Gowry Lekshmi

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Gowry Lekshmi
Born (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31)
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • music producer
Years active2006 – present

Gowry Lekshmi (born 2 August 1993) is an Indian composer, singer, songwriter, and music producer from Cherthala, Kerala.

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Early life

She is from Cherthala, a village in Alappuzha of Kerala. She studied in St. Mary of Leuca Senior Secondary School. She did BA Music course in RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Thrippunithura and further mastering the same with MA from Kerala University. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Gowry Lekshmi began her film career at the age of 13 by composing a song for the Malayalam film Casanovva . [1] Director Rosshan Andrrews, who liked her song "Sakhiye", used it in his Mohanlal-starrer Casanova that came out in 2012. [4] She was only 13 when she composed the song. The song was used in the movie when she was 15. As the youngest composer in India, Gowry's work was much appreciated and got wide media coverage then. [5] [6] [7] Gowry is a holder of the Performer's Certificate from Trinity College London. [8]

Gowry made her debut as a playback singer for music director Prasanth Pillai in the film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal , followed by the song "Kalam Padunne" for Rex Vijayan in the film Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi . Since then she has sung in a number of films in Malayalam and Tamil. [9] Her breakthrough as a singer came when she sang the song "Aaro Nenjil" in the Malayalam film Godha . [10] [9]

In 2015, Gowry produced her debut independent music video titled Thoni, which was also her first single, written, composed and sung by herself. It received positive response. [11]

Gowry Lekshmi is crowdfunding her new video, a new initiative in Malayalam indie music Aararo. [12]

Discography

Films

YearSongAlbumCreditNotes
2012"Sakhiye" Casanovva
  • Composer
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
2013"Vande Madaram" Kunthapura Composer
2014"Ithu Jeevitham" Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal Singer
2015"Aayiram Kaalamai" Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi Singer
2016"Sollava" Bongu SingerTamil song
2016"Kaalai Theneer" Ennodu Vilayadu SingerTamil song
2017
  • "Aaro Nenjil"
  • "Aaro Nenjil (Desi Mix)"
Godha Singer
2017"Pattam Pole" Puthan Panam Singer
2017"Unnai Edhirparthen" Bayama Irukku SingerTamil song
2017"Sunnath Kalyanam" Aana Alaralodalaral Singer
2018"Athmavin Akashathil" Njan Prakashan Singer
2019"Uyarum" June Singer
2019"Ini Vida Parayaam" Zam Zam Singer
2019"Aalolam" Love Action Drama Singer
2019"Sayya" Neeya 2 SingerTamil song
2019"Ganesa"Raja BheemaSingerTamil song
2019"Thirinjum Marinjum" Ishq
  • Composer
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
2019"Kanda Kanda" Valiyaperunnal Singer
2020"Kando Kando" Big Brother Singer

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