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Swarnalatha

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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Swarnalatha
| background =
| image = Swarnalatha.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| birth_name = Swarnalatha
| alias = ''Humming Queen Of Universal''

'' Queen Of Tones In Indian Cinema''

''Swarna Kokila In Southern Music''

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|04|29|}}
| birth_place = [[Chittur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|09|12|1973|04|29|||}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|parents = K.C.Cherukutty Kalyani
| known_for = Swarangalin Arasi

Aalapanai perarasi
| occupation = {{Hlist| Singer}}
| yearsactive = 1987–2010
| honours =

| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Playback singer|Cinema Playback singing]], [[Carnatic music]], [[Hindustani Music]], [[Ghazal]]

| instrument = Vocals, Harmonium, Keyboard
}}
}}

'''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. She is considered to be ''Humming Empress Of Universal'' and is respectfully referred to as ''Queen Of Tones In Indian Music''. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 till her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many languages, including [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], and [[Badaga language|Badaga]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article627430.ece| title=Playback singer Swarnalatha passes away| newspaper=The Hindu| date=12 September 2010| access-date=12 September 2010}}</ref>

'''Swarnalatha''' Fondly known as 'Swarna Kokila' (Swarna Kuyil)In Music Industry. and won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for her rendition of the song "Porale Ponnuthayi" from the film ''[[Karuththamma]]''. The song was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], under whose musical direction she recorded many memorable songs. She was also the first female playback singer to get a National Award In AR Rahman Music.<ref name="asiantribune.com">[http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/09/14/national-award-winning-playback-singer-swarnalatha-passes-away National award winning playback singer Swarnalatha passes away], Asian Tribune, Tue, 14 September 2010 03:25</ref>

==Personal life==
She was born in Kerala, to K. C. Cherukutty and Kalyani. Her father was a harmonium player and singer. Her mother also had interest in music. Swarnalatha was trained to play harmonium and keyboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-biography/3604/7/swarnalatha.html|title=Swarnalatha Biography|access-date=1 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714022925/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-biography/3604/7/swarnalatha.html|archive-date=14 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Swarnalatha's family later moved to [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]] in [[Shivamogga]] District, [[Karnataka]] where she had her education.<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?articleType=Malayalam%20Home&contentId=7886295&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|title=Home|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> She started singing at the age of 3. Surrounded by a family of musicians and music lovers, Swarnalatha was trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music. Her sister Saroja was her first music teacher.

==Career==
Swarnalatha's family moved to [[Chennai]] to seek opportunities in the film industry for her singing talent. The first opportunity came from [[M. S. Viswanathan]] in 1987, when she performed a duet with [[K. J. Yesudas]], "Chinnachiru Kiliye" in the film ''[[Neethikku Thandanai]]''.<ref name="career" /> Subsequently, she was approached by many other music directors to perform songs under their baton. She also had the opportunity to work with director [[P. Venu]]. She was recruited by musicians like [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[A. R. Rahman]]. She also recorded a few Hindi songs, the most notable one being "Hai Rama Yeh Kya Hua" from the film ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' with singer [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]].

In Telugu, she recorded more songs under the music direction of [[Mani Sharma]], [[Ramana Gogula]], [[Raj-Koti]], and [[Vandemataram Srinivas]]. They include the immensely popular songs like Raamma Chilakamma, Osey Ramulamma, and Nizam Babulu.

A. R. Rahman employed Swarnalatha for many of his songs. She was one of the most versatile singers of her times, as she was able to sing melodies like "Maalayil Yaaro Manathodu Pesa" from ''[[Sathriyan]]''<ref name="asiantribune.com"/> or "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuthamma]]'' as well as Rahman's experimental songs like "[[Mukkabla]]" from ''[[Kadhalan]]'' or "Mottu Vittadha" from ''[[Pavithra]]''. Swarnalatha was the first female playback singer to fetch the National Award under [[A. R. Rahman]]'s music direction. She received the award for the song "Porale Ponnuthayi". She recorded many songs with music directors [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], [[Anu Malik]], [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]], [[Raj-Koti]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Mani Sharma]], [[Hamsalekha]] and many others.

She recorded all the songs originally rendered by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] for the Tamil movie ''Anarkali'' (the dubbed version of the Hindi movie ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'') and was praised by the Bollywood music director [[Naushad Ali]], which she considered the best moment in her career.<ref>{{Citation|title=Singer swarnalatha captain TV marakka mudiyuma show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=501BNdE3Dvo|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=ஸ்வர்ணலதாவிற்கு கண்ணீர் அஞ்சலி|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxv1hU5ZL8|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>

'''Television'''

She was part of Few Music Reality shows in early 2000's. In a 2001 Vijay TV reality show and in 2004 Jaya TV Ragamalika show as judge.<ref>{{Citation|title=இசை பொக்கிஷம் கலைமாமணி இசைப்பேரரசி ஸ்வர்ணலதாவின் அபூர்வராகங்கள் #Swarnalathaofficial|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrirxRd4O0|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=JayaTV Rewind: ஸ்வர்ணலதா கலந்துகொண்ட ராகமாலிகா {{!}}{{!}} Swarnalatha {{!}} Ragamalika|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YL6fKRJtbQ|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>

==Death==
Swarnalatha died at Malar hospitals Ltd Adayar, Chennai at the age of 37, on 12 September 2010. She had been suffering from [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis|Idiopathic lung disease]].

==Awards and recognitions==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 25em; text-align: center; font-size: 70%; vertical-align: middle;"
|+ '''Awards'''
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;"| Awards
| style="background:#cec; font-size:8pt; width:60px;"| Wins
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[National Film Awards]]:
|{{won|1}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards]]:
|{{won|2}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]:
|{{won|3}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Cinema Express]]:
|{{won|5}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;" |
;[[Kalaimamani]]:
|{{won|1}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;" |
;Total
|{{won|12}}
|}


'''[[National Film Awards|National Award]]''' ('''[[National Film Awards|Silver Lotus Award]]''')-('''[[National Film Awards|Rajat Kamal]]''')
* [[42nd National Film Awards|1994]]– [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuththamma]]''<ref name="award">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/08/stories/2009050850351600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510085158/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/08/stories/2009050850351600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=My first break – Swarnalatha|date=8 May 2009}}</ref>

'''[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]'''
* 1991 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback]] for "Povomma Oorkolam" from ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''<ref name="award"/>
* 1994 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuththamma]]''<ref name="award"/>
* 2000 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for "Evano oruvan" from ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]''<ref name="award"/>

'''[[Cinema Express Awards]]'''
* 1991 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Povomma Oorkolam" from ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZBlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432,722114&dq=cinema+express&hl=en |title=Chinna Thambhi Bags Cinema Express Award |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=25 February 1992 |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>
* 1995 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Muquala Muqapala" from ''[[Kadhalan]]''
* 1996 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Akkadannu nanga" from ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''
* 1999 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Ulunthu vidaikayile" from ''[[Mudhalvan]]''
* 2000 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Yevano Oruvan " from ''[[Alaipayuthey]]''
'''Government Honour'''
* 1994– [[Kalaimamani]] Award by the Government of [[Tamil Nadu]]

'''Recognition'''
* 2002 – The song "Rakkama Kaiya Thattu" from the movie ''[[Thalapathi]]'' (1991) was among the songs listed in a BBC World Top Ten music poll. It was performed by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balasubrahmaniyam]] and Swarnalatha<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten BBC World Service 70th Anniversary Global Music Poll: The World's Top Ten.] 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2011.</ref>

==Frequent collaboration==
;Ilaiyaraja
She has sung over 300 songs for [[Ilayaraja]] and marked as one of the noted combinations in 90's. 'Povomaa Oorkolam' and 'Nee Yengae Enn Anbae' from the film Chinnathambi were hits. Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the award of Best Singer for the song 'Povomaa Oorkolam'.

The song 'Raakkamma Kayyathattu' from the film ''Thalapathi'' figured in BBC's ''Hits List of World Songs''.

She had sung several experimental songs for Ilayaraja such as "Sollividu VelliNilave', "Kanne Indru Kalyana Kathai" and "Ennai Thottu Allikonda".

;A. R. Rahman
[[A. R. Rahman]] and Swarnalatha association started from the year 1993. Their Combination is known for the magical songs such as "Mukkala Mukkabala", "Hai Rama yeh kya hua", which are the hit songs of 90's. She was the first female singer to receive National Award under Rahman's Music for the song "Porale ponnuthayi" from karuthama released in the year 1994. She has sung nearly 80 songs for [[A. R. Rahman|Rahman]].

== Discography ==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Swarnalatha}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0841913|name=Swarnalatha}}

{{National Film Award Best Female Playback Singer}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian female film singers]]
[[Category:Tamil singers]]
[[Category:Malayalam playback singers]]
[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in India]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:Kannada playback singers]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:People from Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Singers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis]]

Swarnalatha

2023-07-03T11:00:27Z

2409:4072:2D95:363D:0:0:ABCA:6509:

{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Swarnalatha
| background =
| image = Swarnalatha.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| birth_name = Swarnalatha
| alias = ''Humming Queen Of Universal''

'' Queen Of Tones In Indian Cinema''

''Swarna Kokila In Southern Music''

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|04|29|}}
| birth_place = [[Chittur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|09|12|1973|04|29|||}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|parents = K.C.Cherukutty Kalyani
| known_for = Swarangalin Arasi

Aalapanai perarasi
| occupation = {{Hlist| Singer}}
| yearsactive = 1987–2010
| honours =

| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Playback singer|Cinema Playback singing]], [[Carnatic music]], [[Hindustani Music]], [[Ghazal]]

| instrument = Vocals, Harmonium, Keyboard
}}
}}

'''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. She is considered to be ''Humming Empress Of Universal'' and is respectfully referred to as ''Queen Of Tones In Indian Music''. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 till her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many languages, including [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], and [[Badaga language|Badaga]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article627430.ece| title=Playback singer Swarnalatha passes away| newspaper=The Hindu| date=12 September 2010| access-date=12 September 2010}}</ref>

'''Swarnalatha''' Fondly known as Golden Cuckoo(Swarna Kuyil) or Golden Skylark of India. and won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for her rendition of the song "Porale Ponnuthayi" from the film ''[[Karuththamma]]''. The song was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], under whose musical direction she recorded many memorable songs. She was also the first female playback singer to get a National Award In AR Rahman Music.<ref name="asiantribune.com">[http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/09/14/national-award-winning-playback-singer-swarnalatha-passes-away National award winning playback singer Swarnalatha passes away], Asian Tribune, Tue, 14 September 2010 03:25</ref>

==Personal life==
She was born in Kerala, to K. C. Cherukutty and Kalyani. Her father was a harmonium player and singer. Her mother also had interest in music. Swarnalatha was trained to play harmonium and keyboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-biography/3604/7/swarnalatha.html|title=Swarnalatha Biography|access-date=1 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714022925/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-biography/3604/7/swarnalatha.html|archive-date=14 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Swarnalatha's family later moved to [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]] in [[Shivamogga]] District, [[Karnataka]] where she had her education.<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?articleType=Malayalam%20Home&contentId=7886295&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|title=Home|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> She started singing at the age of 3. Surrounded by a family of musicians and music lovers, Swarnalatha was trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music. Her sister Saroja was her first music teacher.

==Career==
Swarnalatha's family moved to [[Chennai]] to seek opportunities in the film industry for her singing talent. The first opportunity came from [[M. S. Viswanathan]] in 1987, when she performed a duet with [[K. J. Yesudas]], "Chinnachiru Kiliye" in the film ''[[Neethikku Thandanai]]''.<ref name="career" /> Subsequently, she was approached by many other music directors to perform songs under their baton. She also had the opportunity to work with director [[P. Venu]]. She was recruited by musicians like [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[A. R. Rahman]]. She also recorded a few Hindi songs, the most notable one being "Hai Rama Yeh Kya Hua" from the film ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' with singer [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]].

In Telugu, she recorded more songs under the music direction of [[Mani Sharma]], [[Ramana Gogula]], [[Raj-Koti]], and [[Vandemataram Srinivas]]. They include the immensely popular songs like Raamma Chilakamma, Osey Ramulamma, and Nizam Babulu.

A. R. Rahman employed Swarnalatha for many of his songs. She was one of the most versatile singers of her times, as she was able to sing melodies like "Maalayil Yaaro Manathodu Pesa" from ''[[Sathriyan]]''<ref name="asiantribune.com"/> or "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuthamma]]'' as well as Rahman's experimental songs like "[[Mukkabla]]" from ''[[Kadhalan]]'' or "Mottu Vittadha" from ''[[Pavithra]]''. Swarnalatha was the first female playback singer to fetch the National Award under [[A. R. Rahman]]'s music direction. She received the award for the song "Porale Ponnuthayi". She recorded many songs with music directors [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], [[Anu Malik]], [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]], [[Raj-Koti]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Mani Sharma]], [[Hamsalekha]] and many others.

She recorded all the songs originally rendered by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] for the Tamil movie ''Anarkali'' (the dubbed version of the Hindi movie ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'') and was praised by the Bollywood music director [[Naushad Ali]], which she considered the best moment in her career.<ref>{{Citation|title=Singer swarnalatha captain TV marakka mudiyuma show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=501BNdE3Dvo|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=ஸ்வர்ணலதாவிற்கு கண்ணீர் அஞ்சலி|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxv1hU5ZL8|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>

'''Television'''

She was part of Few Music Reality shows in early 2000's. In a 2001 Vijay TV reality show and in 2004 Jaya TV Ragamalika show as judge.<ref>{{Citation|title=இசை பொக்கிஷம் கலைமாமணி இசைப்பேரரசி ஸ்வர்ணலதாவின் அபூர்வராகங்கள் #Swarnalathaofficial|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrirxRd4O0|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=JayaTV Rewind: ஸ்வர்ணலதா கலந்துகொண்ட ராகமாலிகா {{!}}{{!}} Swarnalatha {{!}} Ragamalika|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YL6fKRJtbQ|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>

==Death==
Swarnalatha died at Malar hospitals Ltd Adayar, Chennai at the age of 37, on 12 September 2010. She had been suffering from [[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis|Idiopathic lung disease]].

==Awards and recognitions==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 25em; text-align: center; font-size: 70%; vertical-align: middle;"
|+ '''Awards'''
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;"| Awards
| style="background:#cec; font-size:8pt; width:60px;"| Wins
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[National Film Awards]]:
|{{won|1}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards]]:
|{{won|2}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]:
|{{won|3}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Cinema Express]]:
|{{won|5}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;" |
;[[Kalaimamani]]:
|{{won|1}}
|- style="background:#eef;"
| style="text-align:center;" |
;Total
|{{won|12}}
|}


'''[[National Film Awards|National Award]]''' ('''[[National Film Awards|Silver Lotus Award]]''')-('''[[National Film Awards|Rajat Kamal]]''')
* [[42nd National Film Awards|1994]]– [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuththamma]]''<ref name="award">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/08/stories/2009050850351600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510085158/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/08/stories/2009050850351600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=My first break – Swarnalatha|date=8 May 2009}}</ref>

'''[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]'''
* 1991 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback]] for "Povomma Oorkolam" from ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''<ref name="award"/>
* 1994 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for "Porale Ponnuthayi" from ''[[Karuththamma]]''<ref name="award"/>
* 2000 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for "Evano oruvan" from ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]''<ref name="award"/>

'''[[Cinema Express Awards]]'''
* 1991 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Povomma Oorkolam" from ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZBlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432,722114&dq=cinema+express&hl=en |title=Chinna Thambhi Bags Cinema Express Award |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=25 February 1992 |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>
* 1995 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Muquala Muqapala" from ''[[Kadhalan]]''
* 1996 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Akkadannu nanga" from ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''
* 1999 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Ulunthu vidaikayile" from ''[[Mudhalvan]]''
* 2000 – Best Female Playback Singer for "Yevano Oruvan " from ''[[Alaipayuthey]]''
'''Government Honour'''
* 1994– [[Kalaimamani]] Award by the Government of [[Tamil Nadu]]

'''Recognition'''
* 2002 – The song "Rakkama Kaiya Thattu" from the movie ''[[Thalapathi]]'' (1991) was among the songs listed in a BBC World Top Ten music poll. It was performed by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balasubrahmaniyam]] and Swarnalatha<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten BBC World Service 70th Anniversary Global Music Poll: The World's Top Ten.] 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2011.</ref>

==Frequent collaboration==
;Ilaiyaraja
She has sung over 300 songs for [[Ilayaraja]] and marked as one of the noted combinations in 90's. 'Povomaa Oorkolam' and 'Nee Yengae Enn Anbae' from the film Chinnathambi were hits. Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the award of Best Singer for the song 'Povomaa Oorkolam'.

The song 'Raakkamma Kayyathattu' from the film ''Thalapathi'' figured in BBC's ''Hits List of World Songs''.

She had sung several experimental songs for Ilayaraja such as "Sollividu VelliNilave', "Kanne Indru Kalyana Kathai" and "Ennai Thottu Allikonda".

;A. R. Rahman
[[A. R. Rahman]] and Swarnalatha association started from the year 1993. Their Combination is known for the magical songs such as "Mukkala Mukkabala", "Hai Rama yeh kya hua", which are the hit songs of 90's. She was the first female singer to receive National Award under Rahman's Music for the song "Porale ponnuthayi" from karuthama released in the year 1994. She has sung nearly 80 songs for [[A. R. Rahman|Rahman]].

== Discography ==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Swarnalatha}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0841913|name=Swarnalatha}}

{{National Film Award Best Female Playback Singer}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian female film singers]]
[[Category:Tamil singers]]
[[Category:Malayalam playback singers]]
[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in India]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:Kannada playback singers]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
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Anuradha Sriram

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{{short description|Indian musician}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date = April 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Anuradha Sriram
| image = Anuradha Sriram.jpg
| caption = Anuradha giving a special talk in [[Big FM (Indian radio station)|Big FM]] in 2014
| birth_name = Anuradha
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|07|09}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| instrument =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]|[[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Music]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|Television personality|[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|Dubbing artist]]}}
| years_active = 1995–present
| alma_mater = [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]]
| website = {{url|anuradhasriram.com}}
| Alias = Chella Kili of india
 Queen of Pop in South India
}}

'''Anuradha Sriram''' (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian [[carnatic music|carnatic]] and playback singer who hails from the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. She has sung more than 4,000 songs in [[Tamil films|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] films. she is fondly called as Queen Of Pop in South India music and ChellaKili in indian cinema .

==Early life==
Anuradha was born in [[Chennai]] to playback singer Renuka Devi and Meenakshi Sundaram Mohan. She did her schooling (I and II standards) in [[Coimbatore]] at the [[St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School]], and later at the [[Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan]], Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Alumni-PSBB Schools|url = http://www.psbbschools.ac.in/alumni-2.html|website = psbbschools.ac.in|access-date = 16 February 2016}}</ref> She has a B.A and M.A in music from [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Queen-Marys-College-the-home-of-musicians-on-song/articleshow/45755468.cms | title=Queen Mary's College, the home of musicians, on song | work=B Sivakumar | date=5 January 2015 | access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> in [[Madras University]] and secured the university gold medal in both the courses. She was given a fellowship to do her Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology from [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]] University, [[Connecticut]], US.

She was trained by many esteemed gurus like [[S. Kalyanaraman|Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman]], Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. Brinda and [[T. Viswanathan]] in Carnatic music and has had intensive training under Pandit Mannikbua Thakurdas for Hindustani classical music. She is also an accomplished Western Classical opera singer, having undergone intensive training from Prof. Shirley Meier in New York City.

While in [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]], apart from learning and performing western opera and jazz, she also performed in many Indonesian and West African music concerts.

==Career==
Anuradha has performed extensively all over India and US, and has given many radio and TV programmes since the age of 12. Anuradha Sriram first entered the Tamil Cinema Industry as a child artist in the 1980 Tamil film [[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]].<ref name="Ramachandran2012">{{cite book|author=Naman Ramachandran|title=Rajinikanth: A Birthday Special|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Kasturi & Sons Ltd|pages=65–|id=GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X}}</ref> In 1995, she was introduced as a singer by [[A R Rahman]] for the song "Malarodu Malaringu" in the movie ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]''. Her first solo was for A R Rahman in ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''.

She specialises in Carnatic music and has sung in over 1,000 concerts worldwide.

Anuradha has several chart-topping Devotional albums to her credit. She also collaborates with her husband [[Sriram Parasuram]] on their Classical Music Jugalbandhi concerts<ref>{{Cite web|title = rediff.com: Movies: A duet for life: Anuradha and Sriram Parasuram|url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/oct/05sri.htm|work = Rediff.com|access-date = 16 February 2016}}</ref> and their hit TV programme "Elaame Sangeetham Thaan". She has also presented many music programmes on TV.

Having sung more than 2,000 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, and six north Indian languages, some of her hits are "Nalam Nalam Ariyaaval" (''Kaadal Kotai''), "Dilruba Dilruba" (''Priyam''), "Meenamma" (''[[Aasai]]''), "Acham Acham Illai" (''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''), "Phenk Hawa" (''[[Ram Jaane]]'') and "Pehli Pehli" (''Zor'').

She has composed music for the film ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'' and television series ''Sivamayam'' produced by Radaan for Sun TV along with her husband. She also worked as voice actor lending her voice for Kiran for the film ''Anbe Sivam'' (2003).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180108102952/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH%2F2011%2F04%2F23&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar03005</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
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* Dr. J. Jayalalitha Cine Award (1996)
* Ajanta Award for the best female playback singer (1996)
* Screen Videocon award for Best Pop Album (1998)
* [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] for best playback singer (1999)
* Vocational Excellence Award by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Midtown (2002)
* [[International Tamil Film Awards]] (2003)
* West Bengal State award for best playback singer (2004)
* [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare]] award for the best playback singer (2004) - O Podu from [[Gemini (2002 film)|Gemini]]
* Tamil Nadu State KALAIMAMANI award for her significant contribution to the field of music (2006)
* Honorary Doctorate by the [[Sathyabama University]] for her accomplishments and contribution to the field of music (2012)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagetwo.php?mainref=0&firstref=100&secondref=25 |title=Honoris Causa |date=26 April 2012 |publisher=[[Sathyabama University]] |access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref>

== Albums ==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Anuradha Sriram}}
* Chennai Girl (1997)

==Personal life==
Anuradha is married to singer [[Sriram Parasuram]] (whom she met at [[Wesleyan University]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/18/stories/2007021802750200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220090339/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/18/stories/2007021802750200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 February 2007 | title=Fusion is the forte of this music couple | date=18 February 2007 | work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=M. V. Ramakrishnan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/m_v_ramakrishnan/article2455735.ece |title=Columns / M.V. Ramakrishnan : Musicscan – Contrasting colours |work=The Hindu |date=15 September 2011 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> They have two sons named Jayant and Lokesh.

Anuradha's brother Murugan is also a playback singer.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20011119164523/http://www.screenindia.com/20010511/rreview.html#news</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:60%;"
|-
! '''Year''' !! Program !! Channel !! Language !! Notes
|-
|1997|| Premi || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil || Title song (with [[Unnikrishnan]])
|-
|2001|| Soolam || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil || Title song
|-
|2006||[[Airtel Super Singer 2006]]||[[Vijay TV]]||Tamil||

|-
|2010||[[Super Singer Junior (season 2)]]||Vijay TV||Tamil||
|-
|2011–2012||[[Star Singer|Idea Star singer season 6]]||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| Malayalam||
|-

|2013||[[Sun Singer]]||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil||

|-

|2013||Surya Singer||[[Surya TV]]|| Malayalam||
|-
|2013||[[Sun Singer]]||Sun TV||Tamil||Season 2

|-
|2013||Surya Singer||[[Surya TV]]|| Malayalam||Season 2
|-
|2014|| [[Chandralekha (TV series)|Chandralekha]] ||Sun TV||Tamil||Title song

|-
|2014||[[Star Singer]] 7|| Asianet|| Malayalam||

|-
|2014–15||[[Sun Singer]]||Sun TV||Tamil||Season 3

|-
|2015||Surya Challenge||Surya TV||Malayalam||Team captain

|-
|2016||[[Sun Singer]]||Sun TV||Tamil||Season 4
|-
|2016–17||[[Sun Singer]]||Sun TV||Tamil||Season 5
|-
|2018||[[Super Singer 6]] ||[[Star Vijay]]|| Tamil||
|-
|2019–2020||[[Top Singer (TV series)|Top Singer]]||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2019-20 ||[[Super Singer 7]] ||[[Star Vijay]]|| Tamil||
|-
|2020–present||[[Top Singer (TV series)|Top Singer season 2]]||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2021-present ||[[Super Singer 8]] ||[[Star Vijay]]|| Tamil||
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0820268|Anuradha Sriram}}
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-9029181---Anuradha-Sriram Fans of Anuradha Sriram on Yahoo Music]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071201102337/http://www.screenindia.com/apr17/music3.htm Interview of Anuradha Sriram]
* [https://archive.today/20120912035859/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article397722.ece Not quite a jugalbandhi!]

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