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Anitha Karthikeyan

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Anitha Karthikeyan
Background information
BornChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPlayback singer
InstrumentVoice
Years active1997 – current

Anitha Karthikeyan (Tamil: அனிதா கார்த்திகேயன்) is an Indian Playback singer.[1][2] She has sung more than 250 film songs mostly in south Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. It was the song "Mannavane Mannavane" from the 2015 Tamil movie Puli which “has brought her to the limelight.”[3] In the beginning, she sang more melodious and classical based tune songs, she later became known for fast track hit numbers.[4] In 2010, she won the Vijay Music award in the popular mass song category for the song “Vaada Vaada Paiya” from Tamil film Kacheri Arambam.[5] She is also known for singing Jingles for TV commercials.[4] Besides, she has sung title track for different TV Serials including the “Achuvellam Pacharasi Mavilakku” for Kula Deivam (TV series).[5] She has performed in numerous live concerts in India and abroad including in Ilaiyaraaja’s orchestras.[6][7][8]

Early life and education

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Anitha Karthikeyan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She began her school education at the Saraswathi Vidyalaya School, Chennai.[4] Simultaneously, she learned western music lessons and Hindustani classical music. She continued her higher education at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai where she completed her BSc in computer science in 2003. She later graduated with MSc in information technology from M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai in 2005.[5] Since her childhood she was participating in different musical competitions.[4] However, it was during her studies at Ethiraj College, she developed her singing skills.[4]

Singing career

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After completing her higher education, she started her professional career as a software engineer in Chennai. When the Vijay TV’s Super Singer Season 1 was announced in 2006, she became one of its contestants.[3] She won the title "Viewer's Choice super singer" which introduced her to the music world, and changed her career as a playback singer.[5] In 2007, she made her debut in the movie Marudhamalai by D. Imman, the music director.[3][4] Under his musical composition, she sang various genres. She soon started singing under the compositions of different music directors in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She got a chance to meet music director Ilaiyaraaja when she became a part of backing vocals during one of his musical compositions for a Kannada movie. She later rendered classical hits in the Telugu movie Sri Rama Rajyam under the musical composition of laiyaraaja.[5] She has sung 25 songs for Ilaiyaraaja alone.[3] Some of Anitha’s popular songs include “Putham Puthu Kaalai” (Megha), “Kattikida” (Kaaki Sattai), “Idhedho Bagunde” (Mirchi), “Loveaa” (Uttama Villain), “Senga Soola Kara” (Vaagai Sooda Vaa), “Shokku Sundari” (Ainthaam Padai) and “Amma Wake Me Up” (Vathikuchi).[3][5][4]

Discography

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The discography of Anitha Karthikeyan includes[9][10]

Year Film Language Songs Music Director Co-singers
2007 Marudhamalai Tamil Marudhamalai D. Imman D. Imman
Marudhamalai II Madhu Balakrishnan
Puli Varudhu Oru Murai Srikanth Deva Madhu Balakrishnan
2009 Odipolama Vaalu Paiyane D. Imman Ranjith
Kannukulle Vaanambaadigal Ilaiyaraaja Priya, Surmukhi Raman
2010 Kacheri Arambam Vaada Vaada D. Imman M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Watta Bottles
Thottupaar Seema Sirikki Srikanth Deva Jassie Gift
Suryakaanti Kannada Swalpa Soundu Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraja, Roshini, megha, Suvvi, Reshma, Neha
Gaayam 2 Telugu Masaka Venaka
Swayamvara Kannada Milky Baby Manikanth Kadri Balu Thangachan, Sindhuja Rajaram
Prithvi Haagella Nee Nodabeda Haricharan
2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Tamil Senga Soola Kaara Ghibran
Sri Rama Rajyam Mangalam Ramunaku Ilaiyaraaja Chinmayi
Telugu Mangalam Ramunaku Ilaiyaraaja Keertana S K
Ponnar Shankar Tamil Annanmar Kathai Madhu Balakrishnan, Hemambika
Mr. Perfect Telugu Dhol Dhol Dhol Bhaaje (Ghallu Ghallu Mani) Devi Sri Prasad M. L. R. Karthikeyan
Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai Tamil Adiye Ivale Ilaiyaraaja Naresh Iyer
Thambikottai Noorandu Vazhga D. Imman Thanjai Selvi, Snehan, Lenin Bharathi, Hemambika, Murugan, Iyyappan, Master Regan, Senthildass Velayutham
Mankatha Vilaiyaadu Mankatha Yuvan Shankar Raja Suchitra, Premgi Amaren, Ranjith, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Puli Vesham Top Glass Srikanth Deva Surmukhi Raman, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Srikanth Deva
Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam Valaivugalale Sunil Xavier
Oththigai Machakkari John Peter Vijay Prakash
Vellore Maavattam Kannala Parkurathum Sundar C. Babu
2012 Kalakalappu Ava Thirumbipaarthu Vijay Ebenezer Karthik
Crazy Loka Kannada Naavu Aaramagiddare Manikanth Kadri Benny Dayal, Janani
Saattai Tamil Adi Raangi D. Imman Santhosh Hariharan
Prasad Kannada Ondu Aramane Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja, Rita, Surmukhi Raman
Kandathum Kanathathum Tamil Asukku Buskku Aasai Dosai Appala Vadai Charlie V A
Sengathu Bhoomiyilae Oram Po Oram Po Ilaiyaraaja R. Prasanna, Priya Himesh, Haricharan
Sikkikichu Sikkichu R.Prasanna, Priya, Haricharan
Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam Kettukodi Urumimelam (remix) Kavi Periya Thambi M. L. R. Karthikeyan
Daruvu Telugu Athiri Chirabara Vijay Antony Hemachandra
Kazhugu Tamil Vaadi Vaadi Yuvan Shankar Raja Suvi Suresh, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy
2013 Mirchi Telugu Idhedho Bagundey Devi Sri Prasad Vijay Prakash
Gundello Godari Ekkadundhi Naa Kod Ilaiyaraaja Mano
Tamil Enga Irukku En Kozhi Mano
Sillunu Oru Sandhippu Adi Aathi F. S. Faizal Aalap Raju
Iddarammayilatho Telugu Violin Song (girl just) Devi Sri Prasad
Alex Pandian Tamil Naalu Pakkam Devi Sri Prasad
Karuppampatti Kannamma Chinna Ponnamma Kannan Thilaga, Suchitra, Priya
Vathikuchi Amma Wake Me Up Ghibran Shruthi Ravi, Shabir Sulthan
2014 Namo Bhootatma Kannada Paravasam Paravasam Farhaan Roshan Al Rufian
Pulivaal Tamil Kichu Kichu N. R. Raghunanthan Haricharan
Jamaai Sengaal naaraai Dhina
Kaadu Oororam (Female Version) K
Megha Putham Puthu Kaalai Ilaiyaraaja
Bramman En Uyirin Uyiraga DeviSri Prasad Devi Sri Prasad
2015 Puli Mannavanae Mannavanae Sooraj Santhosh, Chinmayee, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
Ore Oru Raja Mokka Raja Adidaa Mela Thaalam Sreerama Chandra
Poovellam Kettuppar
Touring Talkies Nenju Porukuthilayae Ilaiyaraaja Sharreth
Kaaki Sattai Kattikida Anirudh Ravichander M. M. Manasi, Anthony Daasan
Thilagar Oorellam Vettu Satham Kannan Mukesh Mohamed
Uttama Villain Loveaa Loveaa Ghibran Nivas, Kamal Hassan, Sharanya Gopinath
India Pakistan Vaadi Kutty Lady Dheena Devarajan Nivas
Chandi Veeran Kothaani kannala S. N. Arunagiri
2016 Kidaari Thalakaalu Puriyalaiyae Darbuka Siva Velmurugan
Adra Machan Visilu Thalaivan Purantha Naalu N. R. Raghunanthan Diwakar
Oyee Mudinja Oru Kai Paaru Ilaiyaraaja R.Prasanna
2017 Kadamban Saama Kodaangi Yuvan Shankar Raja Velmurugan, Jayamoorthy
Juliet Lover of Idiot Telugu Neekai Vechey Ratheesh Vega
Enga Amma Rani Tamil Amma Endru Ilaiyaraaja Aalap Raju
2018 Nagesh Thiraiyarangam Vaadi Vaadi Srikanth Deva Gana Bala
Prema Baraha Rama Rama Jassie Gift Haricharan
Kannada Rama Rama Haricharan
Music School Hindi IIT to MIT My Song Will Go Ilaiyaraaja RS Rakthaksh, K Vasudevan
Appa Tamil Nettru Vitta Neril Rita Thyagarajan
Semma Botha Aagathey Itemkaaran Yuvan Shankar Raja Ranjith
Seemathurai Karuvalan Kaattukku Jose Franklin Sathyaprakash
2019 Sivappu Manjal Pachai Raakaachi Rangamma Siddhu Kumar
Thorati Potta Kaadellam Ved Shankar and Jithin K. Roshan Manikka Vinayagam, Chinnaponnu, Gowtham Bharadwa
2020 Gillidaa Balley Balley DeviSri Prasad S. N. Surendar
2022 Idam Porul Yaeval Eerakkaathae Yuvan Shankar Raja Senthildass Velayutham
2023 Maranthen Mannithen Engu Irukku En Kozhi Ilaiyaraaja Mano

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