Haricharan Seshadri, known
mononymously
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as Haricharan (born 20 March 1987), is an Indian
Carnatic vocalist, playback singer, and musician who predominantly works in
Tamil
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,
Malayalam
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and
Telugu
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music and cinema. He sung 2000 songs in films, albums etc.
He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film ''
Kaadhal
''Kaadhal'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath (in his first film as a main lead actor) and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music c ...
'', in
Joshua Sridhar
Joshua Sridhar (born 1974 in Chennai, India) is an Indian composer. He made his debut on the runaway hit Tamil film ''Kaadhal'' which was released on 8 December 2004.
Early life and education
Joshua Sridhar was born in Chennai on 9 March 1974 ...
's music when he was 17, and went on to record three songs in his debut movie. His song
"Unakkena Iruppen" was nominated for the
National Film Awards in 2005 which became widely popular. However he became popular only after his rendition to the song, "
Thuli Thuli
"Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film ''Paiyaa'', composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film ...
", composed by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
for the movie ''
Paiyaa
''Paiyaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film written, produced and directed by N. Linguswamy. It stars Karthi and Tamannaah, with Sonia Deepti, Milind Soman and Jagan appearing in supporting roles. The film, produced ...
'' (2010).
Background
Haricharan comes from Tamil music family from
Chennai, India . His grandfather P. S. Ganapathy was an organiser of mic-less
Carnatic concerts in the 60s under the name "Aalapanaa", and his grandmother Smt. Alamelu Ganapathy is a national awardee in Mathematics, and has been in academia for more than 35 years. His father G. Seshadri is an artist through
AIR
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, and a bank employee, and his mother Latha, a librarian in
P. S. Senior Secondary School
P.S. Senior Secondary School is situated in the Mylapore area of Chennai, India. Most students graduating enter higher education institutions especially engineering institutions like NIT Tiruchi and Anna University. It is rated among the top fiv ...
. Haricharan started learning Carnatic music at an early age of seven under Smt. Sethu Mahadevan, and then from stalwarts like
K. V. Narayanaswamy, T. M. Prabhavathi and
P. S. Narayanaswamy.
He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film ''
Kaadhal
''Kaadhal'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath (in his first film as a main lead actor) and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music c ...
'', in
Joshua Sridhar
Joshua Sridhar (born 1974 in Chennai, India) is an Indian composer. He made his debut on the runaway hit Tamil film ''Kaadhal'' which was released on 8 December 2004.
Early life and education
Joshua Sridhar was born in Chennai on 9 March 1974 ...
's music when he was 17, and went on to record three songs in his debut movie. His song
"Unakkena Iruppen" was nominated for the
National Film Awards in 2005 which became widely popular. Since then he has recorded several hit numbers for various music directors across the south, predominantly in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
He became more famous after his more recent song, "
Thuli Thuli
"Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film ''Paiyaa'', composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film ...
". Haricharan is one of the most used singers in
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
's music. He has also sun
Rotaract Change Anthemfor RI Dist 3230.
In 2012, Haricharan sang alongside
Rajinikanth for the song "Maattram Ondrudhaan Maradhadhu" from
soundtrack of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', which was composed by
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...
and released in 2014.
Awards
Won
;
Filmfare Awards South
*2015 -
Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam
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- ''
Banglore Days
''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and co-produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weekend B ...
''
;
IIFA Utsavam
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*2016 -IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer - Male - Telugu - ''
Baahubali Bahubali
Bahubali (), a much revered figure among Jains, was the son of Rishabadeva (the first ''tirthankara'' of Jainism) and the brother of Bharata Chakravartin. He is said to have meditated motionless for a year in a standing posture ('' ...
''
*2016 - IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer - Male - Tamil - ''
Baahubali Bahubali
Bahubali (), a much revered figure among Jains, was the son of Rishabadeva (the first ''tirthankara'' of Jainism) and the brother of Bharata Chakravartin. He is said to have meditated motionless for a year in a standing posture ('' ...
''
*2017- IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Playback Singer - Male - Telugu -''Krishnagadi Veera premagadha''
;
Asianet Film Awards
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*2015-Best Playback singer - ''
Banglore Days
''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and co-produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weekend B ...
''
Discography
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Non-film songs
2021
References
External links
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;Discographies
Raaga.comThiraipaadal.comHaricharan on DevaragamHaricharan on Saavn
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Indian male playback singers
Male Carnatic singers
Carnatic singers
Telugu playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Tamil singers
Living people
1987 births
Musicians from Palakkad
Singers from Kerala
Film musicians from Kerala
21st-century Indian male classical singers
Indian folk-pop singers
Indian male pop singers