Sujatha Mohan

Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan at a Live concert
Background information
Born	(1963-03-31) 31 March 1963 (age 61)[1][2] Kochi, Kerala, India
Genres	Playback
Occupation(s)	Playback singer
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Tharangini Satyam Magnasound East Coast Souparnika
Spouse	V. Krishna Mohan ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	Shweta Mohan
Relatives	Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (grandfather) G. Venugopal (cousin) Radhika Thilak (cousin)
Website	sujathamohan.com

Sujatha Mohan is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi and more languages movies. As of 2021^[update], she had recorded more than 10,000 songs.^[3]

Personal life

Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin after India gained Independence. Her father, the late Dr. Vijayendran died when she was two years old. She completed her graduation in Economics from the St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam.^[4] She married Dr. V. Krishna Mohan on 9 May 1981.^[5] Her only daughter, Shweta Mohan, is also a singer. Radhika Thilak and G. Venugopal are her cousins.

Career

Sujatha shot to fame in the seventies as Baby Sujatha, the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when she was in the sixth standard. The song was composed by M. K. Arjunan for the 1975 Malayalam movie Tourist Bungalow. She recorded songs for Shyam in Kamam Krodham Moham and Salil Chowdhury in Aparadhi. Around this time, composer M. G. Radhakrishnan got her to record many non-film songs; the biggest hit among them was "Odakkuzhal Vili".

She debuted in Tamil through the song "Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein" from Kavikuyil (1977), tuned in Hameer Kalyani raga by Illayaraja, but it was not included in the film. Her first released song in Tamil was "Kalai Paniyil" from the Tamil film Gaayathri (1977), starring Sridevi and Rajinikanth with music by Ilaiyaraja. She sang for Ilaiyaraaja in Johnny, Kavikuyil and Ilamai Kolangal. After her marriage in 1981, she took a sabbatical from playback singing. She made a successful comeback in 1988 through Kadathanadan Ambadi, followed by the hit Chithram.

She used to sing ad jingles in the late 1980s for A. R. Rahman (such as the Premiere Cooker ad and the Tilda Rice ad). Then Rahman got her to sing "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's 1992 film Roja, which became one of the biggest hit songs in India. The backing vocals for the song "Kadhal Roja" were also performed by Sujatha. She has had other hit songs, most of them with Rahman from films including Pudhiya Mugam (1992), Gentleman (1993), Jeans and Minsaara Kanavu (1997). She has also recorded some songs in Hindi, including "Dil Hai Sanam" (the Hindi version of "Thee Thee") from Chor Chor (Thiruda Thiruda), "Ishq Bina" from Taal, "Hai Jaana" from Pukar and "Ishwar Allah" from Earth, and provided backing vocals for the song "Tum Ho Meri Nigahom" from Kabhi Na Kabhi, all of them composed by A. R. Rahman. She has had many of her notable and successful songs under the musical direction of A. R. Rahman. Her husky voice has given her huge number of fans across.

She made a strong comeback in the Malayalam film industry in the mid-1990s and most of her notable Malayalam songs were composed by Vidyasagar. Most of her hit songs from Telugu are composed by Mani Sharma. She was also a judge in munch star singer junior, IDEA star singer, AIRTEL super singer (VIJAY TV).

Discography

Awards

Sujatha has received several awards and recognitions for her work in the South Indian film musical world. She has been awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Indian state Tamil Nadu in 2021. She was also awarded Kerala, Tamil Nadu state awards.

Kerala State Film Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Kerala Film Critics Award

South Indian International Movie Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Other prominent awards & nominations

• 1997 - Dinakaran Cinema Awards for Best Female Playback Singer - Surya Vamsam
• 1997 - Cinema Express Awards for Best Female Playback Singer - Surya Vamsam
• 1998 - Dinakaran Cinema Awards for Best Female Playback Singer - Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
• 2015 – Asiavision Awards for Best Female Playback Singer – Ottamandaram
• 2014 – Thikkurishi Award (shared with Shewta) for movie Ottamandaram
• 2013 – JFW magazine Women Achievers Award.
• 2009 – Swaralaya Yesudas Award
• 2008 – Best female singer award in GMMA (Gulf Malayalam Music Awards)
• The Film Critics award 11 times
• Vanitha award for 'Kallai Kadavathu' in 'Perumazhakkalam'
• Mathrubhoomi Award for 'Kallai Kadavathu' in 'Perumazhakkalam'
• Raju Pilakkad Film Award
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Zee Tamil saregamapa little champs she got the award from her mother
• South Indian Bank women's achiever's award 2017
• Mirchi Music Awards 2018: Lifetime achievement
• Kamukara Purushothaman Kamukara Award 2019: Lifetime achievement (Award from P. Susheela)
• Kalaimamani 2021
• South India's Golden voice award from mazhavil Manorama 2023

Malayalam album songs

• "Ilamyel Kondu Njaan" – Ithal (2016)
• "Maayumee thaazvarayooram" – Album (2015)
• "Vaadyaghosham" – Kerala Piravi Day (2014)
• "Kanna Neeyengupoi" – Nandagopalam (2013)
• "Kayalthirakalil Kanneeralakalil" – Kulirmazhayai (2011)
• "Athramel Athramel" – Danaha (2011)
• "Ravereyayittum" – Pranayamarmaram (2009)
• "Ee Manjil" – Spandanam (2010)
• "Ennennum" – (2010)
• "Manju Peyyume" – Purple (2009)

TV shows

She has Judged several popular reality shows over South Indian television across Malayalam and Tamil languages.

As Judge

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sujatha Mohan.

• Sujatha Mohan at IMDb
• Sujatha's official website
• Sujatha's Instagram Profile