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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sunitha Sarathy
| image = Sunitha Sarathy 2015.png
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| birth_name = Sunitha Sarathy
| alias =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamilnadu]], India
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| instrument = Vocalist
| genre = [[Western Classical music|Western Classical]], [[Gospel music|Gospel]], [[Contemporary R&B |R&B]]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2002–current
}}

'''Sunitha Sarathy''' is an Indian vocalist and performer in both Indian contemporary and Western [[classical music]] genres.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunitha Sarathy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2555165.ece?homepage=true | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu|first=Prince|last=Frederick|date=20 October 2011}}</ref> She is also a [[gospel music|gospel]] singer who performs in various [[church choir]]s. After having won the "Virgin Voice Choice" contest – a joint initiative of [[Channel V]] and [[Virgin Records]] in the year 2000, Sarathy debuted into [[Playback singing|film playback]] in the year 2002.

She debuted as a playback singer with the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Yei! Nee Romba Azhagey Irruke]]'' guest-singing the prelude and interlude portions of the song "Ini Naanum Naanillai" with [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] and [[Sujatha Mohan]] as the lead singers.<ref>{{cite news|title=My First Break – Sunitha Sarathy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article364742.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu |date=1 April 2010}}</ref> Sarathy has around 200 film songs in various languages, performances as singer-keyboardist-percussionist across a wide spectrum of Western music genres including classical, jazz, soul and R&B, neo-soul and quiet storm, and a prolific output of gospel songs to her credit.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2555165.ece?homepage=true | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Prince | last=Frederick | title=Soaring notes | date=20 October 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Coming from a family well-versed in Western music (classical jazz), Sarathy started singing in choirs from a young age of four. Her mother Susheela Sarathy is a pianist and conductor of leading Madras choirs at [[Santhome Church]] and Lazarus Church. Sunitha's irrepressible talent conquered all, including her initial flippancy. Her performances at Santhome – including devotionals in Latin and [[Franz Schubert]]'s ''[[Ave Maria]]'' – elevated her to star status among Madras' church music circles. She has had the honour of rendering the 'Easter Proclamation' – a typical Catholic chant – for three years before an overflowing San Thome Basilica.

In 2000, Sarathy won the Virgin Voice Choice contest – a joint initiative of [[Channel V]] and [[Virgin Records]]. Out of 45,000 entries, 1,500 contestants were shortlisted. Ten made it to the finals in Mumbai, of which Sarathy emerged as a winner.

==Career==
Sunitha Sarathy was noticed by playback singer [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] after her victory in the talent hunt program. He offered her a small portion of a song which he was guest-composing for the film ''[[Hey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke]]'' in the year 2002. Soon later, composer [[Harris Jayaraj]] recorded her voice for a Love theme and dance theme in his Telugu film ''[[Vasu]]''. However she got a big break and wider recognition after singing the full-length solo song "Thoodu Varuma" for the blockbuster Tamil film, ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' in the same year.

Sarathy got a national recognition for her playback singing for a Hindi – Tamil bilingual film ''[[Yuva]]'' / ''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' in 2004 both directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] with music composition by [[A. R. Rahman]]. Soon after this, Sarathy recorded her voice for many successful soundtracks in various languages. Some of her notable works are for the films that include ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'', ''[[Anniyan]]'', ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'', ''[[Vallavan]]'', ''[[Kana Kandaen]]'', ''[[Don 2]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[Sainikudu]]'', ''[[Cheluvina Chittara]]'' among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Don 2: The Chase Continues |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/one-leap-time-says-sunitha-sarathy-998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Don 2 Music Review |url=http://bollyspice.com/32553/don-2-music-review}}</ref> She also recorded the song "Warriors in peace" for the Mandarin film ''[[Warriors of Heaven and Earth]]'' composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].

Sarathy performed for a song at the 2006 [[Asian Games]].<ref name=suni1>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/27192.html|title=Sunitha Sarathy – Climbing greater heights|accessdate = 2 October 2010}}</ref>

In July 2013, Sunitha Sarathy became the first solo female performer from India to be signed by AKG microphones as an endorsee<ref>http://www.harman.in/products/professional/artists/sunitha-sarathy/</ref>

July 2014 saw the launch of Sunitha Sarathy's School of Vocal Excellence, a performance oriented learning center for aspiring singers.

==Notable Filmography==

{|class="wikitable" width="90%"
! Year !! Song !! Film Title !! Language !! Co-singer(s)
|-
| 2002 || "Ini Naanum Naanillai" || ''[[Hey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2002 || "Give me Hugs" || ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'' || English ||
|-
| 2003 || "Warriors in Peace" || ''[[Warriors of Heaven and Earth]]'' || English language|English/ [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] ||
|-
| 2003 || "Thoodu Varumaa" || ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || "Kaaka Kaaka Karuppu Paaru" || ''[[Julie Ganapathi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2003 || "Seduction Saawariya" || ''[[Boom! (film)|Boom]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2003 || "Maaro Maaro" || ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' || Tamil/ [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2003 || "Habibi" || ''[[Tehzeeb (2003 film)|Tehzeeb]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2004 || "My Heart Beats" || ''[[Prana]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2004 || "Shaaba Shaaba" || ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2004 || "Yaakai Thiri" || ''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || "Hey Goodbye Nanba" || ''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || "Fanaa" || ''[[Yuva]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2004 || "Hey Khuda Hafiz" || ''[[Yuva]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2004 || "Arakonathil" || ''[[Arasatchi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || "Ivanthaana" || ''[[Kaadhal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || "Andathanama" || ''[[Gharshana]]'' || Telugu||
|-
| 2004 || "La La Lahiri" || ''[[Mass (2004 film)|Mass]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2004 || "New New" || ''[[New (film)|New]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || "My Wish comes true" || ''[[Kisna]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2005 || "Chinna Chinna" || ''[[Kana Kandaen]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || "Dai Dai Kattikoda" || ''[[Sachien]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || "F TV Chiranjeevi" || ''[[Andarivaadu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2005 || "Pattuko Ko" || ''[[Naa Alludu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2005 || "Stranger in Black" || ''[[Anniyan]]'' || English/Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || "Kalloori Saalaikkul" || ''[[Sivappathigaram]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || "Bangaranni" || ''Nuvvu Nenu Prema'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2006 || "Hip Hip Hurray" || ''[[Vallavan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || "Byla Bylamo" || ''[[Sainikudu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2007 || "Neeye Sol" || ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || "Yaar Iraivanai" || ''[[Oram Po]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || "Ye Cheekati" || ''Happy Days'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2008 || "Chellame Chellame" || ''[[Satyam (2008 film)|Satyam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || "He Dil Deewana" || ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty 20]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2009 || "Paathi Kaadhal" || ''[[Modhi Vilayadu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || "Saregama Saregama" || ''Jolly Days'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2010 || "Hey CM" || ''[[Leader (2010 film)|Leader]]'' || Telugu || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu]]
|-
| 2010 || "Non Stop" || ''[[Namo Venkatesa]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2010 || "Thuru Thuru" || ''[[Jaggubhai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || "Suthude Suthude" || ''[[Paiyaa]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || "Kooda Kooda" || ''[[Naanayam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || "Dushman Mera" || ''[[Don 2]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2011 || "The Rise of Damo" || ''[[7aam Arivu]]'' || Tamil/ Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || "Its a Game" || ''[[Game (2011 film)|Game]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2011 || "Nuvvante Naaku" || ''[[Mogudu (film)|Mogudu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || "Bubble Gum" || ''[[Leelai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| "Ellinda Banthu" || ''Toofan'' || Kannada || Kunal Ganjawala
|-
| 2014 || "Ennodu Nee Irundhal" || ''[[I (film)]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || "Yaen Ennai" || ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || "Orea oru murai" || ''[[Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || "Thoovanam" || ''[[Romeo Juliet (2015 film)|Romeo Juliet]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|2018
|"Tik Tik Tik"
|''[[Tik Tik Tik (2018 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]''
|Tamil||
|-
| 2018 || "Sevandhu Pochu Nenju" || ''[[Chekka Chivantha Vaanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=4|2019 || rowspan=2|"Bad Boy" || rowspan=2|''[[Saaho]]'' || Tamil || rowspan=2|[[Benny Dayal]]
|-
| Malayalam
|-
| "Breaking My Heart" || ''[[Suryakantham (film)|Suryakantham]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| "Speechless" || ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]'' || Telugu ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1620197}}

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