Sharanya Srinivas (born 3 January 1991) is an Indian vocalist who has notably worked in Tamil films as a

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. She is the daughter of prominent singer

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Career

She then went on to complete her secondary education and chose to make a career in music, expressing interest in becoming a vocalist. Sharanya also subsequently underwent a music production course under Henry Kuruvila after doing the same in another course at A. R. Rahmans KM Music Conservatory. She received positive reviews for her song alongside

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, with a reviewer from ''

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'' noting she had a "sweet voice". Her first song in Tamil as an adult was from Phani Kalyan's album '' Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal'' (2012), performing song titled "Adi Thaahira" alongside Sathya Prakash. She then performed in the Tamil version of ''

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'' for A. R. Rahman again, singing two Carnatic songs, "Kalaarasiga" and "Kanaave Kanaave", describing the first song as "close to her heart".

Discography

Personal life

She is married to Narayanan Kumar.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivas, Sharanya Indian women playback singers Living people Tamil playback singers 1991 births 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers