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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{short description|Indian singer}}
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|19}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| alma_mater        = [[Stella Maris College, Chennai]]
| alma_mater        = [[Stella Maris College, Chennai]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|music producer}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|music producer}}
| years_active      = 1995, 2003–present
| years_active      = 2003–present
| spouse            = {{marriage  | Aswin Sasi | 2011 }}
| spouse            = {{marriage  | Aswin Sasi | 2011 }}
| parents            = Krishna Mohan<br/>[[Sujatha Mohan]] (singer)
| parents            = Krishna Mohan<br/>[[Sujatha Mohan]] (singer)
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| instrument        = Vocals
| instrument        = Vocals
| label              =  Independent Artis
| label              =  Independent Artist
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| website            = {{URL|shwetamohan.com}}
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'''Shweta Mohan''' (born 19 November 1985)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Shweta-Mohan|title=Shweta Mohan Playback singer|work=The Times of India|date=13 August 2020}}</ref> is an Indian playback singer. She has received four [[Filmfare Awards South]] for Best Female Playback Singer, one [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]] and one [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards|Tamil Nadu State Film Award]]. She has recorded songs for film music and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] in addition to the [[Hindi]] films and has established herself as a leading [[playback singer]] of [[South Indian cinema]].
'''Shweta Mohan''' (born 19 November 1985)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Shweta-Mohan|title=Shweta Mohan Playback singer|work=The Times of India|date=13 August 2020}}</ref> is an Indian playback singer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-30/news-and-interviews/28126139_1_awards-galore-ashwin-music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811062128/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-30/news-and-interviews/28126139_1_awards-galore-ashwin-music|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Shweta Mohan is happy|date=30 January 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=7 May 2010|first1=Sindhu|last1=Vijayakumar}}</ref> She has received four [[Filmfare Awards South]] for Best Female Playback Singer, one [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]] and one [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards|Tamil Nadu State Film Award]]. She has recorded more than 700
songs{{Need Citation|date=January 2023}} and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], she has also recorded songs for [[Hindi]] films and has established herself as a leading [[playback singer]] of [[South Indian cinema]].{{Need Citation|date=January 2023}}


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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a [[Malayali|Malayali Hindu]] [[Nair]] family in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer [[Sujatha Mohan]]. She completed schooling at [[Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai]] and graduated from [[Stella Maris College, Chennai]].<ref name=newindianexpress>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/jun/25/a-timeless-melody-380408.html A timeless melody ].</ref> She married her long-time friend Ashwin Shashi on 16 January 2011.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article550048.ece A Timeless Melody], ''The New Indian Express'' (25 June 2012). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.</ref> Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter Sresta Ashwin, who was born on 1 December 2017.<ref name=mathrubhumi>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/singer-shweta-mohan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl-1.2427172 Singer Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named Sreshta]. English.mathrubhumi.com (1 December 2017). Retrieved on 2019-08-25.</ref>
Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a [[Malayali]] family in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer [[Sujatha Mohan]]. She completed her schooling at [[Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai]] and graduated from [[Stella Maris College, Chennai]].<ref name=newindianexpress>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/jun/25/a-timeless-melody-380408.html A timeless melody].</ref> She is married to her long-time friend, Ashwin Shashi.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article550048.ece A Timeless Melody], ''The New Indian Express'' (25 June 2012). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.</ref> Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter, Sreshta Ashwin, who was born in 2017.<ref name=mathrubhumi>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/singer-shweta-mohan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl-1.2427172 Singer Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named Sreshta]. English.mathrubhumi.com (1 December 2017). Retrieved on 2019-08-25.</ref>


== Career ==
Shweta started her training in Carnatic music at the age of 9. As a child artiste, she recorded for the chorus of the songs 'Kuchi kuchi rakkamma' (Bombay) and 'Accham accham illai' (Indira) in the music direction of [[A. R. Rahman]]. Shweta has sung for music directors in [[India]] like [[Ilayaraja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]], [[M M Keeravani]], [[M. Jayachandran]], [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]], [[Sharreth]], [[Ousepachan]], [[Deepak Dev]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]],  [[V. Harikrishna]], [[G. V. Prakash]], [[Mani Sharma]], [[Kannan (music director)|Kannan]], [[N. R. Raghunanthan]], [[Manikanth Kadri]], [[Devi Sri Prasad]] and [[Anirudh Ravichander]].  Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Binni Krishnakumar who is also a playback singer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/and-quiet-flows-the-karamana-two-of-a-kind/article3968866.ece|title=And Quiet Flows The Karamana: Two of a kind|date=5 October 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


==Career==
==Discography==
 
{{main|List of songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
Shweta started her training in Carnatic music at the age of 9 from Ramamoorthy Rao Sir. Participating in cultural events and competitions gradually drew her closer to music. She considers herself very fortunate to have done her first couple of recordings as a child artiste with none other than the Mozart of Madras, AR Rahman, for the chorus of the songs 'Kuchi kuchi rakkamma' (Bombay) and 'Accham accham illai' (Indira). Shweta has sung for music directors in [[India]] like [[Ilayaraja]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], [[M M Keeravani]], [[M. Jayachandran]], [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]], [[Sharreth]], [[Ousepachan]], [[Deepak Dev]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]],  [[V. Harikrishna]], [[G. V. Prakash]], [[Mani Sharma]], [[Kannan (music director)|Kannan]], [[N. R. Raghunanthan]], [[Manikanth Kadri]], [[Devi Sri Prasad]] and [[Anirudh Ravichander]]. She has sang many popular and famous film songs, including Enna Solla (Thangamagan) and Nee Koorinaal. Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Smt. Binni Krishnakumar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/and-quiet-flows-the-karamana-two-of-a-kind/article3968866.ece|title=And Quiet Flows The Karamana: Two of a kind|date=5 October 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
 
 
== Awards & nominations ==


==Awards and Nominations received by Shweta Mohan==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan}}
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan}}
Shweta has received five [[Filmfare Awards South]] for Best Female Playback Singer, one [[Kerala State Film Awards]] and one [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]. She is also a judge on the famous singing competition, Super Singer on Vijay Television.  She further gained fame via her famous performances on the show. 


== Discography ==
==Television==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Shweta Mohan}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Shweta has recorded songs for film music and albums in all the four South Indian languages namely, [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] along with the [[Hindi]] language and has established herself as a leading [[playback singer]] of [[South Indian cinema]].
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2011-2014
|''[[Bade Achche Lagte Hain]]''
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[Singer]]
|[[Sony Television]]
| sang title track in tamil
|}


== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Main|Shweta Mohan filmography}}
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Shweta has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and she also appears in music videos.
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|''Music India''
| style="text-align:center;" | Judge
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| Appear at the semifinal and final in the show with [[Gopi Sunder]], [[Deepak Dev]].
|-
|''Bol Baby Bol''
| style="text-align:center;" | Judge
|[[Surya TV]]
| Along with [[Gopi Sunder]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2018
|''[[Super Singer 6]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |Judge
|[[Vijay TV]]
| One of the judge with [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] & [[Benny Dayal]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |2019
|[[Super Singer 7]]
|Judge
|[[Vijay TV]]
|One of the judge with [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] & [[Benny Dayal]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020
|Super Singer Champion of Champions
|Judge
|[[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|
|-
|2021
|[[Super Singer 8]]
|Judge
|[[Vijay TV]]
|One of the judge with [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] & [[Benny Dayal]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 12 March 2023


Not to be confused with Shweta Pandit or Shweta Shetty, who are also Indian singers.

Shweta Mohan
Born (1985-11-19) 19 November 1985 (age 40)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materStella Maris College, Chennai
Occupation
  • Singer
  • music producer
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
Aswin Sasi
(
m. 2011)
Children1[1]
Parent(s)Krishna Mohan
Sujatha Mohan (singer)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsIndependent Artist
Websiteshwetamohan.com

Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985)[2] is an Indian playback singer.[3] She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 songsTemplate:Need Citation and albums in all the four south Indian languages namely Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, she has also recorded songs for Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema.Template:Need Citation

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.[4] She is married to her long-time friend, Ashwin Shashi.[5] Shweta Mohan and Ashwin Shashi have a daughter, Sreshta Ashwin, who was born in 2017.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Shweta started her training in Carnatic music at the age of 9. As a child artiste, she recorded for the chorus of the songs 'Kuchi kuchi rakkamma' (Bombay) and 'Accham accham illai' (Indira) in the music direction of A. R. Rahman. Shweta has sung for music directors in India like Ilayaraja, A. R. Rahman, Vidyasagar, M M Keeravani, M. Jayachandran, Johnson, Sharreth, Ousepachan, Deepak Dev, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, V. Harikrishna, G. V. Prakash, Mani Sharma, Kannan, N. R. Raghunanthan, Manikanth Kadri, Devi Sri Prasad and Anirudh Ravichander. Shweta is being trained in Carnatic classical vocal currently under Binni Krishnakumar who is also a playback singer.[6]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of songs recorded by Shweta Mohan

Awards and Nominations received by Shweta Mohan[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2011-2014 Bade Achche Lagte Hain Singer Sony Television sang title track in tamil
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2015 Music India Judge Asianet Appear at the semifinal and final in the show with Gopi Sunder, Deepak Dev.
Bol Baby Bol Judge Surya TV Along with Gopi Sunder
2018 Super Singer 6 Judge Vijay TV One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal
2019 Super Singer 7 Judge Vijay TV One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal
2020 Super Singer Champion of Champions Judge Vijay TV
2021 Super Singer 8 Judge Vijay TV One of the judge with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singer Shweta Mohan blessed with a baby n girl named Sreshta. English.mathrubhumi.com (1 December 2017). Retrieved on 2019-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Shweta Mohan Playback singer". The Times of India. 13 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Vijayakumar, Sindhu (30 January 2010). "Shweta Mohan is happy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ↑ A timeless melody.
  5. ↑ A Timeless Melody, The New Indian Express (25 June 2012). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "And Quiet Flows The Karamana: Two of a kind". The Hindu. 5 October 2012.

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