


He was a track singer and after listening to his tracks for the film, Kadathu, KJ Yesudas asked to the music director, Shyam, to make it straight. His maiden song "Amudhum Thenum" was never released, but with "Pon maane kobam eno" he became a noted singer in 1984. Chidambaranath, a music director, and Unni's musical career was launched in 1981–82. Kunjunni, a violinist for music director Ilaiyaraaja introduced him to B.

Unni Menon is basically a Malayalam film playback singer. Unni Menon exhibited great talent and enthusiasm for music in childhood, winning many prizes in competitions throughout his schooling and college life. Later, he attended the Government Victoria College, Palakkad, from where he graduated with a degree in Physics. He did his schooling at Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, Palakkad. Menon, an officer in Tamil Nadu police and a native of Valanchery in Malappuram district and Malathy. Unni Menon was born in Guruvayoor, the temple town in the Thrissur district of Kerala.
