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{{short description|Indian playback singer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Uthara Unnikrishnan
| image = [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vTvh768Gn9s/hqdefault.jpg]
| alt =
| caption = At Theri Audio Launch
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|6|11}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| other_names =
| years_active = 2012–present
| Father = P. Unnikrishnan
| known_for = 2015 [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]]
| notable_works =
| siblings = [[Vasudev Krishna Aka Krish]]
}}

'''Uthara Unnikrishnan''' (born 2004) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[playback singer]]. In 2015, she won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] at the [[62nd National Film Awards]] for her rendition of the song "Azhage" (Beautiful) from the 2014 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Saivam]]'', a family drama directed by [[A. L. Vijay]].She received the award at the age of 10, becoming its youngest recipient.<ref name=tehelka>{{cite news|title=Like Father, Like Daughter|url=http://www.tehelka.com/like-father-like-daughter/|access-date=20 April 2015|publisher=Tehleka.com|date=11 April 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/62nd-national-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/535920-8-66.html "62nd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners"]. IBN Live. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.</ref>

==Biography==
Uthara Unnikrishnan is the daughter of [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] classical singer [[P. Unni Krishnan]] and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer Priya Unnikrishnan. Her father, a recipient of multiple [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer]], received his first award in 1995 for his debut performance of the Tamil songs "Ennavale adi ennavale" and "Uyirum neeye".<ref name=tehelka/>

Uthara began learning Carnatic music at the age of six from Sudha Raja. She studied in [[Lady Andal]] school and APL Global school. Apart from Tamil music, she enjoys Western (classical, rock and pop) and wants to master all these genres.<ref>{{cite news|title=10-year-old Uthara to receive National Award 20 years after father singer P Unnikrishnan got|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/repeat-telecast-4/|access-date=30 March 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=30 March 2015|ref=ie1}}</ref>

==Songs==
"Azhagu" (Beauty) was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], based on [[raga]] [[Kanada (raga group)|Kanada]]. The song describes a child's perception of the beauty around her. The song was penned by [[Na. Muthukumar]], who also received the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=62nd National Film Awards: Tamil movies bag eight honours|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/62nd-National-Film-Awards-Tamil-movies-bag-eight-honours/articleshow/46678516.cms|access-date=30 March 2015|agency=Times of India|date=24 March 2015}}</ref> When Uthara Unnikrishnan accompanied her mother Priya Unnikrishnan to Carnatic singer [[Saindhavi]]'s house during [[Golu]] festival, she sang a few lines. A couple of months later, Saindhavi's husband G. V. Prakash Kumar called upon Uthara to croon a solo melody for Saivam.<ref>{{cite news|title=The family note|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/uthara-unnikrishnan-the-family-note/article5912460.ece|access-date=30 March 2015|work=The Hindu|date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
Uthara recorded the song for child actor [[Sara Arjun]] when she was eight years old in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight-year old Uthara croons for 'Saivam'|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/eight-year-old-uthara-croons-for-saivam-news-national-nltl4hehjgf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311171705/http://www.sify.com/movies/eight-year-old-uthara-croons-for-saivam-news-national-nltl4hehjgf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2014|access-date=30 March 2015|agency=sify.com|date=19 November 2013}}</ref> Apart from "Azhagu", she has sung two more Tamil songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uthara Unnikrishnan: Like father, like daughter|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/37205/Uthara-Unnikrishnan-Like-father-like-daughter|access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref>

While praises poured in from many people, singer [[Pradip Somasundaran]] criticised the jury's selection, terming the song as having been heavily modified through use of [[pitch correction]] software.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Best-female-singer-award-is-amusing/articleshow/46688507.cms | title=Best female singer award is amusing | work=The Times of India | date=25 March 2015 | access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> Uthara later worked on ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the song "Eena Meena Teeka".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gv50-theri-audio-review-news-tamil-qduvX2ffafhgi.html | title=GV50- 'Theri' audio review | publisher=[[Sify]] | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref>
She has also sung the title song ''Minnamini kunjale'' of Malayalam TV series Moonumani airing in flowers TV. She also started giving Carnatic concerts like her father. Her recent performance for the Ezhanadu Newspaper (pvt.ltd)'s anniversary in Canada 2017 was much praised by the audience.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Song
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || [[Pisasu]] || Tamil || "Pogum Padhai" ||
|-
| 2014 || [[Saivam]] || Tamil || "Azhagu" || National award winning
|-
| 2015

| [[Dagudumootha Dandakor]]

Strawberry
| Telugu

Tamil

| "Evaru Nearparu"

"Kaiveesum"
|
|-
|2016||''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' || Tamil ||"Eena Meena Teeka"||
|-
|2018
|''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]''
|Tamil
|"Morrakka Mattraakka"
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
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[[Category:Women musicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award winners]]

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