Janani Bharadwaj 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 ...

. She has sung hit songs in languages including

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and

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. She is the daughter of the famous Indian music director,

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. She is famous for her hit songs ''Athiri Pathiri'' ( Ayya), ''Indha Nimidam'' (

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), ''Tottadaing'' (

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), among others.

Biography

Though Janani was born in

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, she grew up and pursued her Computer Engineering college degree in

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. She is married to Kartik, a Software Engineer & they presently reside abroad. Her father, music director

is her Music Guru.

Career

Janani debuted as a professional playback singer during her 10th Standard (Xth Grade), with the song ''Athiri Pathiri'', from the film Ayya. This was touted to be a solo introductory song of actress

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in this film, and went on to become a huge hit. This was followed by her second song ''Kangalinal'', in the

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starrer

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, which she sang alongside

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. She went on to sing in more than 15 other films, predominantly in her father's music, delivering many more hits. Her song ''Tottadaing'', with Mukesh, in the

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starrer

was a runaway hit. Apart from playback singing, she is an active stage performer & has performed in many Music Concerts around the globe including India, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore & the United States.

Discography

Janani has sung in more than 15 films in Tamil.

References

Tottadaing - Janani's youthful voice

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