Manjari Babu

Manjari
Babu at the Surya Festival in Ernakulam in September 2009
Background information
Birth name	Manjari Babu Rajendran
Born	17 April 1986 (1986-04-17) (age 25)
Genres	Playback singing
Years active	2004 – present

Manjari Babu (Malayalam: മഞ്ജരി ബാബു) (born 17 April 1986)^[1] is an Indian playback singer active mainly in Malayalam. She was born in 1986 in Thiruvananthapuram and grew up in Muscat.^[2][3] Her first stage performance was with Shiva, the Kolkota based rock band, when she was in class eight.^[3]

Since her début, she has worked with the likes of Ramesh Narayan, Ilayaraaja, M. G. Radhakrishnan, Kaithapram Viswanathan, Vidyasagar, M. Jayachandran, Yuvan Shankar Raja and the late Raveendran. She has also sung for albums such as Balabhaskar's Mazhayil Aaro Oral. She has over 40 Tamil and Malayalam films and several albums to her credit.

Manjari won the Kerala State Film Award for the best female singer twice; the first one was in 2004, for the song Mukilin makale in the film Makalku and the second came in 2008 for the song Mullulla Murikkinmel in Vilapangalkappuram.^[4]

Discography

Films

Year	Film	Song(s)	Notes
2005	Achuvinte Amma		Asianet Award
2005	Makalkku	Mukilin Makalee	Kerala State Award[3]
2005	Kochi Rajavu	Kinavin Kilikale
2005	Daivanamathil
2005	Anandabhadram	Pinakkamaano
2006	Out of Syllabus	Poi varuvaan
2006	Rasathanthram	Attinkara	Asianet Award[5]
2006	Vadakkumnathan
2006	Classmates
2007	Vinodayatra	Kaiyetha Kombathu
2007	Hello	Mazhavillin Neelima, Bhajan
2007	Nasrani	Eeran Meghame
2008	Positive	Orikkal née paranju
2011	Urumi	Chimmi Chimmi

Albums

• Ekakikalude Geetham
• Kashithumpe
• Mazhayilaroo
• Njanenna Gaanam
• Thottarvadi
• Ennum Ee Ponnonam
• Kinavile Raajathy
• Mizhikal
• Orikkal Nee Paranju
• Pranayamayee
• +2 kari
• Dilruba
• Ennennum
• Khanasyam
• Aattukaldevi amma

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

• 2008 - Best Playback Singer - Makalkku ('Mukilin Makale')
• 2004 - Best Playback Singer - Vilapangalkappuram ('Mullulla Murikkinmel')

Asianet Film Awards:

• 2006 - Best Female Playback - Rasathanthram ('Attinkara')

Personal life

Manjari married Vivek Prasad, a fighter pilot in the Indian Navy on April 11, 2009 at Subrahmaniam hall in Thiruvananthapuram.

References

1. ^ http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/4211/7/manjari-babu.html
2. ^ Raffi, Asha (2002-07-08). "Crooning glory". Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/08/stories/2002070801570200.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Pradeep, K. (2009-01-24). "Wedded to music". Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/01/24/stories/2009012452870800.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
4. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards". The Information & Public Relations Department of Kerala. http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares4.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-18. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Ujala-Asianet awards announced". The Hindu. 2007-01-21. http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/21/stories/2007012103080500.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 

External links

• Manjari Babu at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview: Manjari on a winning note

Persondata
Name	Babu, Manjari
Alternative names	മഞ്ജരി ബാബു (Malayalam)
Short description	Indian playback singer
Date of birth	17 April 1986
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