Sujatha Mohan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sujatha Mohan


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Birth_name = Sujatha (A) Suju
Born = flagicon|India India
Place of Birth = Trivandrum, Kerala
Birth Date = March 31 1964
Husband's Name = Dr.Krishna Mohan
Mother's Name = Lakshmi
Daughter's Name = Swetha
Current Location = Chennai, India
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Instrument = Vocalist
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Genre = playback singing
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1974-present

Sujatha Mohan is an Indian playback singer. She has sung in Tamil and Malayalam languages.

Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Cochin State after independence. Her first song is from Tamil Film Gayathri a Sridevi Rajinikanth starer released in 1977 music by Ilayaraja and the song was Kalai Paniyil. Her first Tamil hit film song was "Puthu Vellai Mazhai" from Mani Ratnam's 1992 Tamil film "Roja", composed by A. R. Rahman. Working in the industry for over two decades, she has lent her voice to hit songs from films including "Gentleman" (1993), "Indian" (1996) and "Minsaara Kanavu" (1997). She has also worked with film composer Ilayaraaja. Her first film is Kavikkuyil- music by Ilayaraja

Facts about her

Name Sujatha Mohan
Nick Names Suju
Profession Play back singer
Date of Birth March 31, 1964
Birth Place Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala
Mother Tongue Malayalam
Religion: Hindu
Languages known: Malayalam, Tamil, English and a bit of Hindi
Family Mother: Lakshmi
Husband: Dr.Krishna Mohan
Daughter: Shweta Mohan
Debut Malayalam: Tourist Bungalow-- music director M K Arjunan
Tamil: 'Kavikkuyil'- music by Ilayaraja
Songs that made her popular:
* 'Puthu Vellai Mazhai' in 'Roja'
* 'thilana thilana' from Muthu
* 'Poo pookum osai' from Minsara KanavuGurus:
* Neyyantinkara Vasudevan
* Ochira Balakrishnan
* K.J.Yesudas - GuruHobbies:light reading, cooking and listening to music
Favourite songs:
* 'Mallikai' by Vani Jayaram
* 'Kannalanae' by Chitra from Bombay,
* 'Oh sajna' of Lata Mangeshkar,
* 'jaayiye aap kahan' by AshaBest of her songs:
* 'Netru illatha matram' (feels it is her best)
* Aasai Aasai (Dhool),
* Mallikayae Mallikayae (Ninaithen vandhai),
* Maankuttiye (Priyamana Thozhi),
* Nenjodu (Kadhal Kondein)
* Thithikkuthe… (Thithikkuthe),
* Rangola (Ghajini),
* Mugilinamae Enadi (Amirtham).Her father's wish: Wanted her to become a doctor
About K.J.Yesudas:God's gift to the world of music.
Languages sung: Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Baduga.
Hindi songs:Her Hindi numbers in films like ‘Pukaar’ and ‘Taal’ have topped the charts.
Total songs: More than 5,000
Favourites:
* Ragam: kalyani
* Female singers: P.Suseela, vani jeyaram and chitra
* Male singers: K J Yesudas, S.P.B, Hariharan
* Carnatic singers: K.J.Yesudas, Sudha Raghunathan, Nityasree.
* Instruments: flute, piano, sarod.
* Tamil Actors: Surya, Madhavan, Ajith, Vijay, Dhanush, Vikram
* Food: chicken curry with thair saatham.Special care for her voice
* Not taking cold or sour items
* Not talking much
* vocal exercisesAbout not getting the National award
"I have missed it narrowly in some years. Moreover, some films with good songs are not entered for the National Awards every year. This is part of the game. If I am destined, I will get it one day."
* She sang her first film song when she was still in six standard.
* Her first actual film is TOURIST BUNGALOW - Malayalam realsed in 1974.
* Her first tamil film song ('Kaadhal Oviyam Kandein') was not included in the film. However she took it as a good sign.
* First released song Kalai Paniyil Addum Malargal from Gayathri.
* Lost her father at age two
* She married Dr.Mohan in 1981 and moved to Chennai which helped her to launch her career again.
* She made a comeback in 1989 through Priyadarshan's `Kadathanadan Ambadi.' Her songs in `Chitram' (1988) made her even more famous.
* In Tamil films she made a comeback through `Puthuvellai Mazhai' in A.R. Rahman's debut film `Roja' in 1992.
* Has some allergy problems so avoids stage singing.
* Well trained in Hindustani music also.

Online Initiative

Sujatha was among the first mainstream artists along with M Jayachandran, Madhu Balakrishnan, M G Sreekumar to support the Acethetik intiative. She recorded "Manju Puthappil" and other songs for the website.

Awards

* Kerala state award twice(in 1997 for `Pranayamanithooval' (`Azhakiya Ravanan') and in 1999 for `Varamanjal' (`Pranayavarnangal'))
* the Asianet award twice ( one for Kandu Kandu' in `Mambazhakkalam.')
* the Film Critics award 11 times
* the Tamil Nadu state award thrice in 1993, 1996, 2001
* the Cinema Express award
* the Dinakaran award
* Vanitha award and the Mathrubhoomi Award for `Kallai Kadavathu' in `Perumazhakkalam'
* Raju Pilakkad Film Award

=Favourites=

* Ragam: kalyani
* Singers: P.Suseela, Asha, Yesudas, S.P.B, Hariharan
* Carnatic singers: K.J.Yesudas, Sudha Raghunathan, Nityasree.
* Instruments: flute, piano, sarod.
* Actors: Madhavan, Ajit , Vijay, Dhanush, Vikram
* Food: chicken curry with Curd Rice.

ee also

*Playback singer
*Shweta Mohan
*Dr. K. J. Yesudas
*S. P. Balasubramaniam
*P. Susheela
*S. Janaki
*K. S. Chitra

External links

*imdb name|id=0837673|name=Sujatha
* [http://www.sujatha.in Sujatha's official website]
* [http://www.devaragam.com/vbscript/MusicNew.aspx?ArtistID=4&Msg=Hits%20of%20Sujatha Songs by Sujatha]
* [http://panamarentbybarrow.com/kms/sujatha.htm Listen to Sujatha's and others Tamil/Hindi/Telugu Songs]
* [http://www.chennaionline.com/chat/celebchat/09sujathaprofile.asp A collection of Sujatha's songs]