Ananya Bhat | |
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 Ananya Bhat in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1992or1993(age 30–31) [1] |
| Genres | Filmi, Carnatic classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Television actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Ananya Bhat is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Kannada and Telugu. [2] [3] [4] Through her singing career, she received the award called the Filmfare Award for the song "Namma Kaayo Devan", of the film Rama Rama Re... at 64th Filmfare Awards South in 2017. [5]
Born in Ankali, Belagavi district, she was raised in Mysuru, Karnataka. She is currently residing in Bengaluru. [2]
Bhat is the singer in songs Garbadhi (solo), Sidila Bharava, Dheera Dheera and Koti Kanasugalu, of the multi-lingual film KGF . She has recorded songs in all four South-Indian languages and also in Hindi.She is also the singer in songs Mehabooba,Toofan and Gagana nee of the multilingual film sequel "KGF 2".She has recorded these songs in all four south-Indian languages and also in Hindi.
Previously she worked for a playback "Namma Kaayo Devane" in Rama Rama Re... (2016). In 2018 she sang "Hold On" & "Mental Ho Jawa" songs in Tagaru . Out of two the former song "Hold On" gave her the SIIMA 2019 for best female playback singer -Kannada and a Best Playback Singer – Female Nomination at 66th Filmfare Awards South. She also did her Telugu debut singing for "Yettagayya shiva" in Aatagadharaa Siva which also garnered her Best Playback Singer – Female Nomination at 66th Filmfare Awards South. She sang "Sojugada Sooju Mallige" a Kannada folk song live at the Mahashivaratri event held by Isha foundation in 2020. Ananya appeared in an episode of Kannadathi , a Kannada daily soap, as herself. [6]
| Year | Song name | Movie name | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Nee Thoreda Ghaligeyali" | Lucia | Poornachandra Tejaswi | Raghu Shastri | Kannada | |
| 2016 | "Namma Kaayo Devane" | Rama Rama Re... | Vasuki Vaibhav | D Satya Prakash | ||
| 2018 | "Mental Ho Jawa" | Tagaru | Charan Raj | Kiran Kaverappa, Vardhik Joseph | ||
| "Hold On" | Tagaru | Charan Raj | Yogaraj Bhat | |||
| "Nanaghelade" | Sankashta Kara Ganapathi | Ritvik Muralidhar | Nischal S Dambekodi | |||
| "Yettagayya Shiva" | Aatagadharaa Siva | Vasuki Vaibhav | Chaitanya Prasad | Telugu | ||
| "Garbadhi" | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Ravi Basrur | Kinnal Raj, Ravi Basrur | Kannada | ||
| "Sidila Barava" | Ravi Basrur | Ravi Basrur | ||||
| "Dheera Dheera" | Ravi Basrur | Ravi Basrur | ||||
| "Kooti Kanasugala" | Ravi Basrur | Kinnal Raj, Ravi Basrur | ||||
| "Kokh Ke Rath Mein" | K.G.F: Chapter 1 (D) | Ravi Basrur | V. Nagendra Prasad | Hindi | ||
| "Ho Jaane Do Aar Paar" | Ravi Basrur | V. Nagendra Prasad | ||||
| "Sultan" | Ravi Basrur | V. Nagendra Prasad | ||||
| "Karuvinil Enai" | Ravi Basrur | Madhura Kavi | Tamil | |||
| "Veesum Soora Kaatin" | Ravi Basrur | Madhura Kavi | ||||
| "Dheera Dheera" | Ravi Basrur | Madhura Kavi | ||||
| "Koodi Kanavil" | Ravi Basrur | Madhura Kavi | ||||
| "Tharagani Baruvaina" | Ravi Basrur | Ramajogayya Sastry | Telugu | |||
| "Evvadikevvadu Banisa" | Ravi Basrur | Ramajogayya Sastry | ||||
| "Dheera Dheera" | Ravi Basrur | Ramajogayya Sastry | ||||
| "Alasina Ashalaku" | Ravi Basrur | Ramajogayya Sastry | ||||
| "Garbadhinam" | Ravi Basrur | Sudamsu | Malayalam | |||
| "Shwasa Kattin" | Ravi Basrur | Sudamsu | ||||
| "Dheera Dheera" | Ravi Basrur | Sudamsu | ||||
| "Koodi Kanavugal" | Ravi Basrur | Sudamsu | ||||
| 2019 | "Helade Kelade" | Geetha | Anup Rubens | Ghouse Peer | Kannada | |
| 2021 | "Saami Saami" | Pushpa: The Rise (D) | Devi Sri Prasad | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | ||
| 2022 | "Shiva Shiva" | Veeram | J Anoop Seelin | V. Nagendra Prasad | ||
| "Baglu Tegi Meri Jaan" | Thothapuri | J Anoop Seelin | Vijayaprasad | |||
| "Mehabooba" | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Ravi Basrur | Kinnal Raj | |||
| "Mehabooba" | K.G.F: Chapter 2 (D) | Ravi Basrur | Ramajogayya Sastry | Telugu | ||
| "Mehabooba" | Madhura Kavi | Tamil | ||||
| "Agilam Nee" | ||||||
| "Mehabooba" | Sudhamsu | Malayalam | ||||
| "Mehabooba" | Shabbir Ahmed | Hindi | ||||
| "Sinnavaada" | Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam | Jay Krish | Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu | Telugu | ||
| "Singara Siriye" | Kantara | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Pramod Maravanthe | Kannada | ||
| 2023 | "Onnoda Nadandhaa" | Viduthalai | Ilaiyaraaja | Suga | Tamil | |
| "Kaattumalli" | Ilayaraaja |
| Year | Song | Composer(s) | Language | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Gandhari" | Pawan Ch | Telugu | Sony Music India |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kannadathi | Herself | Kannada | [6] |
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