Sriram Parthasarathy is a
Carnatic Classical Vocalist and a renowned
playback singer
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. He hails from a family of Classical Musicians.
Discography
Sriram Parthasarathy is a disciple of
Neyveli Santhanagopalan
Neyveli Santhanagopalan (born 1963) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist and teacher. He has learned from masters such as Shri Thanjavur Sankara Iyer, Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam, and Shri TN Seshagopalan.
He has distinguished himself with numer ...
.
He has recorded several singles and released them in the classical genre. He has also recorded many film songs as well for many Veteran music directors like
Ilayaraja
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,
A. R. Rahman
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,
Vidyasagar,
Harris Jayaraj
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and
Deva
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* ''Deva'' (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film
* ''Deva'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film
* ''Deva'' (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film
* Deva (2007 Telugu film)
* ''Deva'' (2017 film), a 2017 Marathi film
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. He has also won awards for his beautiful renditions.
Sriram's ultimate hits have been "Aanandha Yazhai" from the movie Thanga Meengal has won National award for its lyrics, ''Elangathu Veesudhe''
from the movie
Pithamagan
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and ''Suttum Vizhi Choodare'' from
Ghajini.
Sriram received appreciations for his rendition in 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu' sung along with
Kamal Haasan
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,
Saindhavi
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Personal life
Saindhavi married her schoolmate, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, on 27 June 2013 in Chennai, India.
They were ...
,
Rajan Somasundaram
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He is known for making the first ever music album on Tamil Sangam period poetry in association with Durham Symphony and promi ...
and is considered among his career best.
Sriram's Awards, Achievements and Titles
* BEST SINGER AWARD from the Music Academy
* BEST CONCERT AWARD from the Music Academy
* YUVA KALA JYOTHI from
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* TAMIL NADU STATE AWARD from the Chief Minister Kalaignar.Dr.K. Karunanidhi for the song ''Suttrum Vizhi Chudare'' from the film Gajini
* INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARD from International Tamil Film Awards">ITFA group from KualaLampur, Malaysia.
* SARASWATHI SANGEETHA SEVA RATHNA from Saraswathi Sabha (Kumbakonam)
* BEST SINGER from The Lions Club
* MOST POPULAR CINE SONG AWARD from Shivaji Awards (Chennai)
* BEST SINGER from Radio Mirchi Hyderabad.
*2005 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback – ''Suttrum Vizhi Choodare'' –
Ghajini
*2014 –
61st Filmfare Awards South
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for Best Male Playback – "Anandha Yaazhai" – ''
Thanga Meenkal
''Thanga Meenkal'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ram in his second directorial venture after ''Kattradhu Thamizh''. The story was written by Ram and his daughter Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram, with the former, besides, pla ...
''
*2014–
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – "Aananda Yaazhai" – ''Thangameengal''
References
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Tamil playback singers
Living people
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Telugu playback singers
Filmfare Awards South winners
1976 births
Indian male playback singers