Sujatha Mohan | |
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Background information | |
Born | [1] [2] Kochi, Kerala, India | 31 March 1963
Genres | Playback |
Occupation(s) | Playback singer |
Years active | 1975–present |
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Spouse | V. Krishna Mohan (m. 1981) |
Children | Shweta Mohan |
Relatives | Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (grandfather) G. Venugopal (cousin) Radhika Thilak (cousin) |
Website | sujathamohan |
Sujatha Mohan is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi and more languages movies. As of 2021 [update] , she had recorded more than 10,000 songs. [3]
Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin after India gained Independence. Her father, the late Dr. Vijayendran died when she was two years old. She completed her graduation in Economics from the St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. [4] She married Dr. V. Krishna Mohan on 9 May 1981. [5] Her only daughter, Shweta Mohan, is also a singer. Radhika Thilak and G. Venugopal are her cousins.
Sujatha shot to fame in the seventies as Baby Sujatha, the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when she was in the sixth standard. The song was composed by M. K. Arjunan for the 1975 Malayalam movie Tourist Bungalow. She recorded songs for Shyam in Kamam Krodham Moham and Salil Chowdhury in Aparadhi. Around this time, composer M. G. Radhakrishnan got her to record many non-film songs; the biggest hit among them was "Odakkuzhal Vili".
She debuted in Tamil through the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein" from Kavikuyil (1977), tuned in Hameer Kalyani raga by Illayaraja, but it was not included in the film. Her first released song in Tamil was "Kalai Paniyil" from the Tamil film Gaayathri (1977), starring Sridevi and Rajinikanth with music by Ilaiyaraja. She sang for Ilaiyaraaja in Johnny , Kavikuyil and Ilamai Kolangal. After her marriage in 1981, she took a sabbatical from playback singing. She made a successful comeback in 1988 through Kadathanadan Ambadi, followed by the hit Chithram .
She used to sing ad jingles in the late 1980s for A. R. Rahman (such as the Premiere Cooker ad and the Tilda Rice ad). Then Rahman got her to sing "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's 1992 film Roja , which became one of the biggest hit songs in India. The backing vocals for the song "Kadhal Roja" were also performed by Sujatha. She has had other hit songs, most of them with Rahman from films including Pudhiya Mugam (1992), Gentleman (1993), Jeans and Minsaara Kanavu (1997). She has also recorded some songs in Hindi, including "Dil Hai Sanam" (the Hindi version of "Thee Thee") from Chor Chor (Thiruda Thiruda), "Ishq Bina" from Taal , "Hai Jaana" from Pukar and "Ishwar Allah" from Earth , and provided backing vocals for the song "Tum Ho Meri Nigahom" from Kabhi Na Kabhi , all of them composed by A. R. Rahman. She has had many of her notable and successful songs under the musical direction of A. R. Rahman. Her husky voice has given her huge number of fans across.
She made a strong comeback in the Malayalam film industry in the mid-1990s and most of her notable Malayalam songs were composed by Vidyasagar. Most of her hit songs from Telugu are composed by Mani Sharma. She was also a judge in munch star singer junior, IDEA star singer, AIRTEL super singer (VIJAY TV).
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Sujatha has received several awards and recognitions for her work in the South Indian film musical world. She has been awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Indian state Tamil Nadu in 2021. She was also awarded Kerala, Tamil Nadu state awards.
Year | Category | Film | Song |
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1996 | Best Female Playback Singer | Azhakiya Ravanan | "Pranayamani Thooval" |
1998 | Pranayavarnangal | "Varamanjaladiya" | |
2006 | Rathri Mazha | "Baasuri" |
Year | Category | Film(s) | Song(s) |
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1993 | Best Female Playback Singer | Pudhiya Mugam Gentleman | "Netru Illatha Mathram" "En Veetil Thottathil" |
1996 | Minsara Kanavu Avvai Shanmugi | "Poo Pookum Osai" "Rukku Rukku" | |
2001 | Dhill | "Un Samayil Arayil" |
Year | Category | Film | Song |
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1991 [6] | Best Female Playback Singer | Kizhakkunarum Pakshi Kankettu | "Kizhakkunarumpakshi" "Gopeehrudayam" |
2003 | Vellithira Kasthooriman | "Kudamulla Kadavil" "Azhage" | |
2004 | Thudakkam | "Amme Ennoru" | |
2005 | Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal | "Paadaanum" |
Year | Category | Film | Song |
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2022 | Best Female Playback Singer | The Priest | "Neelambale" |
Year | Category | Film | Song |
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1998 | Best Female Playback Singer | Pranayavarnangal | "Varamanjaladiya" |
2001 | Soothradharan | "Perariyaam" | |
2004 | Mampazhakkalam | "Kandu Kandu" |
She has Judged several popular reality shows over South Indian television across Malayalam and Tamil languages.
Year | Title | Channel | Language | Notes |
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2008-2009 | Airtel Super Singer 2 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
Munch star Singer junior | Asianet | Malayalam | ||
2010–2011 | Airtel Super Singer 3 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
Munch star Singer junior season 2 | Asianet | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Indian Voice | Mazhavil Manorama | ||
2013–2014 | Airtel Super Singer 4 | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
Indian Voice season 2 | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | ||
2014 | Surya Singer | Surya TV | ||
2016 | Super star junior 5 | Amrita TV | ||
2016-2017 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs | Zee Tamil | Tamil | |
2017-2018 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors | Zee Tamil | ||
2018 | Super 4 | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs season 2 | Zee Tamil | Tamil | ||
2019 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 2) | Zee Tamil | ||
2019–2020 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam | Zee Keralam | Malayalam | |
2021–2022 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs | Zee Keralam | ||
2022 | Star Singer junior 3 | Asianet | launch episode | |
2023 | Top singer 3 | flowers tv | ||
2023-2024 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa season 2 | Zee Keralam | ||
2023 | Shyamambaram | Zee Keralam | TV serial (Cameo appearance) | |
2023-2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Star Vijay | Tamil |
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