Anuradha Sriram (née Mohan; born 9 July, 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 3500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi films.
Anuradha Sriram | |
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| Birth name | Anuradha Mohan |
| Born | 9 July 1970 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 1980,1995–present |
| Spouse | Sriram Parasuram |
| Website | anuradhasriram |
| Education | Ethnomusicology |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University (MA) |
Early life
editAnuradha was born in Chennai to playback singer Renuka Devi and Meenakshi Sundaram Mohan. She did her primary schooling at St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School, Coimbatore. She then studied at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai.[1] She has a B.A and M.A in music from Queen Mary's College, Chennai[2] of Madras University and secured the university gold medal in both the courses. She was given a fellowship to do her Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology and Composition from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, United States.[3]
Anuradha was trained by many esteemed gurus like Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman, Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. Brinda and T. Viswanathan in Carnatic music and has had intensive training under Pandit Mannikbua Thakurdas for Hindustani classical music. She is also an accomplished Western Classical opera singer, having undergone intensive training from Prof. Shirley Meier in New York City. While in Wesleyan University, apart from learning and performing western opera and jazz, she also performed in many Indonesian and West African music concerts.
Career
editAnuradha has performed extensively all over India and the US, and has given many radio and TV programmes since the age of 12. Anuradha Sriram first entered the Tamil Cinema Industry as a child artist in the 1980 Tamil film Kaali.[4] In 1995, she was introduced as a singer by A R Rahman for the song "Malarodu Malaringu" in the movie Bombay. Her first solo was for A R Rahman in Indira.
She specialises in Carnatic music and has sung in over 1,000 concerts worldwide.
Anuradha has several chart-topping Devotional albums to her credit. She also collaborates with her husband Sriram Parasuram on their Classical Music Jugalbandhi concerts[5] and their hit TV programme "Elaame Sangeetham Thaan". She has also presented many music programmes on TV.
Having sung more than 2,000 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, and six North Indian languages, some of her hits are "Nalam Nalam Ariyaaval" (Kaadal Kotai), "Dilruba Dilruba" (Priyam), "Meenamma" (Aasai), "Acham Acham Illai" (Indira), "Phenk Hawa" (Ram Jaane) and "Pehli Pehli" (Zor).
She has composed music for the film Five Star and television series Sivamayam produced by Radaan for Sun TV along with her husband. She also worked as a voice actor lending her voice for Kiran for the film Anbe Sivam (2003).[6]
Awards and recognition
edit- Dr. J. Jayalalitha Cine Award (1996)
- Ajanta Award for the best female playback singer (1996)
- Screen Videocon award for Best Pop Album (1998)
- Karnataka State Film Awards for best playback singer (1999)
- Vocational Excellence Award by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Midtown (2002)
- International Tamil Film Awards (2003)
- West Bengal State award for best playback singer (2004)
- Filmfare award for the best playback singer (2004) - O Podu from Gemini
- Honorary Doctorate by the Sathyabama University for her accomplishments and contribution to the field of music (2012)[7]
Albums
edit- Chennai Girl (1997)
Personal life
editAnuradha is married to singer Sriram Parasuram (whom she met at Wesleyan University).[9][10] They have two sons named Jayant and Lokesh.
Anuradha's brother Murugan is also a playback singer.[11]
Television
edit| Year | Program | Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Premi | Sun TV | Tamil | Title song (with P. Unnikrishnan) |
| 2001 | Soolam | Sun TV | Tamil | Title song |
| 2006 | Airtel Super Singer 2006 | Vijay TV | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Gandharvasangeetham senior | Kairali TV | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Gandharvasangeetham 2010 | Kairali TV | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Super Singer Junior (season 2) | Vijay TV | Tamil | |
| 2011–2012 | Idea Star singer season 6 | Asianet | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Sun Singer | Sun TV | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Surya Singer | Surya TV | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Sun Singer | Sun TV | Tamil | Season 2 |
| 2013 | Surya Singer | Surya TV | Malayalam | Season 2 |
| 2014 | Chandralekha | Sun TV | Tamil | Title song |
| 2014 | Star Singer 7 | Asianet | Malayalam | |
| 2014–15 | Sun Singer | Sun TV | Tamil | Season 3 |
| 2015 | Surya Challenge | Surya TV | Malayalam | Team captain |
| 2016 | Sun Singer | Sun TV | Tamil | Season 4 |
| 2016–17 | Sun Singer | Sun TV | Tamil | Season 5 |
| 2018 | Super Singer 6 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2019–2020 | Top Singer | Flowers | Malayalam | |
| 2019-20 | Super Singer 7 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2020–2022 | Top Singer season 2 | Flowers | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | Super Singer 8 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Super Singer Junior | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2022–2023 | Top Singer season 3 | Flowers | Malayalam | |
| 2022- 2023 | Super Singer 9 | Star Vijay | Tamil | Permanent Judge |
| 2023 | Malar | Sun TV | Tamil | Title song |
| 2023-2024 | Super Singer 10 | Star Vijay | Tamil | Permanent Judge |
| 2024 | Top Singer season 4 | Flowers | Malayalam | Guest judge |
References
edit- ^ "Alumni-PSBB Schools". psbbschools.ac.in. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Queen Mary's College, the home of musicians, on song". B Sivakumar. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "M.A. Theses in Ethnomusicology and Composition, Music - Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran (12 December 2012). Rajinikanth: A Birthday Special. Kasturi & Sons Ltd. pp. 65–. GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X.
- ^ "rediff.com: Movies: A duet for life: Anuradha and Sriram Parasuram". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Honoris Causa". Sathyabama University. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Anuradha Sriram | Awards & Accolades". Anuradha Sriram. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Fusion is the forte of this music couple". The Hindu. 18 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ M. V. Ramakrishnan (15 September 2011). "Columns / M.V. Ramakrishnan : Musicscan – Contrasting colours". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Screen the business of entertainment-Regional-Tamil". Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
edit- ^ "Sai Baba Bhakti Songs: Check Out Popular Tamil Devotional Song 'Shirdi Sai Sannithi' Jukebox Sung By Anuradha Sriram, Srihari and Pavithra Balajee". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 November 2024.