Pooja Vaidyanath

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Pooja Vaidyanath
Also known asA. V. Pooja
Born15 February 1988
Chennai, India
Genres Playback singing
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

Pooja Vaidyanath is an Indian playback singer who has worked in the Indian film industry. After appearing on several reality singing shows on Tamil and Telugu television, Pooja has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films for musicians including A. R. Rahman, D. Imman and S. Thaman. [1]

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Career

Pooja was born to doctor Vaidyanath and Gita, a bank employee in Chennai. After becoming interested in Carnatic and Hindustani music as a child, Pooja regularly took part in singing talent shows and first partook and won in the Telugu show Padalani Undi hosted by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam on Maa TV in 2006. She later competed in the Zee Telugu Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Voice of Youth in which she was crowned runner-up in 2008, before also winning the Vaanampadi competition broadcast in 2010 on Tamil language channel Kalaignar TV. In 2011, she finished as a runner up in Airtel Super Singer 3 and the opportunity brought her offers from the film industry. Pooja worked with A. R. Rahman in his Hindi film Raanjhanaa and recorded for the song "Tum Tak", which a critic from Filmfare described as a "winner". Rahman subsequently recorded the song again with her in Tamil as well as the tune "Kaanavae" for the film's Tamil version, Ambikapathy. [2] [3]

Pooja has subsequently continued to sing popular songs in Tamil films including "Parkadhey" from Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), "Yeppo Maama Treatu" from Jilla (2014) and "Aalaporan Tamizhan" from A. R. Rahman's Mersal (2017). [4] [5] [6]

Television

YearName of Television ShowRoleNetwork
2024 Super Singer Season 10 Co-singer with contestant Star Vijay

Notable discography

YearSong titleFilmLanguageMusic DirectorNotes
2013"Thalaivaa" Thalaivaa Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
2013"Tum Tak" Raanjhanaa Hindi A. R. Rahman
2013"Kaanavae"
"Unnaal"
Ambikapathy (Dubbed version)TamilA. R. Rahman
2013"Annamae"
"Naringa Uranga"
Annakodi TamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2013"Parkathey Parkathey" Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Tamil D. Imman Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Singer Female
2014"Yeppo Maama Treatu" Jilla TamilD. Imman
2014"Mosale Mosale" Yennamo Yedho TamilD. Imman
2014"Nenjankuzhi" Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham TamilPrem Kumar
2014"Manamae Manamae" Vanmam Tamil S. Thaman
2014"Pesadhe" Thirudan Police Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2014"Yaen Ingu Vandhaan" Meaghamann TamilS. Thaman
2015"Jingilia Jingilia" Puli TamilDevi Sri Prasad
2016"Hello Mister" Kotikokkadu TeluguD. Imman
2016"Elanthaari"
"Kannadikkala"
Maaveeran Kittu TamilD. Imman
2017"Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Mersal TamilA. R. Rahman
2019"Vera Level U" Ayogya TamilS. Thaman
2022"Malle Poovu" The Life of Muthu (Vendhu Thanindhadhu Kaadu) Telugu A. R. Rahman

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As Featuring Independent Music

Year Song Composer Lyrics Singers Notes
2014Munney Vaa Daa
(Student Anthem)
Rap Rakesh Sethulingam Rap Rakesh Sethulingam Rap Rakesh Sethulingam, Pooja Vaidyanath, Saisharan, NithyashreeMusic Video
Released by Drums Sivamani, Esq.RaviChandran & Ishari K. Ganesh
2016Aalaabanaa
Diron FernandoVairabharathiPooja Vaidyanath, Krish Manoj