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Anuradha Sriram

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Anuradha Sriram

Aliases: Anuradha Mohan

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-07-09 (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Nationality
India
Languages
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Hindi, Sinhala
Residence History
Chennai, India

Career

Occupations
playback singer, classical singer, film composer, voice artist, television personality
Active Years
1980-2024

Education

St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School
Primary School
Country: India
Primary schooling
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
Country: India
School
Queen Mary's College, Chennai
Music
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Country: India
University gold medal in both courses
Wesleyan University
Ethnomusicology
Degree: M.A.
Country: United States
Fellowship obtained

Awards

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1999
Work: Omkara Naadamaya (Hrudayanjali)
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: Winner
Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil
2003
Work: O Podu (Gemini)
Organization: Filmfare Awards South
Result: Winner
ITFA Best Female Playback Award
2003
Work: O Podu (Gemini)
Organization: International Tamil Film Awards
Result: Winner
Kalaimamani
2006
Organization: Government of Tamilnadu
Result: Winner
Honorary Doctorate
2012
Organization: Sathyabama University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Prominent Indian playback singer who has recorded over 5,000 songs in various Indian languages. Known for Tamil film songs, recipient of Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award, Kalaimamani, and others. Also active in classical music and television judging.

Trivia

  • Married to singer Sriram Parasuram, whom she met at Wesleyan University.
  • Has two sons, Jayant and Lokesh.
  • Her brother Murugan is also a playback singer.