Brindha Sivakumar (born c. 1980) is an Indian singer and voice artist who works in Tamil-language films. She is the daughter of actor
Sivakumar
Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941), is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his actin ...
and the younger sister of actors
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...
and
Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Awar ...
.
Career
While Brindha was studying
grade 10
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,
Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja is an India composer based in Chennai, India. He made his debut as film composer in the Tamil film ''Pandiyan'' (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed feature films.
Personal life
Karthi ...
called her for a recording, but Brindha declined the offer since her
board exams
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were near.
She made her debut as a playback singer with ''
Mr. Chandramouli
''Mr. Chandramouli'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy thriller film written and directed by Thiru and produced by G. Dhananjayan. It stars Karthik, his son Gautham Karthik, Regina Cassandra, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Santhosh Pr ...
'' (2018). Brindha sang the title track for the film. She was called to sing a song for the film after
Dhananjayan, a family friend and the film's producer, listened to her voice while she was singing a prayer song for
Agaram Foundation.
She went on to sing a song in ''
Raatchasi
''Raatchasi'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language social drama film, written and directed by Syed Gowthamraj, and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner of Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Jyothika in the lead rol ...
'' (2019). In a review of the soundtrack by ''
The Times of India
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'', the reviewer wrote that "The second song, Nee Yen Nanbanae, is ... a soothing melody sung by Brindha Sivakumar". Her next song was in the film ''
Jackpot
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* Gardena jackpots, a poker variant
* Jackpot, Nevada, a community on the Nevada–Idaho state border
Comics
* Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters
* ''Jack ...
'' (2019) and a critic from ''The Times of India'' stated that "Sinduri Vishal and Brindha Sivakumar have gone full throttle to bring out the energy in the nout letting the tempo slip even a wee bit".
Personal life
Brindha's father,
Sivakumar
Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941), is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his actin ...
; brothers,
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...
and
Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Awar ...
; and sister-in-law,
Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films. ; are all actors who work in the Tamil film industry.
In 2005, Brindha married a granite industrialist who shares the same name as her father, Sivakumar. They have a son and daughter.
Discography
Voice artist
References
External links
*
Tamil playback singers
Living people
1980 births
Year of birth uncertain
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