Sanah Moidutty
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 Sanah Moidutty live in concert | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1 July 1991 Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Film, Indi Pop, Carnatic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Sanah Moidutty (born 1 July 1991) is an Indian singer songwriter. She sings Indian classical, pop music. She has been trained in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music as well as western vocals.
Early life
Sanah was born in a Malayali family from Kerala. Sanah started singing at the age of 5 and since wanted to be a singer. She has been trained in Carnatic classical music for 6 years under Sundari Gopalakrishnan, Hindustani classical music for 7 years under Madhuvanti Pethe and Western vocals from Samantha Edwards. Sanah was also briefly trained under Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan sahab.
Her first stage show was at the age of 7. In a year's time she started singing with the children's troupe "Bacchon Ki Duniya" and few other groups. She did over 500 stage shows with the troupe or solo by the time she turned 18. She stood to be the 1st runner up in Hindustan Times Voice of Mumbai in 2007.
Career
She graduated from a computer engineering course in 2013. In 2011, she got her first break in Bollywood while still pursuing engineering. Sanah was noticed at a talent hunt in college after which she went on to sing for films. Sanah has rendered her voice in Hindi Films like Always Kabhi Kabhi, Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, The Attacks of 26/11, 24 ,Mohenjo Daro.[1][2]
She has also sung for ad films like Cinthol and Eva deos. She has done Live shows across the globe, solo as well as with Vishal Shekhar, Band SANAM,[3] Keerthi Sagathia and Ash King. The multilingual singer can confidently sing in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malyalam, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Kannada.
Filmography
| YEAR | ALBUM | SONG (s) | COMPOSER (s) | CO SINGERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi (A Red Chillies Production ) | Always Kabhi Kabhi- Title Track | Shree D and Ashish Rego | Bhavin Dhanak |
| 2013 | Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (Dharma Productions) | Moto Ghotalo | Vishal-Shekhar | Sukhwinder Singh |
| 2013 | Attacks of 26/11 (An Alumbra Entertainment Production) | Raghupati Raghav | Vishal R. Khosla | Chorus |
| 2014 | Sanam Rendition | Duaa(Acoustic) | Sanam Puri and Samar Puri | Sanam Puri |
| 2014 | Sanam Rendition | Kora Kagaz Tha Ye Man Mera | Sanam Puri and Samar Puri | Sanam Puri |
| 2016 | 24 [A 2 D entertainment production | Mei Nigara (Tamil)[4] | A R Rahman | Sid Sriram, Jonita Gandhi |
| 2016 | 24 [A 2 D entertainment production]] | Manasuke (Telugu)[5] | A R Rahman | Sid Sriram, Jonita Gandhi |
| 2016 | Mohenjodaro [Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.] | Tu Hai[6] | A R Rahman | A R Rahman |
| 2016 | Mohenjodaro [Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.] | Sindhu Ma | A R Rahman | A R Rahman |
| 2016 | Mohenjodaro [Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.] | Mohenjo Mohenjo | A R Rahman | A R Rahman |
| 2017 | Meri Pyaari Bindu [Produced by Yash Raj Films ] | Afeemi | Sachin-Jigar | Jigar Saraiya |
Other projects
Apart from Bollywood, Sanah releases her singles on her Independently owned YouTube Channel called "Sanah Moidutty".[7] They are usually covers & collaborations.
She has been featured in the following collaborations
- All Women's National Anthem by WIFT sung by five singers Alka Yagnik, Anusha mani, Shruti Pathak, Shweta Pandit and Sanah Moidutty in 2014.,[8][9]
- An episode of the musical TV show Sound Trek with Achint Thakkar on Fox Life where they recreate a 70's Bollywood song "KITNA PYAARA VAADA HAI"
- Achint Thakkar's fresh twist to the classic "Piya Basanti" in 2015.[10]
- "Saawan Ka Mahina" with Keerthi Sagathia & Karsan Sagathia in 2015.[11]
- "Dua (Cover)" and "Kora Kagaz (Cover)" with Band SANAM in 2015.[12]
- "Counting Stars (Cover)" for the Bombay Festival in 2016.
- "Hasi (Rendition)" with Arjun Kunongo from the film Hamaari Adhoori Kahani in 2016.[13]
References
- ↑ "Meeting AR Rahman was a dream: Sanah Moidutty" (Entertainment, Music). Deccan Chronicle. Jul 16, 2016. Retrieved Jul 16, 2016.
- ↑ Madhavan, Anusree (July 13, 2016). "Meet Sanah Moidutty, the Malayalee voice in Mohenjo Daro" (Specials). Matrabhumi. Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Limited. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Features, Express (17 November 2014). "Drenched in the Monsoon Music Mania" (Chennai). New Indian Express. Express Publications (Madurai) Limited. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "‘Mei Nigara’" (Friday Review). The Hindu. The Hindu. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ TNN, Times News Network (7 April 2016). "24 tracklist is here" (Entertainment). Times Of India. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (29 July 2016). "‘Tu hai ’" (Friday Review). The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/SanahMoidutty
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1pQSRQgrpk
- ↑ Nunes, Averil (21 March 2014). "Indian National Anthem in a New Avataar" (Lifestyle). DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJTW3OzNfQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XbqhrqRLU0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGErfAmSK9I
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxDdCNvtofA
External links
- NDTV NEWS. WITH ALWAYS KABHI KABHI, PRITAM HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A YOUNG, CAMPUS SOUNDTRACK. May 2011
- EEROJI NEWS. TU HAI Song from Mohenjo Daro Movie. July 6, 2016
- Deccan Chronicle. ATTAGIRL! Sanah is the voice behind three of AR Rahman's songs in Mohenjo Daro. July 15, 2016
- This Soulful Cover Of A.R Rahman’s ‘Kehna Hi Kya’ Is Just As Magical As The Original One. By Shriya Joshi. 10 August 2016. Story Pick.