Chinmayi Sripaada

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Chinmayi Sripaada
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Chinmayi Sripaada
Born
Chinmayi Sripaada

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names
  • Chinmayee
  • Indai Haza
Alma mater University of Madras
Occupations
Years active2002–present (as singer)
2005–present (as dubbing artist)
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children2 (Twins)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Piano
Labels
  • Times Music
  • WorldWide Records
  • Nadham Music Media
  • Sruthilaya Audio Recording Co

Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, sung more than 2500+ songs, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, entrepreneur, composer, television presenter, radio jockey, linguist, and a classical dancer. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company Blue Elephant, a skincare company importing K-beauty to India - Isle Of Skin, and a medi-spa Deep Skin Dialogues in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and Indai Haza (named by composer A. R. Rahman for one of his songs). She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from the National Award winning movie Kannathil Muthamittal directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by A. R. Rahman. She was 15 years old when she made her singing debut in Kannathil Muthamittal. She debuted as a Dubbing Artist in director Krishna's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal rendering her voice for Bhumika Chawla, after being referred by one of A. R. Rahman's sound engineers. She debuted as a composer with a short lullaby titled Laali, which she also sang and released as part of Instagram's #1MinMusic. She is also a social activist often raising her voice against issues faced by women and has been the face of the second wave of #MeToo movement in India.

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Early life and background

Chinmayi was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Marathi was one of the first languages she spoke as a child. She underwent formal training in Carnatic classical music from her mother Padmahasini T, from a very young age (3-4). She later decided to switch over to Hindustani classical music. She received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at the age of 10. [1] She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design. During her school life, she held jobs with both Sify and studentconcepts.org.

Chinmayi has a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Madras. She is also a versatile dancer and mostly enjoys the Odissi dance form. Apart from her mother tongue Tamil, she speaks Telugu, English, Hindi, German, French, and Marathi fluently, and has a working knowledge of Spanish, Malayalam, Kannada and Punjabi. [2]

Chinmayi has been married to Rahul Ravindran since 5 May 2014. [3]

Career

Singing

Sripada in 2008 Chimayee.jpg
Sripada in 2008

Playback singing

She participated and won the singing of Sun TV, Saptasawarangal, following which she was introduced by Singer Srinivas to film composer A. R. Rahman. Chinmayi's playback singing career began with her performance of Rahman's "Oru Dheivam Thanta Poove" for the film Kannathil Muthamittal . After a couple of years of singing exclusively for Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films, she made her Bollywood debut in Mangal Pandey: The Rising with the song "Holi Re". About a year later, she garnered more recognition with her performances of "Tere Bina" and "Mayya" in the movie Guru . In 2007, the song "Beda Beda" marked her first venture into Kannada playback singing. She has since received critical acclaim for songs such as "Sahana Saaral", "Vaarayo Vaarayo", "Kilimanjaro", "Sara Sara", "Asku Laska" and "Kaathale Kaathale". She received her second break in Bollywood with the song "Titli" from Chennai Express and "Zehnaseeb" from Hasee Toh Phasee. She then received critical acclaim for the song "Mast Magan" from 2 states, which she had sung along with Arijit Singh. She has also sung in Marathi language in movies such as "Sairat". Chinmayi as of date has to her credit over 1,000 songs in eight different languages. [4]

Additional works

Chinmayi announced that she will release a single in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in iTunes on occasion of Joy of Giving Week on 2 Oct, and proceeds of which shall go to 17000 ft.org so as to promote philanthropy, charity and the concept of giving. [5]

She also collaborated with Shekar Ravjiani to launch a single in Tamil/Telugu the name of the album being Sitakokachiluka (Butterfly), again for which the legal downloads of it will go to Ma Niketan, a home that takes care of abandoned or uncared-for girl children in Thane, a charity that composer Shekhar has been supporting.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, she started an initiative called "Sing for Charity" through which her fans and audiences could support families in need (those who lost jobs due to the pandemic lockdown) by transferring some amount of money directly to the family, and in return, she would send them personalised singing videos/wishes for special occasions, for their friend/family member. Chinmayi, since April 2020 till the world returned to normalcy, has been able to raise money and essentials worth ₹1 crore to the needy through this initiative, by recording and sharing over 3,000 songs. She recollected one particular day when she recorded and sent over 85 such song requests.

Dubbing career

Chinmayi turned a voice actor for the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006), speaking dubbing for actress Bhumika Chawla, an opportunity that came through A. R. Rahman's office. Since then, she has dubbed for several lead actresses in Tamil films, including Tamannaah Bhatia, Sameera Reddy, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Trisha Krishnan. She has also provided her voice in dubbed Telugu films. She dubbed for the critically acclaimed fictional character Jessie who was portrayed by Trisha in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya . The same character appeared in the film's Telugu version Ye Maaya Chesave and was portrayed by Samantha, while being portrayed by Amy Jackson in the Hindi version Ek Deewana Tha . Chinmayi dubbed for the character in all three films and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010. Chinmayi dubbed in Vettai for Sameera Reddy and has dubbed for her in all Tamil movies. She dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Eega in Telugu and its Tamil version Naan Ee in 2012. She dubbed voice for Nayanthara in the Tamil version of the movie Sri Rama Rajyam , and in the telugu version of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan . [6] Chinmayi has also been the voice of Lavanya Tripathi in many of her movies, starting from Andala Rakshasi , then Bhale Bhale Magadivoy , Maayavan , Chaavu Kaburu Challaga , and A1 Express . Chinmayi has dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in many films like Rabhasa , Atharintiki Daaredi , Ramayya Vasthavayya , Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu , 24 , Oh! Baby and many more in Telugu. In the 2018 film '96 (film) , she dubbed for the female lead Trisha and also sang all the songs in the film, and subsequently worked in the Telugu remake Jaanu , in which she dubbed for Samantha Prabhu and sang all the songs in the film. She made a comeback to dubbing in Tamil films in 2023 (after facing a 5-year ban from the Tamil film industry) with Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay's Leo in which she dubbed for Trisha's character, Sathya, in 3 languages - Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. Leo also marks Chinmayi's dubbing debut in the Kannada film industry. Chinmayi dubbed for Mrunal Thakur in her Telugu debut Sita Ramam , which became a huge success, and she received appreciation for dubbing for the character of Sita Mahalakshmi/Princess Noorjahan. She subsequently dubbed for Mrunal in her next Telugu film, Hi Nanna .

Television, Radio, and Hosting

Chinmayi served as a television presenter during the first season of Airtel Super Singer on STAR Vijay that was aired between April and August 2006 and the first season of Airtel Super Singer Junior from February 2007 to July 2007. In 2008, she returned as host of the second season of Airtel Super Singer, though she discontinued her role before the completion of the season, as she stated the show extended the period of the initial contract. During this time, she was also a radio jockey on Aahaa FM 91.9 in Chennai, on a breakfast show titled Aahaa Kaapi Klub. She later began compering Star Plus's Chhote Ustaad, which ran concurrently with another music talent show she started hosting in June, the debut season of Sun TV's Sangeetha Mahayuddham . On 15 August 2010, Chinmayi announced that that day's Chhote Ustaad would be her last as host, leaving the show after only eight episodes. She appeared as a judge on Sun Singer which aired on Sun TV between 2016-2017. She was also on the judges' panel of Jaya Star Singers in Jaya TV, but the show was halted due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and did not resume further.

Chinmayi has also been the host for numerous audio launch functions in the Tamil film industry, with one such event being the audio launch of Shankar's I where she welcomed stalwarts like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rajinikanth. She hosted one of the largest events in Indian Cinema in 2013 along with Sivakarthikeyan, 100 years of Indian Cinema Celebrations, organized by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa. She also hosted the event organized to facilitate music composer M. S. Viswanathan with the Thirai Isai Chakravarthy award by Jayalalithaa, titled "Ninaithale Inikkum".

Personal life

Chinmayi is the paternal granddaughter of Dr. Sripada Pinakapani. [7] In September 2013, through Twitter, Chinmayi's mother Padmahasini revealed Chinmayi was engaged to Rahul Ravindran, who is also a South Indian actor. Chinmayi and Rahul were friends, colleagues and in due course started dating each other by June 2013.[ citation needed ] They got married on 5 May 2014. She gave birth to twin children, Driptah and Sharvas on 18 June 2022. [8]

Activism

Through her Twitter account, Chinmayi has been at the forefront of highlighting claims of sexual harassment in the Indian music industry, in what is widely considered as India's Me Too movement. She accused Vairamuthu of sexual harassment [9] and highlighted claims made by others against OS Thyagarajan, Raghu Dixit, Karthik and several other carnatic singers. Chinmayi tweeted allegations made by a woman against the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association (TAMBRAS) president N Narayanan as part of her efforts. [10] Following the MeToo movement, she was terminated from the Tamil Film Dubbing Union by the leader of the union Radha Ravi on grounds of non-payment of the yearly dubbing union fee. She has also mentioned in interviews that her singing opportunities in Tamil films have dried up post the MeToo movement, and that she has been shadowbanned by the Tamil film industry.

Entrepreneurship

Chinmayi is the CEO of "Blue Elephant", a translation services company she founded in August 2005. The company has since been the language service provider for various Multinational companies like Scope E Knowledge, Ford, Dell, Ashok Leyland, and Reliance India. She received an award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence in a niche industry for Blue Elephant in 2010. [11] In 2011, she became the first woman entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu to be selected for the FORTUNE/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Program. [12] [13] She started an architectural and interior design firm "Heka Studios" along with two architects on 27 August 2015. She travelled to South Korea in 2018 to explore K-Beauty products, post which she founded her skincare brand "Isle of Skin" which legally imports Korean and Taiwanese skincare products to India. She then opened a medi-spa "Deep Skin Dialogues" in November 2021, which was inaugurated by actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu at Chetpet, Chennai. Another branch of DSD was opened in Hyderabad in May 2022.

Discography

Sripaada has produced songs since 2002 and done work in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and other regional variants. She has also produced various jingles for advertisements and television.

Filmography

Voice artist

YearMovieDubbing forLanguageNotes
2006 Sillunu Oru Kadhal Bhumika Chawla Tamil
2007 Unnale Unnale Tanisha
Satham Podathey Padmapriya
2008 Jayamkondaan Lekha Washington
Dhaam Dhoom Kangana Ranaut
Sakkarakatti Vedhika
Vaaranam Aayiram Sameera Reddy Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Surya S/O Krishnan. Telugu dubbing debut.
2009 TN-07 AL 4777 Meenakshi
Yavarum Nalam Neetu Chandra
Modhi Vilayaadu Kajal Aggarwal
Ayan Tamannaah Bhatia
Kandein Kadhalai Tamannaah Bhatia Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Priya Priyatama released in 2011.
2010 Aasal Sameera Reddy
Rakta Charitra Radhika Apte Telugu
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Neetu Chandra TamilAlso dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Khilladi.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Trisha Krishnan
Ye Maaya Chesave Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Sura Tamannaah Bhatia Tamil
Manmadha Baanam (Manmadhan Ambu) Trisha Krishnan Telugu (Dubbed version)
2011 Ko Karthika Nair Tamil
Nadunissi Naaygal Sameera Reddy Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Erra Gulabilu
Vanthaan Vendraan Taapsee Pannu
Sri Rama Rajyam Nayanthara Tamil (Dubbed version)
Dhada Kajal Aggarwal Telugu
Dookudu Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Vedi Sameera Reddy Tamil
Osthe Richa Gangopadhyay
2012 Vettai Sameera Reddy
Ekk Deewana Tha Amy Jackson HindiHindi dubbing debut
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Amala Paul Tamil
Eega Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Naan Ee Tamil
Maattrraan Kajal Aggarwal TamilAlso dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Brothers and Hindi dubbed version titled No. 1 Judwaa - The Unbreakable released in 2014.
Andala Rakshasi Lavanya Tripathi Telugu
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Samantha Ruth Prabhu
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Atharintiki Daaredi
Ramayya Vasthavayya
Thoofan Priyanka Chopra
Irandam Ulagam Anushka Shetty Tamil
Ala Ela Hebah Patel Telugu
Endrendrum Punnagai Trisha Krishnan Tamil
2014 Aaha Kalyanam Vaani Kapoor Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version.
Alludu Seenu Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Manam
Oka Laila Kosam Pooja Hegde
Lingaa Sonakshi Sinha Tamil
2015 I Amy Jackson Hindi (Dubbed version)
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Lavanya Tripathi Telugu
Dohchay Kriti Sanon
S/O Satyamurthy Samantha Ruth Prabhu
2016 Police Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu (Dubbed version)
Nenu Rowdy Ne Nayanthara
Brahmotsavam Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Sarrainodu Rakul Preet Singh
24 Samantha Ruth Prabhu TamilAlso dubbed in Telugu dubbed version
Janatha Garage Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
Majnu Anu Emmanuel
Jaguar Deepti Sati
Premam Shruthi Haasan
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Manjima Mohan
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 Samantha Ruth Prabhu
2017 Ivan Thanthiran Shraddha Srinath Tamil
The House Next Door Andrea Jeremiah Hindi
GruhamTelugu
Maayavan Lavanya Tripathi TamilAlso dubbed in Telugu dubbed version titled Project Z.
2018 Irumbu Thirai Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Shailaja Reddy Alludu Anu Emmanuel Telugu
Chi La Sow Ruhani Sharma
96 Trisha Krishnan Tamil
2019 Seema Raja Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu (Dubbed version)
Majili Telugu
Oh Baby Also dubbed in Tamil dubbed version.
Manmadhudu 2 Rakul Preet Singh
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Hero Kalyani Priyadarshan Tamil
2020 Jaanu Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu
2021 Chaavu Kaburu Challaga Lavanya Tripathi
A1 Express
Paagal Nivetha Pethuraj
Romantic Ketika Sharma
Thalli Pogathey Anupama Parameswaran Tamil
Galatta Kalyanam (Atrangi Re) Sara Ali Khan Tamil (Dubbed version)
2022 Malli Modalaindi Naina Ganguly Telugu
Kanmani Rambo Khatija (Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal) Samantha Ruth Prabhu Telugu (Dubbed version)
Ramarao on Duty Rajisha Vijayan Telugu
Sita Ramam Mrunal Thakur
Ori Devuda Asha Bhat
Kaiyum Kalavum Akka/Partner (Narrator)TamilSony Liv Web Series - Voice Only. Along with Bobby Simha
Yashoda Samantha Ruth Prabhu Hindi (Dubbed version)
2023 Kushi Samantha Ruth Prabhu TeluguAlso dubbed in Tamil dubbed version.
Leo Trisha Krishnan TamilAlso dubbed in Telugu and Kannada dubbed versions. Kannada dubbing debut. Won the Best Dubbing Artist at the JFW Movie Awards 2024.
Hi Nanna Mrunal Thakur TeluguAlso dubbed in Tamil dubbed version.
2024 The Girlfriend TBADubbed for a side character in the promo video.

Other roles

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2019Famously Filmfare (Season 1)HostTelugu MX Player talk show - 10 Episodes
2021 Most Eligible Bachelor HerselfCameo appearance along with her husband Rahul Ravindran

Awards, nominations and honours

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards Marathi
South Indian International Movie Awards
Mirchi Music Awards
Vijay Awards
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
Vijay Music Awards

Sakshi Excellence Awards

GAMA Awards
JFW Movie Awards
The Times Film Awards
Edison Awards
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards
Mirchi Music Awards South
BIG Tamil Entertainment Awards
Zee Cine Awards Telugu
Other Cine Awards
Other Nominations

Other awards

Honours

Trivia

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