M. M. Manasi is an Indian playback singer trained in Hindustani vocals. She has sung more than 170 songs in

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, and

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. Her hits in Tamil are "Stylish Thamizachi" in ''

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'', "Kattikeda" in ''

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'', "Semma Mass" in '' Massu'', "Robo Romeo" in ''

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'', "Sottavaala" in ''Puli'', and "Aatakari maman ponnu" in

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's 1000th film ''

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''. She won the

SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) 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 appreci ...

for ''Rangamma Mangamma'' from the 2018 Tollywood periodic-drama film ''

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''.

Early life

Manasi was born to

speaking parents in

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and grew up in

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. At the age of 2, she started learning music, her first public performances were

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s sung during

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and

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poojas. She completed her studies at the School of Management at D.G. Vaishnav College. She has a sister, M. M. Monisha, who is also a playback singer.

Career

Manasi was introduced by

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to the Kannada music industry for the movie ''

Drishya ''Drishya'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by P. Vasu and produced by E4 Entertainment, starring V. Ravichandran and Navya Nair. It is a remake of the 2013 Malayalam-language film ''Drishyam'', directed by Jeet ...

'' and by Vidhyasagar in Malayalam for ''

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''. She made an entry into Bollywood with "Daddy Mummy" in ''

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'' for music director

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. This song has 20 million views on YouTube. Apart from singing, Manasi has also done voice acting for the leading heroines in the Tamil film industry, ''

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'', '' Thozha'', '' Dharmadurai'', ''

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'', ''

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'' for Tamanna Bhatia, ''

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'' for

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, '' Anjaan'' for

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in ''

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'', ''

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'' for

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, '' Darling,'' and ''

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'' for

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, ''

'' for

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, ''

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'' for Tapsee, ''

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'' for Thulasi, ''Idharkkuthane Aasai Pattai Balakumara'' for Swathi, ''

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'' for Nazriya, and '' Oh My Kadavule'' for

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. Manasi has sung in Telugu and has many charting songs to her credit, like "Bhelpuri" in ''

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'', "Notanki" in ''

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'', "Private Party" in ''

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'', "Gunde Aagi Pothande" in '' Shivam'', "Meenakshi" in '' Masala'', "Om Sarvani" in ''

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'', "Mara O Mara" in ''

Tadakha ''Tadakha'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. A remake of the 2012 Tamil film ''Vettai''. The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Sunil, Tamannaah, and Andrea Jeremiah with the music composed by S. Th ...

'', "Lucky Lucky Rai" in ''

Balupu ''Balupu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film is produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under his PVP cinema banner. The film stars Ravi Teja, Anjali, and Shruti Haasan along with Praka ...

'', and "Rangamma Mangamma" in ''

''.

Discography

As playback singer

This is only a partial list; Manasi has sung over 170 songs in

and

Dubbing artist

Television title songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manasi, M. M. 1993 births Tamil playback singers Telugu playback singers Kannada playback singers Living people Singers from Chennai Tamil singers Indian voice actresses Indian women playback singers Women Hindustani musicians 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from Tamil Nadu Indian women classical singers South Indian International Movie Awards winners