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{{Short description|Indian playback singer and film actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Usha Uthup
| background = solo_singer
| image = Usha Uthup at Toshali National Crafts Mela, Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar 3.jpg
| caption = Usha at Toshali National Crafts Mela, [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], 2012
| image_size =
| alias = Didi
| birth_name = Usha
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[Dominion of India]]<br />(present day Mumbai, [[Maharashtra]], India)
| instrument = [[Vocalist]]
| genre = [[Indian pop]], [[Filmi]], [[Jazz]], [[R&B]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sundar |first=Pavitra |date=2020 |editor-last1=Brueck |editor-first1=Laura |editor-last2=Smith |editor-first2=Jacob |editor-last3=Verma |editor-first3=Neil |title=Indian Sound Cultures, Indian Sound Citizenship |publisher=University of Michigan Press |pages=140 |chapter=Usha Uthup and Her Husky, Heavy Voice |isbn=978-0-472-07434-1}}</ref> [[Indian classical music]], [[Classical music|Western]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Playback singer|Actress}}
| years_active = 1966 – present
| website = {{URL|http://ushauthup.com}}
}}
'''Usha Uthup Iyer''' is an [[Indian pop]], [[filmi]], [[jazz]], and [[playback singer]] who sang songs in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=tt>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Im-thrilled-beyond-comprehension-Usha-Uthup/articleshow/7366271.cms |title=I'm thrilled beyond comprehension: Usha Uthup |date=26 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219071211/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Im-thrilled-beyond-comprehension-Usha-Uthup/articleshow/7366271.cms |archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref>

She also sang the title song for the show ''[[Sarabhai vs Sarabhai]]'' in its first season.

==Personal life==
Usha was born on either 7 November 1947<ref name=trib>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081115/saturday/main2.htm |title=Original diva of Indi-pop |first=Devaki |last=Bose |date=15 November 2008 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> or 8 November 1947<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-08 |title=Nov 8th: Happy Birthday Usha Uthup! (Her Most Iconic Songs.) |url=https://www.missmalini.com/2011/11/08/nov-8th-happy-birthday-usha-uthup-her-most-iconic-songs |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=MissMalini |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Odishatv |title=Did you know these interesting facts about the ‘Queen of Pop’ Usha Uthup, who turns 75 today |url=https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/did-you-know-these-interesting-facts-about-the-queen-of-pop-usha-uthup-who-turns-75-today-189778 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Did you know these interesting facts about the ‘Queen of Pop’ Usha Uthup, who turns 75 today |language=en}}</ref> into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[Iyer]] family<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/good-housekeeping/story/its-great-to-be-me-usha-uthup-112757-2012-08-08 |title=It's Great To Be Me: Usha Uthup |date=8 August 2012 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> in [[Mumbai]] in 1947.<ref name=te>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=hub260211My_Bad.asp |title=Profile: My bad girl voice |volume=8 |issue=8 |date=26 February 2011 |magazine=[[Tehelka]]}}</ref> Her father was Vaidyanath Someshwar Sami Iyer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Midnight-s-Children/Article1-913683.aspx |title=Midnight's Children |date=14 August 2012 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815082439/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Midnight-s-Children/Article1-913683.aspx |archive-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> who hailed from [[Chennai]], in [[Tamil Nadu]].

She studied at St. Agnes High School, [[Byculla]]. When she was in school she was thrown out of music class because she didn't fit in with a voice like hers. But her music teacher recognised that she had some music in her and would give her clappers or triangles to play. Even though she was not formally trained in music, she grew up in an atmosphere of music. Her parents used to listen to a wide range from Western classical to [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] and [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] including [[Kishori Amonkar]] and [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] on radio and she used to join them.<ref name=hi>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/04/stories/2003120400640400.htm |title=Tea, croissants and Usha Uthup |first=Anuj |last=Kumar |date=4 December 2003 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102000422/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/04/stories/2003120400640400.htm |archive-date=2 January 2004}}</ref> She used to enjoy listening to [[Radio Ceylon]].

Her next door neighbour was S.M.A. Pathan, who was then the deputy commissioner of police. His daughter, Jamila, influenced Usha to learn [[Hindi]] and take up Indian classical music. This fusion approach helped her to pioneer her unique brand of Indian pop in the 1970s.
She is married to Jani Chacko Uthup who is from [[Manarcaud]] Painumkal family of [[Kottayam]], and was formerly married to the late Ramu. They have a daughter Anjali and a son Sunny, named after the song, "[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]".<ref name="MidDay">{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/its-a-full-circle-for-usha-uthup/91208 |title=It's a full circle for Usha Uthup |first1=Melissa |last1=Dcosta |first2=Dhvani |last2=Solani |date=11 August 2010 |work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref> She is presently a resident of [[Kolkata]], West Bengal.

==Career==
Usha Uthup was a judge in Star Vijay's Airtel Super Singer Junior Season 1 and Airtel Super Singer 5. Her first public singing occurred when she was nine. Her sisters, who were already exploring a career in music, introduced her to [[Ameen Sayani]], then the most popular radio announcer in India. Ameen Sayani gave her an opportunity to sing in the Ovaltine Music Hour of Radio Ceylon. She sang a number called "Mockingbird Hill". After that, several appearances followed through her teenage years.

===Singing career===
Usha Uthup started her music career in Chennai in 1969, singing in a small nightclub called Nine Gems in the basement of the erstwhile [[Safire Theatre complex]] on Mount Road,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/in-conversation-with-usha-uthup-as-she-completes-50-years-as-a-singer/article27325397.ece |title=There's magic about Madras: Usha Uthup |last=Rajendra |first=Ranjani |date=30 May 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 July 2019 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-02/news-and-interviews/28368378_1_usha-uthup-padma-shri-manmadhan-ambu |title=Padma Shri is icing on cake for Usha Uthup |first=M. |last=Suganth |date=2 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917151544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-02/news-and-interviews/28368378_1_usha-uthup-padma-shri-manmadhan-ambu |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> wearing a saree and leg callipers.{{Citation needed |date=July 2019}} Her performance was so well received that the owner of the nightclub asked her to stay on for a week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=233 |title='I am completely a people's person...' – Usha Uthup |first=Naveen |last=Frank |date=18 February 2006 |website=[[Daijiworld]] |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517045434/http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=233 |archive-date=17 May 2009}}</ref> After her first night club gig, she began singing in Calcutta at night clubs such as "Trincas". She met her future husband Uthup in Trincas. At about the same time, she also sang at "Talk of the Town", now known as "Not Just Jazz by the Bay" in Bombay (now Mumbai).<ref name="MidDay" /> After Trincas, her next engagement took her to Delhi where she sang at the [[Oberoi]] hotels. By happenstance, a film crew belonging to Navketan unit and [[Shashi Kapoor|Dev Anand]] visited the nightclub and they offered her a chance to sing movie playback. As a result, she started her Bollywood career with Ivory-Merchant's Bombay Talkies (1970) in which she sang an English number under Shanker-Jaikishan and then ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]''. Originally, she was supposed to sing Dum Maro Dum along with Asha Bhosle for Hare Rama Hare Krishna. However, as a result of internal politicking on the part of other singers, she lost that chance but ended up singing an English verse.{{Citation needed |date=July 2019}}

In 1968, she recorded covers of two pop songs in English, "[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)|Jambalaya]]" and [[The Kingston Trio]]'s "Greenback Dollar", on an [[Extended play|EP]], ''Love Story'', and "Scotch and Soda", another Kingston Trio song, which sold very well in the Indian market. She also spent some time in London during this early period. She was a frequent visitor to [[Vernon Corea]]'s [[BBC]] office at the Langham in London and was interviewed on ''[[London Sounds Eastern]]'' on [[BBC Radio London]].
Usha visited Nairobi as part of an Indian festival. She was so popular that she was invited to stay on. Singing and quite often nationalistic songs in Swahili made her extremely popular and the then President Jomo Kenyatta made her an Honorary Citizen of Kenya. She sang the famous song "Malaika" ('Angel') with Fadhili Williams who was the original singer. She produced a record "Live in Nairobi" with a local band Fellini Five.

Uthup sang several songs in the 1970s and 1980s for music directors [[Rahul Dev Burman|R. D. Burman]] and [[Bappi Lahiri]]. She also reprised some of R. D. Burman songs that were sung by others such as "Mehbooba Mehbooba" and "Dum Maro Dum" and popularised them to a distinct end.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/usha-uthup-wears-dignity-in-her-tone/article7651752.ece |title=Usha Uthup wears dignity in her tone |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=14 September 2015 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 July 2019 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Uthup also sang for a two-volume collection of children's rhymes "Karadi Rhymes", which are "Indian Rhymes for Indian Kids", brought out by Karadi Tales ([http://www.karaditales.com www.karaditales.com]). The rhymes reflect the Indian ethos through the Sa-re-ga-ma, mangoes, Indian rivers, the train experiences, Indian festivals, indigenous trees, Cricket, Indian foods like bhelpuri and sambhar, Indian attire like the dhoti, sari, bindi and bangles and even some folk tales. With each rhyme set to an Indian raga, and sung in her characteristic voice with a feisty tempo, Usha creates the atmosphere for children and, surprisingly, even adults to sing along and dance to the toe-tapping beats.

She appeared as a judge on a singing reality show ''[[Bharat Ki Shaan: Singing Star]]'' – Season 2 (2012), aired on [[DD National]] channel, along with [[Ismail Darbar]]. She is the judge in the Season 3 of the show as well. She also appeared as a chief guest for Marathi singing reality show. She entertained the audience with Marathi songs.

She is a stage performer and gave performances all over the world and is known for her lively stage presence. She has been felicitated with several awards over the years, some of which include Rajiv Gandhi Purashkar for National Integration for quality music, Mahila Shiromani Purashkar for international peace, and Channel [V] award for outstanding achievement. She appeared on the Kapil Sharma Show on 26 May 2019

She recorded her first album with Luis Banks for which she was paid Rs. 3500. Since then, she has recorded numerous albums. Usha's Hindi version of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough", titled "Chhupke Kaon Aya", can be found on the album ''Tom Middleton – The Trip'' (2004). A cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" is on another Tom Middleton album, ''Cosmosonica – Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers Vol. 1'' (2005). She recorded a song called "Rhythm and Blues" with the Indian rock band [[Parikrama (band)|Parikrama]] which appeared on Channel V on 23 April 2007. Uthup received a lot of recognition for having a unique voice that ranges between contralto and alto.([https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-m-a-people-s-singer-usha-uthup/story-aUfpINcGaARcIrwsZLEzqK.html#:~:text=My%20voice%20was%20between%20contralto,I%20was%20determined%20to%20perform.])

===Acting career===
Uthup is also an actress. In 2006, she acted in the [[Malayalam]] movie ''[[Pothan Vava]]'' as Kurisuveettil Mariamma.

She made a cameo appearance in the movie ''Bombay To Goa''. In 2007, she appeared in ''Bow Barracks Forever'' directed by Anjun Dutt as herself. Again in 2007, she appeared in ''Hattrick'' music video as herself.

She appeared in disguise on ''Indian Idol'' 1 and 2. She was one of the co-judges of the 2007 and 2008 and ''Idea Star Singer'' Season V (2010).

She has a minor role in the 2010 Tamil movie ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]''.

She also acted in Vishal Bhardwaj's ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]'' as a maid. She has also sung a song in the film which released on 18 February 2011. In 2012, she has starred in a Kannada film ''[[Parie]]''.

In 2019, she appeared in the documentary ''If Not for You''{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} for which, she recorded a cover of "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]" by legendary singer-songwriter [[Bob Dylan]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Song
!Film
!Composer
!Language
|-
|1970
|"Jogan Pritam Ki"
|''[[Devi (1970 film)|Devi]]''
|[[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
|Hindi
|-
|1971
|"Hare Rama Hare Krishna"
|''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]''
|[[Rahul Dev Burman|R D Burman]]
|Hindi
|-
|1974
|"I am in love"
|''[[Kanyakumari]]''
|M B Sreenivasan
|Malayalam
|-
|1974
|"Love Is Just Around The Corner"
|''[[Chattakkari (1974 film)|Chattakkari]]''
|[[G. Devarajan]]
|Malayalam
|-
|1975
|"Love is beautiful"
|''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''
|[[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]
|Tamil
|-
|1976
|"It's Easy To Fool You"
|''[[Oorukku Uzhaippavan]]''
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|Tamil
|-
|rowspan="3"|1977
|"Peethambara"
|''[[Siva Thandavum]]''
|M B Sreenivasan
|Malayalam
|-
|"How Can I Tell You"
|rowspan="2"|''Sangharsha''
|rowspan="2"|[[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Kannada]]
|-
|"We Have Got"
|-
|1978
|"One Two Cha Cha Cha"
|''[[Shalimar (1978 film)|Shalimar]]''
|[[Rahul Dev Burman|R D Burman]]
|Hindi
|-
|1978
|"Where there is"
|''[[Randu Penkuttikal]]''
|M S Vishwanathan
|Malayalam
|-
|1980
|"Hari Om Hari"
|''[[Pyaara Dushman]]''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1980
|"Doston Se Pyar Kiya"
|''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]''
|[[Rahul Dev Burman|R D Burman]]
|Hindi
|-
|1980
|"Shaan Se..."
|''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]''
|[[Rahul Dev Burman|R D Burman]]
|Hindi
|-
|1981
|"Ramba"
|''[[Armaan (1981 film)|Armaan]]''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1981
|"Tu Mujhe Jaan Se Bhi Pyara Hai"
|''[[Wardat (1981 film)|Wardat]]''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1982
|"Koi Yahan Aha Nache Nache"
|''[[Disco Dancer]]''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1984
|"Oh my darling"
|''[[Oru Sumangaliyude Kadha]]''
|Herself
|Malayalam
|-
|rowspan="2"|1988
|"Sidhartha"
|''[[Sidhartha (1998 film)|Sidhartha]]''
|Shyam
|Malayalam
|-
|"Akka Alla Tangi Alla"
| ''Vijaya Khadga''
| [[Hamsalekha]]
| [[Kannada]]
|-
| 1984
|" Hey Diwana"
| ''Kaveri''
|
| [[Odia language|Odia]]
|-
|1990
|"Naaka Bandi"
|''Naaka Bandi''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1991
|"Uri Uri Baba"
|''[[Dushman Devta]]''
|[[Bappi Lahiri]]
|Hindi
|-
|1991
|"Vegam Vegam Pogum Pogum"
|''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]''
|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|Tamil
|-
|1991
|"Keechurallu"
|''Keechurallu''
|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|Telugu
|-
|1993
|"Chalo Chalk"
|''[[Janam (1993 film)|Janam]]''
|S P Venkatesh
|Malayalam
|-
|1994
|"Njanee Rathriye"
|''[[Daivathinte Vikrithikal]]''
|L Vaidyanathan
|Malayalam
|-
|1994
|"Nanthyar Vilakkum"
|''[[Daivathinte Vikrithikal]]''
|[[Mohan Sithara]]
|Malayalam
|-
|1994
|"Mafia"
|Mafia
|[[Anand–Milind]]
|Malayalam
|-
|1995
|"Jinka Ninja"
|''Kalamasseriyil Kalyaanayogam''
|Tomin Thankachari
|Malayalam
|-
|1996
|"Ladies college campusil"
|''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]''
|R Anand
|Malayalam
|-
|1997
|"Daud"
|''[[Daud (film)|Daud]]''
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|Hindi
|-
|1999
|"Raja Ki Kahani"
|''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]''
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
|Hindi
|-
|2000
|"Melam Lotto"
|''Rapid Action Force''
|sailesh
|Malayalam
|-
|2000
|"Manasilore"
|''Rapid Action Force''
|sailesh
|Malayalam
|-
|2001
|"Vande Mataram"
|''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]''
|[[Jatin–Lalit]], Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastav
|Hindi
|-
|2003
|"Kabhi Pa Liya Tho Kabhi Kho Diya"
|''[[Joggers' Park (film)|Jogger's Park]]''
|Tabun
|Hindi
|-
|2003
|"Din Hai Na Ye Raat"
|''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]''
|[[Salim–Sulaiman]]
|Hindi
|-
|2005
|"Rambhe Ninge"
|''[[Swamy (2005 film)|Swamy]]''
|[[Gurukiran]]
|Kannada
|-
|rowspan="3"|2006
|"Vaave Makane"
|''[[Pothan Vava]]''
|[[Alex Paul]]
|Malayalam
|-
|"Meter Iddone"
|''[[Ambi (film)|Ambi]]''
|[[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
|Kannada
|-
|"Yarivanu"
|''Shubham''
|Gurikiran
|Kannada
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|"Wicket Bacha" (with Earl)
|''[[Hattrick (film)|Hattrick]]''
|[[Pritam]]
|Hindi
|-
|"Teri Meri Merry Christmas"
|''Bow barracks Forever''
|Anjun Dutt
|Hindi
|-
|"Kshana Kshana"
|''[[Kshana Kshana]]''
|[[R. P. Patnaik]]
|Kannada
|-
|2008
|"Yavva Yavva Naa Hege"
|''[[Nee Tata Naa Birla]]''
|Gurukiran
|Kannada
|-
|2009
|"Gudsu Gudsu"
|''[[Kannadada Kiran Bedi]]''
|Hamsalekha
|Kannada
|-
|2011
|"Hai Ye Maya"
|''[[Don 2]]''
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|Hindi
|-
|2011
|"Viriyunnu"
|''[[Bombay March 12]]''
|[[Afzal Yusuf]]
|Malayalam
|-
|2011
|"Darling", "Doosri Darling" (with [[Rekha Bhardwaj]])
|''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]''
|[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
|Hindi
|-
|rowspan="4"|2012
|"Ramba main Samba"
|''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]''
|[[Jeet Ganguly]]
|Hindi
|-
|"Aami Shotti Bolchi"
|''[[Kahaani]]''
|[[Vishal–Shekhar]]
|Hindi
|-
|"Yeh Raat Mona Lisa"
|''Kaafiron Ki Namaaz''
|Advait Nemlekar
|Hindi
|-
|"Jhoom Jhoom Zara"
|''[[Parie]]''
|Veer Samarth
|Kannada
|-
|2014
|"Race gurram"
|''[[Race Gurram]]''
|[[S. Thaman]]
|Telugu
|-
|2016
|"Hoi Kiw/Chalo Chalo"
|''[[Rock On 2]]''
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|Hindi
|-
|2016
|"Dirty Picture"
|''[[Thikka]]''
|[[S. Thaman]]
|Telugu
|-
|2019
|"Empuraane"
|''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]''
|[[Deepak Dev]]
|Malayalam
|-
|2022
|"Phire Takao"
|''[[Kolkatar Harry]]''
|[[Jeet Ganguly]]
|[[Bengali Language|Bengali]]
|}
In addition, she has also sung playback for the Bollywood movies ''[[Revolver Rani]]'' (2014), ''[[Dhol (film)|Dhol]]'' (2007), [[June R]] (2005), ''[[Joggers' Park (film)|Joggers' Park]]'' (2003), [[Jajantaram Mamantaram]] (2003), ''[[Ek Tha Raja]]'' (1996), ''[[Drishyam2]]'',[[Dushman Devta]] (1991), ''[[Bhavani Junction]]'' (1985), ''[[Hum Paanch (film)|Hum Paanch]]'' (1980), and ''[[Purab Aur Paschim]]'' (1970) among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Before Darrrling, Usha Uthup sang these hit songs! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-hit-songs-of-usha-uthup/20110217.htm |date=17 February 2011 |website=[[Rediff.com]] Movies}}</ref> She has also sung two English songs "We have got" and "How can I tell you" in the 1977 Kannada film ''Sangharsha''.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1973 ||''[[Bombay to Goa (1972 film)|Bombay to Goa]]''||||[[Hindi]]
|-
| 1975 ||''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''||||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2006||''[[Pothan Vava]]''||Kurisuveettil Mariamma||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007||''Bow Barracks Forever''||rowspan="2"|Herself||[[English language|English]]
|-
|''Hattrick'' || Hindi
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2010 || ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' ||Indira ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2011 || ''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]'' ||Maggie Aunty ||[[Hindi]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''[[Parie]]'' || || [[Kannada]]
|-
| ''Ideal Couple'' || Sophy ||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|''[[Keymon & Nani in Space Adventure]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/nov/nov62.php |title=Nick's Keymon Ache to make its theatrical debut on 9 November |date=6 November 2012 |website=indiantelevision.com |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> ||Nani (voice role) || Hindi
|-
| 2015 ||''[[X: Past Is Present]]'' ||Mrs. Baker || [[Hindi]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Rock On 2]]'' || Herself (cameo) || Hindi
|-
| 2019 || ''If Not for You''{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} || Herself || [[English language|English]]
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu]]'' || Charukesi || Tamil
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
|-
|2004-2005||rowspan=2|[[Indian Idol]]||rowspan=2|Guest||Hindi
|-
|2005-2006||Hindi
|-
|2007||rowspan=2|[[Star Singer]]||rowspan=6|Judge||Malayalam
|-
|2008||Malayalam
|-
|2011 ||Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champion || [[Kannada]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2012||''[[Bharat Ki Shaan: Singing Star]]'' – Season 2||Hindi
|-
| Gaurav Maharashtracha||Marathi
|-
|Kuyil patu||Tamil
|-
|rowspan=2|2016||Phir asar gaan||Judge||Bengali
|-.
|[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]]||Guest ||Malayalam
|-
|2018||[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]||Herself||Hindi
|}

==Awards and nominations==

===Civilian awards===
* [[Padma Shri]] - 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topnews.in/light/usha-uthup-girish-kasaravalli-get-padma-shri-231934 |title=Usha Uthup, Girish Kasaravalli to get Padma Shri |website=TopNews.in |date=25 January 2011 |access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> – Fourth Highest Civilian Award presented by [[Government of India]]

===Film awards===
{{BLP sources section|date=April 2023}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominated Song
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" |Result
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[13th IIFA Awards|2012]]
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|rowspan="3"|"Darling"
|rowspan="3"|''7 Khoon Maaf''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2012
|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[4th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Mirchi Music Awards]]
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year|Female Vocalist of The Year]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php |title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011 |date=30 January 2013 |website=[[Radio Mirchi]] |access-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130161203/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php |archive-date=30 January 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|[[9th Mirchi Music Awards|2017]]
| Lifetime Achievement Award
|N/A
|N/A
|{{won}}
|
|-
|2006
|[[Asianet Film Awards]]
|Best Character actress
|N/A
|''[[Pothan Vava]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|1999
|rowspan="4"|Kalakar Awards
|rowspan="2"|Best Audio Album (Bangla)
|''"Darling"''
|N/A
|{{won}}
|
|-
|2002
|''Chai Silpir Samman''
|N/A
|{{won}}
|
|-
|2004
|rowspan="2"|Best Playback Singer for the film
|"Kabhi Pa Liya To Kabhi Kho Diya"
|''[[Joggers' Park (film)|Joggers Park]]''
|{{won}}
|
|-
|2013
|"Ramba Mein Samba"
|''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]''
|{{won}}
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*{{Official website|http://www.ushauthup.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0412683|Usha Uthup}}
*{{cite web |title=Before Darrrling, Usha Uthup sang these hit songs! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-hit-songs-of-usha-uthup/20110217.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] Movies}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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