| Sadhana Sargam | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sadhana Ghanekar[1] |
| Born | March 14 India |
| Genres | Playback singing, Indian classical, devotional |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1982-current |
Sadhana Sargam (Marathi: साधना सरगम; born as Marathi: साधना घाणेकर) is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.
Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 1990s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She is the only Indian playback singer who has sung in more than 24 regional languages. She also holds a record for being the only North Indian to have won the National Award for a South Indian song. She is also a trained Hindustani classical singer. She has ventured into the southern Carnatic classical style with ease.
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Sadhana Sargam is of Maharashtrian origin. She was trained in Indian classical music by her mother, Neelatai Ghanekar, at an early age, and then by Pandit Jasraj. Her mother introduced her to a composer by the name of Anil Mohile, which later resulted in her involvement with the children's choir. In 1982, she released her first single for the film Vidhaata.
Sadhana Sargam is popular in singing Hindi as well as Tamil songs. Her most critically acclaimed songs were in the film Water, composed by A. R. Rahman, in which she sang three songs: "Aayo Re Sakhi", "Piya Ho" and "Naina Neer". Her other notable songs in Hindi with the same composer include "Aahista Aahista" from Swades, "Chupke Se" and "Naina Milaike" from Saathiya, "Chanda Re" from Sapney, "O Palanhare" from Lagaan, "Jhulaa Bahon Ka" from Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, and "Banno Rani" from 1947: Earth. Her other notable rhapsodic hits in Hindi are "Neele Neele Ambar Par" from Kalakaar, "Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye" from Jurm, "Pehla Nasha" from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, "Na Kajre Ki Dhar" from Mohra, "Aashiqui Me" from Dil Ka Kya Kasoor, "Tere Dar Pe Sanam" from Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee, "Jhinimini" from Maqbool and "Aao Na" from Kyun! Ho Gaya Na....
She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Pattu Solli" from Thankar Bachan's cult classic movie Azhagi; the music was by maestro Ilaiyaraaja, whom she has praised for "giving her such a wonderful song, and making her eligible for the National Award".
She has sung more than 150 songs in Tamil alone and has many top songs. One of her recent songs is "Marali Mareyaagi" from Savari, a Kannada movie for which she received the Filmfare Best Playback Kannada Female Singer award in 2009. Her most famous songs in Tamil include "Snehithane" from Alaipayuthey, "Mukundha Mukundha" from Dasavathaaram, "Konjum Mainakkale" from Kandukondain Kandukondain and "Swasame" from Thenali. She also sang "Om Zaarare" from Kuselan, along with Daler Mehndi and K. S. Chithra. She sang several songs in Hindi and Oriya for music director Kajol-Saroj. She has also sung the Tamil version of "Mann Mohana" from the Hindi film Jodhaa Akbar. Another notable recent solo Tamil song is "Sutri Varum Bhoomi" from the Vidhyasagar-composed Jeyamkondaan and "En Nenjil" from Baana Kaathadi. The recent Ilaiyaraaja-composed Tamil film Naan Kadavul had a song titled "Amma Un Pillai" featuring her voice. Her popular tracks in Marathi include "Onjalit Majhya" and "Saanjh Jhali Tari" from Sarivar Sari, "Dis Char Jhale Mann" and "Dhag Datun Yetat" from Aaishappath, "Pahile Paul", "Jhali Punha Pravahi" and "Ye Saad Jivnachi" from Sakhi. Her recent Marathi album Tu Sukhkarta..Tu Dukhraya was released by Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar on the occasion of Shri Ganesh Chaturthi on 3 September 2010 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai. The songs were composed by Amol Bawdekar and lyrics were written by Mahesh Ghatpande.
Sadhana Sargam has been very well received in Tamil Nadu films. She is very busy in the Tamil music field. She was first introduced to Tamil songs by acclaimed music director Vidyasagar in the film Coimbatore Mappillai. Among all the Bollywood singers (male/female), Sargam has sung the most number of songs in Tamil. 132 songs of Sargam were listed as of August 2008.[2]
In an interview in May 2007 while touring in the USA, the most celebrated composer of the Indian music industry, A. R. Rahman, complimented Sadhana Sargam, calling her the only Indian singer who could surpass his expectations in her renditions of songs.[3]
| Year | Song(s) name | Film name | Co-singer (s) | Music director (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Hanste Hanste Kat Jaye Raste" | Khoon Bhari Maang | Nitin Mukesh | Rajesh Roshan |
| 1989 | "Main Teri Mohabbat" | Tridev | Mohammed Aziz | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| 1990 | "Humne Ghar Choda Hai" | Dil | Udit Narayan | Anand Milind |
| "Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye", "Hum Do Hamare Hon Do" | Jurm | Kumar Sanu, Amit Kumar | Rajesh Roshan | |
| "Radha Bina Hai", "Aap Ko Dekh Ke" | Kishen Kanhaiya | Manhar Udhas, Amit Kumar | Rajesh Roshan | |
| 1992 | "Pehla Nasha", "Yahan Ke Hum Sikander" | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | Udit Narayan, Jatin, Lalit | Jatin Lalit |
| "Teri Umeed Tera Intezar", "Teri Isi Ada Pe Sanam" | Deewana | Kumar Sanu | Nadeem Shravan | |
| 1993 | "Tere Dar Par Sanam" | Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee | Solo | Anu Malik |
| 1994 | "Subah Se Lekar", "Na Kajre Ki Dhar" | Mohra | Udit Narayan, Pankaj Udhas | Viju Shah |
| 1995 | "Nahin Yeh Ho Nahin Sakta" | Barsaat | Kumar Sanu | Nadeem Shravan |
| "Bhangda Paale" | Karan Arjun | Mohammad Aziz, Sudesh Bhosle | Rajesh Roshan | |
| 1996 | "Kuch Mere Dil Ne Kaha" | Tere Mere Sapne | Hariharan | Viju Shah |
| 1997 | "Mohabbat Ki Nahin Jati" | Hero No. 1 | Udit Narayan | Anand Milind |
| "Neela Dupatta", "Hamesha Hamesha", "Ae Dil Hamen Itna Bata" | Hameshaa | Abhijeet, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan | Anu Malik | |
| "Mere Sanam" | Gupt | Udit Narayan | Viju Shah | |
| "Chanda Re" | Sapnay | Hariharan | A. R. Rahman | |
| 1998 | "Saawan Barse Tarse Dil" | Dahek | Hariharan | Anand Milind |
| "Ajooba Hai" | Jeans | Hariharan | A. R. Rahman | |
| "Banno Rani" | 1947 Earth | Solo | A. R. Rahman | |
| 2002 | "Naina Milaike", "Chupke Se" | Saathiya | Madhushree, Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan, A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman |
| "Deewano Ko Pata Hai" | Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar | Udit Narayan | Jatin Lalit | |
| "Dil Mera Ektara" | 16 December | Solo | Karthik Raja | |
| 2003 | "Khamoshi Mei Pukar Hain" | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | Solo | A. R. Rahman |
| "Koi To Meri Fariyaad" | Tujhe Meri Kasam | Udit Narayan | Viju Shah | |
| 2004 | "Mahi Ve" | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Madhushree, Shankar Mahadevan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| "Jhin Min Jhini" | Maqbool | Ustad Sultan Khan, Anuradha Sriram | Vishal Bharadwaj | |
| "Aao Na" | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Udit Narayan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| "Chak De" | Hum Tum | Sonu Nigam | Jatin Lalit | |
| "Aahista Aahista" | Swades | Udit Narayan | A. R. Rahman | |
| 2005 | "Naina Neer Bahaye", "Chan Chanan Chan", "Piya Ho" | Water | Sukhwinder Singh | A. R. Rahman |
| 2007 | "Salaam-E-Ishq" | Salaam-e-Ishq | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kunal Ganjawala | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| 2008 | "Jogi Aaya Re" | Black & White | Sukhwinder Singh | Sukhwinder Singh |
| "Tere Bina" | Mukhbiir | Solo | Karthik Raja | |
| 2011 | "Yun Toh Mera Dil" | Damadamm! | Himesh Reshammiya | Himesh Reshammiya & Sachin Gupta |
| Year | Song name | Film name | Co-singer | Music director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Oru Theidi Parthaal" | Coimbatore Mappillai | Hariharan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil |
| "Coimbatore Mappillaikku" | Coimbatore Mappillai | Udit Narayan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| 1997 | "Vennilave Vennilave" | Minsara Kanavu | Hariharan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| "Nenjae Nenje" | Ratchagan | K. J. Yesudas | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| 1998 | "Hello Endhan Kadhali" | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | Karthik Raja | Tamil |
| "Kattana Ponnu" | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Hariharan | Karthik Raja | Tamil | |
| 1999 | "Chudidhar Adaindhu" | Poovellam Kettuppar | Hariharan | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| 2000 | "Snegithane Snegithane" | Alaipayuthey | Srinivas | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| "Konjum Mainakkale" | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Solo | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Mottu Ondru" | Kushi | Hariharan | Deva | Tamil | |
| "Anbae Idhu Nijamdhana" | Rhythm | Solo | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Swasame Swasame" | Thenali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Chandaa Ee Chandaa" | Hoo Antheeya Uhoo Antheeya | Solo | Karthik Raja | Kannada | |
| 2001 | "Onne Onne" | Alli Arjuna | Shankar Mahadevan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| "Paattu Cholli" | Azhagi | Solo | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Oru Sundari Vandalaam" | Azhagi | Unnikrishnan, Malgudi Subha, Arun Mozhi | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Chikki Mukki" | Citizen | Shankar Mahadevan | Deva | Tamil | |
| "Ragasiyamai" | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Hariharan | Karthik Raja | Tamil | |
| "Un Perai Sonnale" | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Unnikrishnan | Karthik Raja | Tamil | |
| "Manjal Kaatu Maina" | Manadhai Thirudivittai | Karthik | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Kutti Kutti Panithuliye" | Manadhai Thirudivittai | Solo | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Azhagae Sughama" / "Anbae Sughama" | Paarthale Paravasam | Srinivas | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Kaadhal Vandhadum" | Poovellam Un Vasam | K. J. Yesudas | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Vidiye Vidiye" | Samudhiram | Udit Narayan | Deva | Tamil | |
| "Manasukkul Oru Puyal" | Star | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Thanthana Thanthana" | Thavasi | K. J. Yesudas | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Karisa Kaadugale" | Virumbugiren | Unni Menon | Deva | Tamil | |
| 2002 | "Poo Vasam" | Anbe Sivam | Sriram Parthasarathy | Vidhyasagar | Tamil |
| "Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu" | Holi | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik | Telugu | |
| "Cheliya Cheliya" | KK | Telugu | |||
| "Ye Nenje" | April Maadhathil | Harish Raghavendra | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Thathalikkudhe" | Album | Shankar Mahadevan | Karthik Raja | Tamil | |
| "Baba Neeku" | Baba | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Telugu | |
| "Shaayo Shaayo" | Bagavathi | Timmy | Deva | Tamil | |
| "July Malargale" | Bagavathi | Karthik | Deva | Tamil | |
| "Enna Solli Paduvadho" | En Mana Vaanil | Hariharan | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Rottora Paattu" | En Mana Vaanil | K. J. Yesudas | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Deewana Deewana" | Gemini | Solo | Bharathwaj | Tamil | |
| "Vaanaville Vaanaville" | Ramanaa | Solo | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Vaanam Adhirave" | Ramanaa | Chorus | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Mottugale Mottugale" | Roja Kootam | Hariharan | Bharathwaj | Tamil | |
| "Poi Solla Koodadhu" | Run | Hariharan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Minsaram En Meedhu" | Run | Harish Raghavendra | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Pani Kaatre" | Run | Balaram | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Pathinettu Vayasil" | Villain | Udit Narayan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Hello Hello" | Villain | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| 2003 | "Anbe Anbe" | Anbe Anbe | Hariharan | Bharathwaj | Tamil |
| "Thavamindri Kidaitha Varame" | Anbu | Hariharan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Boom Boom" | Boys | Adnan Sami | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Chanakya Chanakya" | Dum | Solo | Deva | Tamil | |
| "Jaajimalli" | Ninuchoodaka Nenundalenu | Solo | Ilaiyaraaja | Telugu | |
| "Kommallo Koyilaa" | Ilaiyaraaja | Telugu | |||
| "Kondapalli" | KK | Telugu | |||
| "Ilaya Nadhi" | Manasellam | Hariharan | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| "Kadhal Vettukkili" | Parasuram | Karthik | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Maankuttyae" | Priyamana Thozhi | Solo | S. A. Rajkumar | Tamil | |
| "Mainave Mainave" | Thithikudhe | Chinmayi | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| 2004 | "Kanden Kanden" | Madhurey | Madhu Balakrishnan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil |
| "Manmadhane Nee" | Manmadhan | Solo | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Kaalayil Dinamum" | New | Unnikrishnan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Spider Man" | New | Kunal Ganjawala | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Naanu Jeetendra" | News | Gurukiran | Gurukiran | Kannada | |
| "Kaadu Thirande" | Vasool Raja MBBS | Hariharan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| 2005 | "Thigu Thigu" | Anbe Aaruyire | Blaaze | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| "Oru Varthai Kekka" | Ayya | KK | Bharathwaj | Tamil | |
| "Siru Thooral" | Ponniyin Selvan | Srinivas | Vidyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Bambara Kannaley" | Bambara Kannaley | Udit Narayan | Srikanth Deva | Tamil | |
| "Daachuko" | Muddula Koduku | Srinivas | Vidhyasagar | Telugu | |
| "Sakka Podu Pottane" | Daas | KK | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Ela Vachhenamma" | Sankranthi | Udit Narayan | S. A. Rajkumar | Telugu | |
| "Laila Majunu" | February 14 | Karthik | Bharathwaj | Tamil | |
| "Eno Kangal" | Kalvannin Kaadhali | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Merke Merke" | Kanda Naal Mudhal | Shankar Mahadevan | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | |
| "Solli Tharavaa" | Majaa | Madhu Balakrishnan | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Kaatril Varum Geethame" | Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Shreya Ghoshal, Bhavatharini, Ilaiyaraaja, Hariharan | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 2006 | "Athi Athikka" | Aadhi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vidhyasagar | Tamil |
| "Kangal Theduthe" | Manathodu Mazhaikalam | Jassie Gift | Jassie Gift | Tamil | |
| "Thaiyya Tha" | Thiruttu Payale | Solo | Bharathwaj | Tamil | |
| "Kaatril Or Varthai" | Varalaru | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Siggutho Chi Chi" | Stalin | Hariharan | Mani Sharma | Telugu | |
| 2007 | "Solli Tharava" | Aalwar | Karthik | Srikanth Deva | Tamil |
| "Tamizh Chelvi" | Koodal Nagar | Hariharan | Sabesh-Murali | Tamil | |
| "Naana Yaar Edhu" | Ninaithu Ninaithu Paarthen | Solo | Joshua Sridhar | Tamil | |
| "Manasa Nuvvunde" | Munna | Naresh Iyer, Krish | Harris Jayaraj | Telugu | |
| "Akkam Pakkam" | Kireedam | Solo | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | |
| "Mallelo Illelo" | Anumanaspadam | Hariharan | Ilaiyaraaja | Telugu | |
| "Chanda Nanna Chandramukhi" | Ee Bandhana | Udit Narayan | Mano Murthy | Kannada | |
| 2008 | "Kandum Kaanamal" | Pirivom Santhippom | Solo | Vidhyasagar | Tamil |
| "Mukunda Mukunda" | Dasavathaaram | Kamal Haasan | Himesh Reshammiya | Tamil | |
| "Om Zarare" | Kuselan | K. S. Chithra, Daler Mehndi | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | |
| "Aa Vaipunna Ee Vaipunna" | Maska | Hariharan | Chakri | Telugu | |
| "En Anbae" | Sathyam | Solo | Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | |
| "Sutrivarum Bhoomi" | Jayamkondaan | Solo | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| "Pachhai Kaatre" | Abhiyum Naanum | Solo | Vidhyasagar | Tamil | |
| 2009 | "Amma Un Pillai" | Naan Kadavul | Solo | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| "Panchirey" | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Kirthi Sagathiya | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Telugu | |
| "Marali Mareyagi" | Savari | Solo | Manikanth Kadri | Kannada | |
| "Badavara Manege" | Prem Kahani | Solo | Ilaiyaraaja | Kannada | |
| "Yaarivanu Yaarivanu" | |||||
| 2010 | "En Nenjil" | Baana Kaathadi | Solo | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| "Arima Arima" | Enthiran | Hariharan | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| "Kaiyya Pudi" | Mynaa | Naresh Iyer | D. Imman | Tamil | |
| "Kanupaapallo Prema" | Shambo Shiva Shambo | Solo | Sundar C Babu | Telugu | |
| "Nambu Satya Heltheeni" | Neneyuve Ninna | Udit Narayan | C R Bobby | Kannada | |
| 2011 | "Manasoram" | Ayyan | Sriram Parthasarathy | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| "Viriyunnu" | Bombay March 12 | Solo | Afzal Yusuf | Malayalam | |
| "Ponmulam Thandil" | Oru Nuna Kadha | Bombay Sreekumar | Midhun Iswar | Malayalam | |
| "Idemiti" | Prema Kaidhi | Naresh Iyer | D. Imman | Telugu | |
| "Adiye Un Kangal" | Rowthiram | Udit Narayan | Prakash Nikki | Tamil | |
| "Naaku Oka Loverundi" | Naaku O Loverundi | Hariharan | K. M. Radhakrishnan | Telugu | |
| "Mugilina Maathu" | Parie | Udit Narayan | Veer Samarth | Kannada |
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