Shamitha Malnad (born 9 June) is an Indian Dentist, voice artist,

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 is known for her works in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

, as well as her works from Sugama Sangeetha and Devotional albums.

Career

Shamitha Malnad was first introduced to the film music by music director

Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by Upendra. His music for his next movie ''Upendra'' furt ...

in the film ''Ninagaagi'' in 2002. She has worked for music directors such as

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made h ...

Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in '' Mungaru Male'', one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, ...

, and others.

Discography

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Rama Shama Bhama ''Rama Shama Bhama'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind making his directorial debut and the film stars himself in lead role with Kamal Haasan, Urvashi, Daisy Bopanna and Shruthi portraying supporting r ...

'' * '' Chellata'' * ''

Birugaali ''Birugaali'' ( kn, ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ) is a 2009 Indian Kannada language action film written and directed by Harsha making his second directorial after ''Geleya''. The film stars Chetan Kumar of ''Aa Dinagalu'' fame along with Sithara V ...

'' * '' Madana'' * '' Paramesha Panwala'' * ''

Jugaari ''Jugaari'' ( kn, ಜುಗಾರಿ) is a 2010 Kannada film directed by S. D. Arvind. The music of the film was composed by Arjun Janya.The film was produced by Ramesh G.R. Cast * Avinash Diwakar as Shankara * Harshika Poonacha * Avina ...

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Nam Areal Ond Dina ''Nam Areal Ond Dina'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Aravind Kaushik and starring Anish Tejeshwar, Meghana Gaonkar, and Rakshit Shetty. The film began production in 2008 and released two years later. This ...

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Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu ''Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by D. P. Raghuram. It stars Shiva Rajkumar and Sonal Chauhan. The film was notable in that it had scenes shot in the seven wonders of the world. Cast * Shiva ...

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'' * '' Super'' * ''

Mandya Mandya is a city in the state of Karnataka. It is the headquarter of Mandya district and is located from Mysore and from Bangalore. Sugar factories contribute to the major economic output. It is also called Sugar city (which in Kannada mean ...

'' * '' Aptharakshaka'' * ''

Mylari ''Mylari'' ( kn, ಮೈಲಾರಿ) is a 2010 Kannada film that has Shiva Rajkumar and Sadha in the lead and is directed by R. Chandru of ''Taj Mahal'' (movie) fame. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Mylari * Sadha as Anitha * Sanjjanaa Galrani ...

'' * '' Nagavalli'' * ''

Shrimathi ''Shrimathi'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by Ravi Kumar, and remake of 2004 Bollywood film ''Aitraaz'', which in turn, is loosely based on the film ''Disclosure''. The film stars Upendra, Priyanka Trivedi and Celina Jait ...

'' * '' Dandam Dashagunam'' * ''

Saarathi ''Saarathi'' ( en, Charioteer) is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Dinakar Thoogudeep. It stars Darshan and debutante Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. V. Harikrishna scored for the film's backgro ...

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Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam ''Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film starring Duniya Vijay and Ramya. The film is directed by Preetam Gubbi of ''Mungaru Male'' fame. Jayanna and Bhogendra have jointly produced this venture under J ...

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Muddu Manase ''Muddu Manase'' ( kn, ಮುದ್ದು ಮನಸೇ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada language, Kannada romance film, romance drama film directed by Ananth Shain. It stars Aru Gowda, Nithya Ram and Aishwarya Nag in lead roles, the former two of whom ...

'' * '' Nagavalli''

Awards

* 2009 -

Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada The Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback – Kannada is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The first Kannada award was given in 2007. Before that, since 1997 till 2005, a common a ...

- "Madhura Pisumaatige (''

'') * 2015 -

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours female singers for their work Kannada language films. Super ...

- "Thalamalada Maleyalli" (''Bekku'')

References

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