Chinmayi

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Chinmayi Sripada

Chinmayi Sripada in 2011
Background information
Birth name Chinmayi Sripada
Also known as Chinmayee
Genres Play Back -Indian Cinema, Indian Classical Music-Hindustani and Karnatak Ghazal and others.
Occupations Playback singer, Voice-Over Artiste, CEO Blue Elephant, Linguist, Baker, Erstwhile RJ & TV Host
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2002–present
Website http://www.chinmayisripada.com/

Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, and has worked as a television presenter and a Radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant. She was listed as one among the top 25 women from India and was featured in the Marie Claire 2013 Influencers List. She is often credited as Chinmayee/ India Haza. She was nominated for the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song “Oru Deivam thantha Poove” from Kannathil Muthamittal. She became a National star with her song “Titli” - picturised on Deepika Padukone, from the 2013 Blockbuster film “Chennai Express”. Chinmayi is also the first female singer or musician rather, in India to have an iOS App. She was the first from Tamil Nadu to be selected for the US State Department/Fortune Global Women's Mentoring Partnership. She also won the SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurship Council award for Achievement in a niche business.

Early life and background

Chinmayi comes from Musical family. Chinmayi's mother, T. Padmhasini, a singer and musicologist, taught her Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music. After her birth and early childhood in Mumbai, Chinmayi relocated to Chennai, where she attended the Children's Garden school until the age of 10. She was then enrolled at Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar and went on to complete her school education through home study modules where she was partly home-schooled after her 10th standard.

Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at 10.[1] She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design. During her school life, she held jobs with both Sify and studentconcepts.org. Chinmayi currently holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Madras.She is also a versatile dancer and mostly enjoys the Odissi form of dance. Apart from Tamil and English, she speaks Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and German fluently.[2]

Personal life

On September 16, 2013 through a social networking site (twitter) Chinmayi's mother Padmhasini revealed her future son-in-law to be Rahul Ravindran who is also a South Indian actor. Chinmayi and Rahul were friends, colleagues and in due course started dating each other by end of June 2013, 2 months to be precise.[3]

Career

Singing

Playback singing

She participated and won the singing competition of Sun TV, Saptasawarangal, following which she was introduced by Singer Srinivas to film composer A. R. Rahman. Chinmayi's playback singing career began with her performance of Rahman's "Oru Deivam Thanta Poove" for the film Kannathil Muthamittal. After a couple of years of singing exclusively for Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films, she made her Bollywood debut in Mangal Pandey: The Rising with the song "Holi Re". About a year later, she garnered more recognition with her performances of "Tere Bina" and "Mayya" in the movie Guru. In 2007, the song "Beda Beda" marked her first venture into Kannada playback singing. She has since received critical acclaim for songs such as "Oru Deivam Thantha Poove", Sahana", "Vaarayo Vaarayo", "Kilimanjaro", "Sara Sara" and "Asku Laska". Chinmayi as on date has to her credit over 1,000 songs in six different languages.[4]

Additional Works

Chinmayi announced that she will release a single in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in iTunes on occasion of Joy of Giving Week on Oct 2, and proceeds of which shall go to 17000 ft.org so as to promote philanthropy, charity and the concept of giving.[5]

She also collaborated with Shekar Ravjiani to launch a single in Tamil/Telugu the name of the album being Sitakokachiluka, again for which the legal downloads of it will go to Ma Niketan, a home that takes care of abandoned or uncared for girl children in Thane, a charity that composer Shekhar has been supporting.

Voice acting

Chinmayi turned a voice actor for the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006), speaking dubbing for actress Bhumika Chawla. Since then, she has dubbed for several lead actresses in Tamil films, including Tamannaah Bhatia, Sameera Reddy, Samantha and Trisha Krishnan. She has also provided her voice in dubbed Telugu films. She dubbed for the critically acclaimed fictional character Jessie who was portrayed by Trisha in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. The same character appeared in the film's Telugu version Ye Maaya Chesave and was portrayed by Samantha, while being portrayed by Amy Jackson in the Hindi version Ek Deewana Tha. Chinmayi dubbed for the character in all three films and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010. Chinmayi dubbed in Vettai for Sameera Reddy and has dubbed for her in all Tamil movies. She dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Eega in Telugu and its Tamil version Naan Ee in 2012. Chinmayi has recently dubbed for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Atharintiki Daaredi and Ramayya Vasthavayya in Telugu.

Television and radio

Chinmayi served as a television presenter during the first season of Airtel Super Singer on STAR Vijay that was aired between April and August 2006 and the first season of Airtel Super Singer Junior from February 2007 to July 2007. In 2008, she returned as host of the third season of Airtel Super Singer, though she discontinued her role before the completion of the season, as she stated the show extended the period of the initial contract. During this time, she was also a radio jockey on Aahaa FM 91.9 in Chennai, on a breakfast show titled Aahaa Kaapi Klub. She later began compering Star Plus's Chhote Ustaad, which ran concurrently with another music talent show she started hosting in June, Sun TV's Sangeetha Maha Yuddham. On August 15, 2010, Chinmayi announced that that day's Chhote Ustaad would be her last as host, leaving the show after only eight episodes.

Entrepreneurship

Chinmayi serves as the CEO of Blue Elephant, a translation services company she founded in August 2005. The company has ever since been the language service provider for various Multinational companies like Scope E Knowledge, Ford, Dell, Ashok Leyland, Reliance India, to name a few. She received an award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence in a niche industry for Blue Elephant in 2010.[6] In 2011, she became the first ever woman entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu to be selected for the prestigious FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Program.[7][8]

Discography

Year Film Title Song Title Language
2014 Thirumanam Enum Nikkah Enthaaraa Enthaaraa Tamil
2014 Ninnindale Ninthe Ninthe Kannada
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Zehnaseeb Hindi
2013 Phata Poster Nikla Hero Rang Sharbaton Ka Hindi
2013 Chennai Express Titli Hindi
2013 Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Kaathirundhai Anbe Tamil
2013 Maryan Naetru Aval Tamil
2013 555 Vizhiyile Vizhiyile Tamil
2013 Raanjhanaa Ay Sakhi Hindi
2013 Ambikapathy Kanaave Kanaave Tamil
2013 Annakodi Aavarangaatukulla Tamil
2012 Godfather Nannede Sruthiyalli, Neene Ee Kanna Honganasu Kannada
2012 Breaking News Sundari Sura Sundari Malayalam
2012 Kadal Magudi Magudi Tamil
2012 Kadali Magidi Magidi Telugu
2012 Hero (2012 film) Maayathe Ormayil Telugu
2012 Nanban Assku Lasska Tamil
2012 Snehituda Assku Lasska Telugu
2012 Endukante... Premanta! Yegiri Pove Telugu
2011 Pilla Zamindar Oopiri Aadadu Telugu
2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Sara Sara Tamil
2011 Engaeyum Eppothum Chotta Chotta Tamil
2010 Ye Maaya Chesave Manasa Telugu
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya Anbil Avan Tamil
2010 Jhootha Hi Sahi Maiyya Yashoda Hindi
2010 Lamhaa Madno, Sajnaa Hindi
2010 Enthiran Kilimanjaro (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil)
2010 Siddhu +2 Poove Poove Tamil
2009 Delhi-6 Dil Gira Dafatan Hindi
2009 Aadhavan Vaarayo Vaarayo (Tamil), Mrogindi (Telugu)
2009 Pokkisham Nila Ne Vaanam Tamil
2009 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Laesa Parakkudhu Tamil
2008 Sakkarakatti Chinnamma, I Miss You Da Tamil
2008 Poo Aavaram Poo Tamil
2007 Guru Tere Bina, Mayya (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil)
2007 Sivaji Sahana (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil)
2006 Veyil Kaadhal Neruppin Tamil
2005 Mangal Pandey Holi re Hindi
`2004 Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan Pudhu Kadhal Tamil
2003 Enakku 20 Unakku 18 Sandhippoma Tamil
2003 Kangalal Kaidhu Sei Ennuyir Thozhi Tamil
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal Tamil

Singles

As Featuring Artist

Jingles and advertisements

Chinmayi has sung in various jingles and also dubbed for several artistes in advertisements.

Some of the Jingles in which she has sung:

  • The Chennai Silks (Vivaha Pattu) – Pattu Katti
  • Maa Advertisement – Anbukku
  • Kalyan Jewellers – Humming
  • Toyota Etios Theme Song – Pehli Baar
  • Prince Jewellery Ad – Singara Nagaiyum
  • Prince Jewellery - Idhu Enna Maayam
  • Jayalakshmi Silks – Madhura Swapnanghal
  • Sri Devi Textiles
  • Tata Gold Plus Ad
  • Pepsi Ad
  • Nalli Silks Ad
  • Textile India Ad
  • Spinz Talc Ad
  • Nyle Ad
  • Suryan Fm title song
  • Ragamalika Title Song
  • Vencobb Chicken Ad
  • Saravana Stores
  • Dheepam Oil
  • Sunland Oil

Some of the ads featuring her as a Voice Over artist

Title songs for television serials

Chinmayi has also sung title songs for various television serials. She first sang the title song of Anbulla Snehithiye, after she was introduced to the serial director by director Mani Ratnam. The list of serials she has sung for:[9]

  • Song — Serial Name
  • All songs – Ramayanam(Tamil)
  • Snehidi – Anbulla Snehidiye (Tamil)
  • Natakam – Natakam (Telugu)
  • Paathaigal – Paathaigal(Tamil)
  • Sarathakam – Sarathakam (Telugu)
  • Pratigatana – Pratigatana(Telugu)
  • Naana – Naana(Telugu)
  • Vaaram – Vaaram(Tamil)
  • Ganga – Ganga Gayathri(Tamil)
  • Kanavugal – Kanavugal(Tamil)
  • Maraka – Maraka Mudiyuma(Tamil)
  • Marum Yugangal – Simran Thirai (Tamil and Telugu)
  • Oru Siru Siru – Idhayam Thotta Kathigal(Tamil)
  • Oru Nathi – Saratha(Tamil)
  • Pookkal Adhu – Appa(Tamil)
  • Thooradha – Meera(Tamil)
  • Uyire Uyirin – Kanmaniye(Tamil)
  • Kodi Mullai – Kodi Mullai(Tamil)

̘ Filmography As Voice Actor

Year Movie For whom
2006 Sillunu Oru Kadhal Bhumika Chawla
2007 Unnale Unnale Tanisha
Satham Podathey Padmapriya
2008 Jayamkondaan Lekha Washington
Dhaam Dhoom Kangana Ranaut
Sakkarakatti Vedhika Kumar
Vaaranam Aayiram / Surya S/O Krishnan (Telugu) Sameera Reddy
2009 TN-07 AL 4777 Meenakshi
Yavarum Nalam Neetu Chandra
Modhi Vilayadu Kajal Aggarwal
Kandein Kadhalai / Priya Priyatama (Telugu; 2011) Tamannaah Bhatia
2010 Aasal Sameera Reddy
Rakta Charitra Radhika Apte
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai / Khilladi (Telugu) Neetu Chandra
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Trisha Krishnan
Ye Maaya Chesave Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Sura Tamannaah Bhatia
Manmadha Baanam (Telugu) Trisha Krishnan
2011 Ko / Rangam (Telugu) Karthika Nair
Nadunissi Naaygal / Erra Gulabilu (Telugu) Sameera Reddy
Vanthaan Vendraan Taapsee Pannu
Dhada Kajal Agarwal
Dookudu Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Vedi Sameera Reddy
Osthe Richa Gangopadhyay
2012 Vettai Sameera Reddy
Ekk Deewana Tha Amy Jackson
Sri Rama Rajyam (Tamil) Nayantara
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Amala Paul
Eega Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Naan Ee Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Maattrraan Kajal Aggarwal
Andala Rakshasi Lavanya Tripathi
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Samantha Ruth Prabhu
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Atharintiki Daaredi Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Ramayya Vasthavayya Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Irandam Ulagam Anushka Shetty
Endrendrum Punnagai Trisha Krishnan
  • Language in brackets after film title denotes dubbed version

Awards and nominations and honours

Singing awards

Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Vijay Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards
  • 2011 - SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2012 - Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Asku Laska" (Nanban)
Vijay Music Awards
The Times Film Awards
  • 2011: The Chennai Times Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2011: Nominated, The Hyderabad Times Award for Best Female Singer - "Opiri"(Pilla Zamindar)
Edison Awards
Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards
  • 2007: Best Female Playback Singer – "Sahana"(Shivaji)[13]
  • 2009: Best Female Playback Singer – "Vaarayo Vaarayo"(Aadhavan)[14]
  • 2008: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – "Avaram Poo"(Poo))
  • 2008: Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – "Chinnamma Chilakkamma"(Sakkarakatti)
Mirchi Music Awards South
Other awards
  • 2002: Award from Ajanta Fine Arts for "Oru Deivam"(Kannathil Muthamittal)
  • 2002: Best Media Associates Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Oru Deivam"(Kannathil Muthamittal)
  • 2002: ITFA Award for Best Upcoming Playback Singer – "Oru Deivam"(Kannathil Muthamittal)
  • 2007: Film Fans Association Award for Beat Female Playback Singer – "Sahana"(Shivaji)[15]
  • 2007: Jaya TV Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Sahana"(Shivaji)[16]
  • 2007: Lions Club Award for Best Female Playback singer – "Sahana(Shivaji)"
  • 2009: Alandur Fine Arts for Best Female Playback Singer
  • 2009: South Scope Cine Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Vaarayo Vaarayo"(Aadhavan)[17]
  • 2010: BIG Tamil Award for Best Entertaining Female Singer – "Poove Poove"(Siddhu +2)[18]
  • 2010: MGR Sivaji Academy Award for Best Female Playback Singer – "Kilimanjaro"(Endhiran)[19]
  • 2010: Vijayam Tamil Movie Award for Favourite Female Singer of the Year
  • 2011: Navaratna Women Achievers Award for Best Female Playback Singer[20][21]
  • 2011: Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)[22]
  • 2011: BIG Tamil Melody Music Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2011: Filmfans' Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
  • 2011: Variety Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - "Sara Sara"(Vaagai Sooda Vaa)
Nominations
  • 2007: Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback – "Tere Bina"
  • 2009: Tamil Cinema Press Awards for Best Female Playback Singer – "Nila Nee Vaanam"(Pokkisham)
  • 2011: BIG Salute to Tamil Women Entertainer Award for Best Singer[23]

Awards for dubbing

Other awards

  • 1999: All India First and Best Performer Award from Sangam Kala Group
  • 2000: All India First from All India Radio for Ghazals
  • 2003: Pride of Sangam Award
  • 2008: RITZ Amazing Woman Award[26]
  • 2009: Vikatan Award for Best Television Show Host[27]
  • 2011: Award from SAARC Chamber for Women Entrepreneurship for Excellence[28]
  • 2011: Vocational Excellence Award from Rotary Club Of Madras[29]

Honours

  • 2011: She has been selected as a Mentee to the Fortune/US State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership. She is one among three Indians and the only and first person from Tamil Nadu among 35 other women all over the world.[30][31]
  • On the 19th of October Chinmayi was bestowed with a Femina Penn Shakti Award in recognition of her entrepreneurial and social initiatives.

Trivia

  • 2010: She came on-screen for the song composed for World Tamil Classical Conference in 2010 directed by Gautham Menon and composed by A. R. Rahman – Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam
  • 2011: She launched an App named as Chinmayi Sripada App. She is the first female singer in India to have an exclusive app on all iOS devices.[32] The App is also available in the android version
  • 2012: She did her first ever advertisement for Dheepam Oil in all the four south Indian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada)

References

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  2. ↑ "Chinmayi's education". Chinmayionline.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  3. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/506558/20130917/singer-chinmayi-marriage-actor-rahul-ravindran-wedding.htm
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  5. ↑ "Chinmayi to release single". Times Of India. 
  6. ↑ Chinmayi Sripada /Chinmayee (2010-11-29). "WhatToNameIt: The Blue Elephant receives an Award". Chinmayisripada.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  7. ↑ "Learning to be a Better Leader — U.S. Consulate General Chennai, India". Chennai.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
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  10. ↑ "Arts / Cinema : Rhythmic ripples of ‘Mellisai’ mark function". The Hindu. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  11. ↑ "Arts / Cinema : Rhythmic ripples of ‘Mellisai’ mark function". The Hindu. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  12. ↑ "BEST SINGER FEMALE AWARD". My Tamil Movie. 2012-02-12. 
  13. ↑ "The first ever Film Music Awards of Tamil Cinema". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  14. ↑ "New Indian Express". M.pressmart.com. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  15. ↑ "Fans Association Awards". Chennaionline.com. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
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  17. ↑ "Tamil Movie Winners of South Scope Cine Awards 2010 Kollywood Winners of South Scope Cine Awards". Tamilspider.com. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  18. ↑ "Cities / Chennai : Recognising icons of entertainment". The Hindu. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  19. ↑ Posted by seeucom (2011-01-03). "Enthiran was awarded the best commercial film of the year in MGR-Sivaji Awards". Tamilmoviestar.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  20. ↑ "Received the Navratna Award for Women Achievers". Chinmayi/Chinmayee. 
  21. ↑ "Chinmayi Navratna Award Photo". Yogitharani. 
  22. ↑ "Kollywood gets honoured in Norway". Times of India. 
  23. ↑ "A BIG tribute to Tamil Women Entertainers". My Sixer. 2012-02-07. 
  24. ↑ "Nandi Awards Winners List −2010". Telugu.way2movies.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  25. ↑ "A BIG tribute to Tamil Women Entertainers". My Sixer. 2012-02-07. 
  26. ↑ Chinmayi Sripada /Chinmayee (2009-01-19). "WhatToNameIt: The RITZ award for Amazing Women". Chinmayisripada.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  27. ↑ "Vikatan Awards – 2008". IndusLadies. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  28. ↑ by suraen on January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17). "CHINMAYI SRIPADA!! « Business On Globe". Suraen.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  29. ↑ "I received the Vocational Excellence Award from the Rotary Club of Madras Downtown this evening. Got a lovely citation from them — Twitter". Twitoaster.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  30. ↑ http://www.chinmayisripada.com/2011/09/fortune-most-powerful-women-summit.htmlTemplate:GARYweb
  31. ↑ Chinmayi Sripada /Chinmayee (2011-04-21). "WhatToNameIt: Another milestone". Chinmayisripada.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  32. ↑ August 9, 2011 By K. Sreedevi DC chennai (2011-08-09). "Mobile application to promote singer Chinmayi". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 

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