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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name        = Sowmya Raoh
| name        = Sowmya Raoh
| image      = Bollywood Playback Singers.jpg
| image      =  
| image_size  = 450px
| caption    =  
| caption    = Sowmya Raoh (3rd from left in top), at the formation of Indian Singer's Rights Association (ISRA) event
| birth_name  =
| birth_name  = Sowmya Raoh
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1973|04|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=About Me|url=http://sowmyaraoh.com/|website=sowmyaraoh.com|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
| birth_date  = 18 April 1973<ref>{{cite web|title=About Me|url=http://sowmyaraoh.com/|website=sowmyaraoh.com|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
| genre      = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]]
| genre      = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]]
|years_active = 1993–present
|years_active = 1993–present
| website    = {{URL|http://www.sowmyaraoh.com/}}
| website    =  
| background  = solo_singer
| background  = solo_singer
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], Karnataka, India
}}
}}


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==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==


Sowmya was born in a [[Kannada people|Kannada speaking]] family to veteran singer [[B. K. Sumitra]] and Sudhakar in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India.<ref name="offi"/><ref name=oneindia>{{cite web|title=A chit chat with Sowmya Raoh|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/sowmya-raoh-190706.html|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=18 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Steadfast support|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/weekend/story_6075033.asp|access-date=28 August 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph (India)|date=15 April 2006}}</ref> Sowmya has a brother named [[Sunil Raoh]], who is an actor in the [[Kannada film industry]].<ref>{{cite news|title=For the record|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore-times/For-the-record/articleshow/1492292.cms?|access-date=28 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 April 2006}}</ref> Her mother is popular playback and devotional singer in Kannada.<ref name=oneindia/> As a child, Sowmya would accompany her mother to the studios for recording.<ref name=oneindia/> She then slowly graduated to become a child singer. Sowmya's father worked in [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name=oneindia/>
Sowmya was born in a [[Kannada people|Kannada speaking]] family to veteran singer [[B. K. Sumitra]] and Sudhakar in [[Bengaluru]], Karnataka, India.<ref name="offi"/><ref name=oneindia>{{cite web|title=A chit chat with Sowmya Raoh|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2006/sowmya-raoh-190706.html|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=18 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Steadfast support|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/weekend/story_6075033.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203122713/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/weekend/story_6075033.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|access-date=28 August 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph (India)|date=15 April 2006}}</ref> Sowmya has a brother named [[Sunil Raoh]], who is an actor in the [[Kannada film industry]].<ref>{{cite news|title=For the record|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore-times/For-the-record/articleshow/1492292.cms?|access-date=28 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 April 2006}}</ref> Her mother is popular playback and devotional singer in Kannada.<ref name=oneindia/> As a child, Sowmya would accompany her mother to the studios for recording.<ref name=oneindia/> She then slowly graduated to become a child singer. Sowmya's father worked in [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name=oneindia/>


Sowmya started singing at the age of seven.<ref name=telegraph/> She took a break from singing while she was in school as she thought that would affect her studies.<ref name=rediff1/> After a period of five to six years, she gradually turned her attention towards singing by learning [[Carnatic music]].<ref name=oneindia/> However, she ended up becoming a voice actor before venturing into films.<ref name=rediff1/> She claims that, "I wanted to train for singing for heroines, not children".<ref name=rediff1/>
Sowmya started singing at the age of seven.<ref name=telegraph/> She took a break from singing while she was in school as she thought that would affect her studies.<ref name=rediff1/> After a period of five to six years, she gradually turned her attention towards singing by learning [[Carnatic music]].<ref name=oneindia/> However, she ended up becoming a voice actor before venturing into films.<ref name=rediff1/> She claims that, "I wanted to train for singing for heroines, not children".<ref name=rediff1/>
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Sowmya started her career as a singer in south Indian films in 1993, and got a break in [[Bollywood]] nine years later.<ref name=telegraph/> Her major break happened when composer [[Sandeep Chowta]] was looking for a singer who could sing well in Hindi.<ref name=oneindia/> He chose Sowmya for a song ("Greekuveerudu") in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''. The song gave her a much needed break.<ref name=oneindia/> She went on to record the song in the Tamil and Hindi versions too.<ref name=oneindia/>
Sowmya started her career as a singer in south Indian films in 1993, and got a break in [[Bollywood]] nine years later.<ref name=telegraph/> Her major break happened when composer [[Sandeep Chowta]] was looking for a singer who could sing well in Hindi.<ref name=oneindia/> He chose Sowmya for a song ("Greekuveerudu") in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''. The song gave her a much needed break.<ref name=oneindia/> She went on to record the song in the Tamil and Hindi versions too.<ref name=oneindia/>


Sowmya started her career in Bollywood in 2000. Her first assignment was for the song "Soul of Jungle", followed by a background track for the film ''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''.<ref name=telegraph/> ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' was her first as a singer in Hindi.<ref name=telegraph/> By this time she also sang for other Hindi films such as ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]'' and ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''.<ref name=telegraph/> In 2012, her item number 'Dreamum Wakeupum' for [[Sachin Kundalkar]]'s [[Aiyyaa]] emerged a chartbuster and the song was also appreciated for its dance performance by [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]].
Sowmya started her career in Bollywood in 2000. Her first assignment was for the song "Soul of Jungle", followed by a background track for the film ''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (film)|Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''.<ref name=telegraph/> ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' was her first as a singer in Hindi.<ref name=telegraph/> By this time she also sang for other Hindi films such as ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]'' and ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''.<ref name=telegraph/> In 2012, her item number 'Dreamum Wakeupum' for [[Sachin Kundalkar]]'s [[Aiyyaa]] emerged a chartbuster and the song was also appreciated for its dance performance by [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]].


Having worked with composers such as [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[A. R. Rahman]], she recorded over 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, as of 2006.<ref name=telegraph/>
Having worked with composers such as [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[A. R. Rahman]], she recorded over 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, as of 2006.<ref name=telegraph/>
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| 1996 ||''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''||Telugu||"Greeku Veerudu"||
| 1996 ||''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''||Telugu||"Greeku Veerudu"||
|-
| 1998 ||''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' || Tamil || "Aalana Naal Mudhala" ||
|-
|-
| 1999 ||''[[Suriya Paarvai]]'' || Tamil || "Boom Blast It" ||
| 1999 ||''[[Suriya Paarvai]]'' || Tamil || "Boom Blast It" ||
|-
|2000||‘’[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]‘’|| Tamil ||“Macerina Macerina”||[[Devan Ekambaram]]
|-
|-
| 2001||''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]''||Tamil||"Rukku Rukku"||[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| 2001||''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]''||Tamil||"Rukku Rukku"||[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Vijay Yesudas]]
|-
|-
| 2001||''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''||Hindi||"Roundhe"||
| 2001||''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (film)|Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''||Hindi||"Roundhe"||
|-
|-
| 2002||''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]''||Hindi||"Ankhon Mein"||
| 2002||''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]''||Hindi||"Ankhon Mein"||
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| 2005||''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''||Telugu||"Gichhi Gichhi"||[[Sandeep Chowta]]
| 2005||''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''||Telugu||"Gichhi Gichhi"||[[Sandeep Chowta]]
|-
|-
| 2006||''[[Khosla Ka Ghosla]]''||Hindi||"Intezaar Aitbaar Tumse Pyar"||[[Qadar Niazi Qawwal]]
| 2006||''[[Khosla Ka Ghosla]]''||Hindi||"Intezaar Aitbaar Tumse Pyar"||Qadar Niazi Qawwal
|-
|-
| 2006||''[[Varalaru - History of Godfather]]''||Tamil||"Kama Karaiyil"||[[Naresh Iyer]]
| 2006||''[[Varalaru - History of Godfather]]''||Tamil||"Kama Karaiyil"||[[Naresh Iyer]]
|-
|-
| 2006||''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]''||Tamil||"Nerupae"||Franko, Solar Sai
| 2006||''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]''||Tamil||"Nerupae"||Franko, Solar Sai
|-
|-
| 2006||''Suntara gaali''||Kannada||"Shame shame"||
| 2006||''Suntara gaali''||Kannada||"Shame shame"||
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| 2006||''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]''||Hindi||"Janam Janam"||
| 2006||''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]''||Hindi||"Janam Janam"||
|-
|-
| 2007||''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''||Hindi||"[[Shauk Hai]]"||
| 2007||''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''||Hindi||"Shauk Hai"||
|-
|-
| 2007||''[[Tara Rum Pum]]''||Hindi||"◦Nach le ve"||
| 2007||''[[Tara Rum Pum]]''||Hindi||"◦Nach le ve"||
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| 2007||''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]''||Hindi||"Welcome"||[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sajid (music director)|Wajid]]
| 2007||''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]''||Hindi||"Welcome"||[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sajid (music director)|Wajid]]
|-
|-
| 2007||''[[Bheema]]''||Tamil||"Enadhuyire"||Nikhil Mathew, [[Chinmayi]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| 2007||''[[Bheema]]''||Tamil||"Enadhuyire"||Nikhil Mathew, [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|-
|-
| 2007||''[[Pachaikili Muthucharam]]''||Tamil||"Un Sirippinil"||Raphi
| 2007||''[[Pachaikili Muthucharam]]''||Tamil||"Un Sirippinil"||Raphi
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
 
*{{Official|http://www.sowmyaraoh.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 02:59, 5 February 2026


Sowmya Raoh
Born (1973-04-18) 18 April 1973 (age 53)[1]
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
GenresPlayback singing
Years active1993–present

Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages.[2][3]

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Sowmya was born in a Kannada speaking family to veteran singer B. K. Sumitra and Sudhakar in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.[3][4][5] Sowmya has a brother named Sunil Raoh, who is an actor in the Kannada film industry.[6] Her mother is popular playback and devotional singer in Kannada.[4] As a child, Sowmya would accompany her mother to the studios for recording.[4] She then slowly graduated to become a child singer. Sowmya's father worked in Reserve Bank of India.[4]

Sowmya started singing at the age of seven.[5] She took a break from singing while she was in school as she thought that would affect her studies.[2] After a period of five to six years, she gradually turned her attention towards singing by learning Carnatic music.[4] However, she ended up becoming a voice actor before venturing into films.[2] She claims that, "I wanted to train for singing for heroines, not children".[2]

Musical career[edit | edit source]

Sowmya started her career as a singer in south Indian films in 1993, and got a break in Bollywood nine years later.[5] Her major break happened when composer Sandeep Chowta was looking for a singer who could sing well in Hindi.[4] He chose Sowmya for a song ("Greekuveerudu") in the Telugu film Ninne Pelladata. The song gave her a much needed break.[4] She went on to record the song in the Tamil and Hindi versions too.[4]

Sowmya started her career in Bollywood in 2000. Her first assignment was for the song "Soul of Jungle", followed by a background track for the film Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya.[5] Company was her first as a singer in Hindi.[5] By this time she also sang for other Hindi films such as Dum and Bunty Aur Babli.[5] In 2012, her item number 'Dreamum Wakeupum' for Sachin Kundalkar's Aiyyaa emerged a chartbuster and the song was also appreciated for its dance performance by Rani Mukerji and Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Having worked with composers such as Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman, she recorded over 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, as of 2006.[5]

Selected discography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Language Song Co-singers
1996 Ninne Pelladata Telugu "Greeku Veerudu"
1998 Kaadhal Kavithai Tamil "Aalana Naal Mudhala"
1999 Suriya Paarvai Tamil "Boom Blast It"
2000 ‘’Kushi‘’ Tamil “Macerina Macerina” Devan Ekambaram
2001 Friends Tamil "Rukku Rukku" Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vijay Yesudas
2001 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Hindi "Roundhe"
2002 Company Hindi "Ankhon Mein"
2002 Bollywood Hollywood Hindi
2002 Dhool Tamil "Ithunundu Muthatthile" Udit Narayan, Premgi Amaren
2003 Dum Hindi "Dil Hi Dil Mein" Sonu Nigam
2003 Raktha Kanneeru Kannada "Baa baaro rasika "
2003 Samay: When Time Strikes Hindi "Zindagi"
2004 Dhoom Hindi "Dilbara" Abhijeet Bhattacharya
2003 Ek Aur Ek Gyaarah Hindi "O Dushmana" Sonu Nigam
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Hindi "Nach Baliye" Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa
2005 Super Telugu "Gichhi Gichhi" Sandeep Chowta
2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla Hindi "Intezaar Aitbaar Tumse Pyar" Qadar Niazi Qawwal
2006 Varalaru - History of Godfather Tamil "Kama Karaiyil" Naresh Iyer
2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Tamil "Nerupae" Franko, Solar Sai
2006 Suntara gaali Kannada "Shame shame"
2006 Family Hindi "Qatra qatra"
2006 Family Hindi "Janam Janam"
2007 Guru Hindi "Shauk Hai"
2007 Tara Rum Pum Hindi "◦Nach le ve"
2007 Welcome Hindi "Welcome" Shaan, Wajid
2007 Bheema Tamil "Enadhuyire" Nikhil Mathew, Chinmayi, Sadhana Sargam
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Tamil "Un Sirippinil" Raphi
2008 Krazzy 4 Hindi "O re lakad "
2008 Bindaas Kannada "Gubbachi goodinalli" Udit Narayan
2009 Raam Kannada "Nanna Tutiyalli" Udit Narayan
2009 Vamanan Tamil "Aedho Saigirai" Javed Ali
2009 Wanted Hindi "Le le mazaa le" Hrishikesh Lamrekar, Nikita Nigam, Suzanne D'Mello
2009 Do Knot Disturb Hindi "Beautiful Woman" Neeraj Shridhar
2009 Junglee Kannada "Hale Patre" Kailash Kher
2009 Josh Telugu "Awara Hawa" Sandeep Chowta
2011 Vishnuvardhana Kannada "Yede olage" Tippu
2012 Aiyyaa Hindi "Dreamum wakeupumm" Amit Trivedi
2013 Baadshah Telugu "Welcome Kanakam" Thaman
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Hindi "Idhar Gire"
2013 Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Kannada "Karagida Baaninalli"

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Filmfare Awards[edit | edit source]

Stardust Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "About Me". sowmyaraoh.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "If you sing Hindi songs, you are have[sic] a wider audience". Rediff. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sowmya Raoh Profile, Sowmya Rao, retrieved 11 November 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "A chit chat with Sowmya Raoh". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Steadfast support". The Telegraph (India). 15 April 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "For the record". The Times of India. 16 April 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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