Inchara Rao is an Indian playback singer and performer. She won the award for 'Best Female Playback Singer'

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...

2016, and the Filmfare Awards South 2016 as the

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. She started her career by participating in the singing

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show,

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Kannada in its first season. She was in the final three. After that, she released her debut song, ''Nanna Stylu Berene,'' from the movie ''

Geleya ''Geleya'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by Harsha, a popular choreographer making his debut in direction. The script is written by Preetham Gubbi and the cinematography is by Krishna; all of whom had worked previously ...

'', an

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. She is best known for her song ''Kareyole'' from the film ''

Rangitaranga ''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Ni ...

,'' which won her several awards, including the

and the SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada. Prakash Upadhyaya
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'' International Business Times'', IST,19 June 2016.Retrieved on 4 July 2016. She has also sung 'Ayomaya' from the movie

Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, making his debut, and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjun under Pushkar Films. The film stars Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty in the lead ro ...

. Inchara was born in

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, a town in Malenadu, the evergreen western ghats of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Inchara Living people Indian women playback singers Kannada playback singers Filmfare Awards South winners Singers from Karnataka 21st-century Indian singers Year of birth missing (living people) Film musicians from Karnataka 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from Karnataka