Thanjai Selvi

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Thanjai Selvi is a Tamil singer. She is popular for her rendering of folk songs. She had begun her career in Tamil cinema with the song "Jilla Vittu" from the movie Eesan . [1]

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Thanjai Selvi

Discography

Thanjai Selvi has so far sung the following songs. [2] Jilla Vittu from Easan (won Vijay Award for best folk song that year) and Maruthani from Marudhavelu are popular ones.

Soundtrack

YearFilmSongLanguageComposerCo-Singer(s)
2010 Easan "Jilla Vittu"Tamil James Vasanthan Solo
2011 Poraali "Vedi Pottu" Sundar C Babu Velmurugan
Ambuli "Aatha Nee Pethaaye"K. Venkat Prabu ShankarSolo
Marudhavelu "Maruthani" James Vasanthan Thanjai Iyappan
Vettaiyadu"Eaam Maama Madura"SPL SelvadasanSolo
Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai "Adiye Ivale" Ilaiyaraaja Snehan, Lenin Bharathi, Hemambika, Murugan, Iyyappan, Master Regan, Senthildass Velayutham, Anita
2012 Kondaan Koduthaan "Thillana Paattukari" Deva Solo
Ambuli "Aatha Nee Pethaya"K. Venkat Prabu ShankarSolo
2013 Madha Yaanai Koottam "Enga Pora" N. R. Raghunanthan Solo
2014 Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum "Ye Kadhale" Kannan Solo
2016 Adra Machan Visilu "Kannamoochi" N. R. Raghunanthan Anthony Daasan
Azhahendra Sollukku Amudha "Vysarbadi"Rajin MahadevSolo

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References

  1. "Thanjai Selvi". Singers. 600024.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Thanjai Selvi's - Music". Music Celebs. in.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012.