Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian

playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

, working mainly for the

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. She is also a

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, and an

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. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ''Blue Elephant'', a Skincare company importing K-beauty to India - ''Isle Of Skin'', and a medi-spa ''Deep Skin Dialogues'' in Chennai and Hyderabad. She is often credited as Chinmayee and Indai Haza. She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "''Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae''" from the

National Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...

winning movie ''

Kannathil Muthamittal ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (also released internationally under the translated title ''A Peck on the Cheek'') is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war film produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" ...

''.

Early life and background

Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at the age of 10. She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design. During her school life, she held jobs with both Sify and studentconcepts.org. Chinmayi has a Bachelor of Science degree in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

from the

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigiou ...

. She is also a versatile dancer and mostly enjoys the Odissi form of dance. Apart from her mother tongue

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, she speaks

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, Kannada, English,

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and German fluently. Chinmayi has been married to

Rahul Ravindran Rahul Ravindran (born 23 June 1981) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his lead debut in the Tamil film '' Moscowin Kavery'' (2010), before playing leading roles as a man with cerebral palsy in '' ...

since 5 May 2014.

Career

Singing

Playback singing

She participated and won the singing of Sun TV, ''Saptasawarangal'', following which she was introduced by Singer Srinivas to film composer Mr.

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. Chinmayi's playback singing career began with her performance of Rahman's "Oru Dheivam Thanta Poove" for the film ''

''. After a couple of years of singing exclusively for Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and

films, she made her

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debut in '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' with the song "Holi Re". About a year later, she garnered more recognition with her performances of " Tere Bina" and " Mayya" in the movie ''

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''. In 2007, the song "Beda Beda" marked her first venture into

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playback singing. She has since received critical acclaim for songs such as " Oru Dheivam Thantha Poove", " Sahana", " Vaarayo Vaarayo", "

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", "

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", " Asku Laska" and " Kaathale Kaathale". She has also sung in Marathi language in movies such as "

sairat ''Sairat'' () is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language romantic tragedy film directed by Nagraj Manjule and produced by Manjule himself under his banner Aatpat Production along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Vision Productions and ...

". Chinmayi as of date has to her credit over 1,000 songs in eight different languages.

Additional works

Chinmayi announced that she will release a single in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in iTunes on occasion of Joy of Giving Week on 2 Oct, and proceeds of which shall go to 17000 ft.org so as to promote philanthropy, charity and the concept of giving. She also collaborated with Shekar Ravjiani to launch a single in Tamil/Telugu the name of the album being Sitakokachiluka, again for which the legal downloads of it will go to Ma Niketan, a home that takes care of abandoned or uncared for girl children in Thane, a charity that composer Shekhar has been supporting.

Dubbing career

Chinmayi turned a voice actor for the Tamil film '' Sillunu Oru Kadhal'' (2006), speaking dubbing for actress Bhumika Chawla, an opportunity that came through

's office. Since then, she has dubbed for several lead actresses in Tamil films, including

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, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and

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. She has also provided her voice in dubbed Telugu films. She dubbed for the critically acclaimed fictional character Jessie who was portrayed by Trisha in '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya''. The same character appeared in the film's Telugu version ''

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'' and was portrayed by Samantha, while being portrayed by

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in the Hindi version ''

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''. Chinmayi dubbed for the character in all three films and won the

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for ''

'' in 2010. Chinmayi dubbed in ''

Vettai ''Vettai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co produced, written and directed by N. Linguswamy. The film stars Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, and Amala Paul while Ashutosh Rana, Thambi Ramaiah and Nassar played suppor ...

'' for

and has dubbed for her in all

movies. She dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in ''

Eega ''Eega'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film was produced by Sai Korrapati Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram with an estimated budget of 30–40 crore ( US$6–7 million). It was ...

'' in Telugu and its Tamil version ''

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'' in 2012. She dubbed voice for

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in the Tamil version of the movie ''

Sri Rama Rajyam ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Bapu who co-wrote the film with Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, and produced by Yalamanchali Saibabu. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Akkine ...

'', and in the telugu version of ''

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan, produced by actor Dhanush under his banner Wunderbar Films, and distributed by Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay Sethupat ...

''. Chinmayi has also been the voice of

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in many of her movies, starting from ''

Andala Rakshasi ''Andala Rakshasi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. It is produced by Sai Korrapati and S. S. Rajamouli under Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram banner. The film marks the debut of actors Naveen ...

'', then ''

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'', ''

Maayavan ''Maayavan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language science fiction thriller film co written, produced and directed by C. V. Kumar. The film stars Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi while Jackie Shroff, Daniel Balaji, Mime Gopi, R. Amarendran, B ...

'', ''

Chaavu Kaburu Challaga ''Chaavu Kaburu Challaga'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Peggalapati Koushik and produced by Bunny Vasu and Allu Aravind under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Kartikeya Gummakonda and Lav ...

'', and ''

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''. Chinmayi has dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in many films like ''

Rabhasa ''Rabhasa'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Santosh Srinivas. It was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh and Bellamkonda Ganesh Babu for Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., ...

'', ''

Atharintiki Daaredi ''Attarintiki Daredi'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Reliance Entertainment, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Samantha and Pranitha ...

'', ''

Ramayya Vasthavayya ''Ramayya Vasthavayya'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Harish Shankar. It was produced by Dil Raju and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Shruti Haasan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The soundtrack was composed by S. ...

'', ''

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (), also known by the initialism ''SVSC'', is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language family drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and stars V ...

'', '' 24'', ''

Oh! Baby ''Oh! Baby'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy. The film stars Samantha Akkineni and Lakshmi. A remake of the 2014 South Korean film ''Miss Granny'', the plot follows a woman in her 70s (Laks ...

'' and many more in Telugu.

Television and radio

Chinmayi served as a television presenter during the first season of '' Airtel Super Singer'' on

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that was aired between April and August 2006 and the first season of ''

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'' from February 2007 to July 2007. In 2008, she returned as host of the second season of ''Airtel Super Singer'', though she discontinued her role before the completion of the season, as she stated the show extended the period of the initial contract. During this time, she was also a

on Aahaa FM 91.9 in

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, on a breakfast show titled ''Aahaa Kaapi Klub''. She later began compering

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's ''Chhote Ustaad'', which ran concurrently with another music talent show she started hosting in June, the debut season of Sun TV's ''

Sangeetha Mahayuddham Sangeetha Mahayuddham, also known as Amul Sangeetha Mahayuddham, is a 2010-2012 Indian reality TV singing competition in the Tamil language that was broadcast on Sun TV. The show features 6 Indian playback singers who lead their teams of cont ...

''. On 15 August 2010, Chinmayi announced that that day's ''Chhote Ustaad'' would be her last as host, leaving the show after only eight episodes. Now she is in the judges panel of Jaya star singers in

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Personal life

Chinmayi is the granddaughter of Dr.

Sripada Pinakapani Sripada Pinakapaani (3 August 1913 – 11 March 2013), was a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, and carnatic musician. He received Sangeetha Kalanidhi award in 1983. Pinkapani was born at Priya Agraharam of Srikakulam d ...

. In September 2013, through Twitter, Chinmayi's mother Padmhasini revealed Chinmayi was engaged to

, who is also a South Indian actor. Chinmayi and Rahul were friends, colleagues and in due course started dating each other by June 2013. They got married on 5 May 2014. Her twin children Driptah and Sharvas were born on 21 June 2022.

Activism

Through her Twitter account, Chinmayi has been at the forefront of highlighting claims of sexual harassment in the Indian music industry, in what is widely considered as India's

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. She accused

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of sexual harassment and highlighted claims made by others against OS Thyagarajan,

Raghu Dixit Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit (born 11 November 1974) is an Indian singer-composer, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band. Dixit's music is an amalgamation of Indian et ...

, Mandolin U Rajesh, Karthik and several other carnatic singers but naming anyone individually. Chinmayi tweeted allegations made by a woman against the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association (TAMBRAS) president N Narayanan as part of her efforts.

Entrepreneurship

Chinmayi is the CEO of Blue Elephant, a translation services company she founded in August 2005. The company has since been the language service provider for various Multinational companies like Scope E Knowledge, Ford, Dell, Ashok Leyland, and Reliance India. She received an award from

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Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence in a niche industry for Blue Elephant in 2010. In 2011, she became the first woman entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu to be selected for the prestigious FORTUNE/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership Program.

Discography

Filmography

Voice artist

Other roles

Awards, nominations and honours

;

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...

* 2002: Best Female Playback – "Oru Deivam Thantha Poove" (

) * 2007: Best Female Playback – "Sahana" (

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) * 2010: Best Female Playback – "Kilimanjaro" (

Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny De ...

) ; Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards *2015- Best Female Playback Singer-"Yenno Yenno Varnala"(

Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju ''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. an ...

) *2016- Best Female Playback Singer-"Manasantha Megamai"(

Kalyana Vaibhogame ''Kalyana Vaibhogame'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy. Produced by K.L.Damodar Prasad under Sri Ranjith Movies the film stars Naga Shourya and Malavika Nair and Raasi, Aishwarya, ...

) *2010- Best Female Dubbing Artist-

(

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) *2014- Best Female Dubbing Artist-

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(

) ;

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: Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – " Vaarayo Vaarayo" ( Aadhavan) *

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: Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "Sara Sara" (

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) *

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: Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam – "Oonjalil Aadi" (

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) *

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: Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "Kaathale Kaathale" ( '96) *

: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "Kilimanjaro" (

) *

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: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "Asku Laska" (

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) *

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: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu – "Ra Rakumara" (

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) *

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: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "Naan Un" ( 24) *

: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu – "Oye Meghamala" (

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) *

: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu – "Yenti Yenti" (

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) ; Filmfare Awards Marathi * 2016: Best Female Playback Singer - Sairaat Zaala Ji (

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) ;

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* 2011 – SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Tamil) – "Sara Sara" (

) * 2019 -

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- "Priyathama Priyathama" (

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) * 2013 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Tamil) - "Mella Sirithai" (

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) * 2014 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) - "Vaddantune" (

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) * 2015 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Tamil) - "Idhaythai Yedho Ondru" (

Yennai Arindhaal ''Yennai Arindhaal'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and Arun Vijay and revol ...

) * 2015 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) - "Vennellona Mounam" ( Surya vs Surya) * 2018 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Tamil) - "Kadhale Kadhale" ( '96) * 2018 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) - "Yenti Yenti" (

) * 2020 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) - "Oohale" ( Jaanu) * 2020 : Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Kannada) - "Soul of Dia" ( Dia) ;

Mirchi Music Awards ''Mirchi Music Awards'' are presented annually by ''Radio Mirchi'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were in ...

: Female Vocalist of the Year – "Titli" (

Chennai Express ''Chennai Express'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, based on a story by K. Subash, with a screenplay written by ...

) * 2014: Mirchi Platinum Disc -

Mast Magan Mast Magan () is a romantic Hindi song from the 2014 Bollywood film, '' 2 States''. Composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, the song is sung by Arijit Singh and Chinmayi, with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The music video of the track fe ...

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: Mirchi Music Awards - Song of the Year - Zehnaseeb from Hasee Toh Phasee * 2014: Mirchi Music Awards - Album of the Year - 2 States ;

Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in ...

: Best Female Playback Singer – " Vaarayo Vaarayo" ( Aadhavan) *

: Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) ;

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards is the annual film festival conducted in Oslo to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry. NTFF was arranged for the first time in 2010 by VN Music Dreams. NTFF i ...

* 2011: Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) * 2018: Best Female Playback Singer – "Kaathalae Kaathalae" ('' 96'') ** Nominated : Best Female Dubbing Artist - '' 96'' ;

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* 2010: Popular Female Playback Singer – "

" (

Endhiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language science fiction film, science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the Enthiran (film series), ''Enthiran'' franchise. The fi ...

) * 2011: Best Female Singer Female – "Sara Sara" (

)

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*2019: Most Popular Singer Of The Year - "Yenti Yenti" from

& "Priyathama" from

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: Most Popular Singer Of The Year - "Oohale Oohale" from Jaanu ; The Times Film Awards * 2011: The Chennai Times Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) ;

Edison Awards Edison Awards is an American company that runs an annual competition honoring excellence in innovation in a broad range of categories. Company The Edison Awards were established by the American Marketing Association in 1987 and has been an i ...

* 2011: Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Chotta Chotta" (

Engeyum Eppodhum ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama road film written and directed by M. Saravanan in his Tamil debut, he had earlier directed the Telugu film ''Ganesh'' (2009). Starring Jai, Sharwanand, Anjali and ...

) * 2012: Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Asku Laska" (

) * 2018 : Nominated, Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Kaathale Kaathale" ( '96) ;

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards is an annual awards ceremony for people in the Tamil film industry. It is presented by the Tamil language weekly magazine ''ananda vikatan''. The awards were introduced in the year 2008, honouring the films that w ...

* 2018: Best Playback Singer (Female) - All songs from '' 96'' ; Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards * 2007: Best Female Playback Singer – "Sahana" (

) * 2009: Best Female Playback Singer – " Vaarayo Vaarayo" ( Aadhavan) ;

Mirchi Music Awards South Mirchi Music Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Mirchi Music Awards, presented by Radio Mirchi to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian music industry. The awards are separately giv ...

* 2010: Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil – "

" (

) ;

BIG Tamil Entertainment Awards BIG Tamil Entertainment Award is an accolade presented by the Reliance Broadcast Network Limited under three broad categories: Television, Film, Arts. Part of the BIG Regional Entertainment Awards, the awards were presented first in 2011 for th ...

* 2010: BIG Tamil Award for Best Entertaining Female Singer – "Poove Poove" (

Siddhu +2 ''Siddhu +2'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring his son Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and newcomer Chandini Tamilarasan in lead roles. The film released on 10 December 2010 and performed averagely ...

) * 2011: BIG Tamil Melody Music Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) * 2015: BIG Tamil Music Awards - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" ( I) ;

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* 2019 - Zee Cine Awards Telugu for Best Female Playback Singer - "Priyathama Priyathama" (

) ; Other Cine Awards * 2002: Award from Ajanta Fine Arts for "Oru Deivam" (

) * 2002: Best Media Associates Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Oru Deivam" (

) * 2002: ITFA Award for Best Upcoming Playback Singer – "Oru Deivam" (

) * 2007: Film Fans Association Award for Beat Female Playback Singer – "Sahana" (

) * 2007: Jaya TV Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sahana" (

) * 2007: Lions Club Award for Best Female Playback singer – "Sahana(

)" * 2009: Alandur Fine Arts for Best Female Playback Singer * 2009: South Scope Cine Award for Best Female Playback Singer – " Vaarayo Vaarayo" ( Aadhavan) * 2010: MGR Sivaji Academy Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "

" (

) * 2010: Vijayam Tamil Movie Award for Favourite Female Singer of the Year * 2011: Navaratna Women Achievers Award for Best Female Playback Singer * 2011: Filmfans' Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) * 2011: Variety Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sara Sara" (

) * 2015: Ugadhi Puraskar - Best Female Playback Singer - Vadhantune * 2018: Behindwoods Gold Medals - Voice of the Year (Female) - '' 96'' * 2018: Radio City Awards - Best Singer Female (Telugu) - Yenti Yenti - "

" & Mellaga Mellaga - "Chi La Sow" * 2018: Mahila Ratna Awards - Best Singer Female (Telugu) - Yenti Yenti - "

" *2021: Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Award for Best Playback Singer - Female for the song "Soul of Dia" from '' Dia'' ; Other Nominations * 2007: Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback – " Tere Bina" * 2009: Tamil Cinema Press Awards for Best Female Playback Singer – "Nila Nee Vaanam" (

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) * 2011: BIG Salute to Tamil Women Entertainer Award for Best Singer * 2014
Screen Awards for Best Female Playback Singer
- "Titli" (

) * 2014: Star Guild Awards for Best Female Playback Singer - " Main Rang Sharbaton Ka" (

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) * 2015
Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Music Awards for Best Female Playback Singer
- "Zehnaseeb" (

Hasee Toh Phasee ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' (If she smiles, she is trapped) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap. The film features Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra in ...

) * 2017: Female vocalist of the year for the song "Sairat Zala Ji" from the film ''

'',

Other awards

* 1999: All India First and Best Performer Award from Sangam Kala Group * 2000: All India First from

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for Ghazals * 2003: Pride of Sangam Award * 2008: RITZ Amazing Woman Award * 2009: Vikatan Award for Best Television Show Host * 2011: Award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence * 2011: Vocational Excellence Award from Rotary Club of Madras *2015: Mercedes Benz - Ritz Woman of Merit award *2015: Rotary Club Inner Wheel (Nanganallur) : Swarna Ratna Award *2016: Indian of the Year: CNN IBN : Chennai Micro

Honours

* 2011: She has been selected as a Mentee to the Fortune/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership. She is one among three Indians and the only and first person from Tamil Nadu among 35 other women all over the world. * On 19 October Chinmayi was bestowed with a Femina Penn Shakti Award in recognition of her entrepreneurial and social initiatives.

Trivia

* 2010: She came on-screen for the song composed for World Tamil Classical Conference in

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directed by

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...

and composed by

–

Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" ( ta, செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்; alternately titled Tamil Meet Anthem, World Classical Tamil Conference Theme or Semmozhi) is a Tamil song composed by A. R. Rahma ...

* 2011: She launched an App named as ''Chinmayi Sripada App''. She was the first female singer in the world to have an exclusive app on both iOS and Android devices. * 2012: She did her first ever advertisement for Dheepam Oil in all the four south Indian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada)

References

External links

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