Shweta Mohan | |
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| Born | 19 November 1985 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Stella Maris College, Chennai |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse |
Aswin Sasi (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Parent(s) | Krishna Mohan Sujatha Mohan (singer) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Independent Artist |
| Website | shwetamohan |
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 800 songs[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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]
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]
Swetha Mohan during a function. | ||
| Category | Songs | |
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207
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66
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187
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6
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96
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20
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36
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8
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7
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| Total | 652 | |
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Main article: List of Malayalam songs recorded by Shweta Mohan |
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Main article: List of Tamil songs recorded by Shweta Mohan |
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Main article: List of Telugu songs recorded by Shweta Mohan |
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Main article: List of Kannada songs recorded by Shweta Mohan |
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Main article: List of Hindi songs recorded by Shweta Mohan |
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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Shweta Mohan |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 2011-2014 | Bade Achche Lagte Hain | Singer | Sony Television | sang title track in Tamil |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 2022-2023 | Super Singer 9 | Judge | Vijay TV | One of the judges with P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram & Benny Dayal |
| 2023 | Super Singer 3 (Telugu) | Judge | Star Maa | One of the judges with Rahul Sipligunj , Anantha Sriram & Mangli |
