Tippu (singer)Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan, better known by his stage name Tippu, is an Indian playback singer who has performed several songs in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages.Personal lifeTippu married playback singer Harini when they both were 24 years. They have a daughter named Sai Smriti and son, Sai Abhyankkar, who made his singing debut with the single "Katchi Sera" in 2024.AwardsIn 2010, Tippu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hey Paaru" from the film Raaj the Showman composed by V. Harikrishna. Tippu was awarded the Kalaimamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2007.