Priyadarshini
Background information
Birth namePriyadarshini
BornChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Playback singer
Years active2003–present
Websitepriyadarshini.sg

Priyadarshini Ram, also known as Priyadharshi Ram[1] or mononymously as Priyadarshini,[2] is a Singaporean-Indian playback singer[3] who has performed in more than 180 movies[4][5] in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi cinema industries.[6] She has also sung more than 800 songs[5] for devotional and private albums in 10 languages.[7][8][9]

She began her career as a playback singer by performing a duet song with Hariharan for the Tamil film Kadhal Dot Com, released in 2004.[10] She made her debut in Kannada Films through the movie Ajju for Rajesh Ramanath music.[11] She also sang in Telugu Cinema for D Imman[10] and sang background vocals in the Hindi film Garam Masala starring Akshay Kumar.[12] Later she sung a duet with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam in the Kannada movie Rocky in 2008.

She has worked with music directors such as Bharadwaj, D. Imman, Hamsalekha, Mano Murthy, Gurukiran, R. P. Patnaik, Rajesh Ramnath, K. Kalyan, and S. A. Rajkumar, Mahesh Mahadev,[13] M. N. Krupakar, Ravish[11] and has also recorded jingles and albums.[14]

She holds Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,[15] Master’s degree in Music from the University of Madras[16] and has a PhD in film music from the University of Mysore.[15]

Early life

Priyadarshini was born in Chennai and grew up in Doha, Qatar and Singapore.[17][10] Her father Ram is a Chemical Engineer, Tecnicas Reunidas. Her mother's name is Sumathi.[18][11] At the age of three, Priyadarshini started learning music.[7][11] When she was four years old, she began singing and took part in singing competitions hosted by radio stations,[19][20] TV Channels in Chennai and Singapore. [17][7][19] During her high school at Yishun Junior College, she won the championship trophy in the tertiary category in Singapore Radio Oli 96.8FM’s Singing competition[17]

Playback songs

This is a partial list of notable films where Priyadarshini has worked as a playback singer.

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film/Album Language Song Co-Singer(s) Lyrics Music Director
2004 Kadhal Dot Com Tamil "Kadhal Kadhal" Hariharan "Palani Bharathi" Bharadwaj
2006 Kusthi Tamil "Masala Maharani" Ranjith Pa. Vijay D. Imman
2006 Julie Kannada "Navanitha Chora"
"Ee Haadu Modala Haadu"		 "Solo" "K.C.Kiran"
K. Kalyan		 Rajesh Ramnath
2007 Cheluvina Chittara Kannada "Kendowle Kane Chendadlu Kane"
"Bytu Coffee"		 Chorus
Nanditha, Chetan Sosca		 S. Narayan Mano Murthy
2008 Rocky Kannada "Snehada Chiguru" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam "Panchajanya" "Venkat-Narayan"
2011 Nandhi Tamil "Mayanginen Mayanginen" Mukesh Mohamed "Muthu Vijayan" Bharadwaj
2011 Sri Naga Shakthi Kannada "Baaramma Olidu" Badri Prasad "Goturi" R S Ganesh Narayan
2014 Naan Than Bala Tamil "Thiru Vai"
"Uyire Unakkaga"[1]		 Solo
Srinivas		 "Vaali"
"Na. Muthukumar"		 Venkat Krishi
2019 Jhansi I.P.S † Kannada "Anuragada Aleyali" Solo "Mahesh Mahadev" M N Krupakar
2022 Khadak Kannada "Saddilade" Chethan Naik V. Nagendrapprasad M N Krupakar

Awards

2023 - Silver Screen Woman Achiever Award - For outstanding contribution to film industry [5][9][8]


References

  1. ^ a b "Audio Beat: Naan Thaan Bala – Story and songs that impress". The Hindu. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "All ears to melodious nostalgic numbers". Deccan Herald. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "When mics were hidden in flower pots..." Deccan Herald. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಗೀತೆಗಳ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಬಂಧಕ್ಕೆ ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್‌ ಪಡೆದ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Naik, Savina (23 March 2023). "ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಡಾ.ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪರದೆ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಾಧಕಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ Mary, S. B. Vijaya (24 September 2021). "Singer Priyadarshini documents 100 years of film music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "சங்கீத ஆராய்ச்சியில் சாதித்த பிரியதர்ஷினி - Dinamalar Tamil News". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Sadhvi News Paper". Sadhvi News Paper. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b Pinto, Arun (21 March 2023). "Dr Priyadarshini receives Silver Screen Woman Achiever Award". News Karnataka. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Subramani, L. (29 January 2006). "Music is her world". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d Prajavani (5 February 2010). ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿ ಗಾನ ಮಧುರ ಅತಿ ಮಧುರ.
  12. ^ "Country's first PhD in Indian film music sings the success tune". epaper.trinitymirror.net. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. ^ "New raga named after Thyagaraja". The Hindu. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Country's first PhD in Indian film music sings the success tune". epaper.trinitymirror.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Singer Priyadarshini documents 100 years of film music". The Hindu. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Priyadarshini becomes the first playback singer to receive Ph.D". Star of Mysore. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "குரல் இனிமையால் கூடிவந்த பெருமை". www.tamilmurasu.com.sg. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Deccan Herald - Off the beaten track". 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  19. ^ a b Singer Priyadarshini Featured In Punniya Magazine, Singapore. 1 January 2000.
  20. ^ Thank God, Its Friday with singer Priyadarshini, retrieved 6 March 2023

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