Brindha Sivakumar (born 3 March 1980) is an Indian playback singer and voice artist who works in

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-language films. She is the daughter of actor

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and the younger sister of actors

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and

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Career

While Brindha was studying

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called her for a recording, but Brindha declined the offer since her board exams were near. She was initially offered

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's role in ''

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'' (2002) by assistant director

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but declined the role. She made her debut as a playback singer with ''

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'' (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

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. She went on to sing a song in ''

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'' (2019). In a review of the soundtrack by ''

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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'' (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 number without letting the tempo slip even a wee bit".

Personal life

Brindha's father,

; brothers,

and

; and sister-in-law,

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; 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivakumar, Brindha Living people 1980s births Year of birth uncertain Singers from Chennai 21st-century Indian women singers Tamil playback singers