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Kalpana Raghavendar - Wikipedia

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Kalpana Raghavendar

Background information
Born	(1980-05-08) 8 May 1980 (age 44) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genres	Playback singing, Carnatic music
Occupation	Singer

Website	Kalpana Raghavendar on Facebook

Kalpana Raghavendar (born 8 May 1980) is an Indian playback singer, winner of Idea Star Singer Malayalam and participant in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1, songwriter and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five and, by 2013, had recorded 1,500 tracks and performed in 3,000 shows in India and abroad.^[1]

In 2010, she was the winner of the south Indian singing show Star Singer season 5, broadcast by the Malayalam TV channel Asianet.^[2] She is a judge of Super Singer Junior.

Early life and background

Raghavendar was born into a musical family. Her father, T. S. Raghavendra, was a renowned playback singer, actor and composer, and her mother, Sulochana, is also a singer.^[1] She has a younger sister, Shekinah Shawn (born Prasanna Raghavendar) who is an opera singer.^[3] Raghavendar took her Carnatic music lessons under Madurai T. Srinivasan.^[4] She has a Master of Computer Applications degree and is^[when?] pursuing a Master of Philosophy.^[5]

Career

Raghavendar began her musical career at the age of five. She acted in the film Punnagai Mannan aged six.^[6] Her first vocals were for a family song with P. Susheela, Mano, M. M. Srilekha and her younger sister Prasanna, composed by the music director Saluri Vasurao.^[7] As an adult, she started her career as a full-fledged playback singer in 1999 with the song "Mangalagouriki" from the Telugu film Manoharam under the music director Mani Sharma. She has worked with many legendary composers and singers like M. S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman, K. V. Mahadevan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra. She is more familiar to the public as a stage performer rather than a playback singer, having performed nearly 3,000 stage shows worldwide.^[1]^[8] In 2013, she was the lead performer in a tribute concert for her guru, Madurai T. Srinivasan.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Channel	Language	Notes
2010	Star Singer	Asianet	Malayalam	Star Singer 2010 winner
2017	Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1)	Star Maa	Telugu	11th place- evicted on day 28
2018	Super Singer Junior season 6	Star Vijay	Tamil	Judge
2019	Super Singer TV season 1	Star Maa	Telugu	Judge
2020	Super Singer Junior season 7	Star Vijay	Tamil	Judge
2020	Saregamapa champions	Zee Telugu	Telugu	Judge
2021	Airtel Super Singer season 8	Star Vijay	Tamil	Judge
2021	Super Singer Junior season 8	Star Vijay	Tamil	Judge
2022	Star Singer season 8	Asianet	Malayalam	Judge
2024	Super Singer 10	Star Vijay	Tamil	Guest

Discography

List of songs recorded by Kalpana Raghavendar

Year	Song title	Film name	Language	Co-artist(s)
1991	"Poda Poda Punnaku"	En Rasavin Manasile	Tamil
1992	"Eyru Mayil Eyri"	Thambi Pondatti	Tamil
1995	"Thennati Singam"	Pasumpon	Tamil
1997	"Meenachi Kayil"	Vidukathai	Tamil
1999	"Thirupachi Arivaala"	Taj Mahal	Tamil
2000	"Manasuna Pongina"	Sparsha	Telugu
	"Alaipongera"	Sakhi	Telugu
	"En Manathai"	Pottu Amman	Tamil
	"Saregama"	Vamshi	Telugu
	"Mangala Gouri"	Manoharam	Telugu
2001	"Mandela Mandela "	Narasimma	Tamil
	"Mayabini Raati Bukut"	Daag	Assamese	Zubeen Garg
	"Lala Nanthala"	Narasimma	Tamil
	"Premante Suluvu Kadhura"	Kushi	Telugu
	"Monalissa"	Anandam	Telugu
	"Alai Kadalil"	Pappa	Tamil
	"Gunthalakadi"	Cheppalani undhi	Telugu
	"Arasanda Raman"	Murari	Tamil
2002	"Musugu veyyodhu"	Khadgam	Telugu
	"Lokam"	Bobby	Telugu
	"Ammadu Appachi"	Indra	Telugu
	"Hey mama"	Takkari Donga	Telugu
	"Aleba Aleba"	Takkari Donga	Telugu
	"Cheliya cheliya singaram"	Kalusukovalani	Telugu
	"Orinayano"	Thotti Gang	Telugu
	"Rendu"	Coolie	Telugu
	"Ku Ku Ku"	Kouravudu	Telugu
	"Oh Pilla"	Joruga Husharuga	Telugu
2003	"Rangareddy Zilla"	Ayudham	Telugu
	"Iylasa Kattumaram"	Arasu	Tamil
	"Anbae Inithu"	Hollywood	Tamil
	"Penne Neeyum"	Priyamana Thozhi	Tamil
	"Kadalora Kavithai"	Student Number 1	Tamil
	"Kadhal Thozhi Kadhal Thozhi"	Student Number 1	Tamil
	"En Idhayam (Febi)"	Dhanush	Tamil
	"Naan Putham Puthu"	Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu	Tamil
	"Jee Boumbha"	Alaudin	Tamil
	"Vaanam Enaku"	Ice	Tamil
	"Appappa"	Ice	Tamil
	"Dondapandu lanti"	Pellam Oorelithe	Telugu
	"Sarigamapadanesa"	Raghavendra	Telugu
	"Nammina Namadhi"	Raghavendra	Telugu
	"Thillana"	Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu	Telugu
	"Prapanchame"	Abhimanyu	Telugu
	"O malle Puvvura"	Pellam Oorelithe	Telugu
	"Seetharamula kalyanam"	Evare Atagaadu	Telugu
	"Vana Vana"	Evare Atagaadu	Telugu
	"Nee left kannu"	Abbayi premalo paddadu	Telugu
	"Abba em body"	Abbayi premalo paddadu	Telugu
	"Gundammo"	Palnati Brahmanayudu	Telugu
	"Brindavanamlo"	Palnati Brahmanayudu	Telugu
	"Preminchu kunna vaalu"	Kalyana Ramudu	Telugu
2004	"Abho ni amma"	Anji	Telugu
	"Chiku Buku pori"	Anji	Telugu
	"Indurudu"	Mass	Telugu
	"Radhu kadha"	Sakhiya Naatho raa	Telugu
	"Chakkaranti"	Sakhiya Naatho raa	Telugu
	"Joole Joole"	Varsham	Telugu
	"Ye Jilla"	Shankar Dada MBBS	Telugu
	"Gongoora"	Venky	Telugu
	"Azhaku Neeya"	Jai	Tamil
	"Alek Alek"	Jai	Tamil
	"Oru Chinna Vennila"	Gambeeram	Tamil
	"Aggipulla Geeyagane"	Okato Number Kurraadu	Telugu
	"Ithuvarai Yarum"	Kadhaludan	Tamil
	"Kadal Kadal"	Aalukkoru Aasai	Tamil
	"Bhel Poori Nan"	Aalukkoru Aasai	Tamil
	"Asale Chalikalam"	Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy	Telugu
	"Veena Vani"	Pon Megalai	Tamil
	"Thathai Thathai"	Manmadhan	Telugu
	"Chemma Chekka"	Chanti-The hero	Telugu
	"Sri Anjaneyam Slokam"	Sri Anjaneyam	Telugu
2005	"Kandi Chenu Kada"	Naa Alludu	Telugu
	"Pilla Chusthe"	Naa Alludu	Telugu
	"Istanbul Rajakumari"	Mazhai	Tamil
	"Kadavul Thanda"	Maayavi	Tamil
	"Devaloga Rani"	Maayavi	Tamil
	"Nenjam Ennum"	Aaru	Tamil
	"Koncham Koncham"	Thirudiya Idhayathai	Tamil
	"Adhire Adhire"	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Telugu
	"Agadalu Pagadalu"	Radha Gopalam	Telugu
	"Eh Oore Chinnadana"	Bhadra	Telugu
	"Ammama Nee Misam"	Andarivaadu	Telugu
	"Doli Doli"	Sankranthi	Telugu
	"Nee Varumbodhu"	Mazhai	Tamil
	"Nagamani"	That Is Pandu	Telugu
	"Ela Radamma"	Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu	Telugu
	"Vishnu Vishnuvani"	Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu	Telugu
	"Tirumala Sikhranan"	Koneti Rayuni Koti Ratnalu	Telugu
	"Kathadi Pole"	Maayavi	Tamil
	"Mallela Maimarupey"	Andari kosam	Telugu
	"Chelivadanam"	786 Kaidi Prema Katha	Telugu
	"Vadi Vedi"	Satti	Telugu
	"Chiru Chiru Chudaraa"	Hangama	Telugu
	"Adagandha Andaalu"	Ayodhya	Telugu
2006	"Getup Marchesa"	Andala Ramudu	Telugu
	"Silusilukkum Silmisham"	Chennai Kadhal	Tamil
	"Kala Kala Kalai"	E	Tamil
	"Thothapuram"	Varalaru	Tamil
	"Madura Jilla"	Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam	Tamil
	"Neeve Na Sarvam"	Swapnam	Telugu
	"Naa Dhyanam"	Swapnam	Telugu
	"Pranamati"	Prem	Telugu
	"Utee Tippu"	Hanumanthu	Telugu
	"Kalayo Vyshnava Mayo"	Evandoy srivaru	Telugu
	"Krishnaveni Krishnaveni"	Ghana	Telugu
2007	"Mancham Vesy"	Seema Sastri	Telugu
	"Na Coffee"	Lakshyam	Telugu
	"Manmatha"	Viyyalavari Kayyalu	Telugu
	"O Apparoa"	Yamagola Malli Modalayindi	Telugu
	"Adukodaniki"	Yamagola Malli Modalayindi	Telugu
	"Jalakthik Raja"	Yamagola	Telugu
	"Okkasari"	Gundamma Gaari Manavadu	Telugu
	"Manasantha Edo"	Venkatadri	Telugu
	"Sexy Haseena"	Venkatadri	Telugu
	"Hey Handsome"	Viyyalavari Kayyalu	Telugu
2008	"Ninne pelladukoni"	Ready	Telugu
	"Cheppalanundi"	Ontari	Telugu
	"Sudha Badhakam"	Somberi	Telugu
	"Thanuvu kore"	Kalyanam	Telugu
	"Intinta"	Kuberulu	Telugu
	"Thodai Nuvvu Undalamma"	Devarakonda Veeraiah	Telugu
	"Nanna Nanna"	Indrajit	Telugu
	"Maaya Maayaga"	Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters	Telugu
2009	"Premante Adho Iidhi"	Adhineta	Telugu
	"Boomi Kothikum"	Arundhathee	Tamil
	"Sandhanakkuyiley Unakkaaga"	Thozhi	Tamil
	"Ammamo Pilode"	Adugu	Telugu
	"Yaraadi Nee Mohini"	Eesaa	Tamil
2010	"O Nene O Nuvvani"	Kalavaramaye Madilo	Telugu
	"Ada Engengum Aasai"	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Tamil
	"Jingu Chikk"	Mynaa	Tamil
	"Pada Pada"	Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu	Telugu
	"Manasu Manasutho"	Adhi nuvve	Telugu
2011	"Acham"	Kullanari Koottam	Tamil
	"Ooru Usilampatti"	Keezha Theru Kicha	Tamil
	"Aaroora Aariraaro"	Sirai Pozludhugal	Tamil
2012	"Adire andhalu"	Nandeeswarudu	Telugu
	"Kozhutha Koyya"	Kollaikaran	Tamil
	"Kozhutha Koyya (SolarSai)"	Kollaikaran	Tamil
2013	"Navamoorthulainatti"	Intinta annamayya	Telugu
	"Nila Nila"	Nirnayam	Tamil
	"Santhiran Sooruyan"	Muthu Nagaram	Tamil
	"Vijay Pola"	Sandhithathum Sindhithathum	Tamil
	"Kaali Kaali"	Meiyyazhagi	Tamil
	"Chandare chanda"	Shiva kesav	Telugu
	"Jam Jam Jam"	Maad Dad	Malayalam
	"Muddada Nagaye"	Galaate	Kannada
2014	"Dikkulu chudaku"	Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya	Telugu
	"Undile"	Undile Manchi Kalam Mundu Mundhuna	Telugu
	"Prasanna"	Dhee Ante Dhee	Telugu
2015	"Gundello"	Andhra Pori	Telugu
2015	"Pogiren"	36 Vayadhinile	Tamil
2016	"Yappa Chappa"	Kanithan	Tamil
	"Jiguru Jiguru"	Rajini Murugan	Tamil
	"Kaara Karuuna"	Mapla Singam	Tamil
	"Adho Theme"	Manithan	Tamil
	"Oyaa Oyaa"	Kaashmora	Tamil
2022	"Veezehendhen"	Regina	Tamil
2023	"Kodi Parakura Kaalam"	Maamannan	Tamil
2024	"Telangana Tejam"	Keshava Chandra Ramavath	Telugu

Awards

Won—Nandi award for Best Playback Singer Female for the song "Navamoorthulainatti" from Intinta Annamayya (2018)
Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song Pogiren from 36 Vayadhinile(2015)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Filmy-carnatic renditions". New Indian Express. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014.
^ "Kalpana Raghavendra Wins Idea Star Singer Season 5". International Business Times. 25 September 2011.
- "Kalpana Raghavendar Winner Of Idea Star Singer Season 5". Kerala TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
^ Gautam, Savitha (24 April 2012). "Shekinah shawn opera". The Hindu.
^ ^a ^b Malathi Rangarajan (10 January 2013). "Congenially classical". The Hindu.
^ "About Kalpana". Vasundhara magazine. 21 September 2014.
^ "என் பாடல்கள் அளவுக்கு முகம் தமிழ் ரசிகர்களுக்குப் பரிச்சயமானதில்லை: கல்பனா ராகவேந்தர்!" [My face is not familiar to Tamil fans as my songs are: Kalpana Raghavendar!]. Dinamani (in Tamil). 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Kalpna interview - about her". ABN Andhra Jyothi. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via YouTube.
^ "Raining Music for a Cause". New Indian Express. 7 July 2015.
- "Melodies United by Tune, Divided by Language". New Indian Express. 23 May 2015.
- "Rahman and Team Recreate Magic". New Indian Express. 4 October 2014.

External links

Kalpana Raghavendar at IMDb
Television interview on ABN Andhra Jyothi
Television interview on TV9