Febi Mani (also credited as Febi Srikanth Deva) is an Indian

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who has worked in the Indian film industry. She worked extensively with

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during the late 1990s and early 2000s, while also regularly collaborating with

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Career

Early in her career, Mani collaborated frequently with

, working on big budget projects including for "Kokku Saiva Kokku" from

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's '' Muthu'' (1995), "Love Theme" from Shankar's ''

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'' (1998) and "

Dil Se Re "Dil Se Re" () is a song from the film '' Dil Se..'', composed by A. R. Rahman, lyrics penned by Gulzar, picturised on Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala and sung by A. R. Rahman. Anuradha Sriram, Anupama and Febi Mani were in the chorus. The ...

" in

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's ''

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'' (1998). The ''

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'' called "Strawberry Kanne" from ''

Minsara Kanavu ''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol (in her Tamil debut), and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a conven ...

'' (1997), sung by

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and Febi Mani, "one of the most engaging tracks Rahman has ever composed", adding the musician employed "fabulous use of a motley assortment of instruments in the song that drove the story forward in the movie". Other notable early work by the singer included "Kanni Pengal" from the

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-starrer ''

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'' (1998), "Kikku Yerudhey" from ''

Padayappa ''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan in his penultimate release and Rajinikanth in the titular lead. Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya share other lead r ...

'' (1999) and "Oh Mariya" from ''

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'' (1999). After her marriage, Mani reduced her work commitments and has worked on film albums less often.

Personal life

Mani married music director

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on 20 February 2005 in Chennai. The event was attended by several film personalities from the Tamil film industry including

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and

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, who were acquainted with either Mani, Srikanth or Srikanth's father, music composer

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. Their first daughter, Varanya, was born in 2007.

Notable discography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Febi Living people Indian women playback singers Tamil playback singers Kannada playback singers Telugu playback singers Singers from Chennai Women musicians from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian women singers Year of birth missing (living people)