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India
India (ⁱ/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.

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Kerala
Kerala or Keralam /ˈkɛrələ/ is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.
The state has an area of 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Arabian Sea on the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital. Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities. According to a survey by The Economic Times, five out of ten best cities to live in India are located in Kerala.
Kerala has the highest Human Development Index in India, higher than that of most developed countries The state has the highest literacy rate in India with 93.91 percent. It hopes to be the first e-literate state in India through the state run Akshaya project. The state recently became and is currently the only one to have banking facilities in every village. A survey conducted in 2005 by Transparency International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country. Kerala is also ranked as India's cleanest state. Kerala has witnessed significant migration of its people, especially to the Persian Gulf countries during the Kerala Gulf boom and is heavily dependent on remittances from its large Malayali expatriate community.

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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu /ˈtæmɨl ˈnɑːduː/ (Tamiḻ Nāṭu [t̪amɨɭ naːɖɯ] ( listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital is Chennai, the largest city. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bound by the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait in the south east, and by the Indian Ocean in the south.
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the seventh most populous state. It is the fourth largest contributor (as of 2010) to India's GDP and ranks tenth in Human Development Index as of 2006. Tamil Nadu is also the most urbanised state in India. The state has the highest number (10.56%) of business enterprises and stands second in total employment (9.97%) in India, compared to the population share of about 6%.
The region has been the home of the Tamil people since at least 500 BCE. Its official language Tamil has been in use in inscriptions and literature for over 2000 years. Tamil Nadu is home to many natural resources, Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture, hill stations, beach resorts, multi-religious pilgrimage sites and eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements. He has won two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, thirteen Filmfare Awards South in addition to numerous other awards and nominations. His extensive body of work for film and the stage earned him the nickname “the Mozart of Madras” and several Tamil commentators and fans have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal (English: Music Storm). In 2009, Time placed Rahman in its list of World's Most Influential People. The UK based World Music magazine Songlines named him one of 'Tomorrow's World Music Icons' in August 2011.

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Ajoy Chakrabarty
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (Bengali: অজয় চক্রবর্তী; born 1953) is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist. He belongs to the Patiala gharana.
Chakrabarty was born in Kolkata, Bengal to Ajit Chakrabarty in a Hindu Brahmin family. They moved to India from his homeland, Bangladesh during the partition and raised his two sons in Shyamnagar. His younger brother, Sanjay Chakrabarty is a noted composer and music therapist.
Chakrabarty was a disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan. He is also a first class graduate from the Rabindra Bharati University.
Chakrabarty showed extraordinary promise in vocal music and at the age of three, began taking lessons from his father Ajit Chakrabarty. He then learnt from Pannalal Samanta and Kanai Das Bairagi and later became a student of Padma Bhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. In 1969, his training took a decisive turn as he became a disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, son of the legendary maestro of the Patiala-Kasur gharana (school), Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. He is notable for imagination and sensitivity to lyrics, coupled with his uncanny sense of rhythm.

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Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik (born March 20, 1966 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India) is an Indian singer. Among the best-known playback singers of Hindi cinema, she is a record seven-time winner of the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer from a record of 35 nominations, a two-time recipient of the National Film Award as well as several other music awards listed below. Further, as many as 20 of her tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time" review.
Alka Yagnik was born in Kolkata on March 20, 1966. Her mother Shubha Yagnik was a singer of Indian classical music. She received her school education from Modern High School for Girls. At the age of 6, she started singing for Akashvani (All India Radio), Calcutta. At age 10, her mother brought her to Bombay as a child singer. She was advised to wait until her voice matured, but her mother remained determined. On a subsequent visit, Alka got a letter of introduction to Raj Kapoor from his Kolkata distributor. Kapoor heard the girl and sent her with a letter to noted music director Laxmikant. Impressed, Laxmikant gave her two alternatives — an immediate start as a dubbing artist or a later break as a singer; they settled for the latter.

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Anand Bhate
Anand Bhate (born 1971) is a Hindustani classical vocalist from the Kirana Gharana. He is popular for his classical singing of songs from the Marathi film Balgandharva (2011).
Anand Bhate was born in Pune, India in 1971, in a family active in classical music. He inherited the singing tradition from his great grandfather Bhate Buva, who was a well known vocalist for Thumri and Natya Sangeet in the 19th century. By the age of 10, he had started systematic training in classical singing from Chandrashekhar Deshpande. He began his training under Yashwantbua Marathe, who introduced him to some of the intricacies of Khayal gayaki. Later he became a disciple of late Bhimsen Joshi, with whom he trained for 15 years.
His first public appearance came in 1981, when he performed Balgandharva's gayaki on All India Radio, Doordarshan and had a tour in the USA. It was a series of successful performances that fetched him the title "Anand Gandharva".
He has recently sung all the tracks for the lead character of a Marathi bio-pic of Balgandharva. He received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for this film.

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Bharath Gopi
Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, popularly known as Bharath Gopi (Malayalam: ഭരത് ഗോപി; 8 November 1937 – 29 January 2008) was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala.
He has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977), and hence he got the name Bharath. His well known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Mohandas in Chidambaram, and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat.
As a filmmaker he is known for Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991). He produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts. On 24 January 2008, Gopi was hospitalized with chest pains. He died five days later following a cardiac arrest.

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G. Devarajan
Paravoor Govindan Devarajan (Malayalam: പറവൂര്‍ ഗോവിന്ദന്‍ ദേവരാജന്‍), popularly known as G. Devarajan or Devarajan master, was a noted Malayalam music composer, died on March 15, 2006 in Chennai, at the age of 80.
He has scored music for more than three hundred Malayalam films, many dramas, twenty Tamil and four Kannada movies. Many of his compositions remain ever green classics in Malayalam. Besides, his music in the Tamil film 'Annai Velankanni' has received many accolades. Devarajan received Kerala Government's Best Music Director award for five times, among other honours.
Born at Paravur, near Kollam in Kerala, Devarajan rendered his first classical concert at the age of 18. He was soon attracted to the Communist movement and decided to dedicate his creative energy for popular music. He joined the once famous drama troupe of Kerala, the Kerala People's Arts Club (KPAC). The work that brought him to limelight was the drama song titled Ponnarivaal ambiliyil kanneriyunnoole. KPAC and its members had a distinctive leaning towards the communist ideology, and their dramas did play a role in spreading the ideology among the Keralite masses. Through his compositions, Devarajan could cast an indelible imprint in the Malayali theatre arena, especially after the famous KPAC drama Ningalenne Communistaakki written by Thoppil Bhasi in 1952.

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Gurdas Maan
Gurdas Maan (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦਾਸ ਮਾਨ) is an Punjabi singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actor. He is considered one of the most notable figures in the world of Punjabi music. He was born in Giddarbaha village of Indian Punjab and gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai." Since then, he has gone on to record over 34 albums and has written over 300 songs.
Maan was formally educated in D.A.V College Malout Punjab.^{[citation needed]} After completing his education there, his parents enrolled him in a further education institute in Patiala.^{[citation needed]} As a keen sports enthusiast Maan was fascinated by the National Institute of Sports in the city; this prompted him to join the N.I.S. and gain a Masters degree in physical education.^{[citation needed]}
He took part in youth festivals organized by universities and won several awards for his singing and acting, always supported by his friends. He competed in many athletic events and won medals including a bronze at the National Championship as well as achieving a black belt in judo.

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Jayasurya
Jayasurya (Malayalam ജയസുര്യ; born in Thrippunithura, Kochi, India) is an Indian film actor and comedian.
Jayasurya made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth as a junior artist. He was able to make a mark for himself in the industry with performances in films such as Swapnakkoodu (2003), Pulival Kalyanam (2003), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), Classmates (2006), Arabikkatha (2007), and Gulumaal (2009). By the 2010s, Jayasurya had started acting in more drama-centric roles with films such as Cocktail (2010) and Beautiful (2011).
Jayasurya was born in 1978 to Mani and Thankam in Thrippunithara in a Goldsmith community. In 2004, he married his longtime girlfriend Saritha; they have one son, Adwaith and one daughter.
Jayasurya has acted in several films in Malayalam and Tamil. Jayasurya became popular among family audiences as an anchor in musical programs on Malayalam television.'Jagathy Vs Jagathy' (Surya TV) is one of the famous show he done during early stages. He also played minor roles in films. Notable among these was the comedy artist in Aparanmar Nagarathil.

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K. G. George
Kulakkatil Geevarghese George (born 1946) is an Indian film director who work in Malayalam film. George is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Kerala who modernized the Malayalam cinema in the 1970s. He is the founder-chairman of MACTA, and continues to be an executive member. He was the chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation.
After his diploma from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, K G George started his film career as the assistant to director Ramu Kariat. He made his directorial debut with Swapnadanam (1975) and became a strong presence of the new cinema movement that became active during the early 1970s. The Film Institute may have exposed him to the magic of cinema, but his stint as assistant to the legendary Ramu Kariat in the celebrated `Nellu' must have instilled in him that quality to jell cinematic norms with commercial elements. He was given the tag of a `via media director' together with Padmarajan, Bharathan and Mohan, which was a big compliment in the 1980s when most of his movies were hits.

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K. J. Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.
Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri. He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan (English: The Celestial Singer)
He has won the National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer seven times (the most by any Indian singer) and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer 43 times, which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975 and Padma Bhushan in 2002 by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts.

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M. B. Sreenivasan
M. B. Sreenivasan (19 September 1925 – 9 March 1988), or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.
He was born Manamadurai Balakrishnan Srinivasan to an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family on 19 September 1925 in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. He had his schooling at P.S. High School, Chennai. During his college days at Madras Presidency College, he was attracted to communist ideals and joined the Madras Students Organisation. His acquaintance with Nimoy Ghosh, a Bengali director, paved his entry into films. His first film music score was written to the words of noted Tamil lyricist, Jayakanthan, for the Tamil film Pathaitheriyathpaar. He played a major part in the formation of Indian Peoples Theatre Association (IPTA). He had also acted in a Tamil movie, Agraharathil Kazhutai.
He was married to Zahida Kitchlew, a Kashmiri Muslim, who was the daughter of the famous freedom fighter Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew.
M. B. Sreenivasan died of a heart attack in the Lakshadweep islands on 9 March 1988.

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M. Balamuralikrishna
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (Telugu: మంగళంపల్లి బాలమురళీకృష్ణ) pronunciation (help·info) (born July 6, 1930) is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected by all Indian classical musicians for his knowledge of Carnatic Music.
Balamuralikrishna was born in Sankaraguptam, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh state. His father was a well known musician and could play the flute, violin and the veena and his mother was an excellent veena player. His mother died when he was an infant and Balamuralikrishna was raised by his father. Observing his inner penchant towards music, his father put him under the tutelage of Sri Parupalli Ramakrishna Pantulu. Sri Pantulu was a direct descendant of the sisya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja. Under his guidance, the young Balamuralikrishna learnt Carnatic Music. At the age of eight, Balamuralikrishna gave his first full fledged concert at a Thyagaraja Aradhana, Vijayawada. Musunuri Suryanarayana Murty Bhagavatar, a distinguished Harikatha performer, saw the musical talent in the child and gave the prefix 'Bala' (child) to the young Muralikrishna. This title has stuck ever since and Balamuralikrishna has been known so.

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M. G. Sreekumar
M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has sang in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. He is the youngest brother of music director M. G. Radhakrishnan and singer K. Omanakutty. He owns a music company named KMG Musics.
Sreekumar worked in State Bank of Travancore, before starting his career as a singer. He started his music career by accompanying his brother M. G. Radhakrishnan in his carnatic musical concerts. Born in Haripad, Alappuzha District of Kerala, his father, Malabar Gopalan Nair was a well known singer. His elder brother and music guru, the late M. G. Radhakrishnan, was an award-winning music director and carnatic musician. His elder sister, K. Omanakutty, is a classical music vocalist and a principal at Kerala Music Academy.

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Mammootty
Mammootty (born Muhammadkutty Ismail Panaparambil on 7 September 1951) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles in Indian films. He also appeared in the highest number of dual roles (nine) in Malayalam films.
Mammootty was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times, a record shared with Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Hassan. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, and eleven Filmfare Awards. He was the first (1998) Malayali actor to be honoured with the state honour Padma Shri for contributions toward Indian cinema. He was honoured a Doctor of Letters by University of Kerala in Jan 2010 and by University of Calicut in Dec 2010.Vanitha, a leading women's magazine in Malayalam, in 2004, chose Mammootty as the actor with the highest sex appeal in Kerala, following a survey among its readers.

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Meghana Raj
Meghana Raj is an Indian film actress, who works in the South Indian film industries. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film Bendu Apparao R.M.P.
Meghana Raj was born in Bangalore, Karnataka as the only daughter to film actors Sundar Raj and Pramila Joshai. Her father Sundar Raj has acted in more than 180 films, predominantly in Kannada language, while her mother Pramila Joshai is a noted Kannada film actress and film producer. Because of her mixed background, Meghana is fluent in both Kannada and Tamil, speaking Kannada at home and Tamil at her grandparents' house. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in psychology at Christ University, Bangalore.
Meghana Raj first debuted as a theater artist, when she was a child, acting alongside her father Sunder Raj in the play Jokumaraswamy. During the audio launch function of the Tamil film Poi in February 2006, she was invited by its director K. Balachander to pursue an acting career, starring in one of his forthcoming films. Accepting his offer, she was given the lead female role in the Tamil film Krishnaleelai, a Balachander production, directed by Selvan. However, despite continuing shooting throughout 2008, which was completed in early 2009, the film got stuck in production hell, and its release got delayed for various reasons.

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Mohammed Rafi
Mohammad Rafi (December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) is considered to be the greatest Indian male playback singer of all time. He was awarded the National Film Award, Best Singer Award, six Filmfare Awards and the Best Singer of the Millennium award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. His singing career spanned about 35 years, and he is noted for his ability to sing songs of different moods and varieties: his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He is best known for romantic and duet songs, which he playback sings with the technique to mould the voice according to characters of the actor on the screen.
Rafi is primarily noted for his songs in Hindi-Urdu, over which he had a strong command. He also sang in other Indian languages including Konkani, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Maghi, Maithili and Assamese. He also recorded a few songs in foreign languages such as English, Persian, Spanish and Dutch. From available figures, Rafi sang 4,516 Hindi film songs, 112 non-Hindi film songs, and 328 private (non-film) songs from 1945 to 1980.

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Mukesh (singer)
Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, Talat Mahmood and Kishore Kumar, left such an impact on the Hindi film industry that they are still remembered to date. Amongst the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the prestigious National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Mukesh is also popular as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor.
Mukesh was born in Ludhiana to Zorawar Chand Mathur, an engineer, and Chand Rani. He was the sixth in a family of ten children. The music teacher who came home to teach Mukesh's sister, Sundar Pyari, found a pupil in Mukesh who would listen from the adjoining room. Mukesh left school after the 10th grade and worked briefly for the Department of Public Works. He experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities.

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Narayana Guru
Sri Nārāyana Guru (Malayalam: ശ്രീ നാരായണ ഗുരു) (1856–1928), also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhu^{[Full citation needed]} and social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society. Gurudevan, as he was fondly known to his followers, led Reform movement in Kerala, revolted against casteism and worked on propagating new values of freedom in spirituality and of social equality, thereby transforming the Kerala society and as such he is adored as a prophet.
Nārāyana Guru is revered for his Vedic knowledge^{[citation needed]}, poetic proficiency^{[citation needed]}, openness to the views of others^{[citation needed]}, non-violent philosophy^{[citation needed]} and his unrelenting resolve to set aright social wrongs. Nārāyana Guru was instrumental in setting the spiritual foundations for social reform in today's Kerala and was one of the most successful social reformers who tackled caste in India. He demonstrated a path to social emancipation without invoking the dualism of the oppressed and the oppressor.

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Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He also won the Filmfare award in the R.D. Burman Musical Talent category. He is one of the few playback singers to have won both a Filmfare Award and a National Award in his professional debut singing year.
Naresh Iyer was born to a Tamil Brahmin family and brought up in Matunga, Mumbai. He attended SIES College of Management Studies where he received a degree in commerce. After graduation he intended to become a Chartered Accountant, but decided to study Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music instead. Iyer was spotted by composer A. R. Rahman in a reality talent show, Channel V's Super Singer. Though he did not win the show, Naresh was later contacted by A. R. Rahman and made his debut with the song "Mayilirage" from Anbe Aaruyire. He has also sung for other composers in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam. He is a versatile singer.

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P. Unni Krishnan
P. Unnikrishnan (born 9 July 1965) (Malayalam:ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ) is a Carnatic vocalist and a national award winning playback singer.
Unnikrishnan was born to K. Radhakrishnan and Dr. Harini Radhakrishnan in Palakkad, Kerala. The family home, Kesari Kuteeram, was a well known landmark of Madras city, with great grandfather Dr KN Kesari being an eminent Ayurvedic physician and the promoter of the popular Telugu women's magazine Gruhalakshmi .
He went to Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School, Chennai, in 1983. He graduated from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai, and received his B.Com degree from the Madras University. He earned a General Law and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations.
He worked as an executive in Parrys Confectionery Ltd. from 1987 to 1992 and quit his job to become a professional singer.
Unnikrishnan was initiated into Carnatic Music at age of 12 by Seshadri, Unnikrishnan. He was inspired by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S. Ramanathan. He attended a special workshop for six months on "Veena Dhanammal Bhani" under Sangeetha Kalanidhi T.Brinda and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr.T.Vishwanathan.

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Rajkumar (actor)
Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his screen name Rajkumar was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry. He is considered a cultural icon of Kannada where he is also known as Rajanna, Natasarvabhouma (emperor of acting),Gaana Gandharva (singer in the court of Gods), and as Annavru (beloved elder brother).
Rajkumar entered the film industry at the age of eight and got his first break as a lead in the 1954-film Bedara Kannappa and went on to work in over 220 films. At the age of 71, he was kidnapped in Gajanur (the place where he brought up) by forest brigand Veerappan until a 108-day ordeal when he was released. He died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Bangalore on 12 April 2006.
In his film career, Rajkumar received nine Karnataka State Film Awards, ten South Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards and a National Film Award for Best Playback Singer.. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Mysore, and is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Rupam Islam
Rupam Islam (born 25 January 1974) is a playback singer, song writer, composer and the lead singer of the band Fossils. He is a recipient of National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the award in 2010, for his work in the film Mahanagar @ Kolkata. Rupam has been selected to be a member of the Government of West Bengal's cultural committee for music (Bangla Sangeet Academy).
Born on 25 January 1974 in a family of musicians, Rupam’s musical journey started fairly early under the tutelage of his parents, renowned musicians of their time: late Nurul Islam and late Chhandita Islam. By the age of 4, he was performing on stage with his parents' choir group Jhankar Shilpi Goshthhi. By 9, he was an empanelled child artiste of Aakashvani and Doordarshan and had performed at all leading auditoriums of Kolkata.
Education went hand-in-hand with music, and he graduated from Asutosh College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta with honors in English literature. He completed his Bachelor’s in Education (B.Ed) and joined Taki Boys Mulitipurpose School where he taught English to primary school students for eleven years before voluntarily retiring in 2006 to concentrate on his career in music.

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Sachin Dev Burman
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 - 31 October 1975), also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own right. S D Burman composed music for 100 movies, including Bengali films.
S.D. Burman's compositions have been mainly sung to a large extent by the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhonsle and Shamshad Begum. Mukesh and Talat Mahmood have also sung songs composed by him. He also sang about 20 film songs (inclusive of Bengali films) for which he composed music though he may not have been the music director of the films.
S. D. Burman was born on 1 October 1906, in Comilla, British India, now in Bangladesh, to Rajkumari Nirmala Devi, princess of Manipur and Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman, the only son of 'Ishanachandra Dev Burman', Raja of Tripura, (r. 1849-1862).His father hailed from the royal family of Tripura while his mother hailed from the royal family of Manipur.Sachin was the youngest of the five sons, of his parents, who had nine children in all.

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Sanjeev Abhyankar
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana.
He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999, for his song, Suno Re Bhaila" in Hindi film Godmother
Sanjeev Abhyankar was born in Pune, India to Dr. Shobha Abyankar.
He started learning Hindustani Classical Music, at tender age of eight, groomed by his mother, and her guru Pandit Pimpalkhare and later from Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj. Though his aim had been to pursue a career in music since childhood, he has acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce.
Sanjeev Abhyankar rendered his first stage performance in Mumbai, at the age of 13 in 1983. Since then, he has traveled extensively all over the country, performing in conferences and art circles around the world, spreading the fragrance of Indian Classical music to the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
He has several albums with HMV, Music Today, Sony Music, Times Music, Navaras Records U.K., Neelam Audio Video U.S.A., Sona Rupa U.K., BMG Cressendo, Ninaad Music, Fountain Music & Alurkar Music. He has also given playback for films such as Maachis, Nidaan, Sanshodhan, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar and Banaras.

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Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (Tamil: ஷங்கர் மகாதேவன்) is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.
Shankar Mahadevan was born and brought up in Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai, to a Tamil Iyer family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing the veena at the age of five. He studied under Srinivas Khale, a well known Marathi music composer. He went to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School in Chembur. He subsequently attended SIES College in Sion and completed his HSC. He graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai under the auspices of Mumbai University. He worked as a software engineer on Oracle Version Six.
After working for a while for Leading Edge Systems, Shankar ventured into the field of music. He earned his first award as a playback singer in a Tamil movie, collaborating with A. R. Rahman and winning a National Film Award for his song in Kandukondain Kandukondain. A prominent star in the Kodambakkam film industry, he gained further recognition upon the release of his first music album, Breathless, in 1998. The title track of the album had been prepared in such a manner that it is sung without any break, so it appears to be sung in one breath and thus the title "breathless". He later got into music direction and became a part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio, composing music for Hindi films.

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Shimoga Subbanna
Shimoga Subbanna (Kannada: ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಸುಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ; born as G. Subramanya on December 14, 1938) is a Sugama Sangeetha singer and playback singer in the Kannada language. He received a national award for singing for the song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure. He is the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing. Apart from being a creative artist he is a notary.
Subbanna has received several awards and honors for his contributions to Sugama Sangeetha, some of which are listed below.

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Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (Marathi: सुरेश ईश्वर वाडकर, born 1954) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.
Suresh Wadkar from Bhandari Caste , was born in Kolhapur at post. Dindnerli Tal. Karvir, India. At the age of 8, he began acquiring basic music education from Jialal Vasant. He soon impressed his guru with the quality of his voice. He began performing on the stage at a very early age.
Back in 1968, when Suresh Wadkar was barely 13, Acharya Jialal Vasant entrusted him with a student to initiate in Tabla. A year later, he was given the responsibility of a group of youngsters to teach vocal classical. Our system of education in music makes it mandatory to teach before you appear for your graduation in music through Prayag Sangit Samiti, because there “Prabhakar” certificate is equivalent to B. Ed. and it authorizes you to teach professionally. Guruji made every child studying for Senior Diploma, to sit in the class of 1st year with an experienced teacher and learn the process of “teaching”. Suresh successfully completed his “Prabhakar” and joined “Arya Vidya Mandir, Mumbai as a music teacher. A lot of famous “stars” of today had the opportunity to learn from him.

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Thilakan
Surendranatha Thilakan (Malayalam: സുരേന്ദ്രനാഥ തിലകന്‍; born 10 December 1938), known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, known for his excellence in character roles. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.
Thilakan started his career in acting as a theatre artist. He ventured into full-time acting in theatre after leaving intermediate college mid-way in the year 1956. It was during his years in theatre that he honed his skills in acting. During this period he and a few friends formed a drama troupe called the Mundakayam Nataka Samithy. He worked with Kerala People's Arts Club till 1966, followed by stints in Kalidasa Kala Kendra, Changanacherry Geetha, and P. J. Antony's troupe. He also performed in several radio plays presented by All India Radio. Thilakan is now in the fiftieth year of his acting career.
In spite of his long association with theatre, Thilakan became a household name only after his foray into Malayalam cinema. He began his career in cinema with a minor role in the film Ulkadal (1979). His first role as a lead character was as Kallu Varkey, a drunkard in Kolangal (1981). Thilakan established himself as an actor after he got his first State Award in 1981 for his role in Yavanika.

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Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan Jha, popularly known as Udit Narayan is a playback singer in commercial, Maithili language, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Garhwali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese, Maithili and Bengali language cinema. Narayan has sung in 32 different languages. He has won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district, Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.
Narayan studied at P.B. School, Rajbiraj, where he passed his S.L.C.(class 10) and later obtained his intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, mostly known as RR campus Kathmandu.
Udit Narayan began his career in Nepal singing for Radio Nepal as a staff artiste for Maithili and Nepali folk songs. He sang many popular nepali folk, modern songs in Radio Nepal. His first filmy playback singing was for Nepali film Sindur.It was a comedy song for famous nepali comedians (Late) GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). It was a duet song with Sushmaa Shrestha now known as Poornima in Hindi film Industry. After eight years in that role, Indian Embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Bombay, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan on a music scholarship. He moved to Bombay in 1978.

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V. K. Prakash
V.K Prakash is a renowned advertisement film director who has also directed movies in Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is mainly active in Malayalam film industry. He is the director of Bollywood film called Freaky Chakra in 2003 starring Ranvir Shorey and Deepti Naval. Currently based in Bangalore, he runs his own ad film production company called Trendz. He studied in School of Drama before commencing his career in the ad film industry.
V. K. Prakash's first movie Punaradhivasam bagged the awards for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director and Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. Manoj K. Jayan and Nandita Das played the lead roles in this movie.
VKP is noted for his particular association with certain actors or using the actors in more of his directorial ventures.

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Vineeth
Vineeth (born on 23 August 1969) is an Indian film actor and classical dancer who has acted in several well received films in his native Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He studied in Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, and at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Thalassery.
Vineeth is nephew of the famous Travancore sisters. Of them, apparently, Padmini and Ragini imposed on his parents to send him to dancing school. Vineeth is also a cousin of the film actress Shobhana and a relative of actress Sukumari.
He caught the public eye by winning several prizes in the Bharatanatyam dance form while studying in school including winning the first prize at the Kerala State Youth festival for four years in a row and winning the top prize of 'Kalaprathibha'.
Vineeth entered the film industry with the I. V. Sasi film Edanilagal in 1985. It was, however, with his second film Nakhakshathangal in 1986 that he caught the public eye in films. His dancing skills were prominently displayed in several films as well.

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Singer Jayachandran lashes out on songs like "Kolaveri"

Singer Jayachandran lashes out on songs like "Kolaveri" and against singers who sing with ...

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Chitrapournami: P Jayachandran, Jyotsna sing 'Shishira kaala...'

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Jayachandran Drama in Amrita TV

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Jayachandran - Nilave Ennidam Nerungathe

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Super Star The Ultimate - Jayachandran Against Kolaveri Song

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Jayachandran - Neelamala Poonkuyile

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Legend Singer P.Jayachandran's memories on School Youth Festival

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Jayachandran - Neeyoru Puzhayaay

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Jayachandran - Marannittumenthino

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Super Star The Ultimate - Jayachandran Criticizes Kolaveri Song

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Amrita Film Awards 2012 - P. Jayachandran(Life Time Achievement Award) 2/24

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Jayachandran - Vaavaavo Vaave

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"Nilave Nilave" .. Song from Chattakaari feat. M Jayachandran, Shreya Ghoshal and Sudeep Kumar

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The End of Jewish Power

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Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon. Israel suffered a humiliating defeat at The UN recently. The nations of the world stood up and said NO to the Jewish state - NO to Israeli occupation, NO to Israeli human rights abuse, NO to Jewish racism. In effect, they stood up and confessed to serious Zio-fatigue ... This is a very good news indeed. But interestingly, this united opposition to Israel is not in response to Israeli strength ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)

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'Taliban attackers' target US Afghanistan base

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There have been "multiple explosions" near an airfield at a US base in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said. Afghan intelligence officials told the BBC seven suicide attackers targeted the base in Jalalabad, and witnesses said that gunfire was heard ... Counter claims ... There were no Nato casualties in the attack, officials said ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, steps out of a security vehicle as he is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, for a pretrial hearing.

Pfc. Manning: From Bloody Eagle to Bloody Cage

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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Much like the United States, the Vikings were a paradoxical and duplicitous civilization. Not only were they highly skilled shipbuilders and tremendous explorers, not to mention their expertise in the fishing, farming and trading industries, but they helped establish and contribute to the nation-states of France, England, Ireland, Germany, Russia, and Iceland ... This came to mind when Pfc....(size: 5.5Kb)

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Israel settlement bid a 'fatal blow' to peace

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UNITED NATIONS. UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned Sunday that if Israel implemented its latest plan for new settlements it would deal an “almost fatal blow” to any prospects for peace with the Palestinians.   Israel’s announcement about the 3,000 Jewish settler homes, whose planned location was not revealed, came in the wake of a historic vote by the United Nations General Assembly to upgrade Palestine’s diplomatic status ... ....(size: 4.2Kb)

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Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meeting

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03 Dec 2012

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A major U.S. delegation is in Dubai to lead opposition to possible new Internet regulations at a U.N. conference ... and Microsoft Corp. ....(size: 0.9Kb)

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‘Colourful and flavoursome’

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29 Nov 2012

The man who is known for his Midas touch is set to turn his next movie to gold at the box office. V.K. Prakash (VKP) the man who has brought back-to-back sleeper hits – Beautiful and Trivandrum Lodge – is planning a hat trick with his upcoming movie Poppins ... “I enjoy experimenting with genres and themes ... Says VKP ... John, Arun V ... Jayachandran for Poppins are making waves on YouTube.” ... “No ... Keywords. V.K....(size: 3.7Kb)

‘Swamiyae… Saranam Aiyappa’

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29 Nov 2012

The Chennai music and dance festival coincides with the Sabarimala season and artists never fail to include a song on Aiyyappa. Are there favourites and how do they plan the itinerary? Here is the response from a few musicians.. Every year, P. UNNIKRISHNAN releases a CD on Aiyyappa ... The album has a song on Mukkal vattam where Aiyyappan learnt kalari before the Lord went to wage war with Mahishi and Vaavar ... Jayachandran for Sruthilaya ... T.V....(size: 4.1Kb)

Taste for comedy

The Hindu

29 Nov 2012

Biriyani Street, Palakkad, is abuzz. The roadside set of Kammath and Kammath in Fort Kochi is a charming replication of a street in Palakkad. The place is swarming with fans waiting to see their favourite stars. Although it is a weekday, it hasn’t kept eager fans away. The action on the other side of the rope, which separates the stars from the fans, is getting hotter ... His leg is bandaged ... Jayachandran and lyrics by Santhosh Varma....(size: 4.4Kb)

Moving through different spaces

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26 Nov 2012

Great Exploration ... With a fragmented narrative, the performance directed by Jayachandran Palazhy, had dancers embody characters from diverse backgrounds and time periods. The play which began with performers walking from the audience to the stage with loud blaring horns, to the end where the performers stood still, was a new experience for one and all ... Â ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)

Across the arts

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21 Nov 2012

Attakkalari’s upcoming dance production AadhaaraChakra - a Dancelogue is a performance that weaves in many different arts including movement, film, light, design, and sound. The performance, conceived and directed by Attakkalari’s artistic director Jayachandran Palazhy, is said to be set in an imaginary world that traverses across time ... So we created a minimalistic space to relieve the complexity of the performance ... Road....(size: 2.2Kb)

CWG case: Court to decide on framing of charges against Kalmadi

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20 Nov 2012

Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh had earlier reserved his order on framing of charges for tomorrow after hearing the CBI and defence counsel arguments on it ... Besides Kalmadi and Bhanot, the other nine accused in the case are OC's Director General V K Verma, Director General (Procurement) Surjit Lal, Joint Director General (Sports) A S V Prasad and Treasurer M Jayachandran, all former ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)

The City Dances

Indian Express

20 Nov 2012

A city embodies a multitude of features the concrete structures, its people, the economy and the social system, among others. Apart from tangible features, there is also an energy that rushes through it. However, the city that dwells in the mind of Jayachandran Palazhy, artistic director of Bengaluru-based Attakalari, is close to the one we live in ... Yet, I didnt want just another piece on the city ... contd. PAGE....(size: 2.0Kb)

4 held for abducting Mogappair car dealer

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18 Nov 2012

CHENNAI. Nolambur police arrested four people on charged of abduction and rescued a car dealer from Mogappair on Saturday. Madhavan, 30, a resident of Mogappair West was into second-hand car sales ... They called him informing about Madhavan's abduction and asked Pandian to come with the money to the house in Koyambedu," said Nolambur inspector D Jayachandran ... Rajkumar in turn informed the Nolambur police ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)

Showcase: Unsung songs of the past

The Hindu

17 Nov 2012

Its latest multi-disciplinary production AadhaaraChakra ... Of the basic premise behind AadhaaraChakra, Jayachandran Palazhy, founder and artistic director of Attakalari, says, “Whenever I visit old architectural sites such as temples, Islamic shrines, tombs, churches, old houses or other monuments, I often wonder about the people that made these edifices and what their lives were like ... Bottomline. A journey across intangible spaces....(size: 2.8Kb)

Glimpses of an urban journey

Deccan Herald

16 Nov 2012

I wanted to imagine the thoughts of the people as they are influenced by the Hindu culture, sufi traditions and Southern and Northern influences of the country,â says Jayachandran Palazhy, artistic director of Attakkalari and choreographer of this performance ... And different forms of movement like kalaripayattu, kathak and bharatanatyam have been brought together,â says Jayachandran....(size: 2.6Kb)

M’wood directors are bitten by the acting bug

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10 Nov 2012

Some of the leading Mollywood directors are trying their luck in front of the camera, as actors. TOI lists out a few... They've already proved what they are capable of from behind the camera. Now, some of the leading Mollywood directors are testing the waters in front of the camera, as actors. TOI lists out a few. Lal ... Ranjith ... Santhosh Sivan ... Aashiq Abu ... Rajasenan ... P Jayachandran ... Jayachandran has featured in a couple of music videos as well. ....(size: 3.9Kb)

Kochi FM to broadcast 19 hrs non-stop programs

The Hindu

10 Nov 2012

All India Radio is all geared to add new colours to its Rainbow FMs ... On Nov 12, Chat shows and special presentations by film personalities like Mohanlal, P Jayachandran, Ranjith, Lal, Jagadeesh, Kalpana and other popular figures will be broadcast ... Keywords....(size: 1.2Kb)

Rajasenan’s next makes Madhu, M Jayachandran nostalgic

The Times of India

09 Nov 2012

Incidentally, music director M Jayachandran too shared how the project took him back to his school days. "The film's producer J Sharathchandran was my tuition teacher and seeing him after such a long time for the project brought back a lot of memories," says Jayachandran, adding ......(size: 1.4Kb)

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P. Jayachandran

Background information
Birth name	Paliyath Jayachandran Kuttan
Born	(1944-03-03) March 3, 1944 (age 68) Kerala, India
Genres	Playback singing
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1965–present
Website	http://www.jayachandransite.com

Paliyath Jayachandran, popularly known as P. Jayachandran (Malayalam: പി.ജയചന്ദ്ര൯), (Tamil: பி.ஜெயசந்திரன்) is a South Indian playback singer from Kerala.

1 Biography
2 Notable songs
3 Malayalam Music Albums
4 Awards
5 Filmography
6 References

Biography [link]

Jayachandran was born in 'Bhadralayam', Ravipuram, Ernakulam, and later his family moved to Irinjalakkuda. His father Ravivarma Kochaniyan Thampuran of the Cochin Royal Family was a learned musician, though not a professional singer. His mother Subhadra Kunjamma Paliyam Swarupam was also a great music lover who encouraged Jayachandran to learn the notes of Mridangam at a very young age and with her support he could attain dexterity with the Mridangam. He began to sing devotional songs in churches at the age of 8.

Jayachandran graduated from Christ College, Irinjalakuda. He was a student of the Irinjalakuda National School from where he received many prestigious prizes for playing the Mridangam and light music in the State School Youth Festival Jayachandran met Yesudas in 1958 when he participated in the state youth festival. Yesudas won the Best Classical Singer award and Jayachandran got the best Mridamgist award in the same year.

He has won one National Award, four Kerala State Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He has recorded songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi languages. Jayachandran is also affectionately called the Bhava Gayakan.

Jayachandran got his first state award in 1972 for the song Neelagiriyude ('Suprabhaatham')... for the film Panitheeratha Veedu. Its music was done by M. S. Viswanathan. The year 1978 brought him another state award. The song was Ragam Sreeragam for the film Bandhanam and the music director was M. B. Sreenivasan. He received a prestigious national award in 1985 for Sivasankara Sarva Saranya Vibho..., a Gurusthuthi song for the film Sree Narayana Guru music by G. Devarajan . The song Prayam Nammil.. from the film Niram brought him a third state award in 1998. In 1975, he sang for the Malayalam movie Penpada (with music by R. K. Shekhar)a song Velli then Kinnam Pol, regarded as the first composition of 9 year old Dileep Shekhar, now known as A. R. Rahman.^[1]

Jayachandran has to be mentioned as one of the important person enriched by the music Maestro Ilayaraja. He sang a lots of tamil hits for him. His famous and ultimate songs are "raasaathi unna" "kaathirundhu kaathirundhu" from Vaidhegi kaathirundhaal, "mayanginen solla thayanginen" from Naaney raaja naaney mandhiri, "vaalkaiye vesham" from Aarilirundhu arubathu varai, "poova eduthu oru" from Amman kovil kizhakaaley, "Thaalaattudhey vaanam" from Kadal Meengal... and much more...

He got the first Asianet award and the Arabian award for the same song in the same year. Its music was done by Sree Vidyasagar. In 1994, he received the Tamil Nadu state Government award for the best singer for the song, Kathazham Kattuvazhi... for the film KizhakkuCheemayile. A. R. Rahman composed the music. As a recognition for his contribution to Tamil film music, he was honoured with the Kalaimamani award of the Tamil Nadu Government.

Despite his popularity, he was later sidelined by the music composers for reasons not known to the public.He was as important a singer in the 70s and 80s in the Tamil and the Malayala films as S.P.Balasubramaniam and K.J.Yesudas.

Jayachandran was honoured with the Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas award at the beginning of 2001, which he was the first person to receive. The motive behind this award is to choose the best from the singers and lyricists within a span of 30 years. He has sung nearly 1000 songs for Malayalam movies over the years according to the MSI information database.

Jayachandran, for the first time, sang in Hindi in 2008, for the movie ADA...A Way of Life along with Alka Yagnik, music scored by A. R. Rahman.

Notable songs [link]

Raasathi Unnai - Vaitheghi Kaathirunthaal (Tamil)
Kattalan Kaatu Vazhi - Kizhakku Cheemaiyile (Tamil)
Kannathil Muthamittal
Milo Wahan Wahan (from movie ADA, Debut song in Hindi)

Malayalam Music Albums [link]

Pranayamarmaram - 2009.

Awards [link]

National Film Awards:

1986 - Best Male Play Back Singer for the song Shivashankara Sharva Sharanyavibho in the film Sree Narayana Guru

Kerala State Film Awards:

1972 - Best Male Play Back Singer for the song Suprabhatham in the film Pani Theeratha Veedu
1978 - Best Male Play Back Singer for the song Ragam Sreeragam in the film Bandhanam
1999 - Best Male Play Back Singer for the song Prayam Nammil in the film Niram
2004 - Best Male Play Back Singer for the song Neeyoru Puzhayaay in the film Thilakkam

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

1994 - Best Male Playback Singer - for the song Kattazham Kattuvazhi in the film Kizhakku Cheemayile
1997 - Kalaimamani award by Tamil Nadu Government for 30 Years in Tamil Film Music

Asianet Film Awards:

2001 - Best Male Playback - Raavanaprabhu
1999 - Best Male Playback - Niram

Filmography [link]

Jayachandran debuted in films by playing a pivotal character in K. G. George's Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback after 3 years played a very interesting role in Hariharan's Nakhakshathangal and later appeared in films after 26 years break in V. K. Prakash's Trivandrum Lodge, which stars Jayasurya in the lead role.^[2]

No.	Year	Title	Co-stars	Director	Language	Notes
01	1983	Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback	Bharath Gopi, Mammootty, Nalini	K. G. George	Malayalam
02	1986	Nakhakshathangal	Monisha, Vineeth, Thilakan	Hariharan	Malayalam
03	2012	Trivandrum Lodge	Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Meghana Raj	V. K. Prakash	Malayalam	Filming

References [link]

Official website

v t e National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

1968–1980	Mahendra Kapoor (1968) Manna Dey (1969) Sachin Dev Burman (1970) Manna Dey (1971) Hemant Kumar (1972) K. J. Yesudas (1973) K. J. Yesudas (1974) Mukesh (1975) M. Balamuralikrishna (1976) K. J. Yesudas (1977) Mohammed Rafi (1978) Shimoga Subbanna (1979) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1980)

1981–2000	Anup Ghoshal (1981) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1982) K. J. Yesudas (1983) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1984) Bhimsen Joshi (1985) P. Jayachandran (1986) Hemant Kumar (1987) K. J. Yesudas (1988) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1989) Ajoy Chakrabarty (1990) M. G. Sreekumar (1991) K. J. Yesudas (1992) Rajkumar (1993) K. J. Yesudas (1994) P. Unni Krishnan (1995) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1996) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1997) Hariharan (1998) Sanjeev Abhyankar (1999) M. G. Sreekumar (2000)

2001–present	Shankar Mahadevan (2001) Udit Narayan (2002) Udit Narayan (2003) Sonu Nigam (2004) Udit Narayan (2005) Naresh Iyer (2006) Gurdas Maan (2007) Shankar Mahadevan (2008) Hariharan (2009) Rupam Islam (2010) Suresh Wadkar (2011) Anand Bhate (2012)

Persondata
Name	Jayachandran, P.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 3, 1944
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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M. Jayachandran
Origin	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupations	Music director, playback singer,
Years active	1993-present

M. Jayachandran (Malayalam: എം ജയചന്ദ്രന്‍) is a film score composer, singer and musician in the Malayalam film industry. He has won Kerala State Film Awards for best music director in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010, maximum awards won by any music director. He also won the state award for best male singer in 2005. He is also known for his role as the chief judge in the television shows Amrita TV Superstar 2, Amrita TV Superstar Global and Idea Star Singer.

1 Early life
2 Filmography
3 Albums (non-film)
4 Awards
5 External links

Early life [link]

He was born in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala, India. He had completed electrical engineering graduation from T.K.M. College of Engineering, Kollam. Jayachandran began learning Carnatic music at the age of 5. He was selected continuously four times, from 1987 to 1990, as the best singer in Carnatic music at the Kerala University youth festivals. He began his career in the film industry as a playback singer for the movie Vasudha in 1992, then became an assistant to Malayalam music director G. Devarajan. In 1995 he became a music director himself'; his debut movie was Chantha, directed by Sunil in 1995.

Filmography [link]

Year	Film Title	Notes
2012	Trivandrum Lodge
	Aan Piranna Veedu
	Madan Kolli
	Mallu Singh
2011	Swapna Sanchari
	Pranayam
	Rathinirvedam	100th movie
	Manikiakkallu	also Guest Appearance in the movie
	Lucky Jokers	composed along with Berny ignatious and S.P Venkatesh
	Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku
	Living Together
	Khaddama	Background music only
2010	Shikkar
	Sahasram
	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram	Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Four Friends
	Sadgamaya
	Arayan
	Oru Small Family
	Janakan
	Kadaksham
	April Fool
	PSC Balan
	Pramani
	Happy Husbands
2009	Robinhood
	Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu
	Ivar Vivahitharayal
	Utharaswayamvaram
	Kancheepurathe Kalyanam
	Banaras
	Orkkuka Vallappozhum
	Makante Achan
	Chemistry
	Vairam
	Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko
	Nammal Thammil
	Samastha Keralam PO
	Kaval Nilayam	Tamil
	I G Inspector General
	Vilapangalkappuram
2008	De Ingottu Nokkiye
	Sultan
	Parthan Kanda Paralokam
	Madampi	Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Anthiponvettam
	Novel
2007	Katha Parayumbol
2007	Nivedyam	Won Kerala State Film Award & Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director
2006	Kanaka Simhasanam
	Nottam	Won Kerala State Film Award For Best Male Playback Singer
	Chakkara Muthu
	Mahasamudram
	Bus Conductor
	Ravanan
	Bada Dosth
	Madhuchandralekha
	Annorikkal	Guest Composer
2005	Boy Friend
	Lokanathan I.A.S
	Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
	Krithyam
	Athbhutha Dweepu
	Immini Nalloraal
	Junior Senior
	Sarkar Dada
	The Campus
2004	Amrutham
	Perumazhakkalam	Won Kerala State Film Award & Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director, Asianet Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
	Kathavasheshan	Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
	Maampazhakkaalam
	Malsaram
	Youth Festival
	Sathyam
	Natturajavu
	Mayilattam
	Akale
	Kanninum Kannadikkum
	Vellinakshatram
	Kusruthi
	Two Wheeler
	Kakkakarumban
Thalamelam
2003	Gaurisankaram	Won Kerala State Film Award and Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director
2003	Balettan
2002	Kanmashi
	Savithriyude Aranjanam
	Valkannadi
	Pakalppooram	Guest Composer
2001	Bharthavudyogam
	Sathyameva Jayathe
	Nagaravadhu
	Naranathu Thamburan
	Punyam
	Samana Thalam
1996	Rajaputhran
1995	Chantha

Albums (non-film)[link]

Mangalyathaali (Lyrics: Chovvalloor Krishnankutty, Chittoor Gopi, Sreemoolanagaram Ponnan, Singers: Various)
Mahamaaya (2005) (Lyrics: Rajiv Alunkal, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Sandhyanjali (2005) (Lyrics: Traditional, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Unnikkannan (2005) (Lyrics: Chowalloor Krishnankutty, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Vandeham Harikrishna (2006) (Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Padmam Sree Padmam (2008) (Lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, Singers: M. G. Sreekumar, Radhika Thilak)
Aattukal Deviyamma (Lyrics: Various, Singers: Various)
Amme Devi Mahamaye (Lyrics: S. Ramesan Nair, Singer: P. Jayachandran)
Gopichandanam (Lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Haripriya (Lyrics: S Ramesan Nair, Singer: K. S. Chithra)
Campus (2002) (Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, S Ramesan Nair, Rajiv Alunkal, Yogesh, Singers: Various)
Kudamullapoo (2003) (Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery, Singers: K. J. Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chithra)
Iniyennum (2004) (Lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, Singers: Various)
Ormakkai (2005) (Lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, Singers: Various)
Swantham (2006) (Lyrics: East Coast Vijayan, Singers: Various)
Raagolsavam (Lyrics: Pallippuram Mohanachandran, Singers: Biju Narayanan, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra)
Thiruvona Paattu (Lyrics: Sreekumaran Thampi, Singers: P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra)

Awards [link]

Kerala State Film Awards:

2003 - Best Music Director - Gourisankaram
2004 - Best Music Director - Perumazhakkalam and Kathavasheshan
2005 - Best Play Back Singer - Nottam (Melle Melle)
2007 - Best Music Director - Nivedyam
2008 - Best Music Director - Madambi
2010 - Best Music Director - Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram

Asianet Film Awards:

2003 - Best Music Director Award Gourishangaram
2004 - Best Male Playback - Perumazhakkalam
2004 - Best Music Director Award Perumazhakkalam, Mambazhakalam
2007 - Best Music Director Award Nivedyam

External links [link]

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) · 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) ·

Persondata
Name	Jayachandran, M.
Alternative names	എം ജയചന്ദ്രന്‍ (Malayalam)
Short description	Indian film score composer and musician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Date of death
Place of death

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Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal at X Factor Finalists Introduction
Background information
Birth name	Shreya Ghoshal
Born	(1984-03-12) March 12, 1984 (age 28)
Origin	Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Genres	Ghazal, Filmi, Hindustani classical music
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Sagarika
Website	shreyaghoshal.com

Shreya Ghoshal (born March 12, 1984) is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, she also sings in other Indian languages including Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya,^[1] Gujarati, Tamil and Telugu.

Ghoshal's career began when she won the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest as an adult. Her Bollywood playback singing career began with Devdas, for which she received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer along with Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent.^[2] Since then, she has worked in more than 180 films and received four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and four Filmfare Awards South.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early years
- 1.2 Career
2 Discography
3 Screen
4 Awards, nominations and recognitions
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Biography [link]

Early years [link]

Ghoshal was born on March 12, 1984 to a Bengali Hindu family in Durgapur, West Bengal. She grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajasthan. Her father, Mr. Biswajeet Ghoshal, works as a nuclear power plant engineer for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, whereas her mother is a literature post-graduate.^[3]

From the age of four, Ghoshal accompanied her mother on the harmonium. She got training in Hindustani classical music in Kota with Maheshchandra Sharma.^[4]

As a child, she won the children's special episode of the Sa Re Ga Ma (now Sa Re Ga Ma Pa) contest on Zee TV. Kalyanji, who also judged the competition, convinced her parents to move to Mumbai.^[5] She trained with Kalyanji for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.^[4]

She studied at Atomic Energy Central School (AECS) at Rawatbhata and Anushaktinagar (Mumbai). After graduation she enrolled at SIES College.^[3]

Career [link]

Shreya Ghoshal caught the attention of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for a second time, this time as an adult.^[2] In 2000, he offered her the opportunity to be the voice of Paro, the lead female character of the film Devdas, who was portrayed by Aishwarya Rai.^[2] Ghoshal sang five songs in the film. Her performance won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, as well as Filmfare's RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. She also won the National Film Award for the song "Bairi Piya".^[6]

She has received Filmfare awards in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada industries and State Film Awards from Malayalam, Tamil industries. She debuted in South through the song "Yen Chellam" in Vasantha Balan's Tamil film Album and got noticed after singing "Munbe Vaa" from Sillunu Oru Kaadhal under composer A. R. Rahman.^[7] She debuted in Malayalam through a studio album of composer Alphons Joseph and later gave voice to his song "Vida Parayukayano" from Big B.^[8] Her songs in Malayalam film Anwar became huge hits in South India and topped many charts for weeks. In 2010, Shreya sang for the English independent film "When Harry Tries to Marry"

She has also been a judge for Star Voice Of India-Chhote Ustaad with singer Kunal Ganjawala and composer Pritam.^[9] Ghoshal was one of the three judges in X Factor (India) with Sonu Nigam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.^[10]

Discography [link]

Main article: Shreya Ghoshal discography

Bendhechhi Beena (1998)
O Tota Pakhi Re (1998)
Ekti Katha (1999)
Mukhor Porag (2000)
Rupasi Raate (2000)
Banomali Re (2002)
Jabo Tepantor (2003)
Akasher Mukhomukhi (2002)
Swapner Pakha (2003)
Thikana (2006)
Ustad & the Divas (2006)
Krishna Bina Ache Ke (2007)
Kanadau Vitthalu (2007)
Big B (Malayalam,2007)
Jete Daao Amay (2008)
Mazhi Gaani – Shreya Ghoshal (2008)
A Tribute to R. D. Burman (2010)
Ei Aakash Tomari
Milan Piyasi
Rim Jhim
Tumi Bolo Ami Shuni

Screen [link]

2003: Ghoshal made an on-screen appearance in the Saaya film song "Har Taraf"
2011: First advertisement for jewellery store Joyalukkas in 5 languages (Hindi,^[11] Kannada,^[12] Malayalam,^[13] Tamil,^[14] Telugu^[15])

Awards, nominations and recognitions [link]

National Film Awards^[16]

2003: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Bairi Piya" (Devdas – Hindi)
2006: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Dheere Jalna" (Paheli – Hindi)
2008: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Yeh Ishq Haaye" (Jab We Met – Hindi)
2009: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Jeev Rangala" (Jogwa – Marathi) & "Pherari Mon" (Antaheen – Bengali)

Filmfare Awards^[16]

Won

2003: Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
2003: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (shared with Kavita Krishnamurthy) – "Dola Re" (Devdas)
2004: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" (Jism)
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Barso Re" (Guru)
2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Teri Ore" (Singh Is Kinng)

Nominated

2003: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Bairi Piya" (Devdas)
2006: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Agar Tum Mil Jao" (Zeher)
2006: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
2007: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Pal Pal Har Pal" (Lage Raho Munna Bhai)
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Yeh Ishq Haaye" (Jab We Met)
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Zoobi Doobi" (3 Idiots)
2011: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Bahara" (I Hate Luv Storys)
2011: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Noor-e-Khuda" (My Name Is Khan)
2012: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Teri Meri" (Bodyguard)
2012: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – "Saibo" (Shor in the City)

Filmfare Awards South^[16]

Won

2006: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) – "Munbe Vaa" (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal)
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Ninna Nodalenthu" (Mussanjemaatu)
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) – "Kizhakku Pookkum"(Anwar)^[17]
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) – "Un Perai Sollum" (Angadi Theru)^[17]

Nominated

2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Aakasha Bhoomi" (Mussanjemaatu)^[18]
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Moggina Manasali" (Moggina Manasu)^[18]
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) – "Then Then" (Kuruvi)^[18]
2008: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Telugu) – "Merupulaa" (Chintakayala Ravi)^[18]
2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) – "Oru Vetkam" (Pasanga)^[19]
2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Hoovina Banadhande"(Birugali)
2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Yenu Helabeku" (Maleyali Jotheyali)
2009: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) – "Chandhu Thottille" (Banaras)
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Eradu Jedeyannu"(Jackie)^[20]
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Kannada) – "Yello Jinugiruva"(Just Math Mathalli)^[20]
2010: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Malayalam) – "Manju Mazha Kaattil"(Aagathan)^[20]

IIFA Awards^[16]

Won

2003: IIFA Best Female Playback Award (shared with Kavita Krishnamurthy) – "Dola Re" (Devdas)
2004: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" (Jism)
2008: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Barso Re" (Guru)
2009: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Teri Ore" (Singh Is Kinng)

Nominated^[21]

2006: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
2007: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Pal Pal Har Pal" (Lage Raho Munna Bhai)
2008: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Yeh Ishq Haaye" (Jab We Met)
2008: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Thode Badmash" (Saawariya)
2008: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Mere Dholna" (Bhool Bhulaiyaa)
2010: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Zoobi Doobi" (3 Idiots)
2011: IIFA Best Female Playback Award – "Bahara" (I Hate Luv Storys)

Zee Cine Awards^[16]

Won

2003: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer (shared with Kavita Krishnamurthy) – "Dola Re" (Devdas)
2006: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer – "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
2008: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer – "Barso Re" (Guru)
2012: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer - "Saibo" (Shor in the City)

Nominated^[21]

2007: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer – "So Jaoon Main" (Woh Lamhe)
2012: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer - "oh la la" (The Dirty Picture)
2012: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer - "Teri meri" (Bodyguard)

Screen Awards^[16]

Won

2004: Screen Award for Best Female Playback – "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" (Jism)
2006: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
2008: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Barso Re" (Guru)
2011: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Bahara" (I Hate Luv Storys)^[22]
2012: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback - "Oh La La" (The Dirty Picture)

Nominated^[21]

2007: Screen Award for Best Female Playback – "O Saathi Re" (Omkara)
2008: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Yeh Ishq Hai" (Jab We Met)
2009: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Teri Ore" (Singh Is Kinng)
2010: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Zoobi Doobi" (3 Idiots)
2011: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback – "Noor E Khuda" (My Name Is Khan)

State Film Awards^[16]

2006: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback – "Munbe Vaa" (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal)
2009: Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer – "Chandhu Thottille" (Banaras)

Apsara Awards^[16]

Won

2008: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Barso Re" (Guru)^[23]
2009: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Teri Ore" (Singh Is Kinng)^[21]
2010: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai" (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)^[24]
2012: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Teri Meri" (Bodyguard)

Nominated^[21]

2005: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Piyu Bole" (Parineeta)
2008: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Yeh Ishq Hai" (Jab We Met)
2009: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Aahista Aahista" (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
2010: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Aaj Dil" (Blue)
2011: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Bahara" (I Hate Luv Storys)
2012: Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Saibo" (Shor in the City)

Global Indian Film and Television Honours

Nominated

2006: Global Indian Film Awards for Best Playback Singer (Female) – "O Saathi Re" (Omkara)^{[citation needed]}
2007: Global Indian Film Awards for Best Playback Singer (Female) – "Pal Pal Har Pal" (Lage Raho Munna Bhai)^{[citation needed]}
2011: The Global Indian Film And Television Honors for Best Playback Singer Female – "Bahara" (I Hate Luv Storys)^{[citation needed]}

Winner

2012: The Global Indian Film And Television Honors for Best Playback Singer Female - "oh la la" (The Dirty Picture)

Asianet Film Awards

2011: Asianet Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Manjumazha" (Aagathan)
2012: Asianet Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Pranayam, Rathinirvedam

Other Awards^[16]

2003: Sansui Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Dola Re" (Devdas)
2003: Stardust Award – New Musical Sensation (Female) – (Devdas)^[25]
2004: Indian Telly Awards – Best Title Singer for a TV Show (Ye Meri Life Hai)
2005: Anandalok Puraskar – Best Playback Singer – (Manik)
2005: ETV Bangla Film Awards – Best Playback Singer – Female
2006: Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Female Playback Award – Shubho Drishti
2008: Zee Astitva Award – Excellence in Music
2009: Mirchi Music Award – Best Female Playback Singer (Kannada) – "Na Naguva Modalene" (Manasaare)^[26]
2009: Mirchi Music Award – Best Female Playback Singer (Malayalam) – "Chandhu Thottille" (Banaras)^[26]
2010: BIG Bangla Music Award – BIG Bangla singer of the year (Female)
2010: Gulf Malayalam Music Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Anuragavilochananayi" (Neelathamara)
2010: Star Anando Sera Bengali Award
2011: Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Manjumazha" (Aagathan)^[27]
2011: Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Mannippaya" (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa)^[28]^[29]
2011: Vijay Music Awards – "Mannippaya" (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa)^[30]
2011: Swaralaya Yesudas Award^[31]
2012: Big Star Entertainment Award for Best Female Singer - "Teri Meri" (Bodyguard)
2012: Maa Music Award for Best Female Singer - "Chali Chaliga" (Mr. Perfect) and "Seeta Seemantam"(Sri Rama Rajyam)

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v t e National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

1968–1980	No Award (1968) P. Susheela (1969) K. B. Sundarambal (1970) Sandhya Mukherjee (1971) P. Susheela (1972) Lata Mangeshkar (1973) No Award (1974) Lata Mangeshkar (1975) Vani Jairam (1976) P. Susheela (1977) S. Janaki (1978) Chhaya Ganguly (1979) Vani Jairam (1980)

1981–2000	S. Janaki (1981) Asha Bhosle (1982) P. Susheela (1983) P. Susheela (1984) S. Janaki (1985) K. S. Chithra (1986) K. S. Chithra (1987) Asha Bhosle (1988) K. S. Chithra (1989) Anuradha Paudwal (1990) Lata Mangeshkar (1991) Vani Jairam (1992) S. Janaki (1993) Alka Yagnik (1994) Swarnalatha (1995) Anjali Marathe (1996) K. S. Chithra (1997) K. S. Chithra (1998) Alka Yagnik (1999) Jayshree Dasgupta (2000)

2001–present	Bhavatharini Ilaiyaraaja (2001) Sadhana Sargam (2002) Shreya Ghoshal (2003) Tarali Sarma (2004) K. S. Chithra (2005) Shreya Ghoshal (2006) Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2007) Shreya Ghoshal (2008) Shreya Ghoshal (2009) Nilanjana Sarkar (2010) Rekha Bhardwaj (2011) Rupa Ganguly (2012)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer

1959–1960	Lata Mangeshkar (1959) No Award (1960)

1961–1980	No Award (1961) No Award (1962) Lata Mangeshkar (1963) No Award (1964) No Award (1965) Lata Mangeshkar (1966) No Award (1967) Asha Bhosle (1968) Asha Bhosle (1969) Lata Mangeshkar (1970) Sharda (1971) Asha Bhosle (1972) Asha Bhosle (1973) Asha Bhosle (1974) Asha Bhosle (1975) Sulakshana Pandit (1976) Hemlata (1977) Preeti Sagar (1978) Asha Bhosle (1979) Vani Jairam (1980)

1981–2000	Nazia Hassan (1981) Parveen Sultana (1982) Salma Agha (1983) Aarti Mukherji (1984) Anupama Deshpande (1985) Anuradha Paudwal (1986) No Award (1987) No Award (1988) Alka Yagnik (1989) Sapna Mukherjee (1990) Anuradha Paudwal (1991) Anuradha Paudwal (1992) Anuradha Paudwal (1993) Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun (1994) Kavita Krishnamurthy (1995) Kavita Krishnamurthy (1996) Kavita Krishnamurthy (1997) Alka Yagnik (1998) Jaspinder Narula (1999) Alka Yagnik (2000)

2001–present	Alka Yagnik (2001) Alka Yagnik (2002) Kavita Krishnamurthy and Shreya Ghoshal (2003) Shreya Ghoshal (2004) Alka Yagnik (2005) Alisha Chinai (2006) Sunidhi Chauhan (2007) Shreya Ghoshal (2008) Shreya Ghoshal (2009) Kavita Seth and Rekha Bhardwaj (2010) Mamta Sharma and Sunidhi Chauhan (2011) Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (2012)

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