical musical form many times in the public, in the august presence of the composer himself and has won the appreciation of the connoisseurs of music.  He was specially felicitated by the MACTA – Malayalam Cine Technicians Association – for the successful and impressive presentation of Shadkaala pallavi.