Gowry Lekshmi (born 2 August 1993) is an Indian composer, singer, songwriter, and

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from Cherthala, Kerala.

Early life

She is from

Cherthala Cherthala is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India and acts as a satellite town of Kochi. It is located north of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 20 ...

, a village in

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. She studied in St. Mary of Leuca Senior Secondary School. She did BA Music course in

RLV College of Music and Fine Arts RLV College of Music and Fine Arts is an academic institution situated in Thripunithura, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University and offers graduate and postgraduate courses in music, performing ...

Thrippunithura Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (Malayalam:തൃപ്പൂണിത്തുറ) is a prominent historical and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. Located about 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre, Tripunithura wa ...

and further mastering the same with MA from Kerala University.

Career

Gowry Lekshmi began her film career at the age of 13 by composing a song for the Malayalam film '' Casanovva''. Director Rosshan Andrrews, who liked her song "Sakhiye", used it in his

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-starrer Casanova that came out in 2012. She was only 13 when she composed the song. The song was used in the movie when she was 15. As the youngest composer in India, Gowry's work was much appreciated and got wide media coverage then. Gowry is a holder of the Performer's Certificate from

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. Gowry made her debut as a

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for music director Prasanth Pillai in the film '' Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal'', followed by the song "Kalam Padunne" for Rex Vijayan in the film '' Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi''. Since then she has sung in a number of films in Malayalam and Tamil. Her breakthrough as a singer came when she sang the song "Aaro Nenjil" in the Malayalam film '' Godha''. In 2015, Gowry produced her debut

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video titled ''Thoni'', which was also her first single, written, composed and sung by herself. It received positive response. Gowry Lekshmi is crowdfunding her new video, a new initiative in Malayalam indie music ''Aararo''.

Discography

Films

References

https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2020/11/02/noorin-shereef-music-video-teaser-ente-naadu-released.html

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lekshmi, Gowry 1993 births Living people 21st-century Indian women composers 21st-century Indian composers Indian women singers Indian women songwriters Indian songwriters Indian women playback singers Women record producers Indian record producers