Sharreth

Sharreth
Sharreth
Background information
Birth name	Sujith Vasudevan I
Born	3 October 1969 (age 55)
Origin	Kollam, Kerala, India
Genres	Pop, classical
Occupations	Composer; Singer;
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Seetha (m. 1999)
Nationality	Indian

Last updated June 21, 2025

Sujith Vasudevan I (born 3 October 1969), professionally credited as Sharreth, is an Indian music director and singer.^[1] He predominantly composes film scores and songs for Malayalam films, but has also composed many songs for the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries too.

He won the Filmfare Award for the best music director in 2008. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director in 2011 for the film Ivan Megharoopan . He was also the first recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Classical Music Singer for his song Bhavayami in the film Meghatheertham. He is the son-in-law of famous music director Kannur Rajan.

Early life

Born to Vasudevan Achari and Indiradevi in Kollam,^[2] Kerala, India, Sharreth is a protégé of carnatic music virtuoso M. Balamuralikrishna. He made his debut as a film composer in 1990 through the Malayalam language film Kshanakkathu . Prior to debuting as a composer, Sharreth had a sporadic presence as a playback singer for films. His first song was 'Dum dum dum', a duet with K. S. Chithra for the Malayalam film Onningu Vannengil (1985).

Personal life

Sharreth is married to Seetha Rajan daughter of Kannur Rajan since 19 March 1999. They have a daughter Diya born in 2006.

Career

He was one of the permanent judges of Idea Star Singer on Asianet till the end of the fifth season. From 26 September 2011, he has become a judge along with P. Jayachandran on the Amrita TV musical reality show Super Star – the Ultimate.^[3] From May 2012, he has become a judge along with Ouseppachan and S. P. Shylaja on the Kairali TV's Gandharava Sangeetham. From February 2013, he was a judge along with K. S. Chithra, Srinivas and Sujatha on the Mazhavil Manorama's singing reality show Indian Voice (season 2) and Indian Voice Junior. His memoir written by Sanjeev Pillai titled Aathmaraagam was published by Litmus Publications (an imprint of DC Books) in 2014. At present, he is one of the permanent judges of Star Singer hosted by Asianet from 2020, along with K .S Chithra, G. Venugopal, Stephen Devassy and Manjari.

Awards

2011 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director – Ivan Megharoopan
2009 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Classical Music Singer – "Bhavayami" from Meghatheertham
2008 – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (Malayalam) – Thirakkatha
2008 – Mullassery Raju Music Award – Thirakkatha

Discography

Film discography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
1990	Kshanakkathu	Malayalam	Debut Film
1991	Ottayal Pattalam	Malayalam
1994	Rudraksham	Malayalam
	Pavithram	Malayalam
	Sagaram Sakshi	Malayalam
	Vilakku Vecha Neram	Malayalam	Background Score Only
1995	Thacholi Varghese Chekavar	Malayalam
1995	Sindoora Rekha	Malayalam
1998	Daya	Malayalam	Background Score Only
1998	Sooryavanam	Malayalam
1999	Devadasi	Malayalam
2000	Ayyappantamma Neyyappam Chuttu	Malayalam
	Sparsham	Malayalam
	Cover Story	Malayalam
	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	Hindi	Hindi Debut; Background Score Only
2001	Vakkalathu Narayanankutty	Malayalam	Background Score Only
	Déjà vu	English
	Achaneyanenikkishtam	Malayalam	Background Score Only
2002	Sesham	Malayalam
2003	Magic Magic 3D	Tamil
2005	The Campus	Malayalam	Background Score Only
	Kanne Madanguka	Malayalam	Background Score Only
	June R	Tamil	Debut Tamil Film^[4]
2006	Shyaamam	Malayalam
2008	Thirakkatha	Malayalam	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam
2008	Kamasutra Nights	English	Music Director^[5]^{[ citation needed ]}
2009	Kalavaramaye Madilo	Telugu	Debut Telugu Film
	Chal Chala Chal	Hindi	Background Score Only.
	Paleri Manikyam	Malayalam
	Meghatheertham	Malayalam	First recipient of Kerala State Film Award for Best Classical Music Singer for his song Bhavayami.
2010	Pulliman	Malayalam
	Nalla Pattukare	Malayalam
	Kanyakumari Express	Malayalam
	Orange	Malayalam	Background Score Only
	Kushti	Hindi	Background Score Only
2011	180	Tamil / Telugu
2012	Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty	Malayalam
	Ivan Megharoopan	Malayalam	Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Kanneerinu Madhuram	Malayalam
2013	Ente	Malayalam
	Naa Bangaaru Talli	Telugu
	The Reporter	Malayalam
2014	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam	Tamil	Guest Composer.
2014	Drushyam	Telugu
2017	Hadiyya	Malayalam
2018	Naa Nuvve	Telugu
	Parole	Malayalam
	Autorsha	Malayalam
	Neeli	Malayalam
2020	Shyamaragam	Malayalam	Background Score
2024	DNA	Malayalam	^[6]

Independent album discography

Sangeetha Paravai (Tamil)
Chitra Pournami (1994)
Sarana Manthram (1994)
Chaithra Geethangal (1997)
Pasupathaasthram -Sree Kadampuzha Bhagavathi (1997)
Gopeechandanam – Guruvayoorpuran Songs (1999)
Onappoovu
Gurudevan (2001)
Veendum (2003)
Sree Gananaatham (2008)
Devapampa (2009)
Sasthavu (2010)
Strawberry Theyyam (2014)
Njanappana (ART OF LIVING (2014)
Pahimam Padmanabha (2015)
Green Symphony (2015)
Paavana Pamba (2016)
Madhumasa mazha (Ronima Creations) (2022)

As singer

Year	Film	Co-Singer(s)	Music Director	Song
1985	Onningu Vannenkil	K. S. Chithra	Shyam	Dum dum dum swaramelam
1986	Ice Cream	Cochin Ibrahim	Johnson	Premamennaalenthu
1990	His Highness Abdullah	K. J. Yesudas, M. G. Sreekumar, Raveendran	Raveendran	Devasabhathalam
1995	Sindoora Rekha		Sharreth	Paahiraama Prabhu
1995	Thacholi Varghese Chekavar	Srinivas	Sharreth	Veeraalipattin
1997	Aaraam Thampuran	K. J. Yesudas	Raveendran	Sandatham
1999	Devadasi (1999 film)	G. Venugopal	Traditional Slokam in Lakshmi Ashtakam	Namasthesthu
	Devadasi (1999 film)		Sharath	Paaraalum Maalore
	Devadasi (1999 film)	K. S. Chithra	Sharreth	Yamuna Nadhiyozhukum
2000	Cover Story	M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra	Sharreth	Ini Maanathum
	Sparsham		Sharreth	Pandenno Kettathaane
	Sparsham		Sharreth	Thengi Mounam
2002	Shesham		Sharreth	Ethetho
2003	Nala Damayanthi		Ramesh Vinayagam	Pei Muzhi
2005	June R		Sharreth	Eano Eano
2006	Kalabham	K. J. Yesudas, K. Krishnakumar	Raveendran	Varoo Varoo
2008	Thirakkatha		Sharreth	Oduviloru
2009	Meghatheertham	K. S. Chithra	Sharreth	Mazhayaal
	Meghatheertham		Sharreth	Bhavayaami. Kerala State Film Award for Best classical singer
	Meghatheertham		Sharreth	Dhyanam Kondu
	Paleri Manikyam	Hariharan	Sharreth	Tum Jo Mujh Mein
	Seetha Kalyanam	Madhu Balakrishnan, Karthik, Anuradha Sriram	Srinivas	Seetharaamam
2010	Kadaksham		M. Jayachandran	Omanapennalle
	Pulliman		Traditional Folk	Aanandam
	Kavalar Kudiyirippu	Priya Hemesh	James Vasanthan	Kodi Kodi Aasaikal
	Kadhaksham	Solo	M. Jayachandran	Omana pennllayo
2011	180		Sharreth	Niyayam Thaana
2011	Pranayam		M. Jayachandran	Kalamozhi
2012	Ivan Megharoopan	K.S.Chithra	Sharreth	Vishukili
2013	Ente	Solo	Sharreth	Engengo
	The Reporter	Solo	Sharreth	Karukkal nirathi
	The Reporter	Solo	Sharreth	Vaarmthiye
2014	Ulavacharu Biryani	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Raayaleni Lekhane [Telugu song]
	Oggarane	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Bareyada Saalanu [Kannada song]
	Drishya	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Devare Kelu [Kannada song][Remake of Drishyam Malayalam movie]
	Nadan		Ouseppachan	Sargavedhikale [Malayalam song]
	Varsham	Solo	Bijibal	Karimukilukal [Malayalam song]
2015	Touring Talkies	Anitha	Ilaiyaraaja	Nenju Porukuthilayae [Tamil song]
	Touring Talkies	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Kathirunthaen [Tamil song]
	Kida Poosari Magudi	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Intha kaalathile [Tamil song]
	Kanal	Solo	Ouseppachan	Maaya Nagarame[Malayalam song]
2015	Tharai Thappattai	Solo	Ilaiyaraaja	Idarinum [Tamil song]
2018	Naa... Nuvve	Solo	Sharreth	Premika [Telugu Song]
2018	Thamizh Padam 2	Vijay Prakash	N Kannan	En Nadanam [Tamil song]
2022	Sita Ramam	Nithya Mammen	Vishal Chandrashekhar	Pen Poove Thenvande [Malayalam song]

As dubbing artist

Year	Film	Actor	Notes
2010	Chutti Chathan	Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair	Dubbed for its 2010 re-released version in Tamil

Television

All are Malayalam shows unless noted

As Judge

year	Program	Channel	Notes
2007	Idea Star Singer 2007	Asianet
2008	Idea Star Singer 2008	Asianet
2009-2010	Idea Star Singer Season 4	Asianet
2009	Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge	Zee Tamil	Tamil show
2010-2011	Idea Star Singer Season 5	Asianet
2012	Gandharva Sangeetham	Kairali TV
2013	Super star the ultimate	Amrita TV
2013	Josco Indian voice season 2	Mazhavil Manorama
2013	Candyman Indian Voice Junior	Mazhavil Manorama
2014	Super Star	Amrita TV
2015	Bhima Indian Music League	Flowers TV
2016	Super Star Junior	Amrita TV
2018	Super 4	Mazhavil Manorama
2019	Paadaam Namuk Paadam	Mazhavil Manorama
2020–2022	Star Singer Season 8	Asianet
2022-2023	top singer 3	flowers TV
2023- 2024	top singer 4	flowers TV

Concerts

In 2024, K. S. Chithra headlined the Chithra Varnam ^[7] concert on May 11th at the Chabot Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California. Organized by Kalalaya sponsored by Nambiar Builders, the event featured her signature melodies across multiple Indian languages, with support from musicians such as Sharreth and K. K. Nishad. The concert celebrated Mother's Day, adding a sentimental note to the evening.^[8]

References

↑ "Sharreth".
↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (14 June 2018). "Music is a cycle, says composer Sharreth". The Hindu .
↑ "Welcome to Amrita TV - Super Star". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011. Super Star – the Ultimate
↑ The Hindu (23 December 2005). "Singing to his tune". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 2 June 2007.
↑ "Kamasutra Nights (2008)". Internet Movie Database.
↑ Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
↑ "Chithra Varnam 2024".
↑ "Brace Yourself for Chithra Varnam 2024: A Mesmerizing Musical Journey in the Bay Area – Sulekha Blogs".

External links

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[1] "Sharreth".

[2] Nadadhur, Srivathsan (14 June 2018). "Music is a cycle, says composer Sharreth". The Hindu .

[3] "Welcome to Amrita TV - Super Star". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011. Super Star – the Ultimate

[4] The Hindu (23 December 2005). "Singing to his tune". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 2 June 2007.

[5] "Kamasutra Nights (2008)". Internet Movie Database.

[6] Features, C. E. (11 May 2024). "Raai Laxmi's DNA gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[7] "Chithra Varnam 2024".

[8] "Brace Yourself for Chithra Varnam 2024: A Mesmerizing Musical Journey in the Bay Area – Sulekha Blogs".

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v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
1969–1980	G. Devarajan (1969) G. Devarajan (1970) V. Dakshinamoorthy (1971) G. Devarajan (1972) K. Raghavan M. B. Sreenivasan (1973) M. S. Viswanathan (1974) Bhaskar Chendra Varker (1975) A. T. Ummer (1976) K. Raghavan (1977) M. B. Sreenivasan (1978) None (1979) Jerry Amaldev (1980)
1981–2000	M. B. Sreenivasan (1981) Johnson (1982) Shyam (1983) Shyam (1984) G. Devarajan (1985) Bombay Ravi (1986) Ouseppachan (1987) G. Aravindan (1988) Johnson (1989) Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath Jerry Amaldev (1990) Raveendran (1991) Bombay Ravi (1992) S. P. Venkatesh (1993) Berny-Ignatius (1994) Ilaiyaraaja (1995) Vidyasagar (1996) Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri (1997) Vidyasagar (1998) Sunny Stephen (1999) Vidyasagar (2000)
2001–present	M. G. Radhakrishnan (2001) Raveendran (2002) M. Jayachandran (2003) M. Jayachandran (2004) M. G. Radhakrishnan (2005) Ramesh Narayan (2006) M. Jayachandran (2007) M. Jayachandran (2008) Mohan Sithara (2009) M. Jayachandran (2010) Sharreth (2011) M. Jayachandran (2012) Ouseppachan (2013) Ramesh Narayan (2014) Ramesh Narayan (2015) M. Jayachandran (2016) M. K. Arjunan (2017) Vishal Bhardwaj (2018) Sushin Shyam (2019) M Jayachandran (2020) Hesham Abdul Wahab (2021)

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