Nanditha (born 28 February 1978) is an

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singer. Best known as a

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in the

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film industry, she sings in other languages such as

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and

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. Nanditha began her playback career from the film ''Habba'' (1998). Since then, she has won numerous awards including the

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and

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for her singing.

Early life

Nanditha completed her BE from R V College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore. She worked as a

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for

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systems for some time. She left the job and got involved fully into music. She is also a trained

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player. Her musical career started as a track singer for music director

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. He gave her the first break in his film ''

Habba ''Habba'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kast ...

'' in 1998.

Career

Nanditha has worked with many composers including

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, V. Manohar,

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and others. She has won the

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state award for three consecutive times and she is the only singer so far from Karnataka to achieve that. She has established herself as a

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artist too. She has dubbed for hit films like ''

Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other ...

'' (for Deepa), ''

Paris Pranaya ''Paris Pranaya'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. The film stars newcomers Raghu Mukherjee and Minal Patil in the lead role whilst Rajesh, Tara and Sharath Lohitash ...

'' (for Minal patel). She has won many filmfare awards including the

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award for best female singer for the song ''Kariya I love you'' from Duniya.

Notable songs

Some of her songs are * "Jo Jo" (''

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'') * "Baaramma Rama" (''

'') * "Moda Modalu" (''Yeshwant'') * "Akka" ('' Kallarali Hoovagi'') * "Sihi Gali" (''

Aa Dinagalu ''Aa Dinagalu'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film based on the non-fiction novel ''Daadaagiriya Dinagalu'' by Agni Shridhar, and directed by K. M. Chaitanya. It stars Chethan Kumar in the lead role. The supporting cast feat ...

'') * "Kariya I Love You" ('' Duniya'') * "Hoo Kanasa Jokali" (''

Inthi Ninna Preethiya ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' () is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and produced by Duniya Soori. The film's plot revolves around a family which struggles due to the bad effects of alcohol addiction. The film features Sr ...

'') * "Baara Sanihake Baara" (''

Apthamitra ''Apthamitra'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language horror film directed by P. Vasu, and stars Vishnuvardhan, Soundarya and Ramesh Arvind in the lead roles with Prema, Dwarakish and Avinash in supporting roles. This was Soundarya's last fil ...

'')

Television

Awards

* 2002: Best Female Playback Singer for "Bili Bannada Gini" from ''Gandhada Gombe'' * 2003: Best Female Playback Singer for "Yede Tumbi Hadidenu" from ''

'' *

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: Best Female Playback Singer for "Aakashake Obba" from ''Jogula'' * 2009: Best Female Playback Singer for "Baanige Bhaskara Chanda" from ''Mandakini''

* 2007: Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada for "Kariya I Love You" from '' Duniya'' * 2009: nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada for "Neenendare" from '' Raam''

Udaya Film Awards The Udaya Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Udaya TV, a Kannada-language division of the Sun Network, from the South India, south-Indian state of Karnataka. The awards ceremony has been inst ...

* 2007: Best Female Playback Singer for "Kariya I Love You" from '' Duniya''

Suvarna Film Awards The Suvarna Film Awards is an award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Star Suvarna Channel, a Kannada-language division of the STAR India, from the south-Indian state of Karnataka. The awards ceremony has been instituted to hon ...

* 2007: Best Female Playback Singer for "Kariya I Love You" from '' Duniya'' Other awards * 2008: Favorite Singer at SFM Kalaa Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanditha Living people Indian women playback singers 21st-century Indian singers Kannada people Singers from Karnataka Kannada playback singers Telugu playback singers Filmfare Awards South winners 1978 births Film musicians from Karnataka People from Hassan district 21st-century Indian women singers Women musicians from Karnataka