Rakshita Suresh

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Rakshita Suresh
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Born (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26)
Mysore, Karnataka, India
OccupationSinger
Years active2015–present

Rakshita Suresh (born 1 June 1998) is one of the Indian playback singers known for her work in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu cinema. She was the winner on Rhythm Tadheem aired on ETV Kannada and title winner of "Little Star Singer" 2009 aired on Asianet Suvarna (Kannada). She is the first runner up in the reality show of Super Singer 6 aired on Star Vijay (Tamil) in 2018.

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Early life

Rakshita was born on 1 June 1998, in Mysore Karnataka to Suresh and Anitha Suresh. She is a graduate in B.Sc. Rakshita started learning music at the age of 4 years. She is trained in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Classical music and Light Music. [1]

Career

She made her debut as a playback singer for Ilayaraja, she has sung many more singles in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. The first song that she recorded in Telugu was in 2015 for the film Yevade Subramanyam starring Telugu actor Nani. She delivered many solo concerts globally, both in India and abroad, like Mysuru "Yuva Dasara".

She started her career with music talent shows. Her first reality show in Kannada was "Yede Thumbi Haduvenu" on ETV and "Super Singer Junior" on Star Vijay (Tamil). Rakshita Suresh was the Winner on Rhythm Tadheem aired on ETV Kannada and Title Winner of "Little Star Singer" 2009 aired on Asianet Suvarna (Kannada). She was first runner up in the reality show of Super Singer 6 aired on Star Vijay (Tamil) in 2018 through which she received lots of attention. [2]

Rakshita made her Bollywood debut with the composition of A.R Rahman as She sang the song "Yaane Yaane" for the movie Mimi. [3] She performs with A. R. Rahman at performances all around the world as a member of his band.

Television

YearName of Television ShowRoleNetworkLanguageNotes
2009Little Star SingerContestant Asianet Suvarna Kannada
2011-2012Super Singer Junior 3Contestant Star Vijay Tamil She was awarded the "Best Western Singer"
2018Super Singer 6ContestantFirst Runner Up
2024 Super Singer Season 10 Guest Performer

Discography

SongMovieLanguageComposerCo-artistsNotes
2015"Challa Gaali" Yevade Subramanyam Telugu Ilaiyaraaja Christian Jose, Sethil
2018"Kannane kanne" Godfather TeluguNaviin ravindran Aalap raju, Lokesh
"Ninna kannolagilidu "Aa NayanaKannadaSunita ChandrakumarSahajeet Chandrakumar
"Talakke Tallavidu "Kannada
"Lokada kannige "KannadaShreya. K. Bhat
"Bhaama Ramana Deepamerage"Deepa LakshmiKannadaShreya. K. Bhat
"Aare Ivanaare Mohana"KannadaVasundha Shastri, Sinchana C
2019"Pattamarangal" Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Tamil Hiphop Tamizha Sanjith Hegde, Srinithi S
"Vilagathey"The Final Chapter of Usuraiya TholaichaenTamilStephen ZechariahStephen Zechariah [4]
"Party Song"Gangs of 18TeluguA H Kaashif
"Maruppu"
"Varamai Vandha Vaazhvu"Appa Oru VaramTamilRaja Shah
"Yennai Yeno"Raja Shah
2020"Oththa Kannula Thanne Vandi TamilMoses Ananthu
2021"Kutty Pattas"Album SongTamil Santhosh Dhayanidhi Santhosh Dhayanidhi [5]
"Rowdy Pattas"Telugu
"Yaane yaane" Mimi Hindi A. R. Rahman [6] Nominated for Mirchi Music awards for the category " Upcoming female vocalist of the year "
"Mutyala Chemma Chekka Remix" Love Story TeluguPawan CH
"Allipoola Vennela"Telangana Bathukkama JagrunthiTelugu A. R. Rahman Haripriya, Deepthi Suresh, Aparna Harikumar, Padmaja, Uthara Unnikrishnan
"Beatta Yaethi"Album SongTamilArish
"Nee Parichaya" Ninna Sanihake Kannada Raghu Dixit Sidhdhartha BelamannuNominated for SIIMA Awards for the category "Best Female Singer" - Kannada for the year 2021
"Sahana Swaravu" Sivaji: The Boss Kannada A. R. Rahman Kannada dubbed version of Sivaji
2022"Sanchariyagu Nee" Love Mocktail 2 Kannada Nakul Abhyankar Vijay Prakash
"O Nidhima"
"Moopilla Thamizhe Thaaye"Tamil AnthemTamil A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman, Saindhavi, Nakul Abhyankar, A. R. Ameen, Amina, Rafiq, Gabriella Sellus, Niranjana Ramanan, Aparna Harikumar
"Kan Kan Mein Shriram"Devotional songHindiAditya RamkumarSarthak Kalyani
"Aasai Alai Meerudhae"Album songTamilBharath Raghavan
"Karupazhagi"Album songTamilSatthia NallaiahSatthia Nallaiah
"Tholi Tholi"The LegendTelugu Harris Jayaraj Haricharan
"Kaalathukkam Nee Venum" Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Tamil A. R. Rahman Silambarasan
"Ninne Thaladanne" The Life of Muthu Telugu Sam Vishal
"'Yele Ilanchingamey" Cobra Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Sol" Ponniyin Selvan: I Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Ayyo plastic "Album songKannadaSunita Chandrakumar
"Vaadi Valarpiraye"Azhagiya KanneTamilN.R.RagunanthanSayyad Suban, Savni Raveendra
"Ezhuthum Neeye"Naatpadu Theral:2Tamil Vidyasagar K.Krishnakumar
"Tholi Tholi" The Legend Telugu Harris Jayaraj Haricharan
"Thats How We Roll"Album SongTamilPart of Instagram 1 minute music series
"Pani Puri"Album SongTamilSathya Prakash
2023"Kirunage" Ponniyin Selvan: II Kannada A. R. Rahman Kannada Dubbed Version of PS-2
"Veera Raja Veera" Vijay Prakash, Sivasri Skandaprasad
"Kanjaadai Poova"VallaanTamilSanthosh DhayanidhiKarthik
"Kodi Parakura Kaalam" Maamannan Tamil A. R. Rahman Kalpana Raghavendar, Deepthi Suresh, Aparna Harikumar
"Theeraa Vaanam" Sweet Kaaram Coffee TamilGovind Vasantha
”Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya” Jawan Tamil , Telugu Anirudh Ravichander Anirudh Ravichander, Sreerama Chandra
"Nanage Neenu" Upadhyaksha Kannada Arjun Janya Vijay Prakash
"Main Parwaana" Pippa Hindi A. R. Rahman Arijit Singh, Pooja Tiwari, Nisa Shetty
"Yaava Janumada Gelati" Kaatera KannadaHari Krishna Hemanth Kumar
2024"Omane" The Goat Life - Aadujeevitham Malayalam A. R. Rahman Chinmayi, Vijay Yesudas
"Vennilavu Saaral" Amaran Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar Kapil Kapilan

Awards

YearAwardCategorySongLanguageResultRef
2022Mirchi Music AwardsUpcoming Female Vocalist Of The YearYaane YaaneHindiNominated
SIIMA AwardsBest Playback Singer- FemaleNee ParichayaKannadaNominated
Chittara AwardsBest Playback Singer- FemaleSanchariyagu NeeKannadaNominated
2023 Vijay Television Awards Favorite Singer-FemaleWon [7]
SIIMA AwardsBest Playback SingerSolTamilNominated

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