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{{short description|Indian Tamil playback singer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pooja Vaidyanath
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_name =
| alias = A. V. Pooja
| birth_date = 15 February 1988
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| instrument =
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2013–present
| website =
}}

'''Pooja Vaidyanath''' is an Indian [[playback singer]] who has worked in the Indian film industry. After appearing on several reality singing shows on Tamil and Telugu television, Pooja has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films for musicians including [[A. R. Rahman]], [[D. Imman]] and [[S. Thaman]].<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/singer/pooja-vaidyanath-songs/|title=Complete List Of Pooja Vaidyanath Songs | Singer Pooja Vaidyanath Song Database|website=spicyonion.com|accessdate=2017-11-09}}</ref>

==Career==
Pooja was born to doctor Vaidyanath and Gita, a bank employee in Chennai. After becoming interested in Carnatic and Hindustani music as a child, Pooja regularly took part in singing talent shows and first partook and won in the Telugu show ''Padalani Undi'' hosted by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] on [[Star Maa|Maa TV]] in 2006. She later competed in the ''Zee Telegu Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Voice of Youth'' in which she was crowned runner-up in 2008, before also winning the Vaanampadi competition broadcast in 2010 on Tamil language channel [[Kalaignar TV]]. In 2011, she finished as a runner up in ''[[Airtel Super Singer 3]]'' and the opportunity brought her offers from the film industry. Pooja worked with [[A. R. Rahman]] in his Hindi film ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' and recorded for the song "Tum Tak", which a critic from [[Filmfare]] described as a "winner". Rahman subsequently recorded the song again with her in Tamil as well as the tune "Kaanavae" for the film's Tamil version, ''Ambikapathy''.<ref name="filmfare">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-raanjhanaa-3470.html|title=Music Review: Raanjhanaa|website=filmfare.com|accessdate=2017-11-09}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Tamil-singers-hot-in-Bollywood/etarticleshow/21084336.cms|title=Tamil singers hot in Bollywood|date=15 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=8 June 2019}}</ref>

Pooja has subsequently continued to sing popular songs in Tamil films including "Parkadhey" from ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' (2013), "Yeppo Maama Treatu" from ''[[Jilla]]'' (2014) and "Aalaporan Tamizhan" from A. R. Rahman's ''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]'' (2017).<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-varuthapadatha-vaalibar-sangam-songs-to-lift-your-mood/article4959791.ece|title=Audio Beat: Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam - Songs to lift your mood|website=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-11-09}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-jilla-big-stars-and-some-great-music/article5511967.ece|title=Audio beat: Jilla - Big stars and some great music|website=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-11-09}}</ref><ref name="thehindu3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Music-to-mitigate-pain/article14576106.ece|title=Music to mitigate pain|website=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-11-09}}</ref>

==Notable discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|-
! Year !! Song title !! Film !! Language !! Music Director !! Notes
|-
| 2013 || "Thalaivaa" || ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' || Tamil || [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] ||
|-
| 2013 || "Tum Tak" || ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' || Hindi || [[A. R. Rahman]] ||
|-
| 2013 || "Kaanavae" "Unnaal" || ''[[Raanjhanaa|Ambikapathy]]'' (Dubbed version) || Tamil || A. R. Rahman ||
|-
| 2013 || "Annamae" "Naringa Uranga" || ''[[Annakodi]]'' || Tamil || G. V. Prakash Kumar ||
|-
| 2013 || "Parkathey Parkathey" || ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' || Tamil || [[D. Imman]] || [[Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Singer Female]]
|-
| 2014 || "Yeppo Maama Treatu" || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Tamil || D. Imman ||
|-
| 2014 || "Mosale Mosale" || ''[[Yennamo Yedho]]'' || Tamil || D. Imman ||
|-
| 2014 || "Nenjankuzhi" || ''[[Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham]]'' || Tamil || Prem Kumar ||
|-
| 2014 || "Manamae Manamae" || ''[[Vanmam]]'' || Tamil || [[S. Thaman]] ||
|-
| 2014 || "Pesadhe" || ''[[Thirudan Police]]'' || Tamil || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] ||
|-
| 2014 || "Yaen Ingu Vandhaan" || ''[[Meaghamann]]'' || Tamil || S. Thaman ||
|-
| 2015 || "Jingilia Jingilia" || ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' || Tamil || Devi Sri Prasad ||
|-
| 2016 || "Hello Mister" || ''[[Kotigobba 2|Kotikokkadu]]'' || Telugu || D. Imman ||
|-
| 2016 || "Elanthaari" "Kannadikkala" || ''[[Maaveeran Kittu]]'' || Tamil || D. Imman ||
|-
| 2017 || "[[Aalaporaan Thamizhan]]" ||''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]'' || Tamil || A. R. Rahman ||
|-
| 2019 || "Vera Level U" ||''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' || Tamil || S. Thaman ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|5704454}}

==As Featuring Independent Music ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Song
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Composer
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Lyrics
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Singers
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || Munney Vaa Daa (Student Anthem) || [[Rap Rakesh Sethulingam]] || [[Rap Rakesh Sethulingam]] || [[Rap Rakesh Sethulingam]], Pooja Vaidyanath, [[Saisharan]], Nithyashree || Music Video Released by [[Sivamani|Drums Sivamani]], Esq.RaviChandran & [[Ishari K. Ganesh]]
|-
| 2016 || Aalaabanaa || Diron Fernando || Vairabharathi ||Pooja Vaidyanath, Krish Manoj || 
|-
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