| Gayatri Asokan | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1978 , Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Playback, Hindustani, Carnatic music, Bhajans |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Years active | (2000-Present) |
| Website | gayatriasokan.info |
Gayatri Asokan is a playback singerwho works mainly in Malayalam Cinema. Apart from singing, she also composes music for albums and jingles. She is well trained in Bhajans and Hindustani.
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An M. A in Literature, Gayatri Asokan is the daughter of two doctors from Thrissur - Dr. P. U. Asokan and Dr. K. S. Suneethy. She started her playback career with the song "Deena Dayalo Rama" for the film "Arayannagalude Veedu" under music director Raveendran. "Enthe Nee Kanna" for "Sasneham Sumitra" won her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer in 2003. Her memorable hits include "Chanjadi Adi" from Makalkku, & "Thumbikkinnaram" from Naran.[1]
Gayathri was first trained in Carnatic music by Sri Mangat Natesan and Sri Vamanan Namboodiri at Trichur. Later she started training in Hindustani Music under "Dr. Alka Deo Marulkar" in Pune and later under "Pandit Vinayaka Torvi" in Bangalore which she is continuing. A person who has influenced Gayatri a lot is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. She is an active member of the Art of living foundation.
She is also a Hindustani classical music singer, a Bhajan singer and has given Hindustani concerts and programs based on film songs abroad. She has sung in many Albums and has also sung and given music for a new Album for the Art of Living foundation which was released in September 2006 by HMV worldwide. She has also shared the stage with eminent singers like S.P.Balasubramanyam, Yesudas, Jayachandran, S. Janaki, Shankar Mahadevan, Madhu Balakrishnan and Pradip Somasundaran. She recently sang for a music album of music maestro Ilayaraja, Thiruvasagam which was released by Sony Music.
She has performed for established sabhas like Thyagaraja Sabha, Bharatham and "Soorya Festival" at Trivandrum. She also has given performances for Soorya in the Gulf Countries, Malaysia, Europe & the UK. She also performs regularly on Asianet, Kairali T.V, Jeevan T.V, and Amrita TV. "Gandharva Sangeetham" a popular Music Talent search show on Kairali T. V was jointly hosted by her and G. Venugopal.Gayatri is a jury member for the hit reality show Super Star Global on Amrita TV.
A devotee of His Holiness Sri Ravishankar, Gayathri is an active participant in Art of Livings Satsangs all over the world. She was once married but the marriage did not go well and ended in divorce.
| Song | Film | Music director |
|---|---|---|
| Deena Dayalo Rama | Arayannangalude veedu | Raveendran |
| Thamara Noolinaal | Mullavalliyum thenmaavum | Ouseppachan |
| Kannil Kashi Thumba | Dreams | Vidyasagar |
| Chanjadi Aadi | Makalkku-manjari | Ramesh Narayan |
| Enthe Nee Kanna | Sasneham Sumitra | Ouseppachan |
| Thumbi Kinnaram | Naran | Deepak Dev |
| Kadhayile Rajakumaranum | Kalyanaraman | Berny-Ignatius |
| Chandrika Ravil | Photographer | Johnson |
| Rama hare | Soothradharan | Raveendran |
| Manathe | Onnaman | Johnson |
| Maakhamar | Daivanamathil | Kaithappram Viswanathan Namboothiri |
| Nassebulla | Daivanamathil | |
| Poovin Ethal Cheppil | Out of Syllabus | Bennet Veetraag |
| Enthe née thannilla | Yes your Honour | Deepak Dev |
| Parayu Prabhathame | Pranayakalam | Ouseppachan |
| Thirike Njan | Arabhikadha | Bijibal |
| Nin Hridaya Mounam | Flash | Gopi Sunder |
| Kannin vaathil | Mulla | Vidhyasagar |
| Pularumo | Ritu | Rahul Raj |
| Puthu Manjupol | Dr. Patient | Bennet Veetraag |
| Kinavile | Pranchiyettan and the Saint | Ouseppachan |