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Srimathumitha | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 21 March 1979
Genres | Carnatic music – Indian Classical Music and Playback singing |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2003 – present |
Srimathumitha is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer who sings mainly in Tamil. She has also sung in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada songs. Some of her notable songs are "Azhage Azhage" from the movie Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, "Valayapatti Thavile" from the movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan, "Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal" from the movie 7G Rainbow Colony, and "Rathathin Rathame" from the movie Velayudham. She is one of the leading playback singers in today’s film music scenario. She has sung for leading music directors like Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, A. R. Rahman, Bharadwaj, Deva, S. A. Rajkumar, and Bharani. She emerged as the "Best Voice of 2002" in the TV Reality Show Rajageetham conducted by RAJ TV. She is the first playback singer to win the Vikadan Awards started in 2004, which was juried by late Sujatha. A. R. Rahman has featured her in two songs in the soundtrack of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire .
Srimathumitha was born in Chennai to O. S. Mani and Hemalatha Mani, a Veena exponent. Her sister is Charulatha Mani, a playback and Carnatic singer. She is married to Ashwin Viswanathan.
Srimathumitha was born into a family of musicians. She started her formal training in Carnatic classical music under Padmashree Gayatri Shankaran. She has also undergone Shikshai for several years.
Her passion for M. S. Subbulakshmi led her to produce GITA cassettes bringing out her first solo CD, "PRODIGY SERIES HITS OF MS SUBBULAKSHMI" when she was 14. This album contained very challenging classical and Hindustani numbers from MS Amma's Meera, Shakuntalai, Savithri and Seva Sadhanam and was released by Vidushi Smt. R Vedavalli and Mellisai Mannar MS Viswanathan.
She has an avid interest in Sanskrit slokas. This has led HMV to release her latest album, "HARE KRISHNA," featuring rare slokas on Lord Vishnu, including Sri Narasimha Kavacam, Sri Damodarashtakam, the enthralling Kalinga Nardhana Thillana, and Bhaja Govindam.
Harris Jayaraj introduced her as a playback singer in the year 2003. She has worked in his music for several songs, ever since. She has sung in the name M.Madhumitha from her debut in 2003 till 2007. Later from 2007 till now, she is singing in the name Srimathumitha. She has sung in Child harmony for A. R. Rahman for many movies like Dil Se.., Lagaan, Pukar, Sangamam, Jana Gana Mana and Kannathil Muthamittal. She started her career as a playback singer with the song "Mudhal Mudhalai" in the movie Lesa Lesa. This was a peppy duet number in the music direction of Harris Jayaraj.Her first duet with Hariharan "Oddiyaanam" from the movie Arul composed again by Harris Jayaraj was a super hit chart buster and she had finished recording for the song in just 20 mins. She was spotted by Director Bala while singing chorus for the movie Nandha in Yuvan shankar raja music. He liked her voice and made her to sing a full song in the same movie. "Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal "from the movie 7G Rainbow Colony gave her a critical acclaim. She also won the Best Singer award from variety Cine Directory for this song and also VGP award.[ citation needed ] She has sung the title song for Iyakkunar Sigaram K.Balachander’s serial "Amudha Oru Acharyakuri" (Kalaignar TV) in Mr. Kannan's music. One of the coincidence is that her first song "Mudhal Mudhalai" from the Tamil movie Lesa Lesa was penned by the great lyricist late Vaalee Sir and the very last song written by him just before his demise, for the movie Kaaviya Thalaivan, was sung by her. "ISAI CAFÉ" shows that she did along with her sister Charulatha for RAJ TV was a worldwide success.
Year | Song | Movie | Co Singers | Music Director |
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2002 | Maayane Andha | Nandha | Rajalakshmi | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2002 | Kalli Adi Kalli | Nandha | Anuradha Sriram | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2003 | Mudhal Mudhalai | Lesa Lesa | Yugendran, Tippu | Harris Jayaraj |
2003 | Oddiyaanam | Arul | Hariharan | Harris Jayaraj |
2003 | Vembiley Karagamaam | Karagam Devotional | Sampath Raj | |
2003 | Sooriyanil Konjam | Emage | J Suriea | |
2004 | Imaikkadha Vizhiyum | Kadhal Dot Com | Bharadwaj | |
2004 | Yaaro Yaaro | Ulla Kadathal | Bharadwaj | |
2004 | Bhagavaane | Ayodhya | Sabesh–Murali | |
2004 | Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal | 7G Rainbow Colony | Ustad Sultan Khan | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2004 | Kakkai Siraginile | Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam | Kasthuri Raja | |
2004 | Vaanam Kunindhu | Soori | Udit Narayan | Deva |
2005 | Ennai Pandhada | Ullam Ketkume | Srinivas | Harris Jayaraj |
2005 | Vidigindra Pozhudhu | Raam | Solo | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2005 | Oorale Thaan | Adhu | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
2005 | Tajmahal Oviya Kadhal | Kalvanin Kadhali | Vijay Yesudas | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2005 | Kadhal Konden | Remote | Kannan | |
2005 | Ada Naan Oru Maadhiri | Aayudham | Dhina | |
2005 | Suthipoda Venama | Ayya | Tippu | Bharadwaj |
2005 | Satrumun Kidaitha | Sindhamal Sidharamal | Bharani | |
2006 | Mirchi Baby | Alayadikkudhe | Bharani | |
2006 | Vanna Vanna | Thodaamale | S.A. Rajkumar | |
2006 | Sooriyanil Konjam | Image | Suriya | |
2006 | Sarigama | Paruthiveeran | 'Madurai' S. Saroja, Ameer Sultan | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2007 | Poovenbatha | Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu | Senthil Daas | Srikanth Deva |
2007 | Valayapatti Thavile | Azhagiya Thamizh Magan | Naresh Iyer, Ujjaini | A. R. Rahman |
2008 | Naana Naane | Nenjathai Killadhe | Premji Amaran | |
2008 | Sai Sai | Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval | Bala | |
2009 | Matha Un Kovilil | Naan Kadavul | Solo | Ilayaraja |
2009 | Idho Endhan | Naan Kadavul | Ilayaraja | |
2009 | Yaradhu Yaro | Yathumaagi | Belli Raj | James Vasanthan [2] |
2009 | Kalavaaniye | Mayandi Kudumbathar | Ranjith | Sabesh–Murali |
2009 | Magadheera | Vallakottai | Dhina | |
2009 | Badham Pazham Pola | Kadhalan Kadhali | Nandan Raj | |
2009 | Yaaravano | Sathiram Perundhu Nilayam | Sriram | |
2010 | Ara Kirukkan | Vengayam | Bharani | |
2010 | Enna Indha Matramo | Goripalayam | Sabesh–Murali | |
2010 | Naa Alana Tamara | Siddhu +2 | Suchitra, Venkat Prabhu | Dharan [3] |
2010 | Ethanayo | Aval Peyar Thamizharasi | Solo | Vijay Antony |
2010 | Pattam Poochi | Vaanam Paatha Seemai | Solo | Srikanth Deva |
2010 | Kanne Nee Solladi | Soozhnilai | Dhina | |
2010 | Nee Sonnal | Pen Singam | Deva | |
2010 | Oru Vaarthai | Naanum En Kadhalum | Mariya Manohar | |
2010 | Theeye Theeye | Pachai Engira Kaathu | R.Haribabu | |
2010 | Dumma Dumma | Kalavani | Harish Raghavendra, Srimathi | S. S. Kumaran [4] |
2011 | Rathathin Rathame | Velayudham | Haricharan | Vijay Antony |
2012 | Azhage Azhage | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Mukesh Mohamed | Harris Jayaraj |
2013 | Nee Enna Nenakkiriya | Sagakkal | Dayalan | |
2014 | Alli Arjuna | Kaaviya Thalaivan | Haricharan, Bela Shende | A. R. Rahman |
2016 | Kannai Vittu | Iru Mugan | Tippu, Pravin Saivi | Harris Jayaraj |
2016 | Poi Vaada | Dharma Durai | Solo | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2017 | Otha Paarvayil | Kadamban | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Year | Song | Movie | Co Singers | Music Director |
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2005 | Kalalu Kane Kalalu | 7G Brundavan Colony | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
2009 | Yele Yele | Ganesh Just Ganesh | Solo | Mickey J Meyer |
2009 | Rajkumari | Ganesh Just Ganesh | Kunal Ganjawala | Mickey J Meyer |
2010 | Ninnu Nannu | Maro Charitra | Shweta Pandit | Mickey J Meyer |
2012 | Areree Areree | OKOK | Mukesh Mohamed | Harris Jayaraj |
Year | Song | Movie | Co Singers | Music Director |
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Sumne Sumne | Shastri | Sadhu Kokila | ||
2010 | Kalasu Kaana | Gilli | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Year | Song | Movie | Co Singers | Music Director |
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2008 | Liquid Dance | Slumdog Millionaire | Palakkad Sriram | A. R. Rahman |
2008 | Millionaire Theme | Slumdog Millionaire | Solo | A. R. Rahman |
2013 | Titli (Opening portion - Kondal Vannanai) | Chennai Express | Gopi Sunder, Chinmayi | Vishal–Shekhar |
In 2002, GIRI Trading produced her first ever audio album "PRODIGY SERIES HITS OF MS SUBBULAKSHMI in which she sang hits of the great M. S. Subbulakshmi, from movies like Meera, Sakuntalai, and Savithri etc. This album was released by the legendary music director M. S. Viswanathan.This album of hers is a great hit and is indeed a connoisseur’s delight. Her album titled "VANDE MATARAM" contains patriotic songs in 14 Indian languages, which are sure to instill a sense of patriotism and make every Indian feel proud.
Her avid interest in Sanskrit slokas has led HMV to bring out her latest release "HARE KRISHNA" Rare slokas on Lord Vishnu featuring Sri Narasimha Kavacam, Sri Damodarashtakam, The enthralling Kalinga Nardhana Thillana and Bhaja Govindam.
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