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Jyotsna Radhakrishnan is a playback singer in Malayalam cinema. She was born on 5.09.1986 at Kuwait to Mr. Radhakrishnan and Mrs. Girija.She resides at Thrissur in Kerala with her parents.

Contents 1 Education and Training 2 Singing Career 3 Awards 4 Discography 4.1 Films 4.2 Albums 4.3 links

[edit] Education and Training

Brought up in Abu Dhabi,she did her schooling up to 10th grade in Abu Dhabi. She is currently doing her final year Degree Course in English Literature. She started her interest in music at a very young age. Presently she is learning Carnatic Vocal under Mangad Natesan of Thrissur and also Hindustani Classical Vocal under Guru Dinesh Devdas.

[edit] Singing Career

Although she started her career in Malayalam Cinema with the song “Valakilukkam Kettedee” from the film “Pranayamani Thooval” in 2002, she shot into the limelight with the song ”Sughamanee Nilavu” from the film “Nammal” after which she has had a very busy professional singing career. Till now she has sung in almost 130 movies including Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. She also has lent her voice for 200 albums. Some of her other hits include ”Karuppinazhagu” from “Swapnakoodu”, “Melleyonnu” from “Manassinakkare”, “Meheruba” from “Perumazhakkalam” etc. Some of her latest films include “Classmates”, ‘Pothen Vava”, ‘Don”, “Notebook” and “Janmam”. She has traveled to the U.K, U.S.A and Singapore for musical programs and has performed with almost all leading playback singers of south India.

[edit] Awards

1. Winner of Title trophy "Rasna Girl 2001" (Open UAE music competition in Hindi film songs)
2. Prize winner in "Sangeetha Prathibha angamam" an open UAE music competition in Malayalam film songs.
3. Lux-Asianat Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer 2003
4. Shruthi Bharatham Award for best Female Playback Singer 2003
5. "Yuva Prathibha" award by Pallavoor Appu Marar Smaraka Kala Kshetra 2003
6. All Kerala Youth Campus Critics Award 2004
7. Mahatma Gandhi Education Foundation Award 2004
8. "Outstanding Young Person" Award by Jaycees
9. Kaveri Film Critics TV Award 2004
10. Jaycees Foundation Award for Best Female Playback Singer
11. Film Audience Award 2005
12. Gulf Malayalam Music Award 2006

[edit] Discography

[edit] Films

1. Sukhamanee Nilavu- Nammal
2. Karuppinazhagu-Swapnakkoodu
3. Melleyonnu Padi- Manassinakkare
4. Gujarati Kalthala- Pulival kalyanam
5. Ninte Mizhimuna- For the People
6. Themma Themma- Rain Rain Come Again
7. Kalla Kalla- Youth Festival
8. Mehruba Mehruba- Pezhumazhakkalam
9. Pothenvava
10. Classmates
11. Pathaka
12. Don
13. Notebook
14. Janmam
15. Abraham & Lincoln

[edit] Albums

1. Manicheppu
2. Chempakame
3. Malayalippennu
4. Krishnapriya

[edit] links

http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/artist/Jyotsna.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1549859/