Malgudi Subha (born 17 October 1965; also spelled as Malgadi Shuba) is an Indian
playback singer. She has recorded songs in
Tamil,
Kannada,
Telugu,
Malayalam
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and
Hindi
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. In a career spanning two decades, she sang more than 3000 songs.
She began her career by providing vocals for ad jingles composed by people like
A. R. Rahman and Viji Manuel.
She debuted as a playback singer in the film ''
Nadodi Thendral
''Nadodi Thendral'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film, directed by Bharathiraja and written by Sujatha. It stars Karthik and Ranjitha. The music was provided by Ilaiyaraaja. Featuring an international cast, the film w ...
'', with music by
Ilayaraja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
.
Prominent Indian composer
A. R. Rahman's debut album, ''Set Me Free'' (also called ''Shubhaa Set Me Free''), had all its songs sung by Malgudi Shubha.
[http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/24410/Malgudi+Subha] The album, which was released in 1989 and went unnoticed, but became a good seller when it was re-released in 1996 by the label Magnasound.
She sang the song ''Thayya Thayya'' in the 1998
Mani Ratnam film Uyire, which was composed by A. R. Rahman.
Her first successful
Telugu album, ''Chikpak Chikbhum'', which was released in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, sold ten
lakh copies.
The songs were composed by
Raj–Koti, under whom A. R. Rahman was assisted.
She has appeared as a judge on the
Malayalam language
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was d ...
music competition program ''
Idea Star Singer
''Star Singer'' is an Indian music reality-television competition, broadcast on Asianet and previously sponsored by Idea Cellular. The show, which selected contestants in the age group of 15–35 years determined the winner based on their s ...
''. She is a judge in ''Star Singer 2'' (
Kannada), airing on
Asianet Suvarna
Star Suvarna is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Kannada language programmes such as dra ...
from 7-8 pm on weekdays. She is also a judge in the Tamil music competition program ''
Super Singer'' in
Star Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...
.
The South Indian actress
Priyamani is her niece and Hindi actress
Vidya Balan is her relative.
Discography
Tamil
* "Indha bus than" - Veetla Viseshanga
* "Kaadhal Paattu than" - Nadodi Thendral
*"Thaiyya" - Uyire
*"Thulluvadho Ilamai" - Sukran
*"60 aayiruchu" - Mounam pesiyathey
*"Thanni Vechu" - Jai hind
Filmography
As Actress
* ''
Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu'' (2022)
References
Malgudi Subha Family Details
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Living people
Bollywood playback singers
Hindi-language singers
Indian women playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Malayalam playback singers
Marathi-language singers
Russian-language singers
Tamil-language singers
Telugu playback singers
1965 births