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{{short description|Indian playback singer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hariharan
| image = Hariharan_2007_-_still_27184.jpg
| caption = Hariharan in February 2014
| image_size =
| birth_name = Hariharan Anantha Subramani
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|4|3}}
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore-Cochin]], India
| death_date =
| occupation = [[Playback singer]]
| years_active = 1977–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flat list|
* [[Indian classical music]]
* Indian [[devotional songs]]
* [[playback singer|Playback singing]]
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Ghazal]]
}}
| instrument = Vocals, [[Harmonium]]
| label = [[Colonial Cousins]], [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]], [[Gulshan Kumar]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.singerhariharan.com/}}

}}
'''Hariharan''' (born 3 April 1955) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[playback singer|playback]], [[bhajan]] and [[ghazal]] singer from [[Trivandrum]], whose songs have been featured mainly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]]. Also he sang notable songs in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] films. He is an established [[Ghazal]] singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> and is a two-time [[National Film Awards|National Award]] winner.

Hariharan, associating with [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]], formed [[Colonial Cousins]], a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] cinema and [[Bollywood]] cinema.

On May 28, 2020, Hariharan and Late [[Gulshan Kumar]]'s [[Hanuman Chalisa]] recorded under the label of [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] crossed 1-billion views mark on [[YouTube]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/t-series-hanuman-chalisa-crosses-1-billion-views-on-youtube-2236562|title="T-Series' Hanuman Chalisa Crosses 1 Billion Views On Youtube"|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> making it the first devotional song in the world to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/tseries-gulshan-kumar-hanuman-chalisa-first-devotional-song-cross-1-billion-views-on-youtube-621263|title=T-Series' Hanuman Chalisa becomes first devotional song to cross 1 billion views on YouTube|publisher=[[India TV]]|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>

== Education ==

Hariharan did his schooling at [[Don Bosco High School, Matunga]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Notable Alumni {{!}} Don Bosco High School |url=https://donboscomatunga.com/alumni/notable-alumni/ |website=donboscomatunga.com}}</ref> and was graduated from [[SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviews of Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), SIES College of Arts Science and Commerce (SIESCASC), Mumbai |url=https://www.collegebol.com/colleges/sies-college-of-arts-science-and-commerce-mumbai-siescasc-reviews-1847/bachelor-of-commerce-7929/ |website=CollegeBol}}</ref> Thereafter he pursued his studies at the [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hariharan |url=https://pvsiraj.webs.com/hariharan.htm |website=SIRAJ}}</ref>

==Career==
{{Further|Hariharan discography}}

===Film career===
[[File:A Hariharan.JPG|thumb|left|Hariharan at a concert]]
[[File:Hariharan Singer 2010.jpg|thumb|Hariharan performing at A R Rahman's concert, Sydney (2010)]]
At the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He sang for a number of TV serials (e.g., ''Junoon''). In 1977, he won the top prize in the "All India Sur Singaar Competition" and was promptly signed on by the late music director [[Jaidev]] to sing for his new Hindi film ''[[Gaman]]'' (1978). His debut song "Ajeeb Sa neha Mujh Par Guzar gaya yaaron" in that movie became such a hit that it won him an Uttar Pradesh State Film Award, as well as a [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Award]] nomination.<ref>Although he made his debut a long time ago, Hariharan was first noticed in a duet with Kavita Krishnamurthy in "Hai Mubarak Aaj ka Din" from ''Boxer'' (1984), which was composed by R D Burman. [http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/Hariharan/17300 Hariharan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726014247/http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/Hariharan/17300 |date=26 July 2010 }}. Hummaa.com. Retrieved on 1 January 2012.</ref>

Hariharan entered the world of [[Tamil films]] in 1992 introduced by debutant music director [[A.R. Rahman]] with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in [[Maniratnam]]'s film ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/11/stories/2005041100680300.htm|title=Life at 50|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204210911/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/04/11/stories/2005041100680300.htm|archive-date=4 February 2008|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995 [[Tamil Nadu]] State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "[[Uyire (song)|Uyire Uyire]]" also by music director A.R Rahman in Maniratnam's ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (Hariharan sang the song with [[K.S. Chithra]]). Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of Rahman and has sung many songs for him in long list of movies that includes ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'', ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'', ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'', ''[[Mudhalvan]]'', ''[[Taal (film)|Taal]]'', ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'', ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'', ''[[Iruvar]]'', ''[[Anbe Aaruyire (2005 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]]'', ''[[Kangalal Kaithu Sei]], [[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Sivaji film|Sivaji]]'', ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'', ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'', ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'', ''[[Enthiran]]'' , ''[[No Means No (film)|No Means No]]'' etc. In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" from the Hindi movie ''Border'', composed by [[Anu Malik]]. Hariharan got another National Award for the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] song "Jiv Rangla" from ''[[Jogwa]]'', set to tune by [[Ajay Atul]] in the year 2009.<ref name="Nationalaward">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/jan/r2010012302.pdf | title=56th National Film Awards, 2008|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

He has sung more than 500 Tamil songs and nearly 200 Hindi songs. He has also sung hundreds of songs in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Odia language|Odia]] languages.

Hariharan has acted in a Tamil film with [[Khushbu]], ''[[Power of Women (film)|Power of Women]]'' (2005), and played cameo roles in the Tamil film ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' and the Malayalam film ''[[Millennium Stars]]''.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

===Ghazals===
Hariharan is one of the foremost Indian [[ghazal]] singers and composers with more than thirty albums to his credit.<ref name="Bio"/> In his early career, he cut several successful ''ghazal'' albums, writing most of the scores himself. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was ''[[Aabshar-e-Ghazal]]'' with [[Asha Bhosle]], which went gold in sales.<ref name="Bio">[http://www.indiamusicinfo.com/profiles/indi%20pop/hariharan.html "Artist biography: Hariharan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302065605/http://www.indiamusicinfo.com/profiles/indi%20pop/hariharan.html|date=2 March 2012}}, Indianmusicinfo.com; retrieved 28 January 2011.</ref>

Another outstanding ''ghazal'' album was ''[[Gulfam]]'', which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1995.<ref name="Bio"/>

The other major ghazal albums by him are Hazir'' (1992)'', ''[[Jashn (album)|Jashn]]'' (1996), ''[[Halka Nasha]]'' (1996)'', ''Paigham'' (1997), ''[[Kaash (album)|Kaash]]'' (2000), and [[Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang]]'' (2005).<ref name="Bio"/> His live concert recordings, ''[[Hariharan in Concert]]'' (1990), ''[[Saptarishi (album)|Saptarishi]]'' (1996) and ''[[Swar Utsav]]'' (2001) were run away successes. His latest ghazal album is ''[[Lafzz...]]'' (2008). Hariharan worked with tabla maestro [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]] on his album ''Hazir''.<ref name="Bio"/>

The album ''Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' won rave reviews and critical acclaim inside and outside India. [[A.R. Rahman]] was an avid listener of his ghazals way before roping him in to sing his first song in Tamil film music, "Thamizha Thamizha", for the film ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]''.

===Colonial Cousins===
[[File:Launch of Colonial Cousins’ album ‘Once More’ (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Hariharan (left) and Leslie Lewis at the launch of "Once More"]]
The year 1996 was a career milestone; he formed the band ''[[Colonial Cousins]]'' with [[Mumbai]]-based composer and singer [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/21/stories/2003012100350200.htm|title=Harmonious synthesis|date=23 January 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130357/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/21/stories/2003012100350200.htm|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first album, ''[[Colonial Cousins (album)|Colonial Cousins]]'' was a fusion album and was the first Indian act to be featured on ''[[MTV Unplugged]]''.<ref name="Colonial Cousins2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092312750200.htm&date=2004/09/23/&prd=thlf&|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103070536/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092312750200.htm&date=2004/09/23/&prd=thlf&|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Colonial Cousins to regale Bangaloreans|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 September 2004}}</ref> It won a string of awards including the MTV Indian Viewers' Choice award and Billboard Award for the Best Asian Music Group.<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Colonial Cousins2"/>

By this single album, Hariharan established himself as one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. The next albums by this band were ''[[The Way We Do It]]'' (1998) and ''[[Aatma (album)|Aatma]]'' (2001) but were fairly noticed. Colonial Cousins released their fourth studio album "[[Once More (Colonial Cousins album)|Once More]]" on 29 October 2012 under the label Universal. The 2009 Tamil film ''[[Modhi Vilayadu]]'' had score and soundtrack composed by Colonial Cousins.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/009200907250331.htm |title=Colonial Cousins' debut in Tamil |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731092252/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/009200907250331.htm |archive-date=31 July 2009 }}</ref> They also scored the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Chikku Bukku]]''.

===Recent years===
In 2004, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Yesudas Award]] for his outstanding performance in music.<ref name="Padma">[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php "Padma Shri Award recipients list"]. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 1 January 2012.</ref><ref name="Swaralaya">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/26/stories/2004102610330400.htm|title=Swaralaya award for Hariharan |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2004}}</ref>

Hariharan collaborated with [[Pakistan]] based band [[Strings (band)|Strings]] for a track called "Bolo Bolo".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/06/19/stories/2004061900440300.htm|title=Gee, STRINGS!|date=19 June 2004|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> He released an album called ''Destiny'' with Punjabi/bhangra artist [[Daler Mehndi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111600840400.htm&date=2005/11/16/&prd=mp&|title=Chords and notes: Destiny|date=16 November 2005|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

He coined the terminology "Urdu Blues" with his fairly successful album ''[[Kaash (album)|Kaash]]'' which featured musicians like [[Anandan Sivamani]] the percussion maestro, Ustad Rashid Mustafa on [[tabla]], Ustad Liyaqat Ali Khan on [[sitar]] and [[Ustad Sultan Khan]] on [[sarangi]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

He also performed the Swagatham song in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] opening ceremony held in New Delhi on 3 October.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Children-welcome-CWG-guests-with-Namaste-Hariharan-performs/Article1-607748.aspx|title=Children welcome CWG guests with Namaste; Hariharan performs|date=3 October 2010|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114100704/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Children-welcome-CWG-guests-with-Namaste-Hariharan-performs/Article1-607748.aspx|archive-date=14 November 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Hariharan (Singer) 02.jpg|thumb|Hariharan at a concert in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]]]

During 2010–2011, he appeared in a music show in [[Jaya TV]] named ''Hariyudan Naan'' which was aired every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.<ref>[http://www.jayanetwork.in/PgView.asp?ref=S3845 "Hari Yudan Nan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721162620/http://www.jayanetwork.in/PgView.asp?ref=S3845|date=21 July 2011}}, Jayanetwork.in; retrieved 1 January 2012.</ref>

Hariharan collaborated with Sarangan Sriranganathan for "Sruthi" at the Sydney Hill Centre and the Melbourne Robert Blackwood Hall Australia in 2011<ref>[http://keepyournightfree.com/index.html "Sruthi Melbourne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140045/http://keepyournightfree.com/index.html |date=27 September 2011 }}, KeepYourNightFree.com; retrieved 1 January 2012.</ref> He unofficially released ghazal singer [[Adithya Srinivasan]]'s first international single 'Gham e Duniya' at the Gateway Hotel, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=BGMIR%2F2013%2F04%2F02&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Pc00206&ViewMode=HTML|title=Bangalore Mirror/Music: Singers Bond|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|date=2 April 2013|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> In an interview in 2012, he said that he was no longer receiving offers to sing for Bollywood as music composers wanted to experiment with singers from the younger generation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Dont-get-offers-to-sing-in-Bollywood-Hariharan/articleshow/17045306.cms|title=Don't get offers to sing in Bollywood: Hariharan - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref>

He was selected as judge for Asianet Star Singer Season 6 programme, a very popular music contest television show for upcoming singers in Malayalam. Hariharan was a part of the 'Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged', aired in December 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/music-and-youth/mtv-to-air-season-5-of-unplugged-151230#|title=MTV to air season 5 of 'Unplugged'|date=30 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2016|via=indiantelevision.com}}</ref>

==Major awards==
; Civilian Awards
* 2004 – [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma"/>

; [[National Film Awards]]
* 1998 – [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]: "Mere Dushman", ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]''
* [[56th National Film Awards|2009]] – [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]: "Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla", ''[[Jogwa]]''<ref name="Nationalaward"/>

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 2011 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer]] – for the song "Pattu Paaduvaan" in the film "[[Pattinte Palazhi]]" music by Dr. Suresh Manimala

; [[Swaralaya Yesudas Award|Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award]]
* 2004 – For his outstanding contribution to Indian film music<ref name="Swaralaya"/>

; [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
* 2004 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for various films
* 1995 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for the song "Koncha Naal" in the film ''[[Aasai]]''

; [[Nandi Awards]]
* 1999 – [[Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for the song "Hima Semalloyallo" in the film ''[[Annayya (2000 film)|Annayya]]''

; [[Asianet Film Awards]]
* [[14th Asianet Film Awards|2012]] – [[Asianet Film Awards##Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for ''Amrithamayi'' from ''[[Snehaveedu]]''
* [[13th Asianet Film Awards|2011]] – [[Asianet Film Awards##Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for "Aaro Padunnu" from ''[[Katha Thudarunnu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110165150&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=regional&nid=76304|title=Mammootty, Mohanlal bag Asianet film awards yet again|publisher=[[NDTV]]|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=1 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161640/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110165150&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=regional&nid=76304|archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref>

; Kalakar Awards-
* 8th Kalakar Awards 2000 – for Best Male Playback Singer

; [[Filmfare Awards South]]-
* [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2011]] – [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Malayalam|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for "Aaro Padunnu" from ''[[Katha Thudarunnu]]''

; [[Vijay Awards]]-
* 2009 – [[Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – for "Nenjukkul Peithidum" from ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]''

==Television==
; Reality show as Judge
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!rowspan=""| Year
! rowspan="" style="width:250px;"| Title
! rowspan="" style="width:250px;"| channel
! rowspan="" style="width:250px;"| language
|-
|2019–present||Surya super singer||Surya TV||Malayalam
|-
|2017||Super Star junior 5||Amrita TV||Malayalam
|-
|2014||Saregamapa||Zee Bangla||Bengali
|-
|2011||Super Star 2||Amrita TV||Malayalam
|-
|||Hariyudan Naan||Jaya TV||Tamil
|}

==Discography==
{{Main|Hariharan discography}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}

*''[[Aabshar-e-Ghazal]]''
*''[[Aathwan Sur – The Other Side of Naushad]]''
*''[[Colonial Cousins (album)|Colonial Cousins]]''
*''[[Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda]]''
*''[[Dil Ki Baat (Hariharan album)|Dil Ki Baat]]''
*''[[Dil Nasheen]]''
*''[[Ghazal Ka Mausam]]''
*''[[Gulfam]]''
*''[[Halka Nasha]]''
*''[[Hariharan - Down the Years]]''
*''[[Hariharan in Concert]]''
*''Horizon''
*''[[Intoxicating Hariharan]]''
*''[[Jashn (album)|Jashn]]''
*''[[Kaash (album)|Kaash]]''
*''[[Kuch Door Hamare Saath]]''
{{Col-break}}
*''[[Lafzz...]]''
*''[[Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang]]''
*''[[Magic Moments]]''
*''[[Paigham]]''
*''[[Qaraar]]''
*''[[Reflections (Hariharan album)|Reflections]]''
*''[[Saptarishi (album)|Saptarishi]]''
*''[[Swar Utsav]]''
*''[[Sukoon]]''
*''[[The Great Ghazals]]''
*''[[The Very Best of Hariharan Ghazals]]''
*''[[Visaal – Ghazals for Connoisseurs]]''
*''[[Waqt Par Bolna]]''
{{col-end}}

; Albums by Colonial Cousins
*''[[Colonial Cousins]] – MTV Unplugged''
*''[[The Way We Do It|Colonial Cousins – The Way We Do It]]''
*''[[Aatma (album)|Colonial Cousins – Aatma]]''
*''[[Modhi Vilayadu]]'' (soundtrack album)
*''[[Chikku Bukku]]'' (soundtrack album)
*''[[Colonial Cousins]] – [[Once More (Colonial Cousins album)|Once More]]''

==Featured albums==
{{Main|Hariharan discography}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
*''[[Jana Gana Mana]] – by [[A.R. Rahman]]''
*''1995 Meghutam – The Cloud Messenger (Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt)''
*''2000 Sartaj''
*''2002 Tum Aaye''
*''2004 Dhaani''
*''2008 Tum Jo Mile''
*''2009 Lajwaab – Tribute to Medi Hasan''
*''Asha wali Dhoop''
*''Chand Ke Saath''
*''2011 Hasrat''
*''2011 Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries''
*''2014 JIL (Just In Love): Music By Dr. Kelvin Jeyakanth''

==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hariharan}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0363028|name=Hariharan}}
*Sai, Veejay (4 October 2012) [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/success-on-his-terms/article3964518.ece Success… on his terms]. [[The Hindu]]

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